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Ukrainian intel confirms damage to Russian landing ship, submarine in Sevastopol

Ukrainian intel confirms damage to Russian landing ship, submarine in Sevastopol

Ukrainian intelligence has confirmed that a Russian large landing ship and submarine were hit by missile strikes in temporarily occupied Sevastopol. Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said this on the Freedom television channel, Ukrinform reports. "Today, Ukrainians and many good people around the world watched the photos from Sevastopol with pleasure. Planned work to demilitarize the Russian occupiers and liberate the Ukrainian peninsula is ongoing. Yes, we can confirm: minus one large landing ship and minus one submarine," Yusov said. He added that "more will follow." Ukrinform reported earlier…
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Marder, ammunition, drones: Germany sends new aid package to Ukraine

Marder, ammunition, drones: Germany sends new aid package to Ukraine

Germany has sent a new military aid package to Ukraine, which includes Marder infantry fighting vehicles, mine clearing tanks, and artillery ammunition. The list of military equipment for Ukraine has been updated on the website of the German government, Ukrinform reports. The package includes 20 Marder IFVs with ammunition (before: 40); two WISENT 1 mine clearing tanks (before: 6); an 8x8 HX81 truck tractor train and four semi-trailers (before: 50/41); nine vehicles (trucks, minibuses, all-terrain vehicles) (before: 288); five 8x8 load-handling trucks (before: 35) and three ambulances (before: 44). Read also: Rheinmetall transfers mobile field hospital to Ukraine Germany also…
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Air Force warns of ballistic threat to eight regions

Air Force warns of ballistic threat to eight regions

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warns of the possible use of ballistic weapons by Russian troops, eight regions are under threat. The Air Force reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "The Cherkasy, Kropyvnytskyi, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk regions are under threat of ballistic weapons use," the statement reads. Read also: No Russian missile launchers in Black Sea As reported, at night on September 13, Russian troops launched 44 Shahed-136/131 attack drones at Ukraine from three directions - Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Cape Chauda, and Kursk.
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Sweden to consider sending fighter jets to Ukraine

Sweden to consider sending fighter jets to Ukraine

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,…
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Enemy unsuccessfully trying to break through defense near Avdiivka and Maryinka

Enemy unsuccessfully trying to break through defense near Avdiivka and Maryinka

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…
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Book about Russian crimes presented in Yahidne village, Chernihiv region

Book about Russian crimes presented in Yahidne village, Chernihiv region

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…
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Russia targeted foreign cargo ship in Odesa port on Aug 24 – British intelligence

Russia targeted foreign cargo ship in Odesa port on Aug 24 – British intelligence

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…
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Russia bans VPNs in temporarily occupied territories – Fedorov

Russia bans VPNs in temporarily occupied territories – Fedorov

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…
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Iran intends to give Russia short- and long-range missiles – Mossad chief

Iran intends to give Russia short- and long-range missiles – Mossad chief

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,…
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