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The German air force has joined a group of NATO member states that have volunteered to protect the airspace of Slovakia, which previously transferred its air defense systems and MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. This is reported by DW, Ukrinform saw. For this purpose, the security flights will be conducted in the airspace of Slovakia until December 22, as the press service of the Bundeswehr reported earlier. It is noted that two Eurofighter combat aircraft of the German tactical air force 74th squadron, stationed in Upper Bavaria, will remain combat-ready to intercept unidentified or hostile objects in the airspace of…

On the night of September 3, 2023, Russian occupiers launched several waves of drone attacks from the southern and southeastern directions (Chauda Cape in the temporarily occupied Crimea and Russia’s Primorsko-Akhtarsk). The relevant statement was made by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “A total of 25 Shahed-136/131 loitering munitions were launched and attacked the Odesa region’s southern districts,” the report states. Twenty-two enemy drones were downed by the Air Force’s units in cooperation with other elements of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.

Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed an enemy Mohajer-6 strike and reconnaissance UAV in Odesa region. The Air Command South reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "On September 2, 2023, the air defense forces and means of the Air Command South destroyed a Mohajer-6 reconnaissance and strike UAV in Odesa region,” the command said. Read also: Navy units down 31 Russian quadcopters in one day As reported by Ukrinform, Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down an enemy drone over Kryvyi Rih district of Dnipropetrovsk region.

Ukraine’s scouts and special forces destroyed Russia’s target detection station 9C18 Kupol and Buk missile system in Luhansk region. The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. On August 30, intelligence officers, acting in cooperation with soldiers of the Omega special unit in the temporarily occupied part of Luhansk region near Svatove, destroyed three units of military equipment of Russian invaders: • 9S18 Kupol target detection station; • 9K37 system; • Buk missile system. Enemy military equipment was discovered while it was moving on dirt roads outside the settlement.…

NATO allies will hold joint exercises in the Black Sea to repel possible Russian aggression. That’s according to Reuters, Ukrinform reports. "Major naval drills about to start in the Baltic Sea involving some 30 ships and more than 3,000 Western service members will for the first time practice how to respond to a Russian assault in the region," the report says. It is noted that the two-week Northern Coasts exercise, set to begin on September 9, will involve the forces of all Baltic NATO allies, as well as soon-to-be-member Sweden, and non-Baltic allies Canada, the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium,…

Russian officials reported that on the evening of September 1, a maritime drone attempted to attack the Kerch Strait Bridge connecting the occupied peninsula to mainland Russia. This was reported by Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Ukrinform saw. "On September 1, at around 23:15, the Kyiv regime attempted a terrorist attack on the Crimea Bridge using a semi-submersible unmanned boat," the report says. The occupiers said that the maritime drone was "detected and destroyed in time" in the Black Sea. Read also: New satellite images of Kerch Bridge with block ships appear The movement of motor vehicles across the Crimea Bridge…

The U.S. administration will send Ukraine armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium. This was reported by Reuters with reference to relevant documents and other sources, Ukrinform saw. It is noted that such rounds, intended for the destruction of Russian armored vehicles, will be part of a new package of military aid to Ukraine, which should be presented next week. Ammunition can be used by Abrams tanks, which will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming weeks. Read also: U.S. plans to start delivering Abrams tanks to Ukraine in Sept - Politico The upcoming aid package will be valued at between $240…

Partisans set fire to a military repair base of the Russian invaders in Bezimyane village near Mariupol. "The Mariupol Resistance Group reports damage to another repair base of the occupiers by arson. This time, in Novoazovsk district near Bezimyane village," Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, posted on Telegram and published a photo showing thick smoke from the fire. As reported, on August 31, partisans set fire to and destroyed four vehicles belonging to the invaders in Mariupol. In mid-August, a Russian base was set on fire. As a result, about a dozen occupiers were injured. Photo: Mariupol Resistance

In Russia, operations to eliminate President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky were carefully prepared several times. The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, said this in an interview with journalist Nataliya Moseichuk, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Several times they seriously prepared certain operations. Very seriously, carefully planned, preparatory measures were carried out. And in the end, you see that the Ukrainian agencies work quite efficiently, because this never happened," Budanov said. Read also: Attack on Pskov air base launched from Russia’s territory – Budanov As reported, in March 2022, the Presidential Office noted that…

In Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky met with representatives of BAE Systems, a multinational company operating in the arms, security and aerospace sectors. The President thanked the company's CEO Charles Woodburn and the BAE Systems team for the visit and the decision to open a representative office in Ukraine, Ukrinform reports citing the Presidential Office. "We highly appreciate when private companies open their offices in our country at such a time. First of all, this is a very important signal of support for our people, Ukrainian citizens," Zelensky said. The President noted that the weapons manufactured by BAE Systems, in particular…