War

On the night of September 19, 2023, Ukraine’s air defense units destroyed 27 enemy Shahed-136/131 suicide drones. The relevant statement was made by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Last night Russians attacked Ukraine’s territory with 30 combat drones fired from the southeastern direction (Russia’s Primorsko-Akhtarsk) and one Iskander-M ballistic missile fired from the temporarily occupied Crimea towards Kryvyi Rih. Following the combat performance of Ukraine’s air defense units, twenty-seven Russian drones were destroyed in the southern, central and western regions of Ukraine. In the eastern direction, Russia’s reconnaissance unmanned aerial…

Ukraine and Switzerland have discussed humanitarian demining, the participation of Swiss companies in Ukraine's recovery and the strengthening of economic cooperation. That's according to the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "We hope to strengthen cooperation with Switzerland in a number of areas. First and foremost, this is the area of humanitarian demining, in which Switzerland plays a leading role in the world. This is participation in recovery projects. Undoubtedly, Ukraine is interested in investments and joint projects of Swiss and Ukrainian businesses, strengthening of economic and trade cooperation," said First Deputy Prime Minister of…

Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi has presented awards to Ukrainian defenders from the 26th Artillery Brigade named after General-Cornet Roman Dashkevych, carrying out combat missions in the Bakhmut direction. The relevant statement was made by the North Operational Command on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi presented valuable gifts and awards to the ‘gods of war’, our artillerymen who are destroying the enemy in the Bakhmut direction,” the report states. According to the North Operational Command,…

Russia’s Navy has deployed six warships in the Black Sea, with no cruise missile carriers spotted among them. That’s according to the Ukrainian Navy press service, Ukrinform reports. Also, four Russian Navy vessels remain in the Sea of Azov. Read also: Ukraine can sever Russia’s land corridor to Crimea before winter sets in - intel There is another Russian warship on combat duty in the Mediterranean Sea. As Ukrinform reported earlier, Russia decided to withdraw three large landing ships from the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov following a series of Ukrainian strikes that left a large landing ship…

The Ukrainian military may have enough time to break Russia's land corridor to the temporarily occupied Crimea even before the onset of winter, while the invaders deployed their reserves “prematurely”. This was stated by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, Kyrylo Budanov, who spoke in an interview with The Economist, Ukrinform reports. "The cause for concern lies with Russia, not with Ukraine. Its first line of defense on the most important southern route in Zaporizhzhia has already been breached in certain places, which means that the operation to sever land links between Russia and Crimea…

Canada’s National Defense Minister, says the country will allocate CAD 33 million (US$24.4 million) for the purchase of equipment to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense capabilities. That’s according to a statement published on the website of the Canadian government, Ukrinform reports. “During my visit to Lydd Military Training Camp, I witnessed first-hand how Canadian Armed Forces members are providing Ukrainian recruits with the skills that they need to defend their country’s sovereignty. Together, Canada and the United Kingdom are standing with Ukraine, as it fights to defend itself against Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion. Canada commends the courage and strength of…

After Ukraine’s successful strikes targeting Russian Navy’s assets near the coast of occupied Crimea, the invaders opted for dispersing the remaining fleet and moving the warships as far away from Crimea as possible. That’s according to Serhiy Bratchuk, the spokesman for the Ukrainian Volunteer Army South, who spoke with Channel 24, Ukrinform reports. As he noted, recently the situation in the Black Sea has become more and more alarming for Russia. The damage that the Ukrainian missiles and drones inflicted on the Russian warships is so critical that it will take years to restore the affected assets. In order to…

Russia has amassed 52,000 invaders in the Bakhmut sector. In total, there are about 150,000 Russian soldiers in the eastern direction. Illia Yevlash, the head of the press service of the eastern grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said this during the nationwide United News telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "They keep 52,000 personnel and about 274 tanks there, more than 1,000 armored combat vehicles, as well as 150 artillery systems and a little more than 120 multiple launch rocket systems," Yevlash said, when asked how many invaders Russia has amassed in the Bakhmut sector. Read also: War update:…

Four U.S. senators on Saturday sent a letter to U.S. President Joseph Biden, urging him to send MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to the Ukrainian military to use in its war against Russia. The text of the letter was published on the website of one of the senators, Tom Cotton, Ukrinform reports. “We write to urge you to immediately send MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine.  Additional delay will only further undermine U.S. national security interests and extend this conflict,” wrote politicians Tom Cotton, Roger Wicker, Susan Collins, and Lindsey Graham. Read also: Johnson slams West for…

This morning Russian troops have attacked the Odesa region with missiles and drones. A grain storage facility and farmlands were damaged. The relevant statement was made by Odesa Regional Military Administration on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Our air defense units destroyed two combat drones and five missiles. Unfortunately, some targets were hit [by enemy projectiles] in the Berezivka district. Russian terrorists caused damage to agricultural infrastructure: farmlands and a grain storage facility,” the report states. No casualties were reported. Emergency services are working at the scene. First photo: illustrative