War

In Kherson region, Ukraine’s Air Force destroyed three Russian drones - two Lancet attack UAVs and one Merlin-VR. The Air Command South said this in a post on Facebook. "Once again, effective combat work by the soldiers of the Kherson anti-aircraft missile brigade, who destroyed two Russian Lancet attack UAVs on July 15, 2023,” the report says. Read also: Syrskyi shows how rocket artillery works in Bakhmut direction Also, other forces and means of the Air Command South destroyed one Merlin-VR reconnaissance UAV. As reported by Ukrinform, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed four enemy drones in…

In Zaporizhzhia city, 16 apartment blocks, two educational institutions, and one healthcare facility were damaged by a blast wave as a result of the enemy night attack. "The liquidation of the consequences of night events continues in the city. In total, 174 reports on damaged housing have been received. Currently, we know about 16 damaged apartment blocks, two educational institutions, and one healthcare facility," Acting Mayor of Zaporizhzhia Anatoliy Kurtiev posted on Telegram. Representatives of Zaporizhzhia Repair Service and the management company "City for People" continue to close windows in houses using repair materials from the city reserve. In the…

The Russian army focuses its main efforts on Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka, and Maryinka directions. Twenty-eight combat engagements took place there during the day. This is stated in the report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on Saturday, July 15, published on Facebook. "The enemy focuses its main efforts on Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka, and Maryinka directions – 28 combat engagements took place during the day," the report reads. Today, the enemy launched a missile and air strike with two Shahed Iranian-made combat drones and two anti-aircraft guided missiles on Ukraine. As a…

Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said that the agency has "sources" close to Russian president Vladimir Putin. "We have our own sources. In the closest offices (to Putin), so to say. This is why we usually know what's going on," the chief of Ukraine’s military intelligence told Reuters. He noted that he accurately predicted the Russian full-scale invasion before it began. At the same time, Budanov noted that a spy boss cannot stay in the shadows these days. "It's not possible without this, not anymore. And all the next…

Border guards in the south destroyed two enemy FPV drones at once, and another exploded on its own. That's according to the State Border Guard Service, Ukrinform reports. "Three FPV drones attacked one of the positions of border guards in southern Ukraine at once," the report says. It is noted that two kamikaze drones were destroyed by a shot in the air. The third drone exploded on approach, causing no harm to Ukrainian soldiers. Read also: Ukrainian forces close to significant success at front - Estonian intelligence As Ukrinform reported, in the southern direction, border guards landed an enemy quadcopter…

Bulgarian authorities announced on Thursday that they transferred 100 armored vehicles to Ukraine as part of the largest military aid package. That's according to Euractiv, Ukrinform reports. "The Ukrainians will ensure this technique is useful to them," said Bulgarian MP from the Democratic Bulgaria party Ivaylo Mirchev. This is the first official Bulgarian decision to provide Kyiv with heavy equipment, the government noted. The military equipment provided to Ukraine was purchased by Bulgaria 40 years ago to carry out the so-called Revival process, namely the totalitarian regime's attempt to assimilate Bulgarian Turks by changing their names. Read also: Bulgaria joins…

In the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region, the enemy is organizing so-called "rehabilitation" programs for children in Russia, where Russian propaganda is used against minors. Yuriy Sobolevsky, First Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council, said this at a briefing at the Ukraine-Ukraine Media Center, according to Ukrinform. "The occupation authorities are focusing on our children. Once again, these large-scale so-called 'rehabilitation' programs for children have been launched, when the only goal is to get them to the territory of the Russian Federation and spend as much time there as possible," Sobolevsky said. According to him, during such…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a regular meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief regarding the situation on the battlefield to discuss the advancement and defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Another Supreme CinC Staff meeting. Reports by the commanders – Zaluzhnyi, Syrskyi, Tarnavskyi – regarding the situation on the front, advancement, defense,” the Head of State wrote. The participants discussed the new security aid packages. President Zelensky heard a report by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov. Deputy Prime Minister for…

More than five thousand people who suffered from flooding in the Kherson region due to the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant by the Russian military have applied for state aid in the amount of five thousand hryvnias. This was reported by the Kherson Regional State Administration, according to Ukrinform. "Regarding payments to victims of flooding. 5,025 people have applied for state aid in the amount of 5,000 UAH, of whom about 4,200 are residents of Kherson. The money has already been received by 1113 recipients," the statement said. As noted, 1047 applications were received for payments from the…

Sixty-two more bodies of the fallen defenders have been brought back to Ukraine today. The relevant statement was made by Commissioner on Persons Gone Missing Oleh Kotenko on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The transfer of bodies of the fallen servicemen who had given their lives for Ukraine has taken place today. We managed to return 62 bodies of the defenders to their relatives,” Kotenko wrote. In his words, the process of returning bodies from the temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine took place with the assistance of the Office of the Commissioner for Missing Persons under the Ukrainian Temporarily Occupied…