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Counter-offensive actions of the Russian Federation in the territory of the settlements of Kursk region controlled by Ukraine are going according to the Ukrainian plan. This was announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a press conference with President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The Russians have launched a counteroffensive. Everything is going according to our Ukrainian plan,” he said. Zelensky also commented on the information about the accumulation of troops and equipment in Belarus, near the Ukrainian border. Read also: Russia’s counteroffensive in Kursk region “totally predictable” - defense expert “As for…

In the early hours of Thursday, an overflight of a Russian kamikaze drone near the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant was recorded in Ukraine. That’s according to the chief of the regional military administration, Serhiy Tiurin, Ukrinform reports. "During an overnight attack, a flight of a Russian attack UAV of the Shahed type was recorded in the immediate vicinity of the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant. Later, it was shot down by Ukraine’s air defense forces," Tiurin wrote. Read also: IAEA: Russian drones flew a few kilometers from Khmelnytskyi NPP According to the official, Russia deliberately draws the flights routes for missiles…

Russian mass media report a drone attack in the area of the Olenya military airfield in Olenegorsk, Murmansk region. That’s according to Ukrinform referring to the Mash Telegram channel. "Two drones were shot down 7 kilometers from the Olenya airfield in Olenegorsk, Murmansk region," the report claims. It is noted that the airspace was shut down to air traffic in the airports of Murmansk and Khibiny due to the threat of drone attacks. This led to flight delays. Read also: Ukrainian air defenses down 44 Shahed drones overnight Later, reports emerged that incoming flights were being redirected to Arkhangelsk. According…

As a result of a joint operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry the Special Operations Forces on September 10, in Russia’s Belgorod region, the "Stary Oskol - Valuyki" railway section was blown up. This was reported to Ukrinform by an informed source in intelligence circles. "As a result of a successful operation, a freight train that covered the logistical needs of the aggressor state’s army was derailed. After the explosion on the railway track, 11 rail cars and the locomotive of the freight train derailed and capsized," the source said. Read also: Russia’s counteroffensive in Kursk…

Russians actively use aviation over the Black Sea, maintaining constant presence there. The spokesperson for Ukraine’s Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk, said this on the national television, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Actually, now the aviation, which is mostly deployed on the western and southern coasts of temporarily occupied Crimea, is assigned a wide range of tasks, starting from patrolling the water area instead of ships, conducting reconnaissance, inflicting fire damage. That is, the full list of tasks. And now Russian presence in the air is constant, dense, and not only of combat aircraft, but also of various drones," said Pletenchuk. According to…

In the zone of responsibility of the Tavria Operational Group of Troops (OGT), the intensity of fighting has increased significantly. Dmytro Lykhovii, spokesperson for the Tavria OGT, said this on the national television, Ukrinform reports. "The intensity of hostilities has increased in our directions. The enemy launches more artillery shellings, uses reconnaissance drones. They are working noticeably more intensively compared to the long previous period," he said. According to Lykhovii, all the assaults, carried out by small infantry groups in Zaporizhzhia (except Huliaipole) and Kherson directions, are aimed at regaining the islands previously lost by the Russians in the mouth…

Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down 44 Shahed-type attack UAVs over Ukraine overnight. The Ukrainian Air Force Command reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform saw. "On the night of September 12, 2024, the Ukrainian Air Force radio engineering troops detected and tracked 69 Russian aerial targets (as of 9:00). The invaders struck Ukraine with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles launched from Russia’s Kursk region, one Kh-59/69 guided air missile launched from Russia’s Briansk region, two Kh-22/32 cruise missiles launched from Tu-22M3 jet (from the airspace over the Black Sea in the direction of Zmiinyi Island), 64 Shahed type attack UAVs launched from…

Recently, the activity of Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the border areas has decreased. The spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Andrii Demchenko announced this on the national television, Ukrinform reports. "Recently, the activity of the enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups, especially in Sumy region, has decreased significantly. The enemy has not given up its sabotage activities, and we can observe this both in Sumy and Chernihiv regions – they are trying to penetrate into our territory to plant mines in some directions, hoping that Ukrainian soldiers will stumble upon such a trap. However, all the…

This is according to the General Staff’s update as of 08:00, Ukrinform reports. According to the updated information, yesterday, the enemy launched seven missile strikes against the positions of the Ukrainian forces and populated areas using 16 missiles, 70 airstrikes (using, in particular, 84 glide bombs), 5,028 shellings (including 145 with MLRS). Russian airstrikes targeted Ivashchenkove, Volodymyrivka, Bila Bereza, Vilna Sloboda, Kindrativka, Yastrubyne, Smolyne in Sumy region; Semenivka, Mykolaivka in Chernihiv region; Kupiansk in Kharkiv region; Shcherbynivka, Oleksandropol, Ozarianivka, Druzhba, Chasiv Yar, Mykolaivka, Shchurove, Kostiantynivka, Vuhledar, Urozhaine, Rozivka, Velyka Novosilka, Blahodatne in Donetsk region; Bilohirya in Zaporizhzhia region. Over the…

The number of people injured in the Russian strike on Konotop in Sumy region has increased to 14. The Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office posted this on Facebook, seen by Ukrinform. According to tentative data, overnight, September 12, Russians targeted the city's critical and civilian infrastructure with Shahed-type kamikaze drones. "As of 08:00, 14 civilians sought medical help, seven apartment buildings, one private residential building, a medical and an educational institutions, three cars, a garage cooperative, a store, and a bank were damaged," the prosecutor's office informed. Read also: Invaders shelling Nikopol region Law enforcement officers are conducting a pre-trial investigation…