War

During the shelling of Kherson on December 4, the building of the local pre-trial detention center was hit, as a result of which a number of staffers were wounded. This was reported by the Penitentiary Department on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "Today, during the shelling of the city of Kherson, the building of the Kherson pre-trial detention center was hit. Some of the premises were damaged, and some people were wounded among the personnel," the statement says. The department explained that convicts and suspects were moved to pretrial detention centers in safer regions. Read also: Russians attempting to advance in…

The Ukroboronprom arms conglomerate ran a number of successful tests of the Ukrainian strike drone with a 1,000-km range. That’s according to the company spokeswoman, Natalia Sad, who spoke at the national telethon, Ukrinform reports. "As of today, a number of stages of successful tests have been completed. In accordance with the instructions of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, we are moving to the stage of tests involving an e-warfare jamming environment," she said. Sad recalled that the concern recently broke the news on the development of a Ukrainian kamikaze drone with a…

On December 3, five Georgian citizens, who fought as volunteers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, were killed near Bakhmut. "Georgian volunteer fighters Avto Rurua, Roland Kvaratskhelia, Romeo Pichkhaya, Merab Aladashvili, and Badri Markelia were killed in the fight against the Russian invaders near Bakhmut on December 3. Eternal memory and glory to the heroes," the Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia posted on Facebook. As reported, Russia’s full-scale military aggression has been ongoing in Ukraine since February 24. The defense forces are fiercely resisting the Russian invaders. Photo: RFE/RL ol

Ukraine gains victory over the Russian invaders by the power of arms and the power of will “Our victory is gained by the power of arms and the power of will. The power of the warriors and the power of the people. The power of the state and the power of the culture. The power of our unity – our ability to work together for the sake of Ukrainian interests and our ability to support each other,” the President posted on Facebook, publishing several photos taken in the rear and on the frontline of the Russian-Ukrainian war. On February 24,…

This winter, Russia will boost its cyber activities in an attempt to influence countries that support Ukraine. That's according to Bloomberg, which refers to Microsoft, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Moscow will intensify its cyber efforts to pressure the sources of Ukraine's military and political support both domestic and foreign," the article said. It added that Clint Watts, general manager of Microsoft's digital threat analysis center, urged customers to prepare for more Russian cyber attacks over the winter. Alongside almost two months of missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, there have been "complementary" cyber attacks on Ukrainian and foreign-based…

The war started by Russian President Vladimir Putin is not the result, but the cause of NATO expansion, according to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. According to Ukrinform, he said this in his remarks at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California. "Russia wasn't provoked. Russia wasn't threatened. Russia wasn't attacked. Instead, one man chose war. And Putin's war is not the result of NATO expansion. It is the cause of NATO expansion. And now, because of the Kremlin's longing for a vanished empire, Europe faces its worst security crisis since the end of World War II," Austin…

Soldiers from Ukraine's Karlson air intelligence unit have raised the Ukrainian flag on the left-bank part of the Kherson region. The special forces unit said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. According to the report, the Ukrainian flag was hung on a port crane tower, which stands on the bank of the Dnipro River. "This will be a bridgehead for the de-occupation of the left bank of the Kherson region!" the military said.

Russian forces in Ukraine are burning through ammunition faster than the country's defense industry can replace it, U.S. National Intelligence Director Avril Haines said on Saturday. According to Ukrinform, she said this in an interview with NBC News at a panel at the Reagan Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California. Russia is using up ammunition "quite quickly," prompting Moscow to look to other countries for help, including North Korea, she said. Asked how fast Russia was using up ammunition, Haines said: "I don't think I can give you precise numbers in this forum. But quite quickly. I mean, it's really…

On December 3, 2022, Russian troops attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district several times, having fired over 30 projectiles with heavy artillery and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Head Mykola Lukashuk on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “During the day and in the evening, they were shelling the city of Nikopol. In addition, they attacked the Pokrovske community. According to the preliminary data, no casualties were reported. The damage caused is yet to be checked,” Lukashuk wrote. No enemy shelling was reported in the rest of districts. Now the situation across…

In a phone call, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark A. Milley discussed the situation on the front and security risks related to Russian missile attacks. The relevant statement was made by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “I spoke with General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I have thanked for the significant effort that General Milley, Secretary Austin and President Biden are putting personally into meeting the Defence Forces of Ukraine needs in…