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Minister Reznikov: Ukraine may see F-16 jets in action next spring

Minister Reznikov: Ukraine may see F-16 jets in action next spring

Ukraine may start using the F-16 fighter aircraft in spring 2024. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in an interview with Ukrinform. Reznikov expressed confidence that Ukraine would receive the F-16 fighter jets and see them in action as soon as next spring. “Today we have a permit for training, we have countries that agreed to provide training, and even those that agreed to send us the F-16s upon the completion of training and infrastructure preparations,” Reznikov explained. A reminder that Ukraine’s ‘fighter jet coalition’ consists of 14 countries. In August 2023, Ukrainian pilots began…
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Utility workers restore road surface following rocket attack in Kramatorsk

Utility workers restore road surface following rocket attack in Kramatorsk

In Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, utility workers restored the road surface following a rocket attack. The Kramatorsk City Council reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Municipal Enterprise DRAUS restored the road surface following yesterday's rocket attack by Russians," the city council said. Read also: Invaders attack Kramatorsk, hitting multi-story building As reported, a Russian rocket hit the road surface in Kramatorsk on September 2. Traffic along Kramatorsk Boulevard was restricted. Photo: Kramatorsk City Council
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Breaching 1st line of Russian defenses opens opportunities for maneuver – spox

Breaching 1st line of Russian defenses opens opportunities for maneuver – spox

After the breakthrough of the first line of Russian defenses in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine’s Armed Forces received an opportunity to maneuver equipment and troops. That’s according to Oleksandr Shtupun, the spokesman for the Tavria Grouping of Troops, who spoke with Susliplne, Ukrinform reports. "The enemy distributed resources along the three lines of defense at 60-20-20 percentage-wise. That is, the first line of defense was densely mined, with concrete fortifications, and a large number of anti-tank weapons. The second line also cannot be dismissed and ignored. There are also quite powerful fortifications, quite competently erected, but here we already have the…
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Authorities in Russia’s Kursk region report drone attack

Authorities in Russia’s Kursk region report drone attack

As a result of a drone attack, a non-residential building caught fire in the city of Kurchatov, Russia’s Kursk region. That’s according to the regional governor, Roman Starovoyt, Ukrinform reports. "As a result of an attack by a Ukrainian drone, a non-residential building went ablaze in the city of Kurchatov. Firefighters put out the fire. There are no casualties, law enforcement agencies are working at the scene," the report says. Read also: Ukraine’s drone production to boom this autumn – defense minister As Ukrinform reported earlier, more than 20 flights were canceled in Moscow airports on Sunday night and the…
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Klymenko shows how National Guard aerial reconnaissance helps eliminate enemy

Klymenko shows how National Guard aerial reconnaissance helps eliminate enemy

Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko showed how three Russian tanks were destroyed with the help of the aerial reconnaissance of the National Guard. Klymenko published the corresponding video on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “The eastern direction. Our aerial scouts from the 27th brigade of the National Guard continue to destroy enemy equipment. The result of accurate work: minus three tanks," Klymenko wrote. As reported by Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine revealed the advantages of the British Challenger tank in combat conditions.
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Ukraine’s naval aviation destroys Russian boat in Black Sea

Ukraine’s naval aviation destroys Russian boat in Black Sea

Ukraine’s naval aviation has smashed the enemy’s KS-701 Tunets boat in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. The relevant statement was made by the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In the northwestern part of the Black Sea, during the enemy’s personnel landing attempt, the naval aviation units of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed Russia’s KS-701 Tunets boat,” the report states. As a result, six Russian invaders were eliminated and two injured. A reminder that, on September 1, 2023, the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces…
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Russian missile ship carrying eight Kalibrs spotted in Black Sea

Russian missile ship carrying eight Kalibrs spotted in Black Sea

The Buyan-M corvette (small artillery and missile ship) with eight Kalibr-type cruise missiles on board has joined Russia’s naval group in the Black Sea. The relevant statement was made by Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The missile threat across Ukraine has been estimated as high. Please do not ignore the air raid sirens,” the military warned. A reminder that, on the morning of September 3, 2023, no missile carriers were spotted among Russian warships in the Black Sea.
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Border guards show wreckage of Shahed UAVs shot down in Odesa region

Border guards show wreckage of Shahed UAVs shot down in Odesa region

Ukrainian border guards shot down two Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, which the Russian army used to attack the south of the country on the night of September 3. The State Border Guard Service reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "The mobile fire groups of the Izmail border detachment shot down 2 drones of the Shahed-136 type, which the Russians launched last night on the civil infrastructure of Podunavia [Odesa region]. The effective work of the border guards contributed to the total number of eliminated killers-‘shaheds’ last night,” the report says. As reported by Ukrinform, on the night of September 3,…
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Russian soldiers force residents of Tokmak, Polohy to vote in sham elections

Russian soldiers force residents of Tokmak, Polohy to vote in sham elections

In the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region, armed Russian soldiers force local residents to vote in pseudo elections. Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said this on the air of the United News nationwide telethon, Ukrinform reports. "Today is the fourth day that the enemies go to every house and apartment in the front-line territories, such as Polohy, Tokmak, and Molochansk. They go from one house to the next, forcing our residents to vote. These are armed soldiers and Russian guardsmen who go from one house to another," he said. Read also: War update: Ukraine’s offensive continues toward Melitopol According to…
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