War

On September 16, 2023, twenty settlements came under enemy fire in the Zaporizhzhia region. The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Head Yurii Malashko on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Twenty settlements came under enemy fire in the Zaporizhzhia region. One hundred attacks were recorded,” Malashko wrote. In his words, Russian troops launched five multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) attacks on Huliaipilske, Novodarivka, Chervone and Mali Shcherbaky; four drone attacks on Zaliznychne, Novodarivka and Mali Shcherbaky; and five air attacks on Orikhiv and Preobrazhenka. Additionally, the enemy launched 86 artillery strikes on the frontline settlements, such as…

On the night of September 17, 2023, Ukraine’s Defense Forces destroyed 12 enemy air targets. The relevant statement was made by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. A total of 16 enemy air targets were detected within Ukraine’s airspace. In particular, Russian invaders launched six Shahed-136/131 loitering munitions from the southeastern and southern directions (Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Chauda). Additionally, 10 Russian Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 air-launched missiles were fired from nine Tu-95ms strategic bombers around Engels in Russia’s Saratov region. Russian missiles and drones targeted primarily the south of the Odesa region. Ukraine’s air defense units…

The body of a former British soldier, who had gone missing in Ukraine as a volunteer fighter, was reported as found by Ukrainian authorities. The relevant statement was made by Sky News, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Police searching for a missing ex-British soldier have been informed by Ukrainian authorities that they have found a body,” the report states. Former paratrooper Daniel Burke, 36, from South Manchester was reported missing on August 16, 2023. His family had not heard from him and believed he had travelled to Ukraine. Greater Manchester Police said it was working with Mr. Burke’s family and Ukrainian…

By late 2023, Ukraine’s drone production for military purposes will increase by more than 120 times. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development - Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov during the ‘Editorial Board. Summit’ event for mass media professionals, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “If we look at late December, we will realistically increase production volumes by 120-140 times,” Fedorov said. In his words, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being assembled and will be assembled by Ukrainian companies. But, their component parts are foreign made. According to Fedorov, the key task…

The Spartan Brigade, which has been formed as part of the Offensive Guard initiative of the Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry, is assaulting Russian positions in the Zaporizhzhia sector. The relevant video was posted by the Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The National Guard members are confidently advancing and eliminating the occupiers. The video shows the fighters mopping up the enemy’s positions in a forest area and gaining a foothold to further conduct fire,” the report states. A reminder that Ukraine’s Defense Forces achieved partial success near Verbove and Novoprokopivka in the Zaporizhzhia direction. Ukrainian defenders…

In recent weeks, the special operations forces of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have destroyed 13 Russian tanks, 28 armored fighting vehicles and 15 artillery systems, using FPV drones. The relevant video was posted by the Security Service of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Additionally, the SSU’s Special Operations Center ‘A’ smashed 32 enemy motor vehicles, two surveillance systems, 40 firing points and fortification structures. In cooperation with the artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they also hit four Russian multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), six artillery systems, one electronic warfare system, and eliminated about…

On September 15, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 69 times, having fired 325 projectiles. The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The enemy launched 69 attacks, having fired 325 projectiles with mortars, artillery, unmanned aerial vehicles, tanks, and the Grad multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS),” Prokudin wrote. Fourteen Russian projectiles were fired at the city of Kherson. Russian attacks targeted residential areas across the Kherson region’s settlements and an enterprise in the city of Kherson. Fortunately, civilians remained unharmed.

As of today, 12 thousand Ukrainian families have received funds for housing repairs under the state program ‘eRecovery’. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a press conference in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. "The 'eRecovery' program has started working in full force. As of today, 12 thousand families have received funds for repairs. In just two weeks, certificates for destroyed housing will be issued within 'eRecovery', when people will be able to buy housing to replace the destroyed one. It will also be a fully electronic system. I am convinced that it will work effectively. The demand…

There are currently no mechanisms for holding elections in Ukraine during the war. The government has no idea how this will happen. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during a press conference in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. "My opinion coincides with the opinion of the President of Ukraine: today we have no legal and physical mechanisms, no understanding of how to hold elections in a full-scale war. How can people in foxholes and trenches vote? How can people run for office from foxholes and trenches? How can international observers monitor the proper conduct of elections…

About 5,000 regulatory acts in Ukraine will need to be amended to bring them in line with EU legislation. This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a press conference, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. "This year, it is very important for us to start negotiations with the EU to continue macro-financial stability - these are related things. We are also working on this, it is a big part of our work. We have gone through the main path of self-screening, analyzed 27,000 regulatory acts, of which ... about 5,000 regulatory acts will require certain changes to bring our legislation…