Ukrainian media are one of Russia’s priority cyber targets. The Security Service Cyber Security Department has reported that it has neutralized more than 16,000 Russian cyberattacks since Russia’s full-scale war. Ukrainian state agencies, financial institutions, the defense sector, and Ukrainian media have also been among the top targets, Cyber SecurityContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says it struck hangars containing Russian Su-30 fighter jets in occupied Crimea. According to the service, five drone hits on hangars storing aviation equipment at the Saky military airfield. The strike was carried out as part of the 40-day operation against Russia, which President Volodymyr ZelenskyyContinue Reading
Ukraine’s new Talion drone can intercept Russian UAVs or destroy ground targets. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense says it has codified and authorized its operational use, describing the system as both an air-defense interceptor and a loitering munition capable of striking ground targets. The Talion codification extends Ukraine’s interceptor-industry consolidation,Continue Reading
Exclusives EU sends Ukraine $3.9 bn for drones — and explains the holdup. Contract vetting delayed the defense portion of the loan Polish-Ukrainian diplomatic spat hasn’t touched its memorial work in Lviv. A journalist is still tracking down the families of Ukraine’s Polish-descent dead, with consulate help. 1.7 million tonsContinue Reading
Bodies returned from Russia to Ukraine sometimes contain explosives. Ukrainian police have repeatedly found explosive devices and grenades during initial inspection of remains returned by Russia, said Taras Tarasenko, head of crimes against life and health investigations at Kirovohrad Oblast Main Police Department, in an interview with Ukrinform. The findingContinue Reading
The Kinburn Spit, occupied in 2022, holds particular strategic importance for Russia. This foothold allows Russian forces to restrict maritime access to the Black Sea from the port cities of Mykolaiv, according to Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk, UNIAN reports. Previously, the Southern Territorial Defense Forces reported that, following aContinue Reading
Ukraine has unlocked a $3.39 billion World Bank package by completing a slate of reforms. The Finance Ministry and the World Bank signed the first Development Policy Operation for jobs and private-sector growth at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, after Kyiv passed 13 laws and 7 bylaws required byContinue Reading
Ukraine has received 10 light planes to train its next fighter pilots at home. The Defense Forces took delivery of 10 ALTO NG trainers through the Air Force Capability Coalition, with five purchased directly by the Czech government and five paid for by Czech citizens through a crowdfunding charity, theContinue Reading
Russia has begun training engineers for its drone industry at a university in occupied Donetsk. A new Center for the Development of Industrial Robotics is opening at the Russian-run Donetsk National Technical University together with Russia’s Innopolis University, teaching mechatronics, machine vision, autonomous navigation, and robotic production lines, skills thatContinue Reading
Exclusives Towards clearer skies? What Ukraine gets out of the most recent Ramstein meeting—and what it doesn’t. The $4 billion buys Patriot interceptors now — but Ukraine’s home-grown Freya, five times cheaper, left Brussels with a partnership and no cash. As Russian air defense dwindles, Ukrainian glide bombs join theContinue Reading
Ukraine’s fund for repairing its war-battered power grid is €650 million short of what it needs for winter. On the eve of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, the European Commission, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry, and the Energy Community Secretariat urged current and would-be donors to channel funds into the UkraineContinue Reading
DeepState assesses that Russia would need about two years to seize the entire Donetsk Oblast. OSINT project’s co-founder Roman Pohorilyi estimates that Russian forces would suffer “a colossal number of losses” to achieve it at the current pace of advance, in a comment to LIGA.net. The assessment quantifies the gapContinue Reading
Ukraine has codified an upgraded version of the Gyurza-2 armored vehicle. The Defense Ministry has announced that the vehicle was modernized based on combat experience and feedback from front-line troops operating it. The codification clears the upgraded Gyurza-2 for broader procurement and front-line deployment, with substantial protection upgrades from the originalContinue Reading