War

The United States has transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces more than a million seized rounds for Soviet types of small arms in order to strengthen the Ukrainian military on the front line. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said this in a press release on Wednesday, Ukrinform reports. "On Oct. 2, 2023, the U.S. government transferred approximately 1.1 million 7.62mm rounds to the Ukrainian armed forces," the press release reads. The government obtained ownership of these munitions on July 20, 2023, through the Department of Justice's civil forfeiture claims against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Read also: U.S.…

In Irpin, a damaged house with more than 140 families is being repaired at the expense of the Fund for the Elimination of the Consequences of Armed Aggression. This was reported by the press service of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Ukrinform reported.  "The reconstruction of residential facilities at the expense of the Fund for the Elimination of the Consequences of Armed Aggression continues in the Kyiv region. One of them is an apartment building in Irpin on Kotlyarevsky Street. The building has 149 apartments and 380 people lived there before the full-scale invasion," the statement said. It is noted…

During the full-scale war unleashed by Russia, about 9,000 charitable foundations and 6,000 public organizations were officially registered in Ukraine. This was stated by Vyacheslav Hardikov, Deputy Director of the State Registration Department of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, during a presentation at Ukrinform of the results of the international forum 'InterUAction. Positive Scenario of Ukraine's Recovery and Development' organized by the NGO 'League of Business and Professional Women of Ukraine' (BPW of UA) and the NGO 'Melitopol Business Women's Club'. "During this period, many newly created organizations appeared. About nine thousand charitable foundations were registered in Ukraine, although…

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsahkna on Tuesday opened a bridge in Ukraine which has been rebuilt with Estonia's support after it was partially destroyed in March 2022. That's according to Estonia's public broadcaster ERR, Ukrinform reports. Estonia contributed EUR 1 million to the project, a third of the total cost. This is already the second object built in the Zhytomyr region with Estonia's support. A new kindergarten was opened with Estonia's assistance in Ovruch in June this year. The second reconstruction project in 🇺🇦 by 🇪🇪 is ready and we won’t stop!Today I was very honored to…

Western countries must be ready for long-term support for Ukraine, and Poland intends to do so in the future. Jacek Siewiera, head of Poland's National Security Bureau (BBN), said this during the Warsaw Security Forum, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "First of all, we must support the Ukrainians until their victory, as they see it," Siewiera said. According to him, Russian aggression against Ukraine is entering a "new phase of a protracted war of attrition." After one-and-a-half years of intense fighting, the war is far from over. Siewiera said that Russia had not achieved its strategic goals, but is determined…

In Zhytomyr, an unknown man attacked Iryna Kotsiuba-Patseva, a volunteer and lecturer at the Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, after which she was hospitalized. The volunteer reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.  "Yes. I was attacked, I am in the hospital," Kotsiuba-Patseva wrote. The fact of the attack on the volunteer was confirmed to an Ukrinform correspondent by the Zhytomyr District Police Department. "In the evening on October 2, the police received a report from a 39-year-old resident of Zhytomyr about a criminal offense committed against her. The woman said that an unknown man had attacked her for no reason…

The U.S. Department of Defense is ready to provide Ukraine with some of its long-range ATACMS missiles, equipped with cluster munitions, as soon as President Joe Biden approves the transfer. U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition Doug Bush said this in an interview with Bloomberg, Ukrinform reports. “The Army is poised to send Ukraine some of its long-range ATACMS missiles armed with cluster munitions once President Joe Biden approves the transfer, according to the service’s top weapons buyer,” the report says. According to the official, the United States has already decided which ATACMS missiles Ukraine will receive. He…

New polling by Russia's state-owned Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM) suggests that the authorities are successfully using the "foreign agent" designation as a tool to manipulate public opinion behind the state’s anti-West, pro-war narratives. The UK Defense Ministry said this in an intelligence update posted to X (formerly known as Twitter), Ukrinform reports. The ministry said that on September 26, 2023, VTsIOM reported the results of a poll of Russians' attitudes towards people and organizations registered as "foreign agents." VTsIOM claimed 61% of those surveyed said that they considered "foreign agents" to be "traitors" who "disseminate lies" about Russia.…

Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur has paid a working visit to the Kyiv region. He visited the Kyiv suburbs of Irpin and Bucha, the cities most affected during active hostilities. The Kyiv Regional Military Administration said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. The minister visited the Hostomel highway where active reconstruction of residential houses and the road is underway. He also familiarized himself with the construction of apartment buildings in the Irpinski Lypky residential complex, one of which was completely destroyed. In addition, he inspected the site of the comprehensive reconstruction of private houses opposite Irpinsky Lypky. In…

Australia's defense technology company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has produced and delivered the Slinger "drone killer" system to Ukraine. That's according to ABC News, Ukrinform reports. The system will help Ukraine better protect its skies. According to the report, the system, which is being assembled at an industrial site in Canberra, will help Ukraine better defend itself against Russian drone attacks. Read also: Poland repairs, sends first two Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine A replica cannon mounted on the back of a pick-up truck tracks its target, part of a weapons system that launches "hard kill" strikes to blow drones…