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Over the past day, Ukrainian warriors have completed 1,211 fire missions and destroyed 30 enemy ammunition and military equipment units in the Tavria direction. The relevant statement was made by Spokesperson for the Joint Press Center of Ukraine’s Defense Forces in the Tavria direction Valerii Shershen during a nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to Shershen, 72 Russian occupiers were eliminated, 129 injured, and two were taken prisoner. “Thirty ammunition and military equipment units were destroyed, namely one tank, seven armored fighting vehicles, 12 artillery systems and mortars, as well as seven ammunition depots,” Shershen noted. In his words,…

Russia’s Western Group of Forces is trying to advance to the Oskil River and recapture the areas liberated by Ukrainian troops in order to create a buffer zone around Luhansk region. That’s according to the UK’s Ministry of Defense citing their defense intelligence report, Ukrinform saw. The statement says that in recent days, there has been an increase in artillery fire along the north of the front line, in Luhansk and Kharkiv regions, which has likely been accompanied by some increase in Russian small-unit assaults. The Ministry of Defense assumes that, despite the claims voiced by Russian propaganda, the occupying…

On the left bank of the Dnipro in Kherson region, counter-battery artillery battles are currently underway as the Ukrainian military is trying to clear a certain territory, which the infantry will then be able to seize without endangering the lives of the soldiers. Natalia Humeniuk, the chief of the joint press center of Operational Command South, elaborated on the latest developments, speaking at the national telethon, asked to confirm the report that the Ukrainian Defense Forces have gained a foothold in a small area on the left bank, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "We would also really like to gain a…

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine called on all states and international organizations to condemn Russia’s brutal attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa in the country’s south. The head of Ukrainian diplomacy made his plea via Twitter, Ukrinform reports "Barrages of Russian missiles kill people and ruin iconic sites in UNESCO-protected Odesa. The largest-ever attack on a major port vital for world food security is an attack on the entire global community. I urge all states and organisations to condemn this barbaric war crime.," Kuleba said. Read also: Zelensky shows pics of devastation in Odesa…

During the missile attack at night, the enemy hit Odesa region with at least five types of missiles of all types of launch: Kalibr, Oniks, Kh-22, Iskander-K, Iskander-M ballistic missiles. "A significant part of the missiles was destroyed by the air defense forces. The rest caused destruction to the port infrastructure, at least six residential buildings, including apartment blocks. Dozens of cars, facades and roofs in many buildings in the city were damaged, windows were broken. On one of the central squares of Odesa, the cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) was damaged by a Russian missile. Two…

During Russia's war against Ukraine, Great Britain developed the Wolfram armoured vehicle to launch Brimstone air-to-surface missiles. As the Independent informs, the Wolfram armoured vehicle was developed by the British military in the early days of Vladimir Putin’s invasion with an urgent plea for help from Kyiv to counter Russian heavy armour. Brimstone missiles would have been ideal for the job, but they were launched from advanced warplanes the Ukrainians did not have. “After a weekend of looking at the problem, the boffins at the Ministry of Defence came up with the solution – using an office laptop, commandeering a…

The German defense concern Rheinmetall will produce for Ukraine 300,000 rounds for Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns which help the defense forces shoot down Russian drones. The first batch of ammunition will be in Ukraine in the coming weeks, Liga news outlet reports with reference to Bild. As noted, Rheinmetall launched a new production line at its plant to solve the problem of the lack of ammunition for the Ukrainian Gepard guns. German journalists note that this will enable the concern to supply Ukraine with a total of 300,000 rounds, 40,000 of which will be delivered during 2023, and the first…

Russian troops have attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with heavy artillery. As a result, power transmission lines were damaged. The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Today, the enemy has twice attacked the Nikopol district. The Marhanets community and the city of Nikopol were struck with heavy artillery. The city suffered the most,” Lysak wrote. Twelve detached houses and six household buildings were damaged, as well as power transmission lines and a greenhouse. Three cars were hit and one destroyed completely. A fire broke out, but rescuers extinguished it.…

Fighters with the Security Service’s SpecOps Center A decimated another 26 enemy targets and killed 40 Russian invaders in action. The SBU press service reported the news on Telegram, as seen by Ukrinform. The unit destroyed a main battle tank, an MTLB armored vehicle, two armored fighting vehicles, a Murom-P surveillance systems, a Podlet radar antenna post along with a control unit, an electronic warfare system, three 120 mm mortars, seven dugouts, and two ammunition depots. Read also: Ten Russian warships on combat duty in Black Sea, no missile carriers among them Also, the force eliminated 40 Russian soldiers. As…

Ukraine is advancing on the battlefield, liberating its territories step by step, approaching the moment where counteroffensive actions could accelerate. That’s according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, who spoke at the 14th annual Aspen Security Forum via video conference, Ukrinform reports, referring to the President's Office. "Because we started (the counteroffensive - ed.) a bit later on, it can be said, and it will be the truth understood by all experts, that it has provided Russia with time to mine our lands and build several lines of defense. Definitely, they had more time than they needed. It slowed our counteroffensive. We…