Ukraine's air defense forces destroy Russian ballistic missile, helicopter in Sumy region
Ukraine's air defense forces intercepted a Russian ballistic missile and two UAVs and destroyed an enemy helicopter in the Sumy region on August 6.
06 August 2024
Ukraine's air defense forces intercepted a Russian ballistic missile and two UAVs and destroyed an enemy helicopter in the Sumy region on August 6.
The number of people injured in Russia's missile attack on Kharkiv this morning has increased to 12, and one person was killed.
As of 18:00 on Tuesday, August 6, emergency services continued to eliminate the consequences of a Russian missile attack on the Kyiv region on August 5.
Ukraine must build more than 12 gigawatts of capacity in the coming years in order to have an energy system resistant to possible attacks, with EUR 12-13 billion needed for this.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky chaired a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief to hear reports on the situation at the front and discuss the issue of additional funding for a missile program.
The Russian military launched a missile attack on the infrastructure in the Sumy district.
In the center of Kharkiv, five people were rescued from the rubble of a residential building hit by a Russian missile strike the morning of August 6.
In Kharkiv, the number of those injured as a result of the morning attack has increased to eight, including an eight-month-old baby.
In Kharkiv, the number of those injured as a result of the morning attack has increased to eight, including an eight-month-old baby.
In Kharkiv, the number of those injured as a result of the morning attack has increased to eight, including an eight-month-old baby.
Russian occupiers are trying to hide warships in the bays of Sevastopol.
The ballistic missiles used by Russian troops to attack Kyiv on 5 August could have been of Russian or North Korean manufacture.
The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security pursues efforts to provide a brief explanation to foreign audiences on the current topics of particular interest as regards Ukraine.
The U.S. Department of State has commented on the possibility of extending the permission for Ukraine to launch deep strikes inside Russia using Western weapons after Kyiv received the first F-16 fighter jets, saying that this will depend on the battlefield situation.
A polyclinic building has been damaged in a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv.
An explosion rocked Kharkiv as Russian invaders struck the central part of the city early on Tuesday, August 6.
A parking lot in the Desnianskyi district of Kyiv was damaged in a Russian missile attack against Kyiv late on August 5.
Initial shipment of F-16 fighters has arrived in Ukraine. Ukraine’s military have sunk a Russian submarine in Sevastopol and struck Morozovsk Air Base in Rostov Oblast
The ballistic missiles that Russian forces used to attack Kyiv late on August 5 could be Russian or North Korean.
One person was killed and five others wounded in Russian attacks against Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Monday, August 5.
As many as 133 combat engagements have been recorded along the entire front line in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, almost a third of them on the Pokrovsk axis.
On the night of July 6, air defense forces were activated in the Kyiv region to intercept incoming Russian missiles and drones. Debris from the downed targets damaged a residential and office building, as well as two gas stations.
As of 06:00 on Tuesday, August 6, there were two Russian Kalibr cruise missile carriers in the Black Sea, with a total salvo of eight missiles.
On the night of August 6, Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down 2 of 4 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, 2 of 2 Kh-59 air defense missiles, and 15 of 16 Shahed attack drones launched by Russian invaders.
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to August 6, 2024 amount to nearly 585,140 invaders, including another 1,050 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
The Ukrainian Naval Forces destroyed three Shahed UAVs during a nighttime air attack.
Air defense units of the Ground Forces of Ukraine destroyed 446 enemy aerial targets in July, including 217 over the last week alone.
To preserve military equipment, along with active means of air defense, passive defense is also needed, including shelters, camouflage, and decoys.
05 August 2024
F-16 fighter jets are capable of being deployed for air defense and strikes on ground-based targets.
Ukraine has received the first batch of F-16 aircraft. It is expected that the transfer of these aircraft will be an incentive for the countries of the respective coalition - the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Norway - to deliver them as soon as possible.