2023 Timeline
118,660 events across 13 months. Sorted chronologically, grouped by day.
2023 Monthly Breakdown
Full War Density
118,660
Total Events
13
Months
373
Active Days
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Top types: π₯ 11572 βοΈ 1041 π‘οΈ 3304 βοΈ 2468 β 353
Top oblasts: Donetsk (2205)Zaporizhzhia (1686)Kherson (1566)Kharkiv (1242)Unknown (1026)
December 2022 (3 events)
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π¦Oleksandr Poliarus was evacuated to Norway for treatment through the Medevac program.
π€Georgia and Russia resumed direct flights last year, increasing Georgia's economic dependence on Russia.
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π€In 2023, the presidents of Poland and Ukraine paid tribute to the victims of the Volyn events at the Lutsk Cathedral.
January 2023 (9,448 events)
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π΄Wagner Group forces captured the town of Soledar in Ukraine in January 2023.
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π’Pew Research Center published a survey indicating that the share of U.S. adults believing the U.S. provides too much aid to Ukraine has increased, largely driven by Republicans.
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January 1, 2023 1181 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted ground attacks near Bakhmut, Krasna Hora, Soledar, Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, Bakhmutske, Ozaryanivka, and Klishchiivka.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile and drone attack on Ukraine at the beginning of 2023. Air defense systems engaged targets in both Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast.
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π‘οΈRussian forces are preparing for defensive operations on the left (east) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces reportedly struck the Arabatska Spit in Crimea, causing panic among local authorities.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a shelling attack on the city of Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia Oblast at noon, resulting in one fatality and three injuries.
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January 2, 2023 221 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked Stelmakhivka, approximately 16km northwest of Svatove.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted frequent artillery attacks against Russian rear areas in southern Zaporizhzhia region, targeting approaches to Melitopol and Berdyansk.
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π₯Russian forces attacked a market in the center of Beryslav, Kherson Oblast, on the morning of January 2, causing five injuries.
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π€It was announced that the Ukraine-EU summit, previously planned for Brussels in December 2022, has been postponed and will instead take place in Kyiv on February 3, 2023, following a phone conversation between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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πRussian forces suffered at least twelve confirmed killed (five in Bakhmut, seven in Pidhorodne) and over ten wounded during engagements on January 2. Ukrainian forces reported no casualties.
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January 3, 2023 204 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian base in Zaporizhzhia region, killing and wounding personnel and destroying ammunition and vehicles.
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βοΈSince September 11, the Ukrainian military has shot down nearly 500 Russian-launched drones using air defense systems. Spokesman Yuriy Ihnat stated that all 84 drones launched in the first two days of 2023 were successfully intercepted.
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πThe General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported cumulative Russian equipment losses as of January 3, 2023, including 108,190 personnel, 3,036 tanks, and 6,100 armoured combat vehicles.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the border communities of the Sumy and Chernihiv regions using barrel artillery and mortars on January 3. Specific impacts were recorded in the Znob-Novhord, Seredyna-Buda, Novhorod-Siver, and Semenivka districts.
π’Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba invited IOC President Thomas Bach to visit Druzhkivka to witness the damage from Russian attacks and argue against Russian participation in international sports.
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January 4, 2023 253 events π₯ 3 π§ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian base in Melitopol.
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π§On the night of January 3-4, 2023, unknown actors stopped train movement near Krasnoyarsk, Russia. This incident is cited as evidence of activation in a resistance movement targeting Russian railway infrastructure.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian base in Vasylivka.
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π₯Russian troops struck Bakhmut with artillery, causing one shell to hit the road and releasing shrapnel that fatally injured two elderly women.
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πTwo people were killed and one person wounded in the Horlivka and Bakhmut fronts during Russian attacks.
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January 5, 2023 281 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian artillery shelling damaged civilian infrastructure and positions in multiple settlements across Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions.
π‘οΈUkrainian Armed Forces repelled Russian attacks in the vicinity of Bilohorivka, Soledar, Krasna Hora, Vyimka, Pidhorodne, Bakhmut, Kurdiumivka, Maiorsk, Pivnichne, Vodiane, Krasnohorivka, Vesele, Marinka and Pobieda in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a dormitory housing Russian troops in Kalanchatsky district, Kherson region.
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π₯Russian forces deployed tanks, mortars, and artillery to fire on Krasne, Starytsia, Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, Vovchansk, Ustynivka, and Fyholivka in Kharkiv Oblast.
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π₯More than 45 settlements came under Russian fire on the Zaporizhzhia front, including Poltavka, Huliaipilske, Mala Tokmachka, and Stepove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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January 6, 2023 237 events π¦ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian Defence Forces repelled Russian attacks near Spirne, Soledar, Krasna Hora, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, Pervomaiske, Marinka, and Pobeda in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces deployed artillery to fire on civilian infrastructure in Kherson city and Chornobaivka and Tokarivka.
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π¦Germany announced plans to deliver 40 Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine, with deliveries expected in the first quarter of 2023, following coordination with NATO partners.
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π¦Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that Ukraine received an estimated UAH 1 trillion (approximately US$24.63 billion) in financial aid from international partners during 2022.
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π’Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal warned Ukrainians to be ready for resumed emergency power cuts due to a significant fall in temperature and potential Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
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January 7, 2023 172 events π₯ 1 π 1 ποΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π₯Approximately 40 Wagner Group infantry attacked Ukrainian positions in Bakhmut but were repelled by small arms and artillery fire, with drone footage showing nearly the entire 20-man assault group and part of the support group killed or wounded.
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πImages reportedly from January 7 show numerous Russian dead in a field on the Bakhmut approaches following unsuccessful Russian attacks.
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ποΈBefore leaving, the soldier reunited with Musia, learning her name and age (12 years old) from the house's landlady, after the cat had temporarily vanished.
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β‘οΈA special train carrying approximately 700-800 Russian Armed Forces personnel passed through Smolensk station and arrived at Vitebsk station in Belarus on the night of January 6-7, 2023.
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π’Epiphanius, Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine, led a divine service at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra on January 7.
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January 8, 2023 186 events π₯ 4 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Mayor Ivan Fedorov reported a series of loud explosions in Melitopol, attributing them to unexplained fires or incidents at Russian military facilities.
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π₯Russian forces made marginal confirmed advances in the Soledar area and continued offensive operations around Bakhmut and along the western outskirts of Donetsk City.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a total of 144 strikes across five hromadas in Sumy Oblast, involving mortars, Grad systems, and barrel artillery.
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π’President Volodymyr Zelensky described Soledar as one of the bloodiest places on the front during a video address.
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π₯Explosions were heard in the city of Kherson after midnight on January 8, 2023. While the specific perpetrator was not explicitly confirmed in this brief report, it follows a pattern of recent shelling by Russian artillery units.
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January 9, 2023 233 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a missile strike using S-300 surface-to-air missiles from Belgorod Oblast against a market in the village of Shevchenkove, Kharkiv Oblast. The attack resulted in two deaths and seven civilian injuries, including children.
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π€France and Poland are exerting diplomatic pressure on Germany to authorize the transfer of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, with France pushing ahead of a scheduled summit and Poland publicly calling for a broad coalition. This follows Germany's recent announcement to provide Marder infantry fighting vehicles and the US decision to supply Bradley fighting vehicles.
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π₯Russian artillery struck a residential area in Kherson on the afternoon of January 9, resulting in one death and one injury from shell fragments.
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π₯Russian forces fired on positions near Starykove, Shalyhine, Volfyne, Basivka, and Petrushivka in Sumy Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces fired on more than 15 settlements including Spirne, Berestove, Bilohorivka, Soledar, and Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast.
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January 10, 2023 282 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian Defence Forces struck a Russian ship using artillery systems on the Dnipro River near Bilohrudyi Island, part of the Tavriia front operations.
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βοΈUkrainian internet users geolocated Prigozhin's claimed location to a real salt mine well within Russian lines, nowhere near Ukrainian positions, debunking the capture claim.
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π€German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kharkiv on an unannounced visit, accompanied by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Ambassador Oleksii Makeev. This marked the first visit by a German official to the city since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
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πSaid Ismagilov, a paramedic in Bakhmut, reports evacuating wounded soldiers with severe injuries, including amputations, and one man who could not be resuscitated.
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π₯Russian forces conducted four artillery strikes against the Shalyhyne hromada in Sumy Oblast. The offensive resulted in no reported casualties or damage.
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January 11, 2023 253 events π‘οΈ 2 π₯ 1 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π‘οΈJournalist Yury Butusov reported from a different sector of Soledar that heavy fighting continues and Ukrainian forces are holding the line.
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π‘οΈUkrainian air reconnaissance soldier Madyar reported from inside Soledar that Russian forces have pushed into the village and conduct raids, but Ukrainian defensive lines are holding and reports of Ukrainian retreat are false.
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π₯Russian forces shelled a perinatal centre in Kherson, causing the building to catch fire and breaking windows in the children's department. The attack damaged one of the doctors' offices due to a powerful blast wave.
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the Presidents of Lithuania and Poland in Lviv.
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πThe Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces suffered significant losses while conducting assaults on Soledar.
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January 12, 2023 279 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian troops hit areas around Spirne, Bilohorivka, Soledar, Krasna Hora, Pidhorodne, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Kurdiumivka, Druzhba, and Pivnichne in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π₯Russian forces executed seven strikes, presumably using 120 mm mortars, in the village of Porokhon within Sumy Oblast between 16:45 and 16:55.
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π₯Russian troops struck the city of Zaporizhzhia on the night of January 11-12, damaging infrastructure facilities and residential buildings. A fire broke out at the site of the hit infrastructure, and emergency services were deployed to the scene.
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πAccording to the Special Operations Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, more than 100 Russian soldiers and specific fire teams were killed in the battle for Soledar.
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π₯Russian forces deployed mortars and artillery to attack settlements including Huryiv Kozachok, Strilecha, Staritsia, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Vilcha, and Novomlynsk in Kharkiv Oblast. Additionally, on the Kupiansk front, Russian forces attacked Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kupiansk, Kyslivka, and Tabayivka.
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January 13, 2023 285 events π₯ 3 π’ 2 βΈ
π₯Three powerful explosions occurred near the Berdiansk Airport in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, causing a large fire. Local officials stated there was no confirmed damage to Russian equipment yet, though injuries were being investigated.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 55 strikes on the border areas of Sumy Oblast throughout the day, utilizing rockets from helicopters and explosive devices dropped from drones.
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π’Serhii Popko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration, stated that Russian political leadership is not ruling out an attempt at another offensive wave, citing 150,000 previously conscripted Russians training at grounds.
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π₯Russian forces have been trying to capture Bakhmut and the surrounding area for months, suffering heavy losses but achieving limited success.
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π’Russian and Ukrainian forces reportedly continued offensive operations along the Svatove-Kreminna line, around Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and west of Donetsk City.
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January 14, 2023 264 events π₯ 4 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯A Russian missile strike hit a multi-storey residential building in Dnipro, causing significant structural damage and destroying at least one entryway.
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π₯Russian occupation forces deployed S-300 missiles to carry out an attack on the city of Kharkiv in the morning. Preliminary reports indicate that four missiles hit the Industrialnyi district, targeting infrastructure facilities.
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π₯A Russian missile attack struck residential areas in Kyiv Oblast, damaging 28 houses. No casualties were reported from this specific incident.
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π₯Russian occupation forces carried out an attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia on the morning of January 14, causing explosions that were heard by residents. Local authorities were confirming the details and impact of the strike at the time of reporting.
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π’Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk stated that explosions heard in Kyiv on the morning of January 14 were not related to military activity, air defense work, or an air threat.
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January 15, 2023 243 events π₯ 2 π 1 π’ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
πThe Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russia has lost a total of 1,872 tactical drones in Ukraine since February 24.
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π₯Russian forces used heavy artillery to shell settlements in the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight between January 15 and 16. At least 15 shells landed in the Marhanets and Chervonohryhorivka hromadas, damaging over a dozen private houses, outbuildings, power lines, and gas pipelines.
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π₯Russian troops fired on positions of Ukrainian troops in more than 20 settlements along the Bakhmut front in Donetsk Oblast.
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π’Deputy Minister of Defence Hanna Maliar urged the public not to spread unverified information about the situation in Soledar, stating that fighting is ongoing and only authorized representatives should publish combat details.
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π΄Russian military food rations, marked as property of the Russian Ministry of Defence and bearing 'Z' symbols, were captured by Ukrainian forces during an offensive in Donetsk Oblast and handed over to Ukrainska Pravda.
