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CHERNIHIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 18: A teddy bear leans on a wall of destructed building at the residential area after Russian attacks in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on April 18, 2022. Almost all buildings of a residential district in Chernihiv were bombed between 20-24 March near Shopping mall Epicentre K which was also burnt to the ground. The city then became also an area of artillery fighting. These includes also bombing of schools and kindergartens. ( Andre Luis Alves - Anadolu Agency ) A total of 261 children have been killed in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s…

Ukrainian defenders have destroyed the enemy's Kub high-precision drone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "A Kub high-precision drone was 'landed' by soldiers of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Zakarpattia Brigade," the statement said. The UAV was developed by the Kalashnikov concern and was presented for the first time in 2019. It can hang in the air and attack the target through a vertical trajectory. The Kub is also called a kamikaze drone as it does not return to the operator after launch, but hits the target or lands on a…

The United Kingdom will send multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine to help defend itself against Russia, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Wednesday. That’s according to CNN, Ukrinform reports. Britain will send M270 launchers able to strike targets up to 80 kilometers (49.7 miles) away, offering “a significant boost in capability for the Ukrainian forces,” according to a statement from the British Foreign Office. The move has been “coordinated closely” with the United States decision to provide Ukraine with its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) – a variant of the multiple-launch rocket systems that will be gifted by…

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Chief of the Defence Staff of the French Republic General Thierry Burkhard have held a phone conversation. The relevant statement was made by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “I informed my counterpart about the current operational situation, emphasizing that hostilities are taking place in almost all directions. The most difficult situation is in Luhansk Region, where the enemy is trying to displace our units from their positions,” Zaluzhnyi noted. In his words, operations are complex and require a combination of…

In a phone call, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov discussed Ukraine’s military requirements  and priorities for the next Ukraine Contact Group. The relevant readout was provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov to discuss Ukraine’s military requirements as fighting continues in eastern Ukraine,” the report states. Austin highlighted the success of the Ukraine Contact Group on May 23 and noted the unity of the international community in supporting Ukraine as it repels the Russian…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched tentative counterattacks in Sievierodonetsk, taking six Russian soldiers prisoner. The relevant statement was made by Luhansk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Haidai on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Do not give up on Sievierodonetsk! The Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched tentative counterattacks and taken six militants prisoner,” Haidai wrote. In his words, Russian invaders have seized about 80% of the city, including the eastern quarters. Battles are going on. “On some streets, Ukrainian defenders have gained success, launched tentative counterattacks and taken six rashists prisoner. We are waiting for the information that…

Russia is stealing childhood from Ukrainian children and wants to destroy Ukraine’s future. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a post on Facebook on the International Children's Day, Ukrinform reports. “June 1 has always been a day of warmth, joy and children's smiles. Russia has overshadowed this day with war, Russia is stealing the childhood of our children, it wants to destroy our future. But we are fighting back and we will defend every Ukrainian child. For the future of Ukraine, for a peaceful sky and a happy childhood,” he stressed.

In a phone call intercepted by the GUR, Ukraine’s military intelligence, a “DPR” militant talks about the attitude of Russian forces towards the "voluntarily mobilized" soldiers from the occupied parts of Donetsk region. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. The “DPR” militant told his acquaintance, a Russian military serviceman, about the protests that unfolded in the 115th Battalion of the invaders' army: "An order has been issued to let students go. Their mothers and friends came and staged protests.” Read also: "We caught a Ukrainian yesterday, he’s now in…

Against the background of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian defense ministry has announced that the country’s nuclear forces are undergoing exercises in Ivanovo region. This was reported on the ministry’s website, Ukrinform reports. "In Ivanovo region, autonomous launchers of the Yars mobile ground-based missile system manned by the Teikovsky group of the Strategic Missile Forces are carrying out intensive maneuvering on combat patrol routes as part of the exercises," the statement said. According to the Ministry of Defense, about 1,000 servicemen are involved in the exercises, along with over 100 units of equipment. "Strategic missiles are working on…

Russian troops continue to destroy residential houses in Luhansk Region. The relevant statement was made by Luhansk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Haidai on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The housing stock continues to be cynically destroyed. Russians have ruined at least six houses in Hirske (and caused damage to a local art school), six houses in Vrubivka, five houses in Novoivanivka, four houses in Sievierodonetsk, three houses in Lysychansk, two houses in Mykolaivka,” the report states. According to Haidai, Russian troops are conducting assault operations, gaining a foothold in downtown Sievierodonetsk, and continue to ruin infrastructure and industrial facilities.…