By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The U.S. Space Force and a Boeing-Lockheed joint venture sent a secret reconnaissance payload to orbit on Tuesday atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket, the last flight of a workhorse launch vehicle brand that has logged nearly 400 missions dating back to 1960. The United Launch Alliance-owned rocket, standing roughly 23 […]
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Ukrainian missile attack hits Russian warship and reconnaissance vessel, navy says
By Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -A Ukrainian missile attack struck a Russian naval reconnaissance vessel and a large landing warship that Moscow captured from Kyiv during the annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014, Ukraine’s navy said on Tuesday. Ukraine hit the vessels during an attack on Crimea at the weekend, the […]
Zelenskyy orders creation of integrated system to combat Russian reconnaissance drones
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has held a joint meeting with the government, the military and the defence industry to discuss advanced weaponry to combat Russian reconnaissance drones. Source: Zelenskyy on social media Quote: “The Orlan or ZALA drones above the front line are the eyes of Russia’s artillery and attack UAVs. Ukraine has a […]
Russian reconnaissance sonar found on Lithuanian coast
A Russian sonar (sound navigation and ranging device – ed.) designed to detect and locate submarines was found on the Curonian (Courish) Spit in Lithuania on Saturday. Source: Lithuanian military, cited by European Pravda Details: The Lithuanian Navy received a report on 3 February from a civilian about the discovery of a device with Russian […]
Ukrainian troops stop Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group in Sumy Oblast
Soldiers of the Territorial Defence Forces engaged in protecting Operational Zone Pivnich (North) have prevented an attempt by a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group (SRG) to cross the state border of Ukraine on the Sumy front, killing some of the Russian invaders. Source: Serhii Naiev, Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of […]
Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups most active in Sumy Oblast
Border guards have recorded the highest number of Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in Sumy Oblast and the smallest number in Chernihiv Oblast. Source: Andrii Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Quote: “In addition to mounting attacks, the enemy is attempting to use sabotage and reconnaissance groups. The situation is almost […]