War

At night on July 27, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed eight Shahed-136/131 attack drones, which the Russian invaders used to attack from the southeast. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in a statement on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. " At night on July 27, 2023, Russia attacked from the southeast with UAVs and cruise missiles. In total, two launches of the Kalibr missile system from a submarine in the Black Sea and eight Iranian Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones from the direction of Primorsko-Akhtarsk were recorded," the Air Force said. It is reported that the Russians attacked…

Last night Russian troops attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district seven times. The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “All night long, the Russian army was shelling the Nikopol district. The enemy attacked the district seven times. About three dozens of heavy artillery shells struck the city of Nikopol, Pokrovske and Chervonohryhorivka communities,” Lysak wrote. In his words, Russian attacks caused damage to an educational institution, administrative building, communications company, postal office and church. Two 2-storey houses and a household building were hit. Power transmission lines were seriously…

On Wednesday evening, air defense forces shot down an incoming Russian missile from the sky over Dnipropetrovsk region. Serhii Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "This evening, our defenders shot down a missile over the region. Due to falling debris, a fire broke out, which rescuers have already put out. No one was injured," the post reads. In addition, this morning, the enemy attacked Nikopol, employing heavy artillery. The administrative building and a private enterprise were damaged. Three residential buildings, a car, a gas pipeline, and some power lines were damaged. A…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine reduce the offensive and defensive potential of the enemy very efficiently. It is increasingly difficult for invaders to defend themselves against Ukraine’s offensive. "The efficiency of the Armed Forces cannot be measured solely by the kilometers they advanced. Efficiency is a much broader concept. Our Armed Forces are very efficient in reducing the offensive and defensive potential of the enemy. It is increasingly difficult for the enemy to defend itself against our offensive," Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar said during the United News telethon, Ukrinform reports. It is normal that the offensive is now…

Blowing up the illegally built bridge across the Kerch Strait in October 2022 is one of the implemented operations by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Maliuk said this during the presentation of a postal stamp dedicated to the activities of the Ukrainian special service together with Ukrposhta director general Ihor Smilianskyi, Ukrinform reports. The special service conducts "many different special operations", he noted. "We will be able to talk about them publicly after the victory, we will not talk about individual ones at all. My colleague today wears a relevant T-shirt…

The participation of Ukrainian defense industry enterprises in international exhibitions makes it possible to establish contacts and cooperation. In particular, cooperation with the Turkish side is already ongoing in the field of practical implementation of joint projects and involvement in joint production, meeting the needs of Ukraine. Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Denys Sharapov told Ukrinform in a comment after visiting one of the Ukrainian stands presented at the International Defence Industry Fair IDEF'23 in Istanbul. "Even taking into account our war realities, it is important to participate in such exhibitions because they provide an opportunity to establish personal contacts,…

The Ukrainian military will receive 1,700 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of the Army of Drones project. They will include combat, reconnaissance and AI-powered drones. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development - Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We are supporting the counteroffensive and sending 1,700 unmanned aerial vehicles to the front. Among them, there are combat and reconnaissance drones, ‘birds’ with artificial intelligence that will help to effectively detect and then destroy enemy targets,” Fedorov noted. In his words, all of those…

There are 11 Russian ships on combat duty in the Black Sea, including one missile carrier with four Kalibr missiles. The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "There are 11 enemy ships on combat duty in the Black Sea, including one Kalibr cruise missile carrier, with a total volley of up to four missiles," the statement reads. Read also: Russia may attack Ukrainian civilian ships in Black Sea - Cleverly There is one enemy ship in the Sea of Azov. In the Mediterranean, eight enemy ships are on combat duty, including…

On July 25, 2023, Russian troops opened fire on the Kharkiv region’s Bohodukhiv, Chuhuiv, Kupiansk, Lozova, Izium and Kharkiv districts. The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, Russian attacks affected such settlements as Kupiansk, Vovchansk, Huriv Kozachok, Hraniv, Bochkove, Krasne Pershe, Dvorichna, Zapadne, and others. Last night Russians launched a drone attack on the Lozova district’s town of Pervomaiskyi. A warehouse facility was hit, and a fire broke out. No casualties were reported. In Kupiansk, Russians struck two detached houses with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).…