Category: 6. Opinion

Russia did not return the body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, to Ukraine during the 18 October prisoner exchange, Petro Yatsenko, a representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War told Suspilne. Ukrainian… Continue Reading

The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense reported on 21 October, that Dmitry Golenkov, a Russian military officer implicated in airstrikes on civilian targets in Ukraine, has been found dead in Suponyovo village, Bryansk Oblast, Russia. The HUR has been… Continue Reading

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv on 21 October. It’s Lloyd Austin’s fourth visit to Kyiv as Secretary of Defense, “demonstrating that the United States, alongside the international community, continues to stand by Ukraine,” he wrote on X. The visit comes at a critical… Continue Reading

Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down 59 out of 116 drones during a night Russian attack. The targets were downed over Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Sumy, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, and Poltava oblasts.  Some 45 drones were lost, and about 10 are… Continue Reading

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Ukrainian forces have made advances north of Sudzha amid ongoing fighting in Ukraine’s main salient in Kursk Oblast on October 20. Ukrainian forces started their offensive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast on 6 August, reportedly aiming to… Continue Reading

Military Frontline report: Ukraine’s demolition squads turn Toretsk high-rises into Russian trap. Ukrainian forces have turned Toretsk’s skyline into a battleground, methodically dismantling Russian-held high-rises to neutralize key defensive positions. Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s… Continue Reading

Ukraine has developed the Sting interceptor drone to combat the Russian-Iranian “Shahed” drones, The Telegraph has reported. The publication states that the project is being led by a Ukrainian group called “Wild Hornets.” Sting is intended to serve as a cheaper alternative to… Continue Reading

Since the beginning of this year, Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with more than 6,000 Shahed-type combat drones, stated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his address, according to Ukrinform. He noted that almost every night, and sometimes even in the morning and during the day,… Continue Reading

Ukraine is calling for a decisive and strong response from its partners regarding North Korea’s reported deployment of military personnel to support Russia in the ongoing war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, according to Ukrinform. This week, Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence… Continue Reading

Russian shelling has killed 33 education workers in Donetsk Oblast since the onset of the all-out war, said Tetyana Sidasheva, the director of the Department of Education and Science of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, according to UkrInform. Donetsk has been under constant… Continue Reading