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Ukraine cannot lose the war unleashed by Russia, otherwise it will have to become part of the Russian Empire. That’s according to Ukraine’s outgoing Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, who spoke in an interview with Ukrinform. “Look, there's no way we're going to lose. This would mean that Russia has regained its control and we have become part of the Russian Empire. How can this be possible?" said Reznikov. Read also: No nuclear weapon able to wipe out country as big as Ukraine - Reznikov He is convinced that his country will win. "But when I flew to Washington for the…

As of 9:00 a.m. on Monday, September 4, Russia has eight ships on alert in the Black Sea. There are no Kalibr cruise missile carriers. The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. There is one enemy ship in the Sea of Azov, no missile carriers. There are eight Russian ships in the Mediterranean, including two Kalibr carriers, with a total volley of up to 24 missiles. Read also: Ukraine’s naval aviation destroys Russian boat in Black Sea As reported, on September 3, on combat duty in the Black Sea, Russia deployed…

At night in the Mykolaiv region, the Air Defense Forces destroyed a Russian reconnaissance UAV of operational and tactical level (of an unspecified type). Vitaliy Kim, the head of the Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform reported. At night on September 4, at 01:43 a.m., the Air Defense Forces destroyed a Russian reconnaissance UAV of the operational and tactical level in the Mykolaiv region, Kim said. According to the head of the RMA, at 08:27 a.m. the enemy struck the coastline of Ochakiv. There were no casualties. Read also: Damaged roofs of over 200 apartment blocks repaired in…

On the night of September 4, 2023, Ukraine’s air defense units shot down 17 Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Odesa region. The relevant statement was made by Odesa Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Kiper on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to Kiper, Russia’s drone attack on the Odesa region lasted 3.5 hours. “Seventeen drones were downed by our air defense units. Unfortunately, some targets were hit,” Kiper wrote. In his words, across several settlements in the Izmail district, warehouse and production facilities were damaged, as well as agricultural machinery and industrial equipment. The fragments of the downed…

On the night of September 4, 2023, Russian troops launched a repeated drone attack on the Odesa region’s Izmail district. The relevant statement was made by Odesa Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Kiper on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The enemy has been attacking the south of the Odesa region (Izmail district) with combat drones for about two hours now,” Kiper wrote. He called on local residents and visitors of the Izmail district to stay in bomb shelters until the air raid alert is cancelled.

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…

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

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…

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…

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.