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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,…

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…

As of Sunday morning, Russia has five warships on combat duty in the Black Sea with no missile carriers among them. That’s according to Ukraine’s Navy press service, Ukrinform reports. There is one enemy warship in the Sea of Azov, which is not a missile carrier. Read also: Navy units down 31 Russian quadcopters in one day Eight Russian warships remain in the Mediterranean Sea, two of which are Kalibr cruise missile carriers, with a total salvo of up to 24 missiles. As Ukrinform reported earlier, referring to the Ukrainian Navy spokesman, Dmytro Pletenchuk, Russia’s navy operates a fleet of…

Russian authorities intend to recruit more migrants to deploy them to war in Ukraine to avoid domestic mobilization ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The British Ministry of Defense reported this on the X social network (formerly known as Twitter) with reference to intelligence data, Ukrinform saw. As noted in the review, as of the end of June 2023, Russia has been appealing to citizens of neighboring countries with recruitment adverts for individuals to fight in Ukraine. In Armenia and Kazakhstan, online ads were seen offering 495,000 roubles ($5,140) in starting payments and salaries starting at 190,000 roubles ($1,973). Recruitment…

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,…