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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.

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…

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.

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,…