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January 16, 2023 322 events β‘οΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
β‘οΈThe Belarusian Ministry of Defence announced that joint tactical flight exercises between Russia and Belarus would be held from January 16 to February 1. The Russian Aerospace Forces military formation began participating in these exercises on January 16.
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π‘οΈField assessment conducted of behind-the-line defensive situation and terrain features in the Bakhmut and Soledar areas.
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πThe missile strike killed 40 people and injured 75 others, with at least 35 missing as of January 16. Among the dead, three died upon arriving at the hospital and eight were in intensive care.
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π₯Russian forces launched a rocket attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia and its suburbs during the night of January 15-16, 2023. The strikes caused damage to residential buildings, industrial infrastructure, and a business premise.
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βοΈUkrainian Defence Forces, including Special Operations Forces personnel, repelled a Russian offensive attack near Kreminna. The Russians attempted to utilize heavy weapons during the assault.
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January 17, 2023 309 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched an S-300 missile strike against Kupiansk, hitting the premises of a motor transport college.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a total of 37 strikes on border areas in Sumy Oblast on January 17, 2023. Specific attacks included two mortar strikes on the Bilopillia hromada, seven on Nova Sloboda hromada, and four on Krasnopillia hromada.
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π₯Explosions were reported in the city of Belgorod during the night of January 16-17, prompting the activation of local air defense systems by regional authorities.
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π₯Ukrainian artillery fire from the 45th Artillery Brigade killed 25 Wagner fighters in a single trench while thwarting an enemy attack on Ukrainian positions near Soledar.
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π₯Russia fired an AS-4 Kitchen (Kh-22) anti-ship missile from a Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber, killing at least 40 people in Dnipro.
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January 18, 2023 314 events π’ 3 π₯ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π’Moldovan President Maia Sandu called on countries to help Ukraine win the war against Russia, warning that failure would endanger all democratic nations.
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π₯The visited UAF M270 unit executed a fire mission (strike) while the journalist was in the general vicinity.
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π’Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War reported that Vladimir Putin may announce a second wave of mobilisation on January 18 or in the coming days.
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π€NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called for a significant increase in weapon supplies to Ukraine during an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, stating that more weapons are needed today for a negotiated peace tomorrow.
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π’Journalist observed the Siviersky Donets River and surrounding terrain near Sviata Hora forests, gaining improved understanding of previous river crossing battles.
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January 19, 2023 355 events π₯ 2 π 1 π’ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
πThe General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released cumulative data estimating total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to January 19, 2023, including approximately 118,530 military personnel.
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π’Russian occupation forces falsely reported that they had targeted a critical strategic facility during the attack on Matviivka hromada, which was later refuted by local officials showing the missile landed in a field.
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π₯Over a period of 24 hours leading up to January 19, 2023, Russian forces shelled 17 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast a total of 153 times, resulting in damage and destruction to property in 28 instances.
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π₯A missile attack was launched against an energy facility located in Donetsk Oblast.
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π€The European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution calling for the creation of a special international tribunal to prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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January 20, 2023 375 events π₯ 2 π 1 π€ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
πThe Ukrainian General Staff reported cumulative losses of 442 multiple-launch rocket systems, 220 air defence systems, 287 fixed-wing aircraft, 277 helicopters, 749 cruise missiles, 17 ships/boats, and 190 special vehicles for Russian forces.
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π€William Burns, Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, secretly visited Kyiv and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss military plans and future aid.
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π₯Ukrainian artillery engaged Russian infantry conducting ground attacks in the Soledar sector, as depicted in a video released by Ukrainian officer Madyar showing action from January 20.
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π¦United States announced $2.5 billion military aid package including 59 Bradleys, 90 Strykers, HARM missiles, Excalibur shells, and approximately 95,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 224 attacks on settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast over a 24-hour period, striking 21 specific settlements.
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January 21, 2023 192 events π₯ 3 π’ 2 βΈ
π₯Russian forces fired mortars at the village of Studenok in the Esman hromada, Shostkynskyi district, Sumy Oblast, resulting in the explosion of ten mines near residential homes.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the Marhanets hromada in the Nikopol district using heavy artillery and multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), causing damage to an industrial enterprise.
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π’President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture in Berlin, urging global cooperation to stop Russian actions that disrupt the international food market and blockades Ukrainian grain exports.
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π’Russia's Defense Ministry stated its troops had attempted to advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces, including mercenaries from the Liga PMC and Prigozhin Group, launched a powerful artillery attack followed by close-quarters infantry assaults on a defensive position held by Ukrainian defenders near Soledar.
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January 22, 2023 218 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted ground attacks in the southern Zaporizhzhia sector, advancing up to seven kilometers according to Russian sources, while Ukrainian sources reported troops advanced in the open during daylight without armored support and were engaged by artillery.
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π₯Russian forces subjected areas of Verkhnokamianske, Bilohorivka, Krasna Hora, Bakhmut, Kurdiumivka, and Maiorsk in Donetsk Oblast to artillery fire on the Bakhmut front.
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π₯Russian forces subjected Dudchany, Monastyrske, Antonivka, Berehove, Yantarne, and the city of Kherson to multiple rocket launchers and barrel artillery on the Kherson front.
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ποΈPower transmission lines, water and gas pipelines, and ten buildings were damaged during Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π’The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published a report on 21 January 2023 assessing that the Ukrainian defence of Bakhmut is a strategically sound operation despite high costs, noting it inhibits Russian offensive capabilities on other fronts.
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January 23, 2023 286 events π€ 1 π₯ 1 π¦ 1 π’ 1 +1 βΈ
π€Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called for a tenth package of EU sanctions targeting the Russian missile and drone industry, energy, banking, media, and metallurgy sectors during an online speech at the Council of Foreign Ministers of the EU.
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π₯The Russian army conducted all-day attacks against Vovchansk in the Chuhuiv district, striking the city center and hitting residential buildings.
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π¦Estonia announced it is handing over all its available 155 mm howitzers to Ukraine as part of a record military aid package, including FH-70 and D-30 systems. The total value of Estonian military aid has already exceeded 1% of the country's GDP.
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π’Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of Ukraineβs Defence Intelligence, stated that Russian claims of preparing to attack Lviv and cut Ukraine off from Europe are an information campaign designed to frighten the population and stretch Ukrainian forces.
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πRussian mobilized soldier Vladimir Mineev was killed in the Bakhmut sector after reportedly surviving only one week in Ukraine, as announced by Russian state television.
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January 24, 2023 326 events π₯ 2 π’ 1 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted approximately 200 strikes across 8 border hromadas in the Sumy region on January 24, utilizing artillery and mortars.
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π’President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Decree No. 34/2023 awarding state honors to servicemen, including 11 with the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi III class and various other orders and medals.
π€Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak confirmed that Germany has received Poland's official request for permission to re-export Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. He simultaneously appealed to the German side to join a coalition of countries supporting Ukraine with these tanks.
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πAs of 24 January 2023, total civilian casualties in Donetsk Oblast since the beginning of hostilities reached at least 1,319 killed and 2,879 wounded.
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π₯Russian occupation forces shelled the residential area of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast using a multiple rocket launcher, damaging at least nine high-rise buildings and cutting off electricity and gas supplies.
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January 25, 2023 398 events β‘οΈ 1 π¦ 1 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 +1 βΈ
β‘οΈUkrainian Armed Forces officially confirmed retreat from Soledar to prepared defensive positions west of the town, acknowledging on-the-ground reports from the previous week.
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π¦US President Joe Biden confirmed the decision to transfer 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, an amount equivalent to one Ukrainian battalion. The US will also provide spare parts and begin training Ukrainian military personnel as soon as possible.
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βοΈHeavy Russian air force activity reported around Bakhmut and conducted strikes in the Kupansk area.
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βοΈThe National Police and Prosecutor General's Office notified two Russian servicemen of suspicion for torture and imitation of shooting civilians in Irpin, Kyiv Oblast. The suspects, a corporal from the 76th Guards Air Assault Division and his commander, face up to 12 years in prison under Article 438.1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
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π’Slovakian Minister of Defence Jaroslav NaΔ stated that Slovakia does not plan to supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine but is ready to provide T-72 tanks if allies agree to replace them.
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January 26, 2023 310 events π‘οΈ 2 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈIntense fighting continues around Bakhmut with Ukrainian accounts stating the city is holding hard while Russian media claims it is almost cut off.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile attack on an energy infrastructure facility in Pavlivske hromada, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, using what is presumed to be S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
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ποΈThe full-scale simulator for personnel at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has stopped operating due to deliberate actions by Russian occupiers blocking access to instructors who refused to cooperate.
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π‘οΈUkrainian air defense forces repelled attacks from Russian troops in the airspace over Kyiv and Cherkasy Oblasts.
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βοΈApproximately 15 Shahed drones were shot down in the airspace over Kyiv during the Russian night attack. Serhii Popko of the Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed no infrastructure strikes or casualties occurred from these specific drones.
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January 27, 2023 317 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π’ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces are conducting brutal, grinding attacks on Bakhmut, an eastern city with limited strategic value, which has worn down Ukrainian forces and diverted troops.
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βοΈUkrainian forces repelled Russian attempts to advance in some areas on the Tavriya front despite prior reconnaissance.
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π’The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed that Yevgeny Prigozhin and Igor Girkin are competing for influence among pro-war nationalist patronage networks within the Kremlin.
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π₯Russian shelling struck Kherson city, causing a little girl to lose sight in one eye.
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π¦The Belgian government approved a military aid package worth 92 million euros for Ukraine, including anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank weapons, machine guns, grenades, and ammunition provided from stockpiles and future purchases.
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January 28, 2023 203 events π₯ 2 π 1 βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
πThe General Staff of Ukraineβs Armed Forces reported equipment losses for Russia, including 3,189 tanks, 6,344 armored fighting vehicles, 5,027 vehicles and fuel tanks, 2,188 artillery systems, 453 multiple launch rocket systems, 221 air defense systems, 293 airplanes, 284 helicopters, 1,947 drones, and 18 boats.
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π₯Ukrainian gunners destroyed a Russian ammunition storage point in Luhansk Oblast following coordinates provided by an air reconnaissance unit of the State Border Guard Service.
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π₯Russian forces conducted aerial bombardments and missile strikes on Bakhmut, destroying buildings and infrastructure including schools and residential blocks.
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βοΈThe Russian occupation regime in Zaporizhzhia Oblast has deployed approximately 800 police officers from Rostov Oblast and Krasnodar Krai to enforce control. These officers are expected to be stationed in Tokmak, Polohy, and Vasylivka.
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π¦Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles announced that Spain will send German-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, scheduled to arrive in Spring.
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January 29, 2023 237 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a total of 72 strikes across six hromadas in Sumy Oblast on January 29, 2023. The attacks included UAV drops, mortar fire, and machine gun rounds targeting Yunakivka, Esman, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, and Myropillia.
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π₯Ukrainian news platforms reported a massed artillery strike on Kherson.
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π₯Drones attacked an Iranian Ministry of Defence facility in Isfahan that manufactures ammunition, with the facility suffering an unsuccessful drone strike. The air defense system destroyed two drones while one struck the facility.
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π₯Ukrainian forces allegedly fired mortars at the settlement of Krasnooktyabrskoye in Glushkovsky district, Kursk Oblast, Russia.
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π₯Russian propaganda claimed a strike across the border against a Ukrainian supply location near Lyman.
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January 30, 2023 309 events π€ 3 π₯ 2 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attempted proper assaults with regular troops at four locations in Donbass, achieving only local tactical successes with very heavy casualties according to Igor Girkin.
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π₯Ukrainian artillery struck Russian forces conducting a raid on one of the islands in the Dnipro River delta on January 30.
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π€President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Mykolaiv Oblast to meet with local officials and discuss the operational situation in Ukraine's south, including consequences of Russian missile and drone attacks.
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π€The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution outlining mechanisms for establishing a special tribunal to punish Russian aggression against Ukraine, to be located in The Hague.
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π€Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visited Ukraine and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Mykolaiv.
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January 31, 2023 401 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces continued to conduct ground attacks across the Donetsk Oblast contact line.
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βοΈThe National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) opened an investigation into an alleged corruption scheme within the Defense Ministry involving inflated food procurement prices.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted cross-river operations around the Kinburn Spit, resulting in fighting that left the area as neutral gray zone territory according to Joint Forces South.
