Tag: oblasts

12 Russian attack drones and 2 Kh-59 missiles downed over 3 oblasts

The Defence Forces of Ukraine’s South have reported shooting down 12 Russian attack drones and two Kh-59 missiles in their operational area. Source: Defence Forces of Ukraine’s South on Telegram; Ukrainian Air Force Quote: “Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs, sent from the Black Sea, performed complicated manoeuvres over coastal settlements and inland, towards the central oblasts. Air […]

Ukraine downs 12 drones, 2 missiles over southern oblasts

Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s southern oblasts overnight on Feb. 24 with Shahed-131/136 attack drones and also launched Kh-59 missiles from the Sea of Azov, Southern Defense Forces reported on Telegram. At least 12 drones were shot down over Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Odesa oblasts. One of the downed drones crashed into a residential neighborhood in Odesa, […]

Russian attacks in Donetsk, Kherson oblasts kill 2, injure 21

Russian attacks against Ukraine’s Kherson and Donetsk oblasts killed two people and injured another 21 over the past day, regional authorities reported early on Feb. 23. Russia launched 287 strikes against Kherson Oblast overnight and on Feb. 22, firing 1,716 projectiles from various weapons, Oleksandr Prokudin, the regional governor, wrote. One person was killed, and […]

Russians attack 11 Ukrainian oblasts during day, killing and injuring civilians

Russian forces fired on the territory of 11 Ukrainian oblasts during 16 February, attacking 99 populated areas and 89 infrastructure facilities. Source: Ukraine’s Defence Ministry; Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kherson Oblast Military Administration Details: In total, the Russians attacked using various types of weaponry, including mortars, tanks, tubed artillery, multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), anti-aircraft missile […]

Zelensky meets civilians, military in 2 central Ukrainian oblasts

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with both civilians and the military in Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts in central Ukraine on Feb. 5. In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Zelensky visited a training center for mobile firing groups, watched air defense training exercises, and presented state awards to the soldiers. He then visited a school in Dnipro, the regional capital, […]

SBU uncovers alleged Russian spy network in 3 oblasts

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) had detained five individuals allegedly spying on the Ukrainian military and passing information to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the SBU’s press service reported on Feb. 5 According to the SBU, the detained individuals operated in Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk oblasts, providing information to aid Russian strikes. These regions […]

Ukraine uncovers Russian espionage network with operations in 3 oblasts – photo

The Security Service of Ukraine has reportedly uncovered a Russian FSB espionage network operating in three of Ukraine’s oblasts. Among those detained is an engineer from a defence plant and a Donetsk Oblast municipal official. Source: Ukraine’s Security Service Quote: “The counterintelligence force of the Security Service has neutralised an extensive FSB espionage network. As […]

Falling drone wreckage damages buildings in Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts during nighttime attack

Russian forces launched eight attack drones, an Iskander ballistic missile, and three S-300 missiles over Ukraine last night; all drones were successfully intercepted by Ukrainian defenders. Falling drone wreckage damaged an administrative building, an educational institution and private buildings in Mykolaiv Oblast. Source: Ukraine’s Air Force; Defence Forces of Ukraine’s South; Serhii Lysak, Head of […]