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The Swedish government will soon instruct the armed forces to study the possibility of transferring Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine. Reuters reported this, according to Ukrinform. “The Swedish government is considering donating Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine to help it fight Russia”, Swedish public radio (SR) reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. It is noted that the government wants to know, among other things, how a handover would affect Sweden’s defence capabilities and how quickly Sweden could get new Gripen fighters, SR reported. The government may formally ask the armed forces as early as Thursday to officially consider the issue,…

The Russian invaders are unsuccessfully trying to break through the defense in the area of Avdiivka and Maryinka, where they are pulling up reserves. This was reported by Colonel Oleksandr Stupun, spokesman for the joint press center of the Tavria Defense Forces, during the 'United News' telethon. "Occupants are unsuccessfully trying to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops near Avdiivka and Maryinka and south of Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region. They are pulling up reserves, trying to man up their units and continue to storm the positions of our troops in vain on the right flank of the Tavria…

A presentation of the book 'Struggle of the Unconquered: Crimes of the Russian Occupiers in the Chernihiv Region' was held in the village of Yahidne, in the Chernihiv region. The operational command North reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "This event took place at the entrance to the school basement in Yahidne, where in March 2022 the invaders set up a concentration camp for local residents," the statement reads. The book contains stories about Russian crimes in the Siverskyi region, the heroic resistance of Ukrainians, and the victorious battles of the defenders of Ukraine. The publication contains a chronology…

The Russian military targeted a Liberian-flagged cargo ship berthed in the Odesa port with multiple missiles on August 24, according to British intelligence. The UK government said this in a press release, Ukrinform reports. The missiles, which included two Kalibr missiles fired from a Black Sea Fleet missile carrier, were successfully shot down by Ukraine's forces on August 24. This attack followed U.S. government warnings that the Russian military may launch attacks against civilian shipping in the Black Sea. Despite its failure, this is a clear demonstration of Russia's continuing attempts to choke Ukraine's economy, and President Putin's disregard for…

The enemy in the temporarily occupied territories bans VPNs and installs mobile communication towers from Russian operators. This was reported by the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, on the air of the nationwide 'United News marathon. He emphasized that Russians in the temporarily occupied territories are trying to organize an information vacuum and control every information event. "One of the methods is to control communications and Internet connections. They were unable to rebuild the towers of one of the Ukrainian mobile operators, and that is why they are now massively installing new mobile towers. We understand that all the communications…

Iran intends to transfer short- and long-range missiles to Russia in addition to the UAVs that Tehran has been selling to Moscow for the war against Ukraine. This was announced by the director of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, David Barnea, who spoke at the annual conference of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Reichman University in Herzliya, Ukrinform reports with reference to The Times of Israel. According to the official, previous attempts by Iran to transfer missiles to Russia against the background of the ongoing war were thwarted. Read also: Nobel Foundation retracts invitation for ambassadors of Russia,…

Units of the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate conducted a special raid, as a result of which Ukraine regained control of the so-called "Boiko Rigs” - drilling gas and oil extraction platforms located off the coast of occupied Crimea. That’s according to the agency’s press service, reports Ukrinform. "A unique operation to regain control over the Boyko Rigs was executed by the units of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. In particular, the Petro Hodovalets and Ukraina drilling platforms, as well as the Tavrida and Syvash rigs, were brought back under control," the statement says. https://youtu.be/roIklVc47po As noted, during the…

On the night of September 11, 2023, Ukraine’s air defense units shot down 12 enemy Shahed-136/131 loitering munitions. The relevant statement was made by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, Russian troops fired 12 Shahed drones at the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions from the southeastern direction (Russia’s Yeysk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk). In cooperation with the Air Force, Ukraine’s surface-to-air missile units, fighter aircraft and mobile fire teams destroyed all 12 Shahed-136/131 drones in the Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Mykolaiv region, and one unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russians…

On September 10, 2023, Russian troops attacked about 20 settlements with artillery in the Kharkiv region. The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In addition to artillery strikes, Russian invaders launched air strikes on the Kharkiv district’s Vesele, Chuhuiv district’s Ohirtseve, and the Kupiansk district’s Synkivka, Kyslivka and Kotliarivka. According to Syniehubov, Russians continue keeping a grouping of troops to cover the state border. In the border areas, they are carrying out sabotage activities to prevent Ukrainian forces from redeploying to the threatening sectors. Around 10:33 a.m., in…

An explosion was reported in the temporarily occupied Melitopol, where sham elections were completed today. Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform saw. "The occupiers in Melitopol are concluding the pseudo-elections with a loud bang. Residents of Melitopol and surrounding settlements in the north and east of the city report a powerful explosion. Some felt the vibration," he said. Details are being clarified. Earlier it was reported that pseudo-elections were held in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region. The occupiers say that they have already counted 60% of the votes.