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π₯Russian troops launched an attack on Myrove hromada in Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, using heavy artillery and firing about ten shells.
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π¦Norway will send German-made Leopard 2 combat tanks to Ukraine, most probably by the end of March.
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February 2023 (9,552 events)
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ποΈReconstruction work on School Number 1 in Borodyanka started in February 2023 and is scheduled for completion in November 2023.
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π’Fox News host Tucker Carlson criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, stating he is not a hero but an instrument of destruction.
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π’Representative Paul Gosar tweeted that Ukraine is not a friend and Russia is not an enemy.
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February 1, 2023 673 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces have added MLRS-delivered butterfly mines (PFM-1) to their strikes against attacking Russian forces near Bakhmut, according to Russian officer Aleksey Sukonkin.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces including the 3rd Assault Brigade (formerly Azov), 28th Tank Brigade, Georgian Legion, and various international units are defending Bakhmut against Russian attacks.
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π₯Russian forces continued limited ground attacks to regain lost positions along the Svatove-Kreminna line on February 1, with heavy fighting reported near Kreminna and Svatove but no formed assault group yet.
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π₯Russian forces are continuing to carry out unsuccessful disruption missions on islands in the Dnipro River delta in Kherson Oblast to prevent Ukrainian forces from gaining ground.
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π’Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on February 1 to discuss restoration of residential infrastructure in Crimea, Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk oblasts following claimed Ukrainian shelling, stating that ending such shelling is the business of the military department.
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February 2, 2023 310 events π¦ 1 π’ 1 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π¦The article lists Western military aid delivered to Ukraine in 2022, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, Stinger surface-to-air missiles, Starstreak surface-to-air missiles, M777 Howitzers, Brimstone and Harpoon missiles, HIMARS and M270s, HARM missiles, IRIS-T air defense, and NASAMS air defense systems.
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π’Konstantin Yefremov, former Russian military officer who fled Russia, made statements alleging torture of Ukrainian captives in Kamianka village, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Kherson city and settlements in Kherson Oblast on the night of February 2, 2023, killing 2 civilians (a man and a woman).
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled 13 Russian armed clashes in the Marinka area of Donetsk Oblast during a night attack, with fighting lasting almost two hours before Russian forces retreated.
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π€President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv to participate in the EU-Ukraine summit, marking her fourth visit since Russia's invasion.
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February 3, 2023 330 events βοΈ 3 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkraine's Prosecutor General's Office served a notice of suspicion to Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group PMC, charging him with encroaching on Ukraine's territorial integrity and waging a war of aggression under Articles 110.3, 28.2, and 437.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
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βοΈRussian proxies in Crimea approved the seizure of over 500 Ukrainian-owned assets, including banks, tourist infrastructure, and private property, through a so-called 'nationalization' move.
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π₯Ukrainian artillery destroyed a rare Tot-M2DT Arctic anti-aircraft system (Buk launcher on militarized snow cats) from the 80th Motor Rifle Brigade deployed to cover troops attacking Vuhledar.
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π₯A series of explosions struck the Port City shopping center in western Mariupol, which was serving as a major Russian troop base.
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βοΈUkrainian Parliament's Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets accused Russian forces of kidnapping Ukrainian children, including orphans from orphanages, and selling them for sexual exploitation. He shared evidence of WhatsApp exchanges discussing a child pornography scheme and called on Ukrainian police, cyber police, and prosecutors to investigate.
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February 4, 2023 221 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Wagner Group infantry attacked positions in Pidhorodne to the north and Ivanivske to the south of Bakhmut attempting to gain ground to cut the M03 highway to Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
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π₯Russian forces attempted ground attacks 20 kilometers north and 15 kilometers south of Bakhmut.
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π₯Russian 40th and 155th Naval Infantry Brigades attacked Ukrainian positions at Vuhledar and suffered heavy casualties from Ukrainian artillery in open terrain.
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π₯Russian forces initiated probing attacks near Kreminna, reportedly involving elements of the 76th Airborne Division.
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π₯Russian forces carried out 61 multiple-launch rocket system attacks, including on civilian infrastructure in Kherson.
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February 5, 2023 267 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched missile strikes on Kharkiv city center, hitting the Kyiv district with at least two S-300 missiles. One missile struck a residential complex in central Kharkiv, causing a fire.
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π₯Ukrainian forces continued targeting Russian military assets located on the east (left) bank in Kherson Oblast.
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π¦Ukrainian servicemen from anti-aircraft missile forces departed for training on SAMP/T-Mamba air defense systems provided by France and Italy.
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π‘οΈUkraine's State Border Guard Service shot down a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was being used for reconnaissance and adjusting artillery fire in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Soldiers of the 25th Separate Airborne Sicheslav Brigade, together with National Guard of Ukraine units, destroyed Russian military equipment in Luhansk Oblast.
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February 6, 2023 317 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine's Military Counter-intelligence exposed a senior officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who was providing Russia with intelligence about Ukrainian combat operations plans.
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π₯Russians shelled the Seredyna-Buda hromada in Sumy Oblast with 38 assault rifle and machine gun rounds.
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π₯Russian Marine Infantry and Arctic Troops launched an unsupported armored attack on Ukrainian positions at Uhledar, suffering heavy casualties.
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π₯Russian forces repeated assaults on Vuhledar at least once and likely multiple times during the week with the same results, suffering significant casualties against dug-in Ukrainian positions and artillery.
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π₯Russia plans to launch a new large-scale offensive within the next 10 days, targeting the entire Donbas region.
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February 7, 2023 261 events π¦ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 +1 βΈ
π¦German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius visited Kyiv and delivered a toy model of a Leopard 2 tank to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, marking the symbolic 'first' delivery.
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β‘οΈRussian aircraft took off from the area after the explosions in occupied Mariupol.
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π‘οΈThe 3rd Assault Brigade conducted defensive operations in the Bakhmut sector utilizing repurposed Cold War-era artillery and M577 vehicles.
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π’The Ukrainian parliament appointed Ihor Klymenko as the countryβs interior minister on February 7.
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π₯Russian forces used civilians as human shields by setting up a military hospital in a psychoneurological care home in Kherson Oblast and seized medical equipment from a district hospital.
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February 8, 2023 351 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces dropped grenades via drones into shell holes where surviving Russian soldiers were hiding following the failed attack.
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π₯Russian forces launched missiles at Kharkiv's Central Park during the night of February 7-8, 2023.
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π€Giorgia Meloni stated she would visit Kyiv before the first anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion, meaning before February 24.
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π₯Russian troops conducted 125 strikes across multiple hromadas in Sumy Oblast over a 24-hour period, including mortar fire, UAV-dropped explosives, and machine gun rounds.
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π₯Russian forces struck an energy infrastructure facility in Nova Kakhovka, cutting power and water supply to the city.
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February 9, 2023 329 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈThe 25th Airborne Brigade and 81st Air Assault Brigade were identified as the primary units defending the area south of Izium.
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π₯Russian forces launched a large-scale offensive in the Donbass region targeting the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
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π₯Russian troops have been conducting major combat operations on the Zaporizhzhia front near Velyka Novosilka, Huliaipole, Orikhove, and Kamianske in recent weeks.
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π₯Russian forces launched a major offensive in Luhansk Oblast, particularly along the Svatove-Kreminna line and northwest of Svatove near Kupiansk, with increased military operations reported.
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π₯Russia launched massive strikes against Ukraine's critical infrastructure using missiles and Iranian-made drones, causing power cut-offs and blackouts.
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February 10, 2023 387 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈZaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was taken offline after artillery fire damaged power transmission lines, cutting electricity to large portions of the grid including Kherson.
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π₯Explosions were reported in Zaporizhzhia and Vinnytsia on the night of 10 February 2023.
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π₯Russian forces launched approximately 10 strikes on Kharkiv, targeting critical infrastructure facilities.
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π₯Air-raid sirens were sounded in Kyiv and most oblasts of Ukraine during the night of February 9-10, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, targeting power plants and transmission system facilities in the east, west, and south of Ukraine.
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February 11, 2023 324 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π’Andrii Cherniak, spokesman for Ukraine's Defence Intelligence, stated that Russia does not have sufficient resources to launch a large-scale offensive on the anniversary of the full-scale invasion on 24 February.
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π₯Ukrainian artillery struck Donetsk city, reportedly causing injuries and damaging five districts.
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π₯Russian forces launched missile strikes on Kharkiv city using S-300 anti-aircraft missiles. Three strikes were recorded, damaging one infrastructure facility.
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ποΈPower supplies to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and serviced grid areas were restored.
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π₯Russian forces launched Iranian-made Shahed drones and attacked three energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the night of 10-11 February, causing significant damage.
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February 12, 2023 198 events π 2 π₯ 2 π€ 1 βΈ
πUK Defence Intelligence reports that Russia likely suffered its heaviest losses since the first week of the invasion over the past two weeks, with an average of 824 Russian casualties per day over the past seven days.
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π€Credit Suisse bank froze over $19 billion in Russian assets, including funds belonging to the Russian Central Bank and state entities.
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πOne civilian was killed and one more injured in Russian attacks on Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast on 12 February.
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π₯HIMARS strike hit a Russian military target in Nova Kakhovka, causing devastating and evenly-spread explosive damage.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast using tube artillery, killing a 53-year-old woman and injuring an 87-year-old pensioner with shrapnel wounds.
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February 13, 2023 342 events ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 +1 βΈ
ποΈ60-80% of occupied Sievierodonetsk remains without electricity and heating, with modular boiler houses being manually connected to damaged networks
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βοΈThe Prosecutor's Office of Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol submitted a case to court against Russia-appointed 'Minister of Health' Konstantin Skorupskiy for collaborationism (Part 5 of Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), facing up to 10 years in prison.
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π€Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the EU summit in Brussels that Ukrainian intelligence had intercepted the Kremlin's plan to take control of Moldova, and he immediately passed all information to President Maia Sandu.
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π’UAF Army General Staff recorded RF attempts to increase pressure at multiple locations in the Donetsk direction, as noted by the Institute for the Study of War.
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π₯HIMARS rockets struck a hotel reportedly housing RF soldiers in Kadiivka (Stakhanov), killing or injuring dozens or hundreds according to Luhansk regional defense commander Serhy Haidai and Russian politician Igor Girkin.
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February 14, 2023 367 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π¦ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces resumed massed infantry attacks backed by heavy artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions around Bakhmut after attacks had briefly halted four days prior.
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π€NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the Alliance is discussing the provision of Western-style fighter jets to Ukraine, emphasizing the speed of such assistance.
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π₯Ukrainian artillery or HIMARS struck the Akhtamar hotel near Volnovakha, which was occupied by Russian or Chechen forces.
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π¦Russian Federation has begun deploying ships armed with tactical nuclear weapons in the Baltic Sea for the first time since the Cold War era, marking the first such deployment by modern Russia in 30 years.
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π’Wagner Group chief Evgeny Prigozhin stated his forces cannot capture Bakhmut due to strong Ukrainian defenses and accused the Russian army of attempting to bleed out Wagner by depriving them of prison recruits.
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February 15, 2023 417 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian artillery struck villages around Vuhledar and the town of Kurahove.
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π₯Ukrainian forces launched attacks against Russian defensive positions along the R-66 highway and Krasne River, attempting to break through natural defense lines held by Russian forces including BARS police units.
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π₯Wagner Group forces captured the village of Yakovlivka, described as an important bridgehead north of Soledar.
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π₯At least six Russian reconnaissance balloons carrying radar reflectors were shot down over Kyiv, representing a new Russian tactic to gather intelligence on Ukrainian air defense systems and force Ukraine to expend surface-to-air missiles.
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π‘οΈUkrainian war correspondent Yury Butusov posted a selfie in front of the Artemsil entrance, refuting Russian claims and confirming Ukrainian forces still hold the facility.
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February 16, 2023 404 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π’ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π€Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen arrived in Kyiv for the first visit by a high-ranking Israeli official since Russia's full-scale invasion began.
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π’Commander Madyar stated that the city of Bakhmut will hold.
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π₯Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian BMP3 infantry fighting vehicle that had approached the city.
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π₯Explosions were heard in Kremenchuk on the night of February 16, 2023. The city's mayor reported the explosions and urged residents to stay in shelters.
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π₯A missile attack hit a critical infrastructure object in Kropyvnytskyi district, Kirovohrad Oblast; fires were extinguished and no casualties were reported.
