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• russians stored about 50 pieces of military equipment at Dzhankoy – StratCom

  16.08.2022

  
  Shortly before the explosions in the Dzhankoy district, the russian occupiers significantly strengthened their air defense. According to preliminary information, about 50 units of military equipment were placed by the ruscists on the territory of the airfield, the Strategic Communications Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.“According to preliminary data, at least 8 S-400 air defense systems, 3 S-300 air defense systems, 5 Pantsir-S1 air defense systems were deployed in the airfield area near Dzhankoy. In addition, about 440 ...

• Big explosions destroyed ammunition depot in occupied Crimea near Dzhankoy [video]

  16.08.2022

  
  In the Crimean village Maiske, near Dzhankoy, a warehouse with ammunition exploded and continues to detonate. This was reported by one of the leaders of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars, Refat Chubarov.“The ammunition depot was hit, the sounds of the explosions spread far across the steppe,” wrote Chubarov. According to him, the village of Maiske is located at a distance of 1 kilometer from the village of Qalay/Azovske.According to c-inform.info, two extraordinary events occurred in the Dzhankoy district: a ...

• UA Army shot down three russian Ka-52 helicopters in past two days [video]

  15.08.2022

  
  The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed another russia’s Ka-52 helicopter at about 08:00 on August 15, the Air Force Command said in a statement.“This was the third Ka-52 of rashists, downed by the Ukrainian defense forces in the past two days,” the statement said.

• Switzerland to help Ukraine identify assets of russian oligarchs

  15.08.2022

  
  Ukraine will work with Switzerland on methods of identifying investments and assets owned by russian oligarchs, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Switzerland, Artem Rybchenko, was cited as saying in an interview with Radio NV, ukrinform.net reported.“We are negotiating this. There was a visit of our special envoy for sanctions recently. In other words, work is going on in this regard,” Rybchenko said. He noted that there are “quite a lot” of russian investments in Switzerland, but there are different ways of investing ...

• Base of russia’s Wagner Group destroyed by Ukrainian forces in Popasna

  15.08.2022

  
  Ukrainian soldiers have destroyed a base of mercenaries from russia’ private military company Wagner in Popasna, Luhansk region, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“The Armed Forces of Ukraine again successfully struck the enemy’s headquarters. This time in Popasna, where a base of PMC Wagner was destroyed. The number of those killed is being clarified. At the same time, on the front line, the russians are actively deploying attack and army ...

• russians damaged or destroyed 22,000 civilian objects in Ukraine since February

  15.08.2022

  
  Since the start of the full-scale invasion, russian troops have shelled over 22,000 civilian objects and only about 300 military objects in Ukraine, suspilne.media reported.“We see the numbers: more than 22,000 civilian objects and only about 300 military objects hit. We see cruise missiles flying directly over nuclear power facilities, we see enemy missiles hitting critical infrastructure objects, chemical production facilities,” First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Yevheniy Yenin said.The russian invaders also target cultural heritage sites, including ...

• 12 out of 10. Pentagon ranks effectiveness of UA Army

  13.08.2022

  
  On a scale of zero to 10, the effectiveness of Ukraine’s armed forces would be a 12 just based on how impressive they’ve been to us in so many different ways, a senior Defense Department official said.They have found ways to do things that we might not have thought were possible, he added.Although the russians have a significantly larger force than Ukraine, “the things going against the russians are the continued impacts on their morale, their ability ...

• We have enough evidence of pre-planned mass murder in Olenivka, Ukraine’s envoy to OSCE says

  10.08.2022

  
  There is now enough evidence to believe that the mass murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war, planned in advance by russia, was carried out in the Olenivka prison, Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Organizations in Vienna, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net at a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council.“The evidence of what happened in Olenivka is enough to believe that it was a pre-planned mass murder of those who were under the protection of ...

• “Pretty remarkable.” Pentagon estimates russia’s casualties in Ukraine at 80,000 killed and wounded

  09.08.2022

  
  russia has probably lost about 80,000 killed in action and wounded in Ukraine over the past six months, the US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl was cited as saying by ukrinform.net. “On precise figures, there is a lot of fog in war. But I think it’s safe to suggest the russians have probably taken 70-80 thousand casualties in the last 6 months. That’s a combination of killed in action and wounded,” Kahl said.In his words, that is “pretty remarkable”, ...

• Turkey’s Baykar Makina buys land plot in Ukraine for Bayraktar plant, ambassador says

  08.08.2022

  
  Bayraktar TB2Turkey’s Baykar Makina purchased a plot of land and developed a project for a Bayraktar UAV production plant, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar said this in an interview with rbc.ua.“The plant will be built. A week ago, the government approved a bilateral agreement and sent it to the parliament for ratification – the agreement on the construction of the plant itself,” Bodnar said.The diplomat noted that Baykar Makina had set up its company in Ukraine. “A significant part of ...

• Number of russian war crimes in Ukraine exceeded 27,000

  08.08.2022

  
  Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, russians committed 27,203 crimes of aggression and war crimes against Ukraine, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported.In addition, 12,724 crimes against national security were registered. Of them, 8,783 relate to encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, 1,525 – high treason, 1,800 – collaboration, 113 – aiding and abetting the aggressor state, 64 – sabotage, and 439 other crimes.

• russian media host suggests murder and GULAGs for Ukrainians in occupied territories [video in russian]

  08.08.2022

  
  Speaking of “sabotage” by Ukrainians in the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region, the russian propagandist Sergei Mardan suggested murder and GULAG .“Sabotage in the initial period was at all levels. The head of the main utility company 'Chystota‘ destroyed all the electronic control units, which is the unique equipment, as you understand, and there are no spare parts,” said a representative of the occupation administration.The ...

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