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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.

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, believes that the Ukrainian Army still has about a month and a half to actively run combat operations before the onset of adverse weather conditions. He made the relevant comment to the BBC, reports Ukrinform. According to Milley, it is too early to sum up the results of the counteroffensive because Ukraine still has a month or a half until it gets colder and the rains set in. "There's still a reasonable amount of time, probably about 30 to 45 days' worth of fighting weather left, so the Ukrainians…

The counter-offensive of Ukraine’s Armed Forces is difficult, but the progress achieved, considering the conditions in which it is taking place, is impressive. Acting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland stated this at the Yalta European Strategy (YES), Ukrinform reports, referring to the YES press service. “This counter-offensive has been kilometre by kilometre but we are impressed by the progress made, especially in the south," she said. According to her, Moscow has built, over months, a strong defence in the temporary occupied south of Ukraine. “The defences that Russia has put in place are the largest in 100 years.…

From September 4 to 10, the Defense Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 3,970 invaders, as well as destroyed 866 units of weapons and military equipment of the Russian army. First Deputy Defense Minister Oleksandr Pavliuk said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "During the week, from September 4 to 10, the Defense Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 3,970 enemy personnel," Pavliuk noted. Read also: War update: Over 30 combat clashes at front, enemy launches 2 missile attacks, 40 airstrikes The Russian military lost 78 tanks, 106 armored fighting vehicles, 229 artillery systems, 21 multiple launch rocket systems,7 air…

Torture and inhumane treatment of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war by the Russian authorities cannot be assessed as an accident, but rather as an organized part of state policy to instill fear. This was emphasized by the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, at a press conference in Kyiv, reports an Ukrinform correspondent. Speaking about torture and inhuman and degrading treatment, she found that the number of reports of torture and other inhuman acts by the Russian authorities against civilians and prisoners of war is constantly increasing. Read…

Ukraine and Sweden will jointly produce the CV-90 IFVs with better all-terrain performance with reinforced multilayer armor. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar stated this on Telegram, reports Ukrinform. "The CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle is believed to be the best one in the world. Designed and manufactured in Sweden, it has everything that a modern combat vehicle should have, and its main advantage is taking care of the crew (three people) and the landing party (up to eight people) because such protection as the CV-90 has is not available in any other IFV," said Maliar. The safety of the crew…

Drones that attack Russian airfields in the rear are almost certainly launched from the territory of the Russian Federation, while the "volunteer units" being set up in Russia can only partially help repel the attacks. The British Ministry of Defense reported this on the X social network with reference to intelligence data, Ukrinform saw. Due to the limited range of the UAV-quadcopters, the attacks on the airbase were almost certainly carried out from the territory of the Russian Federation, British analysts believe. As noted, after two Il-76 cargo planes were damaged at the Kresty airbase at the end of August, the governor…