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February 17, 2023 306 events π’ 2 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π’The Air Force of Ukraine stated that Russian provocations and missile attacks are possible on 23-24 February, which are significant dates for Russia (Defender of the Motherland Day and one year anniversary of the invasion). Ukrainian forces are prepared for attacks every day.
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π₯Russian forces increased offensive operations and are attempting to gain ground in Marynka.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted limited counterattacks pushing Wagner combatants away from the Konstantikivka highway to reduce Russian ability to shell western supply routes.
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βοΈAn explosion occurred in central Sevastopol at approximately 04:00 local time on February 17, with reports indicating it resembled a muffled artillery shot. Russian occupation authorities claimed their air defense units shot down a Ukrainian UAV near the Balaklava Thermal Power Plant with no reported damage.
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π’Professor Stefan Wolff provides an analytical overview of the Russia-Ukraine war on its first anniversary, stating that Ukraine has proven more resilient than expected, having stopped Russian advances and recaptured territories.
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February 18, 2023 262 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces fired mortars on Bilopillia hromada in Sumy Oblast, resulting in six strikes and damage to five private households in the village of Ryzhivka.
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π’French President Emmanuel Macron stated on a flight returning from the Munich Security Conference that he wants Russia defeated in Ukraine but France will not advocate for 'crushing' Russia or attacking its soil.
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π₯An explosion occurred in Khmelnytskyi on the morning of 18 February. It remains unclear whether it was caused by Russian missiles or Ukrainian air defense activity.
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π₯Russian forces attacked settlements on multiple fronts including Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk.
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π‘οΈA missile was shot down over Mykolaiv Oblast during the air-raid alert on February 18, 2023.
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February 19, 2023 239 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia's main offensive phase continues in Luhansk Oblast but lacks reserves to increase scale or intensity.
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βοΈRelatives of conscripts from Russian-occupied Crimea are mass-complaining to the Russian Ministry of Defense about violations of conscripts' rights, including no leaves or rotations for over six months.
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π₯Russian forces shelled settlements in Sumy Oblast (Atynske, Stukalivka, Zapsillia).
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π€US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's top diplomat Wang Yi after the Munich Security Conference to discuss Chinese assistance to Russia.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the village of Burhunka in Beryslav district, Kherson Oblast using massive artillery fire, killing three adults (mother, father and uncle) and injuring a 13-year-old boy.
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February 20, 2023 260 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia conducted a test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile around February 20, 2023, which appears to have failed.
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π₯Russian forces launched two missiles targeting an industrial area in Kramatorsk, causing damage to the industrial zone and partially smashing windows in a nearby apartment building.
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π₯Russian forces attacked settlements in Sumy Oblast and over 20 settlement areas in Kharkiv Oblast.
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βοΈRussia conducted a test of its SARMAT intercontinental ballistic missile that appears to have failed, according to U.S. officials.
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π₯Russian forces shelled settlements in Chernihiv Oblast (Senkivka, Yeline), Sumy Oblast (Novoslobidske, Bilopillia, Yunakivka, Myropilske, Krasnopillia), and over 25 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast including Strilecha, Krasne, Zelene, Ternova, Bochkove, Mala Vovcha, Ozerne, Hryhorivka, Dvorichna and Kupiansk.
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February 21, 2023 378 events π₯ 2 π 1 βοΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
πUkraine's General Staff reported cumulative Russian military equipment losses, including tanks, artillery, and aircraft.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a warehouse at Mariupol airport, causing explosions and setting fuel dumps on fire, which scrambled Russian Su-25 aircraft.
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π₯Russian occupying forces shelled the city of Kherson with multiple-launch rocket systems, including Grad MLRS, targeting residential areas, critical infrastructure, a kindergarten, a hospital, private garages and cars. At least 6 people were killed and 12 wounded, with another report indicating 5 killed and 16 hospitalized.
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βοΈSecurity Service of Ukraine detained a rural head (village head) in Hostomel hromada, Kyiv Oblast, for providing Russian invaders with road routes during their offensive on Kyiv in February 2022.
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π’Ukraine's Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat stated that Russia will not launch a mass aircraft attack on Kyiv, noting that Russian aircraft are stationed at 40 airfields and the number of aircraft has remained consistent since the invasion began.
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February 22, 2023 374 events π₯ 2 π€ 2 π 1 βΈ
πThe General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported equipment losses, including 3,334 tanks, 6,569 armored fighting vehicles, and 2,026 drones among other military hardware.
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π₯Continued strikes on Mariupol resulted in 11 explosions reported across the city.
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π₯Russian forces fired artillery at residential buildings in Novotyahinka, Kherson Oblast, killing two elderly civilians (an 81-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man).
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π€Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n threatened to veto the extension of EU anti-Russian sanctions, demanding that four people be removed from the sanctions list.
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π€Andrii Kostin announced that a branch of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will be opened in Kyiv within a few weeks, with branches later opening in cities closer to the contact line.
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February 23, 2023 406 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 2 βΈ
π₯Russians launched a S-300 missile strike targeting an administrative building in Kupiansk district, Kharkiv Oblast. At least two people remained trapped under rubble.
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βοΈA Russian Su-25 attack aircraft crashed in Valuyki District, Belgorod Oblast, during a combat mission. The pilot died according to the Russian Defence Ministry.
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π₯Three explosions struck Mariupol during daylight, with two hitting the Ilych steel factory area and one near the airport.
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π₯Russian forces shelled multiple settlements in Sumy Oblast including Sopych, Korenok, Hirky, Ryzhivka and others.
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βοΈUkraine's air defence forces shot down a Russian reconnaissance drone during an air-raid in Kyiv Oblast.
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February 24, 2023 592 events π€ 3 βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π€The UK announced new sanctions against Russia including export restrictions on hundreds of goods (aircraft parts, radio equipment, electronic components) used by the Russian military-industrial complex, and personal sanctions against Rosatom officials, two defense companies, four Russian banks, Russian elites including Mattias Warning (CEO of Nord Stream 2), Alina Kabaeva's mother Lyubov Kabaeva, Alexei Dyumin, Alexei Kozak, Gazprom and Aeroflot officials, Iranian Qods Aviation Industry officials, and two current Russian ministers.
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βοΈSSU detained six Russian agents in southern Ukraine who were targeting missile strikes on hospitals and Ukrainian military positions
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π¦The United States announced over US$10 billion in budgetary assistance to Ukraine, including US$9.9 billion in grant financing via the World Bank's PEACE mechanism and US$250 million in energy assistance.
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π€German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivered a speech on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, reaffirming Germany's commitment to support Ukraine and calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war.
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π€Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visited Kyiv on the one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion to demonstrate continued support for Ukraine.
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February 25, 2023 262 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯HIMARS strikes targeted Mariupol, which has been serving as an assembly area for Russian units, supporting theories of Russian force concentration there.
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βοΈUnits of so-called "security forces" of Donetsk Oblast will begin abiding by Russian laws starting on 1 March 2023.
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β‘οΈGeneral Syrsky, ground forces commander, visited Bakhmut to assess the situation following the dismissal of General Moskalev.
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π₯Russian forces launched attacks near Stukalivka, Pavlivka, Hyrine and Katerynivka in Sumy Oblast.
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π€Joe Biden stated that China's proposed peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine war would only benefit Russia, not Ukraine or other parties.
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February 26, 2023 289 events π₯ 2 π 1 π¦ 1 π§ 1 βΈ
πThe General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported cumulative material losses for Russian forces, including 3,381 tanks, 6,615 armored fighting vehicles, and other military equipment.
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π¦Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur arrived in Kyiv and delivered a new military aid package to Ukraine's Special Operations Forces, including assault rifles, pistols, UAVs, thermal imagers, generators, chargers and clothing.
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π§Belarusian partisans carried out a sabotage operation at the Machulishchy airbase in Belarus, damaging a Russian A-50 long-range radar tracking aircraft using drones.
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π₯Russian 155th Naval Infantry Brigade suffered heavy losses near Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, with satellite images showing destroyed equipment
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π₯Russian forces deployed a UAV with combat payload in the area of Popivka, Sumy Oblast.
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February 27, 2023 317 events π₯ 2 π₯ 1 π§ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Explosions occurred in Khmelnytskyi during an air raid warning, with three explosions reported between 01:30 and 03:15.
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π₯Ukrainian Air Defence Forces shot down 11 Shahed Iranian-made drones out of 14 launched by Russia during a night attack on February 26-27, 2023.
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π§German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser stated that Russia is investing resources in organizing cyberattacks and espionage, with pro-Russian hacker attacks having intensified due to the war. The German government announced it is expanding its Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and developing new tools to counter these threats.
βοΈRussia is illegally detaining 180 Ukrainian political prisoners, including 116 Crimean Tatars. Two prisoners (Kostiantyn Shyrinh and Dzhemil Hafarov) died while in custody due to lack of medical assistance.
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π₯Russia transferred up to 200 conscripts from Rostov Oblast to the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk Oblast to reinforce front-line positions.
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February 28, 2023 364 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 βοΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces shelled residential areas of Kherson city and suburban settlements, killing one civilian (a man) in the regional center and another person in a village whose injuries were not compatible with life.
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π€Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur called on the EU to focus on purchasing munitions for Ukraine through new industrial contracts rather than depleting existing reserves.
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βοΈDonetsk People's Republic Head Denis Pushilin claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin issued guidance on increasing checkpoint capacity to facilitate movement between occupied Donetsk Oblast and Rostov Oblast.
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π₯A pair of Ukrainian drones struck near an oil storage facility in Tuapse, Russia, destroying maintenance and support buildings but missing fuel reservoirs.
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πThree people were wounded in Kherson Oblast over the past day as a result of Russian aggression.
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March 1, 2023 1 event ποΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈAccording to the Kyiv School of Economics, total damages in Ukraine caused by the Russian war reached almost $143.8 billion as of February 2023.
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March 2, 2023 1 event π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia failed to significantly advance near Vuhledar in February due to a Ukrainian counter-offensive that destroyed the Russian 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, resulting in over 100 armored vehicles and 46 tanks lost.
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March 2023 (9,034 events)
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ποΈThe Kyiv School of Economics reported in late March that Russia's war caused over $138 billion in damages across Ukraine, including $36.2 billion in infrastructure damage.
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π’House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene stated that no more funding would go to Ukraine under Republicans and reiterated narratives blaming Ukraine for the invasion.
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π’Former Russian President Dmytro Medvedev stated that Moscow is ready to respond to Ukrainian attempts to return Crimea with absolutely any weapon.
March 1, 2023 614 events π 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
πVideo emerged showing a Ukrainian soldier whose flak vest stopped a 30mm autocannon round, demonstrating individual protective equipment effectiveness.
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π€The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Childrenβs Ombudswoman Maria Lvova-Belova regarding the deportation of Ukrainian children.
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π’Multiple Ukrainian units including 93rd Mechanized Brigade, 3rd Assault Brigade, and 59th Mechanized Brigade issued video statements confirming the situation is difficult but Bakhmut is holding.
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π₯Russian forces fired an S-300 missile into an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia, killing at least ten people, with rescue operations ongoing.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces appear to be holding positions near Opytne south of Bakhmut, though firepower dominance in the sector remains unclear.
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March 2, 2023 323 events π₯ 1 π’ 1 π§ 1 π 1 +1 βΈ
π₯Russian authorities reported that a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group allegedly entered Bryansk Oblast, took local civilians hostage, and shot at a car.
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π’Igor Fazletdinov, First Deputy Commander of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces, published an article in Voennaya Mysl claiming Russia is developing a new type of military operation using nuclear weapons to counter US 'aggression'.
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π§Russian Governor of Bryansk Oblast Alexander Bogomaz reported that an alleged Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group (SRG) infiltrated into Klimovsky district, specifically to the village of Lyubechany, and fired at a moving car.
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πAt least three people were killed and others injured in a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Zaporizhzhia.
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ποΈRussia may be attempting to constrain IAEA presence at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to compel de facto recognition of Russian ownership, and may be using escalated threats to ZNPP to deter a potential Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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March 3, 2023 293 events π₯ 3 π 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
πThe General Staff reported equipment losses for Russian forces since the start of the invasion, including specific counts for tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, aircraft, and drones.
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π₯Russian military fired approximately 100 shells from heavy artillery on the Marhanets and Myrove hromadas in Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, damaging a social institution, 17 private houses, 12 outbuildings (one completely destroyed), three cars, a gas pipeline, and power grids.
