Ukraine to buy four more Bayraktar TB2 strike drones from Turkey – Commander-in-Chief
Ukraine military is set to buy another four Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles from Turkey.
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13 September 2021
Donbas update: Ukraine reports 1 KIA, 3 WIAs
Ukraine recorded 10 ceasefire violations by Russian-led forces in eastern Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation zone over the past 24 hours.
11 September 2021
Donbas invaders forcing local mercenaries to vote in State Duma elections – intelligence
Russian military command in the temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions is forcing local mercenaries to register as voters in the upcoming elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation to be held on September 19.
Ukraine reports 1 KIA, 3 WIAs as Russia-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas
Ukraine military reported eight ceasefire violations by Russian-led armed groups in the Joint Forces Operation zone over the past 24 hours, September 10.
10 September 2021
Ukraine Army’s commander-in-chief: Threat of Russian provocations at border growing, mostly in Donbas
The number of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine has not changed significantly today, while at the same time there has been an increase in battalion tactical groups along the entire border of Ukraine amid the Russian-Belarusian West 2021 exercise.
Invaders fire at Ukrainian positions in Donbas 12 times in past day, wounding two
Over the past 24 hours, on September 9, Ukraine recorded 12 ceasefire violations on the part of Russian-led forces in the Joint Forces Operation zone.
09 September 2021
OSCE records over 1,500 “silence” breaches in Donbas on Sep 8
Over the past day, September 8, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission documented more than 1,500 ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine.
08 September 2021
Donbas update: Invaders open fire seven times on Sep 7
Over the last 24 hours, Russian occupation occupiers seven times opened fire on the Ukraine Army positions.
07 September 2021
Ukrainian military intelligence celebrates professional holiday
On this day in 1992, in accordance with Presidential Decree On the Directorate of Military Strategic Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was established.
Reznikov comments on Russia's refusal to extend the OSCE mandate on Ukraine border
Russia's refusal to extend the mandate of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission on the border with Ukraine is a brazen demonstration of Russia's indifference to the Minsk agreements.
Donbas update: Invaders breach truce seven times on Sep 6
Ukraine’s military during the past 24 hours reported seven ceasefire violations by Russia-controlled armed groups across the Joint Forces Operation zone in eastern Ukraine.
06 September 2021
Enemy UAVs drop two IEDs on residential area in Zaitseve
At dawn on September 6, Russian occupation forces bombed a residential area in the northern outskirts of Zaitseve.
Ukrainian Armed Forces to hold live-fire drills near Crimea
The Ukrainian Armed Forces will hold live-fire exercises at the Yahorlyk testing ground in Kherson region, near Russian-occupied Crimea, Kherson Regional State Administration has announced on Facebook.
Invaders violate ceasefire in eastern Ukraine four times
Over the past day, September 5, four ceasefire violations by the armed formations of the Russian Federation were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation area in eastern Ukraine.
04 September 2021
Occupiers open fire near two populated localities, one Ukrainian soldier injured
Over the past day, September 3, one ceasefire violation by the armed formations of the Russian Federation was recorded in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine.
03 September 2021
Afghanistan crisis: Ukraine intelligence shows exclusive footage of evacuation mission
Ukrainian military intelligence forces risked their lives in Kabul to find and safely extract from the country people from the evacuation list.
Donbas update: 1 WIA amid 5 enemy attacks
Over the past 24 hours, September 2, Ukraine reported five ceasefire violations by Russian occupation forces.
02 September 2021
Buk, Osa, S-300: anti-aircraft missile forces complete training in Ukraine’s south
Anti-aircraft missile units have wrapped up their latest drills at one of the training grounds in the south of Ukraine, aimed to improve air defense skills.
At talks with Biden, Zelensky proposes new format of Donbas settlement
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has invited U.S. President Joe Biden to participate in the format of talks on settlement in eastern Ukraine at the presidential level.
Donbas update: Ukraine reports 12 ceasefire violations by enemy forces on Sep 1
Over the past day, 12 ceasefire violations were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation zone, while another two breaches were documented after midnight on Thursday.
01 September 2021
U.S. to send Ukraine more Javelins, other lethal and non-lethal capabilities
As part of a new $60 million aid package, the United States will provide Ukraine with Javelin anti-armor systems and other defensive lethal and non-lethal capabilities to help the country defend itself against Russian aggression.
Ukraine's State Space Agency, U.S. Department of Defense sign memorandum of understanding
The State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) and the U.S. Department of Defense have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in safety of spaceflight and the provision of space situational awareness services and information.
Ukraine may count on U.S. support in repelling Russian aggressor – Austin
Ukraine may count on the support of the United States in its fight against Russian aggression.
Ukraine, U.S. sign framework agreement on strategic foundations of defense partnership
At the Pentagon, Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin signed a framework agreement on the strategic foundations of defense partnership between the two countries.
Occupiers fire 120mm mortars on outskirts of Krasnohorivka
Over the past day, August 31, eight ceasefire violations by the armed formations of the Russian Federation were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation area in eastern Ukraine.