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Soldiers from the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated ten Russian invaders and captured three more during reconnaissance in the Kursk region. The SOF Command reported this on Facebook, posting relevant footage, Ukrinform reports. “While conducting special reconnaissance in the Kursk region, soldiers from 8th Special Purpose Regiment of the SOF named after Prince Iziaslav Mstyslavych raided enemy positions. The SOF instantly eliminated 10 occupiers, while three others replenished the exchange fund,” the report says. As reported by Ukrinform, Ukrainian paratroopers repelled an assault in the Kursk region and captured 26 Russian soldiers in a…

The air defense forces have shot down 64 Russian drones today. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports. According to the General Staff, since 01:30 on November 22, the occupiers have been attacking Ukraine with Shahed-type attack UAVs and unidentified drones launched from Russia’s Orel. The radio engineering troops of the Ukrainian Air Force detected and tracked 114 enemy air targets. Aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, EW equipment and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the…

The Russian military executed five Ukrainian defenders who had been captured near Vuhledar, Donetsk region. That is according to the Prosecutor General’s Office, Ukrinform reports. As noted, Russian invaders were storming the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the city on October 2. During the offensive, they captured five unarmed defenders. The Russian military killed one POW in a forest belt, while others were taken to the road at gunpoint, where they were shot dead. Law enforcement officers opened proceedings under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - cruel treatment of prisoners of…

There have been 118 combat engagements along the front lines since the start of the day. The most active assault actions carried out by the invaders are observed in the Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, and Vremivka sectors. The press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its situation update on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “Since the beginning of the day, 118 combat engagements have occurred at the front. The occupiers are most active in the Pokrovsk, Kurakhove and Vremivka sectors. Our defensive forces are successfully thwarting enemy advances, maintaining their positions, and disrupting the Russian military's…

Late November, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will present a concept for reform that would switch the force to a corpse structure. This was reported to Ukrinform by informed sources in the Armed Forces. "We will switch to a corps-brigade structure," the Armed Forces said. According to information, such a system will allow the command to significant save both human and material resources. Read also: Ukraine in talks with U.S. to obtain arms capable of intercepting ICBMs - source The switch to a corps-division system would require times more human, financial, and material resources, which Ukraine cannot afford at the…

After Ukraine’s Armed Forces in August launched an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, Russia presumably called off the offensive on Zaporizhzhia as they were forced to transfer one of their most combat-ready units from southern Ukraine back to Russia. That’s according to a high-ranking source in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. According to the interlocutor, the Russian command also pulled some units from Donetsk region, in particular, from the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove axes. Read also: Nearly 580K Russian troops engaged in hostilities against Ukraine - defense intel The source said that at the outset of the Kursk raid,…

Ukraine is discussing with the United States the possible handover of weapons capable of shooting down intercontinental ballistic missiles. That’s according to Ukrinform’s source in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "Ukraine has no capabilities to shoot down intercontinental missiles, but the Americans do. Ukraine will turn to the United States to donate such weapons," the agency learned from the source. The interlocutor also suggested it could be a matter of upgrading Patriot systems or obtaining Aegis systems. Read also: Strike on Ukraine with new ballistic missile sign of Putin's desperation – former Bundeswehr colonel The U.S.-made Aegis missile defense system is…

The ground element of the Russian grouping participating in hostilities against Ukraine, amounts to almost 580,000 service members. This was announced in a comment to journalists by Vadym Skibitsky, Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry (HUR) on the sidelines of the expert discussion "The Genocidal Practices of the Russian Federation in Ukraine: from the Holodomor to the Russo-Ukrainian War," an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "About 580,000 form the ground component participating in hostilities. This is together with the troops in Kursk region," he said. Read also: Level of nuclear threat from Russia assessed as low -…

The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry (HUR) sees as low the current level of threat of Russia's using a tactical nuclear weapon. This was reported by Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of the HUR, who spoke in a comment to journalists on the sidelines of the expert discussion "Genocidal practices of the Russian Federation in Ukraine: from the Holodomor to the Russo-Ukrainian war," an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "The nuclear threat persists. It hasn’t gone anywhere. If there are carriers and there’s a nuclear warhead, the threat exists. The level of this threat can be either high or low. Currently,…

The use of a ballistic missile by Putin against Ukraine is nothing but an act of desperation and an attempt to activate a deterrence mechanism aimed at Ukraine's Western partners. Roderich Kiesewetter, former Bundeswehr colonel and current member of the Bundestag, stated this in a comment to Ukrinform. "From a military point of view, firing this intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 6000 km at a target just 100 km from the front is nonsensical. The threat to Ukrainian civilians and military from Russian guided bombs is much greater. This is more of a desperate reaction from Putin to…