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π₯A fire or explosion occurred at a missile research institute in Kolomna, deep inside Russia, possibly caused by Ukrainian operatives or unknown actors.
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π₯Untrained Russian mobilised soldiers from the 1439th Regiment (from Irkutsk Oblast) were sent to assault Avdiivka near Donetsk; almost all were killed.
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βοΈA Russian Su-34 bomber was shot down over Yenakive, approximately 70 km behind Russian lines, cause unknown but possibly Ukrainian air defense or friendly fire.
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March 4, 2023 227 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian forces are constructing a new defensive line along the Rai-Aleksandrovka-Chasov Yar axis west of Bakhmut.
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π₯Russian forces are attempting to advance or have increased artillery activity in the Kupyansk-Sviatove sector, prompting civilian evacuations from Kupyansk due to continued shelling.
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π₯Russian forces deployed mortars and artillery to attack settlements in Sumy Oblast including Bachivsk, Ulanove, Kucherivka, Bilokopytove, Starykove, Khodyne, Ryzhivka, Atynske, Holyshivske, Pavlivka and Sadky.
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π’Russian sources predicted a Ukrainian counterattack using tanks and APCs in the vicinity of Chasov Yar to relieve pressure on Bakhmut supply roads.
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π₯Russian forces are experimenting with Terminator assault vehicles to clear trenches, applying pressure south of Kreminne near the P-66 highway.
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March 5, 2023 197 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π€Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko stated that diplomatic efforts to return the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant under Ukrainian control have reached a dead end, with negotiations based on demilitarization, withdrawal of Rosatom employees, and allowing Ukrainian personnel to operate the facility without pressure.
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πYana 'Yara' Rykhlitska, a 29-year-old volunteer paramedic with the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Mechanised Brigade, was killed near Bakhmut when the ambulance she was in came under fire during evacuation of wounded.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive actions along the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line.
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π₯Ukrainian sources reported that Russian forces are trying to set conditions for offensive operations in southern Ukraine.
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π‘οΈInstitute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed that Russian forces will not be able to encircle Bakhmut in the near future, despite securing positional advantages for a turning movement.
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March 6, 2023 280 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 1 π’ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian air defense shot down three missiles in the city of Novy Oskol, Belgorod Oblast. One man received a shrapnel wound to his arm, and some buildings and power transmission lines in several villages near Novy Oskol were damaged by fragments.
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π’U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that Bakhmut has more symbolic than operational value, and its fall would not necessarily mean Russia has regained momentum in its military efforts.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces are retaining the ability to defend Khromove and continuing to repel Russian attacks on Ivanivske and on the T0504 highway
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βοΈSemen Kryvonos was appointed as the new head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).
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βοΈThe National Police of Ukraine served notices of suspicion to three Russian soldiers for firing on an evacuation convoy in Irpin, Kyiv Oblast, on March 5-6, 2022, killing nine civilians and injuring 12.
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March 7, 2023 319 events π₯ 2 π’ 2 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Kamianka, Avdiivka and Marinka in Donetsk Oblast.
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π’Zaluzhny's office released a statement saying discussions covered the situation around Bakhmut, supply of weapons and ammunition, particularly air defense and long-range strike capabilities.
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π’US State Department spokesman Ned Price stated that Bakhmut has little strategic importance to Russia but capturing it is the only opportunity for Russia to demonstrate some battlefield results.
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π₯Russia launched 19 air strikes, one missile strike, and 5 MLRS attacks against Ukraine.
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π€General Valerii Zaluzhny met with senior NATO commanders including General Christopher Cavoli, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, and General Rajmund Andrzejczak to discuss the situation around Bakhmut, weapons supply, air defense, and planning for the Spring offensive.
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March 8, 2023 262 events π₯ 2 π¦ 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Several Russian assaults have failed in the Vuhledar sector over the last three months, with the Russian command viewing a breakthrough at Vuhledar as critical for operational success.
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π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Hrianykivka, Spirne and Bilohorivka on the Kupiansk and Lyman fronts.
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π¦Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov called for EU defence ministers to prioritize supply of air defence systems and one million 155mm artillery shells for Ukraine's counter-offensive.
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π€EU defence ministers met in Stockholm to discuss military support for Ukraine, with almost all EU countries agreeing on a plan to quickly provide artillery ammunition.
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π’NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the city of Bakhmut might fall within a matter of days regardless of Ukrainian defensive efforts.
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March 9, 2023 315 events π₯ 3 π 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
πUkrainian General Staff reported cumulative losses of Russian military equipment, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and aircraft.
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π₯Russian forces launched a massive missile attack on Odesa Oblast, hitting an energy infrastructure facility and damaging residential buildings.
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ποΈRussian missile attack on the night of March 8-9, 2023 disconnected the last power line connecting the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to Ukraine's power grid, leaving the plant completely without external power supply.
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π₯Explosions were reported in Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Odesa following air-raid warnings across Ukraine.
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π₯Russian forces launched ballistic missiles from Kursk Oblast targeting Kyiv and central Ukrainian oblasts during an air-raid warning.
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March 10, 2023 281 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 2 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈA 26-year-old Mykolaiv resident was arrested for spreading information about Ukrainian military locations via Telegram to facilitate Russian attacks.
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π₯Russian forces are preparing to resume offensive operations around Vuhledar, with ISW noting persistent personnel and ammunition constraints.
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βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine served former CEO Serhii Bychkov with a notice of suspicion for obstructing the Armed Forces by refusing the National Guard permission to enter Hostomel airfield before the full-scale invasion.
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β‘οΈSergei Shoigu visited Rustam Muradov in western Donetsk Oblast to assess the viability of the Vuhledar offensive and Muradov's continued role as EMD commander.
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π₯Russian forces fired mortar bombs on the occupied city of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast, likely to discredit Ukraine's Armed Forces according to the Ukrainian General Staff.
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March 11, 2023 187 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces, primarily mercenaries from Wagner PMC, have taken control of most of the eastern part of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast over the past four days, with the front line now running through the city center along the Bakhmutka River.
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π₯Russian forces struck Kherson city on Mykolaiv Road with a projectile, hitting a car and causing fatalities.
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π₯Russian forces attacked vital infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia city using projectiles, reportedly S-300 missiles. A fire broke out in one of the city's districts due to the missile attack.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the settlements of Bilopillia and Velyka Pysarivka in Sumy Oblast using mortars, grenade launchers, and machine guns, with 18 attacks recorded.
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πA 52-year-old civilian man was killed and four civilians were injured in Russian attacks on residential areas in Donetsk Oblast.
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March 12, 2023 205 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 2 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked Ochakiv, Mykolaiv Oblast using artillery during the night of 12 March 2023. The attack caused cars to catch fire and damaged private houses and a multi-storey building.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Defence Intelligence officers conducted reconnaissance and established hidden weapons stockpiles in Kharkiv two weeks before the full-scale invasion, storing Kalashnikov rifles, machine guns, anti-tank grenade launchers and missiles.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 56 MLRS attacks, including one on civilian infrastructure in Kherson.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Armed Forces repelled 92 Russian attacks on five fronts (Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk).
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π’The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that Russian forces did not make any confirmed advances within Bakhmut on March 11, 2023.
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March 13, 2023 257 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked a settlement in the Kutsurub hromada, Mykolaiv district at around 08:00 on March 13, 2023. The attack killed two people (a 45-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman) and injured three people, including a 7-year-old child.
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π₯Ongoing combat operations including shooting continue along the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk-Bakhmut line.
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π₯Russian forces on the defensive in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts shelled over 30 settlements in Kherson Oblast.
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π€The International Criminal Court (ICC) intends to open two war crimes cases related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine: one concerning the kidnapping/deportation of Ukrainian children and another about Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure.
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β‘οΈThe Wagner Group started recruiting local residents in occupied Melitopol to participate in battles for Bakhmut, with Russian-appointed officials organizing the recruitment effort.
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March 14, 2023 312 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈA Russian Su-27 fighter jet collided with and damaged a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea, forcing the drone to crash into international waters.
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π₯Russian forces bombarded the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast on March 14, 2023, hitting a civilian car near a fire and rescue unit.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile attack on the centre of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, on the morning of 14 March 2023.
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π₯Russia launched a missile strike on Odesa Oblast using tactical aircraft (Su-24s) that fired four anti-radar missiles (presumably Kh-31s) from the sea toward the coast.
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π₯Russian forces shelled settlements in Luhansk Oblast including Novoselivske, Makiivka, Nevske, Dibrova, Bilohorivka and Zolotarivka
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March 15, 2023 336 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian border guards stopped two Russian assault groups attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses in Bakhmut. After several hours of skirmishes, the Wagner Group forces retreated.
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βοΈUkrainian soldiers of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Mechanised Brigade shot down a Russian Su-24 fighter jet near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast.
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βοΈA former official of a state-owned enterprise in Kharkiv Oblast was sentenced to 15 years in prison for treason by Ukrainian courts, based on evidence gathered by the SBU.
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π₯Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, in cooperation with an infantry brigade, conducted a coordinated attack on Russian Marines dug into forest belts on the Zaporizhzhia front at dawn, using mortars and small arms fire.
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π₯Russian troops attacked the town of Marhanets in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing two women (aged 62 and 57) and injuring five people (four women and one man).
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March 16, 2023 318 events βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 π’ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
βοΈSSU detains two residents of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast on suspicion of high treason and working for Russia. One is a nurse in the Armed Forces' territorial defence unit who reported on missile strike results and troop movement routes to Russian Special Operations Forces via messenger app.
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π¦Polish President Andrzej Duda announced the supply of four MiG-29 jets to Ukraine.
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π’Ukraine's National Security Council convened with President Zelensky and senior military leadership regarding Bakhmut, publicly stating that Ukrainian forces should and can hold the city.
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π₯An ammunition dump in the Mariupol region exploded at several locations on the same day as the Rostov incident.
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π₯A large explosion and fire destroyed or heavily damaged a Russian border troops headquarters in Rostov, Russia, which officials claimed was caused by a short circuit.
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March 17, 2023 359 events π€ 2 π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a state visit to Russia from March 20-22 to discuss sanctions evasion schemes and Chinese interest in mediating a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine.
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βοΈThe International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Commissioner on Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova for alleged war crimes involving the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
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π€The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova on charges of war crimes related to the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children from occupied territories since February 24, 2022.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations in and around Bakhmut, with Ukrainian forces repelling Russian assaults near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Ivanivske, and Klishchiivka.
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π₯Russian forces attacked settlements in Sumy Oblast including Starykove, Atynske, Volfyne, Stepne, Kindrativka, Pokrovka and Hrabovske.
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March 18, 2023 216 events π€ 2 π 1 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π€The Black Sea Grain Initiative was extended for 120 days, allowing continued Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea.
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π€An international working group led by Andriy Yermak, including US Ambassador Michael McFaul and experts from the Freeman Spogli Institute and Kyiv School of Economics, released a study analyzing the impact of sanctions on Russia.
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πFour Ukrainian servicemen were killed in an incident at the 169th Desna Training Centre located in the village of Desna on March 18, 2023. The circumstances and reasons for the deaths are currently under investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation.
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π₯SSU Bili Vovky (White Wolves) Special Forces destroyed 10 Russian tanks and 1 armored personnel carrier on the Donetsk front in a single night.
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ποΈExplosions were reported in Dnipro and Novomoskovsk in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during the air defence operation.
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March 19, 2023 221 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€Russian occupation authorities declared Melitopol as the temporary "capital" of Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Oblast, replacing the unoccupied city of Zaporizhzhia.
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π₯Russia conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Novoselivske.
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βοΈUkrainian forces initiated local counterattacks in the Bakhmut sector, with veteran brigades reclaiming positions and taking prisoners, while Russian Wagner assault rates reportedly dropped significantly.
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π₯Ukrainian forces fired eight HIMARS rockets at targets around Nova Kakhovka, causing large fires at a potential river crossing site.
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π₯Russian forces shelled a residential building in the village of Kamianske, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, using Grad rocket systems, resulting in 3 civilian deaths and 2 wounded.
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March 20, 2023 307 events π 1 ποΈ 1 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
πUkraine's General Staff reported detailed equipment losses for Russia since February 24, 2022, including 3,537 tanks, 6,869 armored fighting vehicles, and other military hardware.
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ποΈUkrainian government reported that the apartment building at Bohatyrska 20 in Kyiv's Obolon district has been fully repaired one year after being shelled.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Dzhankoi, northern Crimea on the evening of March 20, 2023. Local residents reported hearing a loud explosion followed by repeated explosions.
