War

Exactly one year ago, Ukraine’s Naval Forces rewrote centuries-old history as that very "Russian warship" was hit by a high-precision strike of Ukrainian Neptune missiles. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov recalled the event on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "That very ‘Russian warship,’ the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, was hit by high-precision strike of Ukrainian Neptune missiles, which made the ship sink the next day,” Reznikov wrote. He recalled the general mood a year ago as many saw the event truly inspiring and at the same time almost unbelievable. Read also: Pentagon document leak is "mix…

EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell says he is "shocked" by the video of the decapitation of a Ukrainian prisoner of war. “Deeply shocked by the brutal video of decapitation of a Ukrainian prisoner of war. It is a despicable breach of the Geneva Conventions. All perpetrators and accomplices of war crimes must be held to account. We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes!” Borrell posted on Twitter. As reported, European Commission spokeswoman Nabila Massrali said that the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war by the Russian military, if the…

Russia has completed the setting up of three levels of defense zones in about 120 km of Zaporizhzhia region.  The British Ministry of Defense wrote this on Twitter, referring to intelligence data, Ukrinform reports. "Over recent weeks, Russia has continued to develop extensive linear defences in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The area is highly likely the responsibility of Russia’s Southern Grouping of Forces (SGF)", a new intelligence report says. Russia has now completed building up its three-line defenses in the Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine approximately 120 km in that sector.  The zones consist of a front line of…

Talks about the possible transfer of Finnish combat aircraft to another country “currently irrelevant". Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikonen said this in an interview with local media, Xinhua reports, according to Ukrinform "The fighter jets will be used by our defense forces for the coming years, after which their life cycle will end," Kaikonen replied to a question about Ukraine's request for the transfer of F-18 aircraft. According to him, Finland officially responded to Ukraine's request last week. Read also: Canada has already sent air defense munitions to Ukraine In early March, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, during a visit…

Ukraine needs modern fighter jets and air defense systems to prevent Russia from using guided bombs on Ukrainian territory. Andriy Yermak, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said this in a post on his Telegram channel, according to Ukrinform. "Guided bombs are another tool of Russian terrorists, which they use to kill Ukrainian civilians. Enemy aircraft use them in all areas of the front, shelling civilian infrastructure, killing people. We need modern aircraft and missile defense to save Ukrainians and not to give the enemy more opportunities to use guided air bombs," he wrote. Ukrainian Air…

In temporarily occupied Kakhovka, Kherson region, the Russian military seized the premises of an Alfa-Bank branch and set up a "passport office" there. Kakhovka City Military Administration wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "In Kakhovka, Russian occupiers seized the premises of Alfa-Bank. The invaders set up a passport office in the bank's building," the statement says. As noted, in this way the Russian aggressors strengthen the passportization of the population of Kakhovka and Nova Kakhovka. As Ukrinform reported earlier, Russian invaders failed to carry out passportization in the occupied territory of Kherson region and now they put enormous pressure on…

A total of 1,374 civilians were killed in the Kyiv region during Russian occupation, and 717 of them were shot dead with small arms. The relevant statement was made by Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Kyiv region Andrii Niebytov during a briefing at Media Center Ukraine -Ukrinform. “A total of 1,374 bodies of victims were discovered. These are Ukrainian civilians who have been killed. Most importantly, 717 out of 1,374 victims were shot dead with small arms, i.e. most people were killed deliberately. A total of 340 people died from mine blast…

The Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Italy, Dmytro Kuleba and Antonio Tajani, discussed new military assistance that Rome could provide to Kyiv during a telephone conversation. The head of Ukrainian diplomacy announced this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. "Today, I spoke with my Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani. We discussed new assistance that Italy can provide to secure Ukraine's victory over Russian aggression," Kuleba wrote. Read also: AFU receives another batch of 122mm artillery shells from Ukroboronprom As reported, a group of approximately 20 Ukrainian servicemen completed a training program on the SAMP/T missile defense system in Italy on March 20. The…

On April 11, 2023, Russian troops launched mortar strikes on two border villages in the Sumy region. The relevant statement was made by the North Operational Command on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, between 11:20 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., three explosions were recorded near the village of Khodyne. According to the preliminary data, Russians opened fire with the 120mm mortar systems. Between 11:10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., seven explosions were recorded near the village of Buniakine. Enemy projectiles were fired with the same type of weapons. According to the North Operational Command, no casualties among civilians or damage…

Ukraine's defense forces destroyed two Russian unmanned aerial vehicles in the northeastern part of the country on Monday, April 10. Ukraine's North Operational Command said this in a post on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "On April 10, units of the Sivershchyna defense forces shot down two unmanned aerial vehicles, probably Orlan-10s. One in the border area of the Chernihiv region and the other in the Sumy region," the report reads. One more drone was brought down in the Sumy region using electronic warfare (EW) systems. On April 10, the Ukrainian Armed Forces also destroyed a Russian Mi-24 combat helicopter in…