War

Due to an urgent need for 155 mm artillery rounds since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States plans to increase their production to more than 80,000 per month as early as next year. This was stated on Thursday by the spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense, General Patrick Ryder, who spoke at a briefing in the Pentagon, Ukrinform's own correspondent reports. "We’ve provided to date over 2 million 155 mm ammo rounds to Ukraine since the start of the fight. We’ve also enabled a rapid increase in 155 mm rounds’ production from 14,000 a month in February…

Office holders in various "Kremlin towers" maintain certain elements of their own private armies, primarily for future self-defense. That’s Andrii Yusov, the spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, Ukrinform correspondent reports. He noted that the current leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, currently has great autonomy - both political and military. "We’re not seeing those teams of Kadyrov’s men on the front lines. At present, they either act as units preventing retreat of regular troops, used in purge operations, or reserved for future conflict resolution and protection of…

The village of Tsyrkuny, Kharkiv district, was completely cleared of explosive objects after being liberated from Russian invaders. This is reported by the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Ukrinform saw. "Up to 20 bomb squads worked daily to clear the territory on a total area of more than 750 hectares. K9 units and two specialized demining vehicles were also involved," said the Civil Protection Department chief, Ivan Sokol. Read also: Ukraine has only 26 units of equipment for humanitarian demining According to the official, the bomb squads started demining the settlement in May 2023. As a priority, sappers cleared local roads,…

A reconnaissance unit that performs combat missions at the front received a batch of FPV drones from the 'Ukrainian Team' volunteer headquarters. The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported this in a message on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Controlled FPV drones with a high-quality camera are capable of reaching speeds of up to 100 km/h and climbing to an altitude of up to 1000 meters. The payload is more than 1 kilogram of explosives," the statement reads. Read also: Ukraine's defense minister shows Rochel Senator armored vehicles received from Canada According to the DIU, thousands of citizens donated to purchase 150…

Two musicians were killed in a missile attack on Zaporizhzhia last night. The Matviyivka Village Center for Culture and Leisure reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "As a result of a missile attack by Russian terrorists on Zaporizhzhia, our talented girls, Svitlana Semeykina and Kristina Spitsyna, were killed. Yesterday they were singing and playing together for people, and today none of them is left. A Russian missile mercilessly took their voice, their lives, and with it a piece of the soul of each of us," the post reads. Read also: Four injured in 82 Russian shelling attacks on Zaporizhzhia…

In the temporarily occupied by the Russian army Mariupol, the mobile connection of the occupation operator 'Phoenix', which is currently operating in the city, has been completely disabled. Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "In Mariupol, the mobile connection of the occupation operator 'Phoenix' has been completely shut down. Only the stationary Internet is available for communication with the city," Andriushchenko wrote. Read also: Russia moving troops through Mariupol toward Novoazovsk As reported, Russia's aggression has caused one of the largest humanitarian disasters in Mariupol. The city is almost 90% destroyed…

Since the beginning of the full-scale war, a total of 1,166 children have been reported missing in Ukraine. The press service of the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. Read also: Some settlements of Kharkiv region prepare for mandatory evacuation of children - Vice PM "According to the state portal for searching for children 'Children of War', as of August 10, 2023, 1,166 children are considered missing in Ukraine, 15,925 children have been found," the press service said. As reported, as of August 9, Russians had killed 499 children in Ukraine and injured…

In Kupiansk community of Kharkiv region, a mandatory evacuation of the population was announced due to the constant shelling and the security situation in the area. The Kupiansk City Military Administration announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "In the de-occupied territories of Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region, the mandatory evacuation of the population has been launched," the report says. According to the relevant order signed by Head of the Kupiansk City Military Administration Andriy Konashevych, the mandatory evacuation from Kupiansk community to safer regions of Ukraine was announced for Kupiansk, Zaoskillia, Kivsharivka and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi. Also in this area, the mandatory…

In the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region, Russian invaders are planning to hold elections of the so-called 'deputies of the LPR People's Council' under a simplified procedure, with an oral application being sufficient. This was reported by the Luhansk Regional Military Administration on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. In order to increase the attendance rate at the pseudo-elections, it was decided to hold early voting at polling stations outside the occupied territory of the Luhansk region, the statement said. "In other words, in different regions of the Russian Federation, people registered in Luhansk Oblast will elect not the country's…

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has shared a video showing Roshel Senator armored cars that Ukraine received from Canada. According to Ukrinform, Reznikov published a post with the video on his Twitter account. "These armored vehicles aid in the protection of our troops during combat missions. They will save thousands of lives of our soldiers. Because, after all, it is the people who can win this war," the minister wrote. Welcome to Ukraine, Senators Rochelle!These armored vehicles aid in the protection of our troops during combat missions. They will save thousands of lives of our soldiers. Because, after all, it…