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π‘οΈUkrainian soldiers from the 110th Brigade successfully repelled a Russian assault, driving out approximately six Russian soldiers who had occupied a position within an hour.
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βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine exposed underground cells of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union operating in Kyiv and six other oblasts (Kharkiv, Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia, and Chernihiv). The organization was described as a Russian FSB-controlled entity conducting subversive activities against Ukraine.
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March 21, 2023 277 events π₯ 1 π§ 1 π₯ 1 π€ 1 +1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian border guards from the Luhansk detachment shot down a Russian DJI Mavic 2 drone that was providing fire adjustment over Bakhmut. They used an AK-74 assault rifle, requiring several magazines to hit one of the UAV's motors.
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π§Ukrainian forces struck a major rail intersection in Dzhankoi, reportedly rendering it non-operational.
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π₯Russian forces shelled Antonivka and the city of Kherson in Kherson Oblast.
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π€NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg urged China to take into account Ukraine's conditions for peace with Russia during Xi's visit to Moscow.
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πRussian forces killed four civilians in three settlements of Donetsk Oblast on March 21, 2023: two in Chasiv Yar, one in Krasnohorivka, and one in Bakhmut.
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March 22, 2023 327 events π₯ 3 π 1 π’ 1 βΈ
πFour people were killed and five injured in Donetsk Oblast due to Russian attacks over a 24-hour period reported on March 22, 2023. Specific incidents include the death of a married couple from a shell strike in Chasiv Yar, deaths in Krasnohorivka and Bakhmut, and injuries in Kostiantynivka and Stepove.
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π₯At least two, possibly six, Russian long-range missiles hit an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia.
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π₯Russian military destroyed three drones that attacked the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol on March 22. The drones attempted to enter the bay and were engaged by sailors using small arms, with air defense also activated.
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π’Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the front line near Bakhmut to show support for troops.
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π₯Russian forces have been attempting to encircle Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast since May 2022, with the most recent deadline being March 1, 2023. The city remains under Ukrainian control.
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March 23, 2023 267 events π€ 2 β‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€Kyiv formally requested Finland to consider transferring F-18 Hornet fighter jets.
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β‘οΈRussian forces conducted troop rotation in Nova Kakhovka, initially mistaken for abandonment by Ukrainian sources.
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π₯Russian forces continue attacking Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, suffering significant losses in manpower and equipment while the main attacking force consists of Wagner PMC fighters.
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βοΈAn air-raid warning was issued across all of Ukraine on the morning of March 23, 2023, lasting almost 2 hours due to a Russian MiG-31K jet capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles taking off from Belarus.
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π€Hungary's Chief of Staff Gergely GulyΓ‘s stated that Russia would not be arrested if he visited Hungary, citing that the Rome Statute has not been integrated into Hungarian law despite Hungary signing and ratifying it.
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March 24, 2023 300 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted a strike against Beryslav with guided aerial bombs.
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π₯Russian Su-35 aircraft launched approximately 10 guided aerial bombs at Sumy Oblast from an area north of Ukraine, with the aircraft staying outside Ukrainian air defense range.
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π₯Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kryvyi Rih using Shahed drones, with strikes recorded in the city.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 37 air attacks, 4 missile attacks (including one on Kramatorsk), and 82 MLRS attacks against Ukrainian settlements.
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π₯Russian forces fired mortars and artillery at more than 20 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv Oblasts.
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March 25, 2023 234 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled 59 Russian attacks on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtars'k fronts.
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β‘οΈWagner Group deployed limited higher quality elements to the Avdiivka direction to reinforce recent tactical successes in the area.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 67 artillery attacks on Kherson Oblast, firing 301 projectiles from heavy artillery and Grad MLRS, resulting in civilian casualties.
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π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Synkivka, Kreminna, Bilohorivka and Vyimka on the Lyman front.
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π’President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot yet start a counteroffensive planned for spring because they need more weapons, ammunition, and fighter jets from Ukraine's partners.
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March 26, 2023 236 events π₯ 2 π’ 1 π¦ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian unit reported shooting up a Ukrainian probe consisting mostly of pickup trucks and BTRs.
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π’Yevgeny Prigozhin posted video stating Wagner will continue fighting in Bakhmut and denied Bloomberg reports of being sidelined.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a HIMARS strike against a dormitory quartering Russian military and MVD personnel in occupied Melitopol.
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π¦A second group of Ukrainian artillery crews completed training on British 155-mm AS-90 self-propelled howitzers in Britain.
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πFour civilians were severely injured after triggering explosive devices in Kherson Oblast on March 26, 2023. One incident occurred near the village of Kostyrka in Vysokopillia district where a man inspecting a field triggered a Russian-laid mine. Earlier, three people were injured in explosions near villages of Ishchenka and Ivanivka in Beryslav district.
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March 27, 2023 307 events π₯ 3 β‘οΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian S-300 missile strike hit near a kindergarten killing two civilians and injuring 36.
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β‘οΈWagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin visited School No.5 near central Bakhmut.
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π₯Explosion destroyed part of a structure identified as either a dormitory or Security Troops barracks, injuring four civilians.
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π₯Car bomb injured local police senior officer Mikhail Moskvin, identified by Ukrainians as a collaborator.
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π‘οΈUkrainian air defence forces detected and destroyed all Russian drones in Kyiv's airspace, with 12 Shahed UAVs destroyed.
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March 28, 2023 360 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈDefence Intelligence of Ukraine debunked a Russian fake video showing an alleged Ukrainian soldier shooting at a civilian car with a woman and child inside, identifying it as a staged Russian psychological operation.
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π₯Russian forces are attempting to capture Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, concentrating their primary efforts on the Bakhmut front and trying to surround and capture the city.
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π₯Russian forces conducted an air strike using guided bombs on the village of Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast, causing a fire in an outbuilding and damaging two private houses, a gas pipeline, and an apartment building.
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π₯Russian forces launched Shahed-136/131 drones and guided bomb units to attack Ukraine from the north (Bryansk Oblast) and from the southeast (eastern coast of the Azov Sea).
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π€Belarusian Foreign Ministry stated that deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons on its territory complies with international law and does not violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) articles I and II.
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March 29, 2023 296 events π₯ 4 π’ 1 βΈ
π’Metropolitan Pavlo, abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, issued a video statement on March 29, 2023, warning President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that God would not forgive him for evicting clergy from the monastery, citing the displacement of 220 people. He also criticized Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko as possessing 'diabolical madness' and claimed the eviction was carried out with the President's permission.
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π₯Wagner Group forces have likely taken the AZOM industrial complex in northern Bakhmut and continue to make gains within the city.
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π₯Explosions occurred in all districts of occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, with hits reported at the locomotive depot. The attack damaged power supply facilities, causing electricity outages in the city and nearby villages.
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π₯Russia attacked settlements in Sumy Oblast including Chernatske, Esman, Kucherivka, Bilopillia, Volfyne and Basivka.
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π₯Russia attacked settlements in Kharkiv Oblast including Tymofiivka, Veterynarne, Hlyboke, Pishchane, Hatyshche, Vovchansk and Bochkove.
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March 30, 2023 256 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched S-300 missiles from Belgorod Oblast in Russia to strike Kharkiv.
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π₯Ukrainian border guards killed a group of Wagner PMC mercenaries using mortars provided with coordinates from aerial reconnaissance in Bakhmut.
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βοΈMetropolitan Pavlo, abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, was served with a notice of suspicion and placed under house arrest in Kyiv Oblast for inciting parishioners to block a Ministry of Culture commission conducting an inventory.
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πFive people were injured in Bakhmut and one person was wounded in Kostiantynivka as a result of Russian attacks on March 30, 2023.
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π€Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an online address to the Austrian Parliament's National Council, speaking at a "parliamentary event" rather than a formal session to overcome opposition from the far-right FPΓ party.
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March 31, 2023 342 events π‘οΈ 2 π€ 1 π’ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π€Croatian Prime Minister Andrej PlenkoviΔ visited Ukraine together with leaders from Slovakia, Slovenia and Moldova to honor the memory of those killed during Russian occupation.
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π’Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, stated that Ukraine will not use force to evict pro-Moscow clergy from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and that all actions will follow legal procedures.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted reconnaissance by fire south of the line around Novoadriivka, Novoandriivka and Charovmy, marking the first reported Ukrainian push south in months; Joint Forces Tavria described the situation as static but violent with Russian air force operating in the sector.
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π‘οΈConflicting reports emerged regarding territorial control around Bakhmut, with the UK Defense Ministry claiming Ukrainian forces gained ground while ISW reported losses; Ukrainian soldiers reported heavy casualties while maintaining positions.
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π‘οΈRussian attacks on Avdiivka reportedly ground to a halt after months of fighting, leaving the town semi-encircled as analysts debated which side might crack first.
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April 2023 (9,231 events)
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βοΈA Russian girl was removed from her father after she drew a picture in support of Ukraine at school, illustrating the crackdown on dissent in educational institutions.
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April 1, 2023 537 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces continued assaults on Bakhmut and conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Bohdanivka and Ivanivske.
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π’Russian, Ukrainian, and Western sources observed that the Russian winter offensive failed to achieve the Kremlin's goals of seizing Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts by March 31.
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π₯Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks along the Svatove-Kreminna line, including unsuccessful offensive operations near Kreminna, Chervonopopivka, Makiivka, Dibrova, Hryhorivka, Bilohorivka, and Verkhnokamyanske.
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π₯Russian forces attacked multiple settlements in Sumy Oblast including Baranivka, Volfyne, Katerynivka, Kindrativka, Novomykolaivka, Popivka.
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π€Russia assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for April 2023.
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April 2, 2023 215 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 2 π§ 1 βΈ
π§The National Republican Army claimed responsibility for the murder of Vladlen Tatarsky (Maxim Fomin), a Russian war propagandist, in an explosion at a cafe in St Petersburg on April 2, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the central part of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast on the morning of 2 April, killing six civilians and injuring 11.
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π₯Military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in an explosion in St. Petersburg when a statuette containing 400 grams of thermobaric explosives was detonated.
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βοΈThe Shevchenkivskyi District Court in Kyiv placed Metropolitan Pavlo (Petro Lebid), former abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, under round-the-clock house arrest until May 30, on suspicion of inciting sectarian hatred and condoning Russia's armed aggression.
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βοΈRussian security forces detained Darya Trepova, a St Petersburg resident born in 1997, on suspicion of murdering propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky in a St Petersburg cafe explosion.
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April 3, 2023 247 events π‘οΈ 2 π₯ 2 π€ 1 βΈ
π€German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck arrived in Kyiv for political talks focused on Ukraine's restoration and energy sector cooperation.
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π‘οΈUkrainian military spokesperson Serhii Cherevatyi stated that Russian forces are far from capturing Bakhmut, with active fighting occurring near the city hall building. He emphasized that Russians have not seized anything in the legal sense.
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π₯A bomb exploded in a car carrying Maksim Gubarov, a city official cooperating with Russian occupation authorities, hospitalizing him with injuries.
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π₯Russian forces shelled Antonivka and the city of Kherson in Kherson Oblast.
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π‘οΈRussia has constructed a double line of trenches north of occupied Crimea, including new fortifications on both sides of the E-105 highway and near Lake Syvash, Armiansk checkpoint and Perekopsk Val.
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April 4, 2023 324 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈRussia has been constructing extensive fortifications in Crimea, including trenches near Medvedivka and Vitino settlements, anti-tank embankments, ditches, artillery positions, and 'dragon's teeth' concrete pyramidal structures along the Black Sea coast and Syvash Lake.
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π₯Russia continues to deploy aircraft to drop up to 20 guided bombs on frontline areas and positions in Ukraine each day, according to Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat.
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π€Kuleba is scheduled to meet NATO Secretary General and counterparts from UK, US, Finland, Spain, New Zealand, and Japan on April 4.
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π₯Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted attacks on Russian ammunition and fuel storage points in Mariupol, resulting in the enemy beginning to take equipment and ammunition out of the city due to logistical problems.
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ποΈA sluice gate on a pond in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast was partially destroyed, causing uncontrolled water release that flooded nearly 260 private houses on 30 streets.
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April 5, 2023 412 events βοΈ 2 βοΈ 2 π 1 βΈ
πThe Ukrainian General Staff reported equipment losses for Russian forces, including 3,629 tanks, 7,005 armored fighting vehicles, 5,573 vehicles and fuel tanks, 2,707 artillery systems, 532 multiple launch rocket systems, 280 air defense systems, 306 airplanes, 291 helicopters, 2,283 drones, and 18 boats.
