Finnish Defense Minister wants full ban on real estate transactions for Russians
Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkinen said that he wants to achieve a complete ban on real estate transactions for Russian citizens.
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16 January 2024
Khmelnytskyi community hands over 10 more quadcopters to defenders
The Khmelnytskyi community handed over 10 more DJI MATRICE 30T quadcopters with equipment for the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Commanders of Ukrainian and Norwegian Navies discuss situation in Azov-Black Sea region
The Commander of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, discussed the security situation in the Azov-Black Sea region during an online meeting with the Commander of the Norwegian Navy, Rear Admiral Oliver Berdahl.
Ukrainian forces shoot down two Russian reconnaissance drones on southern axis
Ukraine's defense forces destroyed two Russian reconnaissance drones – a Zala and a Merlin-VR – in southern Ukraine.
Russian intelligence still active in Europe - Czech security agency
A spokesman for the Czech counterintelligence service BIS, Ladislav Šticha, said on Monday that Russian intelligence agencies are still active in Europe, including in the Czech Republic.
ISW: Russians trying to penetrate Ukrainian air defenses
Russian forces likely continue to experiment and adapt their missile and drone strike packages against Ukraine in an effort to penetrate Ukrainian air defenses.
Britain to deploy 20,000 personnel for NATO exercise in Europe
The UK will deploy 20,000 forces, along with warships and fighter jets as part of NATO's major European exercise Steadfast Defender 24, which will launch in the first half of 2024.
15 January 2024
Three wounded as Russians hit Donetsk region's New York with bombs, missile
Russian forces have shelled the village of New York in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, wounding three people.
War update: Ukrainian aircraft launch 22 strikes on Russian positions
Ukrainian aircraft struck 22 areas of concentration of Russian military personnel and equipment in the past 24 hours, with 86 combat engagements reported across the front.
Zaluzhnyi, Brown discuss battlefield situation
Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Brown in a phone call on Monday discussed the situation on the front line in Ukraine.
Switzerland allocates ₣1.5 billion to support Ukraine over next three years
Switzerland has planned to allocate 1.5 billion francs (about 1.75 billion dollars) to support Ukraine in the framework of international cooperation in 2025-2028.
Classes resume in Lviv lyceum damaged by rocket attack
In Lviv, classes have resumed at the Oriana Lyceum, which was damaged in a missile attack on December 29.
Consequences of three missile strikes on Kurakhove at night
The police showed the consequences of the night shelling of Kurakhove.
Ukrainian Defense Forces conduct short offensives in south and exhaust enemy - Syrskyi
Russia hopes to return the lost territories in the south of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. The Ukrainian army is holding "active defense" there.
Russians attack Nikopol district with drones and artillery, destruction reported
Russians attacked the Nikopol region with kamikaze drones and artillery, and there was destruction.
Russians shelling Kherson from occupied left bank
The Russian military is shelling Kherson from the temporarily occupied left bank.
Strike units of 'Army of Drones' destroy two Russian air defense systems in week
Over the past week, operators of strike units provided under the 'Army of Drones' project have destroyed two enemy air defense systems.
Zaluzhnyi discusses military cooperation with Italian colleague
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and the Chief of the Defense Staff of the Italian Armed Forces discussed bilateral military cooperation. In particular, they discussed cooperation in the issue of maintenance of equipment provided by Italy to Ukraine as part of defense assistance packages.
Russia’s IL-22 damaged by Ukrainian strike “beyond repair” – Air Force
The Ukrainian Air Force Command suggested that although Russia’s Il-22 airborne command plane likely made it to an airfield near Anapa in the Krasnodar Territory, it is not subject to repair.
Russia’s Admiral Makarov missile carrier remains on combat duty despite storm
The Russian Navy has reduced its presence in the Black Sea but the missile threat remains in place.
Ukraine destroys Russia’s Osa, Grad, two Murom-M systems in Kherson region
Over the past day, on the eastern bank of the Dnipro in Kherson region, Ukraine’s Defense Forces hit Russia’s Osa air defense system, a Grad multiple rocket launcher, and two Murom-M surveillance systems.
Russian shelling leaves Stanislav lyceum, post office, clinic, power line damaged
The Russian invasion force keeps pummeling the village of Stanislav in Kherson region, where the latest strike overnight Monday inflicted damage on a local clinic, a lyceum, a daycare facility, a post office, and a power lines.
Bundeswehr reacts to Bild article on NATO's preparations for war with Russia
The Bundeswehr chose to refrain from directly commenting on the latest report by Bild regarding NATO's alleged preparations for an actual war with Russia, while confirming that Germany takes the Russian threat seriously.
SBU runs drill to repel attack on energy facility in country’s north by Russian subversive group
The Security Service of Ukraine conducted large-scale counter-sabotage exercise in Rivne region, close to the border with Belarus, and worked out coordination with other elements of Ukraine’s defense forces.
Ukraine to deepen defense cooperation with France's GICAN
Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Dmytro Klimenkov has met with a delegation of the French Maritime Industry Association, GICAN.
CSCIS explainer: Destruction of enemy aircraft is a great achievement for Ukrainian defenders
According to the media and the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, on January 14, a Russian A-50 aircraft was destroyed over the Sea of Azov and an Il-22M11 was damaged.
One killed, one wounded as Russians shell Krasnohorivka with Grad rocket launchers
Russian forces have attacked the Marinka community in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region with Grad multiple rocket launchers, killing at least one person and wounding another.
Estonia has military strategy plan for West to help Ukraine win war - media
Estonia has prepared a military strategy plan for Western countries to help Ukraine win the war in three years.
Russians launching airstrikes, conducting assault operations on Tavria axis - Tarnavskyi
Russian forces launched 41 airstrikes and continued to conduct assault operations in the Tavria sector in the past 24 hours.
Figure on 500,000 people who joined Russian army significantly inflated - British intelligence
It is highly likely that the figure on 500,000 people who joined the Russian armed forces in 2023 has been substantially inflated.