The death toll from Russia's August 28 attack on Bucha district and subsequent detonations has risen to 37, Kyiv regional chief Tymur Tkachenko says. More than 40 people were reported injured and 381 evacuated from the emergency zone. August 30 will be a day of mourning in Kyiv region.
Ukrainian forces struck Russian attack drone storage, preparation and launch sites near Donetsk and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea on August 28-29, Ukraine's General Staff says. An electronic warfare system near Znamianka in occupied Crimea and a drone command post in Berestky, Donetsk region, were also hit. The General Staff separately confirmed that a Russian Buk-M3 air defense system was destroy...
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Russia's leadership reportedly tasked its military with reaching the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions by December 31, while Russian commanders are seeking a March 31 deadline instead. Deputy presidential office head Pavlo Palisa says even that scenario is unrealistic. Intelligence has also verified a task for Russia's military leadership to plan offensive operations toward Kyi...
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with an anti-ship missile, a ballistic missile and 267 drones of various types. Ukraine's Air Force says air defenses downed or suppressed 233 drones. Strikes were recorded at 15 locations, with debris from downed targets falling at 4 more.
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The very first moment of detonation caught on video. Six people have aready been injured in Russia's attack on Bucha district, Kyiv regional chief Tymur Tkachenko says. A large fire spread to private homes, while fires at 5 houses and a food establishment have been extinguished. At least 165 people have been evacuated.
❗️Reuters sources say Russia's gasoline production has dropped to around 80,000 tons per day, about 70% of domestic demand of 115,000 tons, following refinery strikes. Ukrainian drone attacks halted major plants in Perm, Nizhny Novgorod and Yaroslavl over the past week.
🇰🇿 #Kazakhstan (August 28) FlyArystan Airbus A320 catches on fire during maintenance work at Almaty International Airport.As a result of the incident, an Air Astana employee was injured. He was provided with the necessary medical assistance. The aircraft has been temporarily taken out of service. An assessment of the extent of the damage and the necessary repair work is currently being carried out...
Lt. Col. Andrey Moisenko, a senior staff officer of Russia's 41st Army, was reportedly killed in the August 26 strike on a headquarters in Donetsk.
Ukraine's Drone Fight Group developed Kaban, a system that can convert different vehicle models for remote operation without structural modifications. Operators can control vehicles mainly via Starlink, while analog video and radio control are also available. The system can predict its trajectory and stop a vehicle if communications are lost. It has already been supplied to Ukraine's 3rd Army Corp...
Ukraine's Defense Forces are testing new robotic ground turrets armed with twin Kalashnikov rifles in combat. Developed under a Brave1 specification in under 6 months, the four-wheeled system has airless tires and a protected hull designed to withstand fragments, bullets and punctures. Its twin-rifle turret can also be fitted to other wheeled and tracked ground robots. The SBU's Alpha center has a...
Russia reportedly plans to produce around 10,000 Dan-T cruise missiles in 2027 for strikes on Ukraine, according to Ukrainian veteran and analyst kriegsforscher. He says the missile has a range of 500 km and carries a 135 kg warhead. As of August, it can be launched from ground platforms as well as Su-25SM3, Su-30SM, Su-34 and Su-57 aircraft and the Mi-28 helicopter. Russia is reportedly consideri...
Russian media report that Sergei Sechkov, a serviceman of Russia's 332nd Helicopter Regiment, was killed in a car explosion in St. Petersburg. In May 2022, after a Mi-28 from Russian military unit 12633 was shot down near Kharkiv, Ukraine's HUR accused the regiment of strikes on civilians in Kharkiv region. Sechkov later reportedly told superiors he was on "liquidation lists."
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces say their units struck 21 energy facilities and the Luhansk thermal power plant across occupied territories from August 26-28. The listed targets include substations and gas distribution stations in occupied Crimea and parts of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. The force says 315 energy nodes have been targeted during its "Crimean Switch Off" ope...