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βοΈRussian forces advanced in Avdievka but were pushed back by Ukrainian artillery strikes on the lost positions.
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βοΈTwo UAF brigades claimed to have retaken positions and captured prisoners in Bakhmut.
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βοΈThe National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) conducted searches in the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, specifically in the leadership office and the Department of Agricultural and Industrial Development.
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βοΈSerhii Bychkov, former Director General of Antonov State Enterprise, was served with a notice of suspicion for official negligence that led to the destruction of the AN-225 Mriya cargo aircraft during a Russian air attack on Hostomel airport.
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April 6, 2023 300 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 βοΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Explosions occurred in occupied Melitopol near an airfield where Russian military forces have a base during the night of April 5-6, 2023.
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π€French President Emmanuel Macron urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to use China's influence over Russia to help end the Ukraine war during a state visit to Beijing.
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π₯Russian forces attacked 15 settlements including the city of Kherson.
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βοΈLaw enforcement officers in Dnipro detained a UOC-MP priest on suspicion of sexually abusing his two daughters, ages 13 and 15.
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πThe General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported significant equipment losses for Russian forces, including 3,631 tanks, 7,013 armored fighting vehicles, and 5,574 vehicles and fuel tanks.
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April 7, 2023 311 events π€ 1 βοΈ 1 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π€French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping published a joint statement following negotiations in Guangzhou, condemning nuclear escalation and calling for restoration of peace in Ukraine.
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βοΈArchimandrite Avraamii (Lotysh), acting abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, reported that his cell was robbed on monastery territory.
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π₯Russian forces have deployed additional troops to the Bakhmut area and begun using artillery more effectively, regaining momentum in the battle for Bakhmut.
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ποΈUkraine's Minister of Energy Herman Halushchenko signed an executive document to resume electricity exports, with allowed capacity of 400 MW under ENTSO-E agreement.
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βοΈAndrii Yusov of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence stated that leaked "classified military documents" about Ukrainian counteroffensive plans are forgeries created by Russian intelligence services as part of an information operation, with false casualty figures and materials gathered from open sources.
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April 8, 2023 258 events π₯ 2 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukraine successfully returned 31 Ukrainian children who had been abducted by Russia from the occupied territories. This was the fifth rescue mission conducted by Save Ukraine charitable foundation.
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ποΈRussian occupation authorities are preparing to evacuate civilians from occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts to Crimea, conducting surveys of local population in Melitopol and Skadovsk.
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π€French President Emmanuel Macron visited China for diplomatic talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping regarding the Russia-Ukraine war.
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π₯Six explosions consistent with HIMARS strikes hit Tokmak, which serves as the operational command center for Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia sector.
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π₯Russian forces shelled settlements in Chernihiv Oblast including Hremiach.
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April 9, 2023 195 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈThe General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that over 40 enemy attacks were repelled during the day across various directions of the front.
π₯Russian airborne troops used fire, movement and city fighting tactics to push across the river in the center of Bakhmut, advancing against Ukrainian positions.
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π₯Russian forces launched missiles overnight hitting a private residential sector in Zaporizhzhia, destroying one house.
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π₯Russian troops commandeered a Kherson-based Ukrainian evangelical Baptist educational institute from March β November 2022 and established a garrison and crematorium there.
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π₯Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, with seven engagements reported in these directions.
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April 10, 2023 327 events π’ 2 βοΈ 1 π₯ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
βοΈA collaborationist, Hanna Parubina (38 years old, native of Donetsk), was served a notice of suspicion for helping Russian occupiers transport 1,000 Ukrainian children to temporarily occupied Crimea.
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π’A source close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky informed CNN that Ukraine altered certain military plans following the leak of Pentagon documents containing intelligence assessments.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 58 assaults across multiple fronts (Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka), with Ukrainian forces repelling all attacks.
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π¦100 Ukrainian prisoners of war were freed in a prisoner exchange, with servicepeople deployed across various fronts returning to Ukraine.
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π’Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, stated that Russian forces have turned Avdiivka into ruins and called upon residents to evacuate.
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April 11, 2023 360 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯A drone with an explosive device attacked the airport of Russian Belgorod, located 30 km from the Ukrainian border. The explosion damaged the airport's fence and alarm system cable.
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π€The Russian State Duma adopted a law establishing a unified registry of individuals eligible for military service and providing for the possibility of sending call-up papers electronically.
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π₯Ukrainian special operations forces called in a HIMARS strike that destroyed a rare Russian Zhitel air defense radar system.
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π₯Russian artillery shelled the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in Kherson on the night of April 11, causing damage to windows, roof and walls. No civilians were injured.
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π₯Russian forces carried out an airstrike using guided missiles on the towns of Orikhiv and Huliapole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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April 12, 2023 356 events βοΈ 2 βοΈ 1 π 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian Prosecutor's Office sends indictment against Russian Lieutenant General Andrei Mordvichev to court for ordering the storming of Azovstal plant in Mariupol.
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βοΈUkrainian special forces counterattacked and pushed Russian airborne troops back to their previous positions in Bakhmut.
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πUkrainian forces killed 730 Russian soldiers over the past 24 hours, bringing total Russian combat deaths to approximately 180,050 since February 24, 2022.
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π‘οΈRussian forces have built three layers of defensive zones across approximately 120 km in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, including a front line of forward combat positions and two zones of nearly continuous elaborate defenses.
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βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has launched a pre-trial investigation into the brutal murder of a Ukrainian prisoner of war who was beheaded by Russian soldiers.
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April 13, 2023 358 events π€ 2 π₯ 2 π’ 1 βΈ
π€The European Union added Wagner private military company and the Russian media organization FAN to its sanctions list, citing their role in supporting Russia's war against Ukraine.
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π’Leaked US classified intelligence documents predict the war in Ukraine will last until 2024 with neither side achieving victory, though both refuse to negotiate an end to the conflict.
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π₯Russian forces carried out two missile strikes and 32 airstrikes, with 40 MLRS attacks on Ukrainian positions and civilian infrastructure.
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π₯Russian forces shelled civilian settlements in Kherson Oblast including Kozatske, Odradokamianka, Mykolaivka, Olhivka, Tiahynka, Kizomys and Kherson.
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π€Norway expelled 15 Russian intelligence officers posing as diplomats from its territory. The Norwegian Foreign Affairs Ministry stated that these individuals were employees of the Russian embassy who had been monitored for engaging in activities incompatible with their diplomatic status.
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April 14, 2023 366 events ποΈ 2 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈCSIS reports that Western sanctions are causing difficulties for Russia in producing new weapons, particularly affecting the production of tanks, drones, missiles, and electronic warfare equipment due to lack of microchips, optical systems, and bearings.
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βοΈUkrainian forces claimed to have shot down a Russian Su-25 aircraft near Marynka.
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ποΈThe ZNPP's dependency on a single power line continues to pose a major risk, with IAEA representatives regularly reporting shelling near the plant; two landmines detonated near the ZNPP perimeter on April 8 and 12.
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π‘οΈRussian forces continue to reinforce and strengthen their positions in southern Ukraine in preparation for a potential Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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β‘οΈUkrainian units including the 46th Mech, 93rd Mech, border troops, and possibly elements of 3rd Shock continue to rotate through Bakhmut with supply lines via Chasiv Yar remaining open.
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April 15, 2023 193 events π₯ 2 π€ 2 π 1 βΈ
πThe body of a sixth victim was retrieved from under the rubble of a five-storey building destroyed in the Russian missile strike on Sloviansk.
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π₯Russian forces shelled settlements in Kharkiv Oblast including Kozacha Lopan, Hatyshche, Vovchansk and Vovchanski Khutory.
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π₯Russian forces continued defensive actions and shelled settlements on the Zaporizhzhia front including Vremivka, Novopil in Donetsk Oblast, Malynivka, Huliaipole, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π€Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a nearly 30-minute telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the situation on the front, Macron's visit to China, NATO summit preparations in Vilnius, and Ukraine's Peace Formula.
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π€Neighboring countries imposed an embargo on the import of Ukrainian-produced grain, causing rail transport volumes to reduce twofold.
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April 16, 2023 235 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π’ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a massive overnight attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the night of April 15-16, 2023.
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π€Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu to discuss military cooperation between Russia and China, with both officials emphasizing the strategic importance of their bilateral relations.
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π’President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers Easter address to the Ukrainian people on the 417th day of Russia's full-scale invasion, expressing faith in victory, commemorating fallen defenders, and outlining goals of territorial liberation, national reconstruction, and prosecution of war criminals.
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π₯Russian forces fired on settlements in Kherson Oblast including Antonivka and Zelenivka, as well as the city of Kherson
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π¦Germany delivered the second of four promised IRIS-T SLM surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine, along with 16 missiles.
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April 17, 2023 338 events π€ 1 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π€European Bank for Reconstruction analysts identify trade flow changes as 'Eurasian Circumvent', describing increased exports from neighboring countries to Russia
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π₯Russian forces attacked two locations in the Nikopol district on April 17, 2023, injuring one civilian. A 42-year-old civilian sustained shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized.
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π‘οΈVolodymyr Zelenskyy thanked paratroopers of the 79th Air Assault Brigade.
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ποΈRussian strikes damaged at least 11 buildings and caused fires in Kharkiv Oblast settlements, with a private home destroyed in Kurylivka and another in Pershotravneve.
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βοΈRussian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Khromove and Ivanivske on the Bakhmut front.
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April 18, 2023 322 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine detained the daughter of Yurii Turulov, the former Russian proxy head of Chornobaivka in Kherson Oblast. She was hiding in Vinnytsia Oblast under the guise of an internally displaced person.
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π₯Russian military forces attacked the center of Kherson city on the morning of April 18, 2023, targeting the Central Market area with artillery shelling.
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βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) informed Oleg Romanenko, the Russian-appointed "director" of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, of suspicion under articles on violation of laws and customs of war and high treason committed under martial law.
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to discuss bilateral cooperation, Ukraine's defense needs, and sanctions pressure on Russia.
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π’Zelenskyy received a briefing from the leader of the Donetsk operative-tactical grouping about the situation in their area of responsibility.
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April 19, 2023 300 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 ποΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π€NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that NATO allies will not be intimidated by Russia's nuclear threats and will continue supporting Ukraine, while accusing Russia of undermining international arms control agreements.
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ποΈA bright flash was observed in the skies over Kyiv at around 22:00 on 19 April. Preliminary reports indicated it was caused by a NASA satellite (RHESSI) falling to Earth.
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π₯Ukrainian forces increased artillery fire in the Vuhledar sector and launched platoon- to company-sized probes toward Pavlivka, targeting Mykolaivska monastery.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Odesa Oblast with Shahed-136 drones on the night of April 18-19, hitting a public/recreation infrastructure facility. Most drones were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense, but one strike hit the facility causing a fire.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces including the 93rd Mechanized Brigade and 1/3rd Assault Brigade continue defending Bakhmut along the rail line. The road to Chasiv Yar remains in use but dangerous.
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April 20, 2023 313 events π₯ 2 π 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
πThe report details the loss of Russian military equipment, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, aircraft, and drones.
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π€NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that Alliance member states are preparing to discuss Ukraine's membership and security guarantees at the July NATO summit.
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π’Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko stated that Russia remains focused on capturing Kyiv, calling it the aggressor's target and the heart/capital of Ukraine.
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π₯Russian forces bombarded settlements in Kherson Oblast including Dudchany, Kachkarivka, and others.
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π₯An explosion occurred in the Russian city of Belgorod, creating a 20-metre wide crater on Vatutin Street. Four apartments and several cars were damaged, and two women sustained injuries.
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April 21, 2023 334 events π¦ 2 π₯ 2 π€ 1 βΈ
π¦U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that the Ukraine Defense Contact Group has delivered over 230 tanks and 1,550 armored vehicles to Ukraine in recent months.
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π₯Russia launched an overnight drone attack targeting civilian infrastructure in Poltava Oblast, causing damage to a facility and a fire.
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π₯Russian forces launched four attacks using artillery on the outskirts of Kindrativka settlement in Khotin hromada, Sumy Oblast, resulting in one civilian injured and a school damaged.
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π¦The US will begin training Ukrainian military personnel to operate Abrams tanks at Grafenwoehr training ground in Germany.
