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Noel Reports · World · before 16 days

Ukraine is not conducting, preparing or considering the mobilization of women, the Verkhovna Rada's National Security, Defence and Intelligence Committee said in an official statement. The committee said there are no legislative initiatives, bills or internal discussions on mobilizing women, adding that women join Ukraine's Defense Forces exclusively voluntarily.

Ukraine is not conducting, preparing or considering the mobilization of women, the Verkhovna Rada's National Security, Defence and Intelligence Committee said in an official statement. The committee said there are no legislative initiatives, bills or internal discussions on mobilizing women, adding that women join Ukraine's Defense Forces exclusively voluntarily.

Noel Reports · World · before 16 days

Ukraine's 23rd Assault Regiment says foreign troops of the R.U.G unit cleared a forest area southwest of Dvorichna and took control of northern Zapadne in the Kupyansk sector. The unit said the assault was part of operations in the Dvorichna area.

Ukraine's 23rd Assault Regiment says foreign troops of the R.U.G unit cleared a forest area southwest of Dvorichna and took control of northern Zapadne in the Kupyansk sector. The unit said the assault was part of operations in the Dvorichna area.

Noel Reports · World · before 16 days

Ukraine struck the Afipsky oil refinery on August 25, setting its gas and gas-condensate processing unit with an integrated gas fractionation block on fire.

Ukraine struck the Afipsky oil refinery on August 25, setting its gas and gas-condensate processing unit with an integrated gas fractionation block on fire. The unit stabilizes gas condensate and separates light gases into fractions used to produce high-octane fuel. Its loss is expected to sharply reduce gasoline and diesel output, including supplies for Russia's military, and force unprocessed li...

Noel Reports · World · before 16 days

❗️Western tanks once coveted by Ukraine now mostly sit idle as cheap drones dominate the battlefield, NYT reports.

❗️Western tanks once coveted by Ukraine now mostly sit idle as cheap drones dominate the battlefield, NYT reports. The 33rd Mechanized Brigade keeps its German-made Leopards hidden, maintained and ready, but combat orders have largely stopped. Tanks are sometimes used to tow damaged equipment, mainly in bad weather when fewer drones can operate. About half the battalion has retrained as drone oper...

Noel Reports · World · before 16 days

Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency launched its first tender for ground robotic systems under unified technical requirements set by the Defense Ministry.

Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency launched its first tender for ground robotic systems under unified technical requirements set by the Defense Ministry. It will procure logistics and strike UGVs, divided into classes by operational range and payload capacity. Each class will contain 4-5 separate lots, and no manufacturer will be allowed to receive more than half of the order within a single cla...

Noel Reports · World · before 16 days

Colonel Emil Ishkulov has reportedly been appointed commander of Ukraine's 11th Army Corps, responsible for defending the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration, Yurii Butusov reports. Ishkulov commanded the 80th Air Assault Brigade and served as deputy commander of the 7th Rapid Response Corps.

Colonel Emil Ishkulov has reportedly been appointed commander of Ukraine's 11th Army Corps, responsible for defending the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration, Yurii Butusov reports. Ishkulov commanded the 80th Air Assault Brigade and served as deputy commander of the 7th Rapid Response Corps.

Noel Reports · World · before 16 days

Ukraine's SIGNUM batallion says it is intensifying strikes on Russian logistics in the occupied south, with railway infrastructure and military trucks among its targets. The unit says it deliberately avoids grain carriers. SIGNUM also reports that Russian forces are increasingly disguising military cargo as civilian transport.

Ukraine's SIGNUM batallion says it is intensifying strikes on Russian logistics in the occupied south, with railway infrastructure and military trucks among its targets. The unit says it deliberately avoids grain carriers. SIGNUM also reports that Russian forces are increasingly disguising military cargo as civilian transport.

Noel Reports · World · before 16 days

❗️Ukraine's General Staff confirmed strikes on the Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai and two U-272 gas separation units at the Astrakhan gas processing plant. A fire was confirmed at Afipsky, which has a design capacity of 6.25 million tons of oil per year. The Astrakhan plant can process up to 12 billion m³ of gas annually and produces technical sulfur used in explosives. Damage is still being assessed.

❗️Ukraine's General Staff confirmed strikes on the Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai and two U-272 gas separation units at the Astrakhan gas processing plant. A fire was confirmed at Afipsky, which has a design capacity of 6.25 million tons of oil per year. The Astrakhan plant can process up to 12 billion m³ of gas annually and produces technical sulfur used in explosives. Damage is still bei...