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On the night of August 27, 2023, Ukraine’s air defense units destroyed two enemy loitering munitions over the Zaporizhzhia region. The relevant statement was made by the East Air Command on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Last night, in the Zaporizhzhia region, the East Air Command destroyed two enemy Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles,” the report states. A reminder that, on the night of August 27, 2023, Ukraine’s Air Force intercepted four Russian Kh-101, Kh-55 and Kh-555 cruise missiles over central and northern regions. Photo: illustrative

On the night of August 27, 2023, Ukraine’s Air Force destroyed four Russian cruise missiles over central and northern regions. The relevant statement was made by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, last night Russia attacked Ukraine’s territory with Kh-101, Kh-55 and Kh-555 air-launched cruise missiles. Five strategic aircraft fired the missiles from Russia’s airspace near Engels. Initially, up to eight enemy air targets were detected. Four missiles were downed by Ukraine’s Air Force over central and northern regions. The rest of detected targets were presumably false, as they…

Drone attacks on Moscow are a consequence of Russian armed aggression, and such incidents will happen more and more often. The relevant statement was made by Spokesperson for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yurii Ihnat during a nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Russia has got what it was supposed to get – air raid alerts too. Of course, this is just the beginning. I believe the Defense Forces will have more means to make things more and more anxious and dangerous in Russia and make them go through what our citizens are facing,” Ihnat…

On the evening of August 25, the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed two enemy Shahed-136/131 combat UAVs over Kharkiv region. "On the evening of August 25, 2023, in the midst of numerous MiG-31K take-offs, the enemy also launched Shahed-136/131 combat UAVs from the south-eastern direction," the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Telegram. As noted, two Shahed UAVs were spotted and successfully destroyed by the forces and means of the Air Command “East” within Kharkiv region.

The information about a U.S.-made Willard Sea Force boat with Ukrainian paratroopers on board, which the Kremlin propaganda reported to have been destroyed by Russian troops near Snake [Zmiinyi] Island, is not true. The relevant statement was made by Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Serhii Lehshchenko during a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “It seems that there are no limits to Russian propaganda in inventing their own fakes, but here, in order to justify their own defeats on the battlefield, they make up non-existent victories for themselves. That very channel reports that the…

On August 25, 2023, a strike was launched on the 126th separate guards coastal defense brigade of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, which is headquartered in the temporarily occupied Crimea’s village of Perevalne. The relevant statement was made by Andrii Yusov, the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate at the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, in a commentary to Liga.net, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We confirm the information, the target has been hit. This is not the first strike on the 126th brigade. As Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov said in his latest interview, Ukraine can now inflict damage and carry out operations at…

During the week, specialists of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inspected and cleared more than 157 hectares of agricultural land from explosive devices, seized and defused 1,792 explosive devices. This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Over the week, specialists of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Support Forces command inspected and cleared more than 157 hectares of agricultural land from explosive devices, seized and defused 1,792 explosive devices," the statement said. Read also: Reconstruction, demining, energy: Shmyhal summarizes results of meetings with…

Latvian Defense Minister Ināra Mūrniece announced the transfer of another Mi-17 helicopter to Ukraine. Latvia hands over another Mi-17 helicopter to Ukraine She wrote about this in the social network X ( Twitter), according to Ukrinform. “The National Armed Forces of Latvia have delivered another Mi-17 helicopter to Ukraine. Ukraine is successfully fighting and regaining more and more occupied territories,” the post says. Read also: Shmyhal thanks Norwegian PM for military, financial support Ināra Mūrniece added that Latvia will stand with Ukraine side by side until total victory of Ukraine!  As reported, Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karinš said at an…

The Russian army attacked Ukraine at night using various means, both from the air and from the sea, to confuse air defense. Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, said this on the air of the nationwide telethon 'United News', a Ukrinform correspondent reported. Ihnat emphasized that the enemy is attacking in the direction of Reni, where there is port infrastructure, and the previous time half of the air targets were destroyed. "Last night we managed to destroy (all enemy targets - ed.). The enemy tried to do the same thing from different directions, there was a lot…