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Editor's note: This article has been updated with new information from a source in Ukrainian intelligence. A drone strike against a military airbase in Russia's Lipetsk Oblast on Aug. 9 set off a chain explosion that detonated more than 700 bombs, a Ukrainian intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent. Earlier, Russian authorities said that a fire broke out at a military airfield, and an energy facility was damaged in a drone attack in the oblast. The source told the Kyiv Independent that there were fighter jets and helicopters stored at the airbase. It is unknown how many were damaged or d...
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Acting governor Alexei Smirnov reported via his official Telegram page that five civilians, including two ambulance crew members, were killed and at least 20 were wounded as a result of clashes with Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk region. Smirnov added that two missiles were downed over the region in the early hours of Aug. 7. The Kyiv Independent couldn't immediately verify those claims. On Aug. 6, Russia's Defense Ministry said that Ukrainian soldiers broke into the territory of Russia's Kursk Oblast. This announcement followed reports from Russian pro-war Telegram channels, which claimed...
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Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Local Russian authorities, as well as local media, reported that drone attacks overnight on July 29 caused damage to energy infrastructure along Russia's western border region. As a result of an alleged drone attack overnight on July 29, a fire broke out at a energy substation in the community of Tomarovka in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, local media outlet Pepel Belgorod reported. The fire broke around 2 a.m. local time. Residents reported seeing drones overhead and hearing sounds of explosion, Telegram channel ASTRA reported. Earlie...
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Key updates on July 23: Ukraine confirms Russian ferry 'seriously damaged' in attack on CrimeaUkraine shoots down another Russian Su-25 jet in Donetsk Oblast55% of Ukrainians oppose territorial concessions to achieve peace, poll findsUkraine and Moldova in talks about returning draft dodgersRussian attacks against Ukraine injure 36 over past dayA Ukrainian attack on occupied Crimea overnight resulted in a ferry used by Russian forces to transport military equipment being "seriously damaged," the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on July 23. It did not specify what was used to carry ...
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A Ukrainian attack on occupied Crimea overnight resulted in a ferry used by Russian forces to transport military equipment being "seriously damaged," the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on July 23. It did not specify what was used to carry out the attack but Russia earlier claimed its forces downed 21 Ukrainian drones over Crimea and the Black Sea early on July 23, while local Telegram channels reported explosions on the peninsula. The drones attacked the ship at the Port of Kavkaz, which lies in the Kerch Strait separating the peninsula from Russia's Krasnodar Krai, the region's ...
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Editor's note: The article was updated with comments from the Kyiv Independent's source in Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR). An oil refinery in the Russian town of Tuapse on the Black Sea coast caught fire after over 75 drones targeted multiple Russian regions overnight on July 22, local authorities said. The strike against the refinery was carried out by Ukraine's military intelligence service (HUR), a source in the agency confirmed for the Kyiv Independent later the same day. Russian Telegram channels claimed that the attack also started a fire near the Morozovsk airbase in Rosto...
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Drone attacks against the town of Shebekino in Russia's Belgorod Oblast overnight on July 6 damaged multiple buildings, vehicles, and an industrial facility, while injuring one person, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed. Reports of aerial attacks against Belgorod Oblast, which borders Ukraine's Sumy, Kharkiv, and Luhansk oblasts, have become a common occurrence in recent months. According to Gladkov, a total of 11 homes were damaged in the attacks, which also left downed power lines across the community. Undefined social infrastructure was also damaged in the attacks, Gladkov claimed. The Kyi...
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Ukrainian air defense shot down all 10 of the Shahed-type attack drones that were launched by Russia overnight on June 29, the Air Force reported. Russia reportedly launched the drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. Mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force were involved in repelling the air attacks. The drones were shot down over Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, and Vinnytsia oblasts, the Air Force said. Throughout the night, the Air Force warned of the threat of drone attacks in multiple regions. In Vinnytsia Oblast, sounds of explosions were ...
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Key updates on June 28: Kremlin claims 'provocations' from US drones over Black Sea, prepares potential responseDrone hits oil depot in Tambov Oblast, Russian official saysRussia hits nine-story residential building in downtown Dnipro, killing at least 1, injuring 5Another Russian Su-25 downed, Ukraine's National Guard claimsFinland announces $170 million in new military aid for UkraineMoscow's defense minister has ordered the Russian army to develop measures to deal with what the ministry called "provocations" from U.S. strategic drones operating over the Black Sea, saying they are increasing...
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Ukrainian air defense shot down all of the 23 Shahed-type attack drones and five of the six missiles launched by Russia overnight on June 27, the Air Force reported. Russia reportedly launched the missiles and drones from various locations overnight, including Russia's Tambov and Kursk oblasts, the Black Sea, and occupied Crimea. In addition to the drones launched, Russia also launched one Kh-47 Kinzhal ballistic missile, 4 cruise missiles, and 1 guided Kh-59 missile, the Air Force said. Throughout the night, the Air Force warned of nationwide missile threats. Sounds of explosions were heard i...
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