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The Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate, which is part of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, was recently armed with Kalibr cruise missiles, which assumes preparations for strikes at the Ukrainian territory. That’s according to Oleksandr V. Danylyuk, Head of the Center for Defense Reforms, Coordinator of the Interdepartmental Platform for Combating Hybrid Threats, which operates within the framework of Ukraine-NATO cooperation, who spoke in a comment to Guildhall, referring to a Ukrainian intelligence source, Ukrinform reports. Read also: ISW: Ukrainian officials using confusion about Crimea explosions to obfuscate Ukraine's longer-range capabilities The head of the Center for Defense Reforms shared a satellite image…

Norway will contribute to the training of Ukrainian soldiers in Great Britain. That’s according to the country’s Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram, Ukrinform reported with reference to NRK. “Norway is positive about the British initiative to train Ukrainian soldiers in Great Britain. We will participate with instructors for this basic soldier training, like several other countries,” the minister said. Read also: Norway can take lead in rebuilding one of Ukraine’s regions affected by war – President’s Office As Ukrinform reported earlier, in early July, a first group of Ukrainian recruits arrived in Britain to undergo military training. The training course…

Ukrainian Air Force units have destroyed in the Kharkiv region two Kalibr cruise missiles launched by the enemy from the Black Sea on Thursday. According to Ukrinform, the press service of the command of the Ukrainian Air Force said this in a Facebook post. "At around 13:30 on August 11, in the Kharkiv region, the anti-aircraft rocket units of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two Kalibr cruise missiles launched from the Black Sea," the report said.

The civilized world must exert pressure on Russia with joint efforts to force its military to pull out of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant. This was emphasized by Ukraine’s Minister of Energy German Galushchenko, who spoke on the air of the national telethon. Ukraine has already been supported in this fair aspiration by official statements about the need for immediate de-occupation of the ZNPP by Kadri Simson, the European Commissioner for Energy, and Head of Foreign Affairs of the Group of Seven (G7), he recalled. "In order to force the Russian military to withdraw from the nuclear plant and return…

As of August 11, a total of 361 children were killed and 705 children were injured in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression. That’s according to the press service of the Ombudsman's Office, referring to the data of the "Children of War" search portal, Ukrinform reports. From February 24 to August 11, as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, 1,066 children casualties were reported, including 361 dead and 705 wounded. It is noted that as of August 11, 204 children are considered missing and 6,159 – deported. At the same time,…

Ukrainian defenders destroyed 41 invaders and Russian military equipment on the southern front on August 10. Ukrainian aircraft also struck Russian ammunition warehouses and a command post. Ukraine's South Operational Command said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. In the past day, Ukrainian aircraft launched six airstrikes on enemy positions in the past day. Assault aircraft twice hit a stronghold and concentrations of manpower, weapons and equipment of the Russian forces in the Beryslav district, Kherson region. In addition, Ukrainian bomber aircraft attacked two ammunition warehouses and equipment in the Bashtanka district, Mykolaiv region. Using helicopters, Ukraine's Armed Forces…

The United Kingdom is doubling the number of multiple rocket launchers for Ukraine. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said this in a comment to the BBC, Ukrinform reports. Wallace said this in Copenhagen, where he is participating in an international conference with allies who promise to continue military and financial support for Ukraine. So far, the country has already given three M270 systems to Ukraine. They use the same missiles with a range of up to 80 kilometers as American HIMARS systems. Wallace confirmed that the UK would send three more such systems to Ukraine, as well as a significant number…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has called on residents of the temporarily occupied territories to inform the Armed Forces of Ukraine about the enemy and those who help them. The president said this in his nightly video address, Ukrinform reports. "If any important information about the enemy is available to you, please report it in a way that is safe for you to our special services, our military. If you know those who help the occupiers or justify aggression, please report this too," the president said. He noted that no matter what the occupiers promise, “their only way is to…

A loud explosion rang out in the temporarily occupied Melitopol city in Zaporizhzhia region. The mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "A loud explosion was recorded, which was heard in all districts. According to preliminary information, a fire broke out in the building of Interior Ministry’s service center near Epicenter hypermarket, which was captured by the rashists," he wrote. Read also: Explosions rock destroyed Russian base in Melitopol He noted that Russian invaders opened the so-called agency for issuing fake documents for cars there. There is currently no information about the victims. iy

About 20 Russian aircraft of various types conduct round-the-clock patrols near the borders of Ukraine. Yuriy Ignat, spokesperson for the Air Force Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, said on Ukrainian TV channels, Ukrinform reports. "About 20 aircraft are constantly in the airspace near the Ukrainian borders. They are patrolling around the clock. These are different types of aircraft that conduct patrols," Ignat said. Read also: Ukraine’s Armed Forces repulse Russian offensive in four directions He also stressed that some of these aircraft, in addition to patrolling, also fire Kh-59 and Kh-58 air-to-air missiles. On February 24, Russia launched a new…