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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he is visiting Ukraine to demonstrate continued support for our country and to make sure we have everything we need in the long term. Blinken told this to journalists in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. He said that first of all, he is here to demonstrate continued and strong support for Ukraine as it faces this aggression. The United States sees good progress in the counteroffensive. It is very difficult. The U.S. wants to make sure that Ukraine has what it needs not only to launch a successful counteroffensive, but also in the…

Russian troops have attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region’s city of Nikopol with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carrying munitions. The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The aggressor has attacked the Nikopol district with a drone. The munitions were dropped on the regional center,” Lysak wrote. Following the enemy attack, an educational institution was hit, as well as a warehouse facility, private enterprise and infrastructure object. A residential house was seriously damaged. Fortunately, civilians remained unharmed. A reminder that, on the evening of September 4, 2023, Russian invaders attacked…

The Canadian Armed Forces have shown how they are teaching Ukrainian recruits the skills needed to move and survive on the battlefield. The relevant statement was made by the Operation UNIFIER on the social media platform X, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Camouflage and concealment are central to military operations. The Operation UNIFIER’s training element in the United Kingdom teaches the Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits the skills needed to move and survive on the battlefield,” the report states. A reminder that, since the Operation UNIFIER was launched in 2015, the Canadian Armed Forces have trained over 37,000 Ukrainian military and…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are accumulating progress on the battlefield, which may have a chain reaction effect and lead to Russia’s defeat. The relevant statement was made by General David Petraeus, Commander of the U.S. Central Command in 2008-2010, Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in 2011-2012, during the Kyiv Security Forum, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to Petraeus, Russians did not distinguish themselves by particularly impressive battlefield expertise but established formidable defenses, and the fighting is very hard. Meanwhile, in his words, Ukrainian forces are adapting to tactics on the ground very impressively, and their reactions…

Seven months after the agreement was reached, the Armed Forces of Ukraine received newly produced ammunition for the German Gepard anti-aircraft tank. The German Ministry of Defense reported this on its website, Ukrinform reported. The construction of an industrial line for the production of ammunition was carried out in record time, the report says. The number of ammunition handed over to the Ukrainian Armed Forces is not specified, only that it is 'five-digit'. "The war in Ukraine reminds us almost every day that the defense of our country depends on air defense and sufficient ammunition. With the resumption of production…

As part of a working trip to Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelensky visited combat brigades that defend Ukraine in the Bakhmut sector. According to the president’s press service, the Head of State visited the 93rd separate mechanized brigade Kholodnyi Yar, 28th separate mechanized brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign and 92nd separate mechanized brigade named after Kish Otaman Ivan Sirko. The President met with Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Commander of the Khortytsia operational and strategic group of troops Oleksandr Syrskyi and heard reports on the operational situation in the area…

The main message of the mission is that any landing operation attempted by the Russians will see the same result. That’s according to Natalia Humeniuk, the press officer for Operational Command South, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, answering a question about the details of the hit that destroyed the Russian Tunets boat, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Read also: Ukraine’s naval aviation destroys Russian boat in Black Sea "For now, we can talk of circumstances of that operation only in a restricted format. This is the north-western part of the Black Sea, and in fact, the main…

During the special operation involving a turncoat pilot of a Russian Mi-8 helicopter, Ukraine’s intelligence managed to get valuable sensitive data. That’s according to Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military intelligence agency, who spoke at a press conference to reveal the details of the brazen mission. "GUR’s special operation caused a stir not only in our country but also beyond its borders. This is a really important and extremely complex operation, which is of fundamental importance for our security and defense forces, and it will also have long-term consequences for the aggressor power for their morale, as well…

In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, Russian T-80 tanks were seen moving towards Berdiansk at night. Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, reported this on Telegram and posted a video, Ukrinform reported. "We are recording the movement of heavy equipment. T-80 tanks (freshly modernized) on trawls at night in the direction of Berdiansk. The occupants continue to follow their tactics - tanks at night, this is how it happens. In addition, engineering equipment is accompanied. This is a clear reinforcement from one frontline area to another," Andriushchenko wrote. Read also: Powerful explosion heard in Berdiansk As reported, the…

In the Zaporizhzhia region, near the village of Vesele, the occupants heard explosions. This was reported by Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov on Telegram, Ukrinform reported. "The occupants of the "'deep rear' have switched from summer 'cotton' to autumn. Yesterday after 9 p.m. it was loud in the area of Vesele, 50 kilometers from Melitopol," he wrote. The explosions were so powerful, according to Fedorov, that residents of the village felt the ground shake, and residents of Melitopol in the northeast of the city heard distant sounds of explosions. Read also: War update: Ukraine pursues offensive toward Melitopol There are no…