War update: Ukraine pursues offensive toward Melitopol
Ukraine’s Defense Forces continue their offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, engaging in counterbattery combat.
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05 September 2023
Russian soldiers who tortured Ukrainians now among candidates in sham elections - Ombudsman
Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, emphasized the illegitimacy of the pseudo-elections Russia is holding in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, and called on the local population to refrain from participation.
Moscow mayor reports another drone attack targeting Russian capital
Sergey Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, said a group of drones attempted to attack the city overnight Tuesday.
Belgium buys from Germany Sea Sparrow missiles for Ukraine - media
The Ministry of Defense of Belgium acquired from Germany a batch of Sea Sparrow sea-to-air missiles, part of which are intended for Ukraine.
Ukraine Army spox comments on minefield density on second line of Russian defense
In breaching the second line of Russian defenses in the south of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Army will benefit from the fact that the network of trenches, dugouts, and overlaps there is not as strong as on the first line.
Pseudo-elections in occupied areas aimed at increasing, accelerating mobilization efforts
Through the so-called ‘elections’ in the Luhansk region’s temporarily occupied areas, Russian invaders are planning to increase and accelerate mobilization efforts.
04 September 2023
President awards servicemen of Donetsk operational group
President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Ukrainian servicemen who distinguished themselves in battles for Ukraine as part of the Donetsk operational and tactical group.
Zelensky meets with combat brigades in Donetsk region
President Volodymyr Zelensky visited combat brigades that are defending Ukraine as part of the Donetsk operational and tactical group.
In Kharkiv region, 40% of territory potentially dangerous – Klymenko
About 40% of the territory of Kharkiv region is potentially dangerous.
Defense forces eliminate three Russian tank battalions in one week
The Defense Forces of Ukraine eliminated nearly 4,000 occupiers last week, from August 28 to September 3.
Defense forces repel Russian attacks toward Bakhmut - General Staff
Ukraine’s troops repelled the assault attempts by Russian forces in the Bakhmut direction, while a total of 22 combat clashes took place along the front line this day.
Five Russian soldiers captured in Ukraine’s south over past 24 hours
In the past three days, 12 Russian invaders surrendered to Ukraine’s troops in the Tavria operational zone in southern Ukraine.
Russia receives new batch of Shahed drones - Ukrainian military
In the early hours of Monday, the Russians attacked Odesa region using Shahed kamikaze drones from the new batch.
Question of ATACMS supply to Ukraine remains open - Kuleba
The U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with American ATACMS missiles is yet to be made.
Defense Industry Forum takes place in few weeks - Dmytro Kuleba
The Defense Industries Forum will be held in Kyiv in a few weeks.
Ukraine has photo evidence of Shahed drones crashing on Romania’s territory – MFA
Ukraine has the photo evidence of the Shahed-type drones crashing on the territory of Romania during Russia’s overnight attack against Ukraine on the night of September 4, 2023.
Ka-52 helicopter crashes over Sea of Azov - Russian media
A Ka-52 helicopter crashed in the Sea of Azov, according to preliminary data, two pilots were rescued.
Russia’s Msta-S howitzer destroyed in Donetsk region
The Omega Special Forces Group of the National Guard of Ukraine has smashed Russia’s Msta-S self-propelled howitzer in the Donetsk region, using an FPV drone.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces must be strong enough to ensure that Russia afraid of being ‘smacked in the teeth’ – Reznikov
The Ukrainian government and international partners are already discussing the concept of the country’s future defense forces.
Russians bring their 'observers' to pseudo-elections - National Resistance Center
In the temporarily occupied territories, the invaders could not find a sufficient number of observers for the 'elections' among the locals and therefore have to import them from the territory of the Russian Federation.
11-year-old boy injured in Kherson region during enemy shelling
An 11-year-old boy was injured in the village of Sonyachne in the Kherson region yesterday during an enemy shelling.
In occupied Zaporizhzhia, almost half of candidates in pseudo-elections from Russia
In the illegal pseudo-elections organized by the Russians in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region, more than 45% of the candidates are residents of Moscow, Dagestan, Siberia, and the Altai Territory of the Russian Federation.
Only Scholz blocks supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine - Head of the Bundestag Defense Committee
The head of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Straka-Zimmermann, claims that the issue of transferring German Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine is being personally blocked by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Ukraine cannot lose, otherwise it is set to become part of Russian Empire - Reznikov
Ukraine cannot lose the war unleashed by Russia, otherwise it will have to become part of the Russian Empire.
No Russian missile carriers off Crimea coast but threat level remains high - Ukraine military
Currently, there are no missile carriers on combat duty in the Black Sea, but the level of the missile threat remains high.
No direct military threat: Romania comments on Russian drone explosions on own soil
The Ministry of National Defense of Romania says no direct military threats arose as a result of the fall and detonation of Russian drones on Romanian territory overnight Monday.
Invaders in Kherson region forcing people to 'vote' at gunpoint - 'Yellow Ribbon'
In the village of Ulyanovka in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, Russian invaders are forcing the population to 'vote' in pseudo-elections at gunpoint.
Ukraine, Russia’s munitions stocks incomparable given latter’s “insane reserves” - minister Reznikov
Currently, Ukraine is unable to match Russia in terms of the number of artillery rounds because the Russians have accumulated “insane reserves” but at the same time, their rounds are lower-precision as they were l made by the old Soviet standard.
No nuclear weapon able to wipe out country as big as Ukraine - Reznikov
There is no nuclear weapon that would be able to destroy such a territorially large country as Ukraine.
For Russia not to threaten neighboring states, it should be deprived of opportunity to launch drones at Ukraine - Yermak
The head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, said that in order to prevent the threat to neighboring states, it is necessary to deprive Russia of the opportunity to launch attack UAVs over Ukraine.