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π€NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv and expressed support for Ukraine's accession to the Alliance, stating that NATO member states were preparing to discuss Ukraine's membership and security guarantees at the July summit in Vilnius.
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April 22, 2023 239 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces shelled multiple settlements in Sumy Oblast including Ulanove, Brusky, Stukalivka, Volfyne, Korenivka, Yunakivka and Tymofiivka
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π€Ukraine's ambassador to France, Vadym Omelchenko, rebuked China's ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, for statements suggesting Crimea and Ukraine's status are ambiguous under international law.
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β‘οΈUkrainian forces established positions on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, specifically north of Oleshky and west of Dachi.
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π₯Russian forces conducted an air strike on the village of Orlykivka in Chernihiv Oblast
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π₯Russia launched S-300 missiles that attacked Kharkiv on 22 April.
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April 23, 2023 211 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π’Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine cannot give up on holding Bakhmut, as its conquest by Russian forces could allow them to advance on Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in the Donetsk region.
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π₯Russian forces launched an S-300 anti-aircraft missile attack on the Lisnyi district of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast during the night of April 23, damaging several private houses. No casualties were reported.
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π₯Russian drones attacked the city of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, dropping explosives that resulted in at least four explosions.
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β‘οΈThe Institute for the Study of War reported that Ukrainian forces took up positions on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces shelled multiple settlements in Sumy Oblast and Kharkiv Oblast.
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April 24, 2023 359 events π₯ 3 π 1 π€ 1 βΈ
πThe General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that Russian forces have lost specific amounts of military equipment, including tanks, armored fighting vehicles, artillery systems, and aircraft.
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π€The Chinese Embassy in France removed a transcript of Ambassador Lu Shaye's interview questioning the independence of former Soviet Union states from its official WeChat account.
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π₯Russian forces bombarded seven border hromadas in Sumy Oblast with 83 mortar and artillery strikes, causing destruction to residential and commercial properties.
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π₯Russian forces fired two missiles at Kramatorsk at night, damaging a school and nearby private houses.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Kherson city three times, firing 13 shells.
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April 25, 2023 309 events π€ 2 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba published an article in Foreign Affairs calling on NATO members to provide a clear written statement of a path to accession for Ukraine at the upcoming Vilnius summit.
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π₯A mass grave of Wagner PMC mercenaries was discovered at the Gusynobrodske cemetery in Novosibirsk, Russia. The grave contains dozens of fresh tombs dated between November 2022 and January 2023.
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π₯Ukrainian Special Operations Forces destroyed a Russian T-72 tank and BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle in the grey zone in Donetsk Oblast, 150 metres from Russian positions.
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βοΈParents in Avdiivka are hiding their child from evacuation groups despite mandatory child evacuation orders. Ukrainian authorities continue searching for the child to conduct forced evacuation.
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π€Poland announced it will request the EU to extend the ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products from the end of June 2023 until the end of December 2023.
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April 26, 2023 340 events π₯ 3 π€ 2 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked Mykolaiv using S-300 missile systems, striking a high-rise building and a low-rise house.
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π₯Ukrainian forces continued targeting Russian logistics on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast, with Ukrainian Southern Operational Command reporting strikes on Russian manpower concentration areas and an observation post.
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π€A bipartisan draft resolution of the US House of Representatives titled "On the Position of the House of Representatives on the Conditions for Ukraine's Victory" was presented on Capitol Hill, reaffirming US policy that Ukraine should defeat the Russian invasion and restore its 1991 borders.
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π€Italian President Sergio Mattarella met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Rome and expressed support for Ukraine's EU accession as soon as possible.
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π₯Russian forces continued making gains in Bakhmut as of April 26, with geolocated footage showing advances to Persha Lisova Street in western Bakhmut. Russian milbloggers claimed Wagner fighters reached the intersection of Tchaikovskyi and Yuvileina Streets.
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April 27, 2023 332 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted long-range missile strikes on Mykolaiv as part of renewed attacks on civilian targets.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 65 attacks on Kherson Oblast over 24 hours, firing 386 projectiles from heavy artillery, UAVs, and aircraft.
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π₯Russian forces have made gains within Bakhmut and north of Avdiivka.
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βοΈA judge in Poltava Oblast (Larisa Bohomolova, chair of the Poltava District Court) was served with a notice of suspicion of treason for allegedly cooperating with Russian FSB and providing information about Ukrainian military movements.
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π€Volodymyr Saldo has been sanctioned by the UK, Ukraine, the US, EU, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, and New Zealand for promoting policies destabilizing Ukraine after Russia's full-scale invasion. Despite having assets frozen and a travel ban in the UK imposed in June 2022, a company linked to him was registered there five months later.
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April 28, 2023 359 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian missile strike targeted Ukrainka, with photos showing aftermath and rescue operations.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck Nova Kakhovka on the Dnipro left bank near the dam, cutting power to settlements up and down the river in a claimed massive blow.
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π₯Russian missile strike on Uman killed civilians including women and children; rescue crews reported two women buried alive in the rubble.
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π₯Russian missile strike hit Dnipro on Friday morning, causing destruction and civilian casualties.
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π₯Russia launched a major wave of cruise missile strikes against Ukraine, the first such attack since early March 2023. While most missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses, at least 25 civilians were killed in the attacks.
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April 29, 2023 203 events π₯ 2 π’ 1 π 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian kamikaze drones struck the Black Sea Fleet's oil terminal at Kazachy Bay in Sevastopol, destroying approximately half of the fuel depot according to civilian satellite imagery.
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π’President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the defense of Bankova Street (the President's Office location) was very seriously prepared with weapons and ammunition at various spots in case of a Russian attack.
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πRussian forces lost 580 military personnel on April 28, 2023, bringing total combat losses since February 24, 2022 to approximately 190,040 personnel.
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ποΈUkrainian authorities are preparing evacuation plans for civilians in Kherson Oblast in case of a major Russian attack, including safe transport routes and temporary residence locations with medicines and food.
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π₯Russian forces shelled a settlement in Bilozerka hromada, Kherson Oblast using multiple-launch rocket systems.
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April 30, 2023 277 events π€ 1 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 +1 βΈ
π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron held a telephone conversation discussing the situation at the front line, Ukraine's defense needs for May-June, and additional French military assistance.
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βοΈUnconfirmed rumors suggest Ukrainian forces have been pushing back and regaining ground in Marynka since the weekend.
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π‘οΈRussian 126th Guards Coastal Defense Brigade shelled Ukrainian forces on Velykyi Potemkin island.
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πThe General Staff reported losses in air defense, aviation, unmanned systems, and naval assets, including 295 air defense systems, 308 airplanes, 294 helicopters, 2,475 drones, and 18 boats.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the town of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast at night, damaging 7 private houses, outbuildings, a greenhouse, a minibus, a car, and a power transmission line. No casualties were reported.
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May 2023 (9,538 events)
May 1, 2023 534 events π₯ 2 π§ 1 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π§Partisans or Ukrainian special forces used explosives to derail a train carrying fuel in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, destroying eight tanker cars and causing a large fire.
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π₯Ukrainian HIMARS strikes targeted Mykhailivka within the HIMARS range envelope, though specific targets were not clear.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile strike using Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers launching 18 Kh-101/555 cruise missiles against Ukraine.
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βοΈUkraine's 3rd Assault Infantry Brigade (1st Battalion) conducted successful counterattacks, maintaining an open supply route to Chasiv Yar and capturing additional Russian prisoners.
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π‘οΈRussian forces claimed to be repelling Ukrainian attempts to cross the Dnipro River to reach left bank Kherson Oblast.
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May 2, 2023 293 events π€ 2 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯The General Staff reported cumulative losses of 3,701 tanks, 2,930 artillery systems, 7,193 armored vehicles, 544 MLRS, 298 air defence systems, 308 aircraft, 294 helicopters, 2,477 UAVs, 947 cruise missiles, 18 ships/boats, 5,851 motor vehicles/tankers, and 360 special equipment units since February 24, 2022.
π€The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine prolonged martial law and general mobilisation in Ukraine until 18 August, with the extension starting from 05:30 on 20 May for 90 days.
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π₯An explosion wounded a Ukrainian official collaborating with Russian authorities when he opened a gate in his yard; the target was reportedly the deputy head of the Russian Internal Affairs regional office in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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ποΈRussian forces continue to attack Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, with approximately 80% of buildings and homes destroyed or damaged by guided bombs
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π€Ukraine's Foreign Ministry responded to DPA report claiming lack of specific NATO commitments on Ukraine's accession, calling the arguments 'erroneous judgements that have long since lost their relevance'.
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May 3, 2023 322 events π 2 π₯ 2 π₯ 1 βΈ
πThe General Staff reported that Russian forces have lost significant military equipment including 3,702 tanks, 7,199 armored fighting vehicles, and various other systems since the start of the invasion.
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π₯A Ukrainian drone reportedly struck the Kremlin in Moscow, causing an explosion and fire on the roof while individuals were observed on the dome at the time of impact.
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π₯Russian occupiers struck the only operating hypermarket in Kherson, killing three people and injuring five more.
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π₯An oil tank at an oil depot in the village of Volna, Temryuk district, Krasnodar Krai, Russia caught fire. The fire was assigned the highest severity rating.
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πRussian artillery fire killed sixteen civilians in the Kherson region today, continuing a pattern of civilian targeting.
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May 4, 2023 333 events π 2 π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
πRussia lost 650 military personnel in one day (May 4, 2023), bringing total combat losses to 192,590 since February 24, 2022.
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βοΈSSU military counter-intelligence detained a Russian informer in Mykolaiv Oblast who was spying on Ukrainian combat aircraft, air defense positions, and ammunition/fuel storage points. The suspect was a Crimean resident who supported Russia since 2014 and was mobilized to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2022 to gather intelligence.
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πA sociological study by Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War found that over 12% of captured Russian soldiers did not have secondary education, compared to only 11% with higher education.
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π₯Drones struck the Kremlin, an incident that political expert Mark Galeotti suggests may have influenced Prigozhin's perception of Russian leadership vulnerability.
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π₯Two explosions occurred in Sevastopol, Crimea around 19:00 Kyiv time. Russian authorities claimed a drone was shot down near Belbek airfield.
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May 5, 2023 289 events π₯ 2 π’ 1 π₯ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π’Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, stated that no Russian ballistic missiles were detected in the airspace over Kyiv on May 4.
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π₯Russian forces deported 50 children from temporarily occupied Luhansk Oblast to the Solnechnyy Bereg (Sunny Coast) center in Dagestan, Russia, under the pretext of rehabilitation.
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π₯Russians launched an attack on Ukraine's power infrastructure, specifically targeting a power generation facility. The attack lasted over two hours.
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π₯Russian occupiers shelled settlements in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts with artillery and mortars.
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β‘οΈYevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Wagner PMC, announced that Wagner mercenaries will withdraw from Bakhmut after May 10 to regroup in rear camps.
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May 6, 2023 239 events π₯ 4 π§ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a coordinated series of missile strikes targeting multiple locations in Crimea between 4:15 AM and 5:04 AM, including Russian military infrastructure and air defense positions.
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π₯A car carrying Russian propagandist Zakhar Prilepin was blown up in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Prilepin received leg injuries and the driver was killed.
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π§A car bomb exploded near Nizhny Novgorod, injuring pro-war Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin. The Crimean Tatar partisan movement Atesh claimed responsibility for the attack on its Telegram channel.
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π₯Russian forces launched four Shahed drones targeting Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight on May 5-6, 2023.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Mykolaiv during the night of May 7, 2023. The Head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration reported 2 initial explosions with a promise of more to come.
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May 7, 2023 233 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈFrontex suspended its Black Sea patrol operations after a Russian Su-35 jet dangerously intercepted a Polish Border Guard Service L410 TURBOLET aircraft conducting a routine patrol mission in international airspace.
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π₯Russian forces struck Kherson Oblast 51 times, including four strikes on the city of Kherson itself, killing six people and injuring four others.
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π₯Russian forces launched an S-300 missile attack on the city of Balakliia in Izium district, Kharkiv Oblast, hitting a car park and injuring five civilians.
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π₯Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensive operations near Khromove, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, and Stupochky on the Bakhmut front.
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π₯In Mykhailivka, Russian forces used stolen cars to loot all property and employees of occupation financial institutions.
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May 8, 2023 296 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched Shahed drone attacks targeting Kyiv in the early morning hours; Ukrainian defenses shot down 35 drones using Gepard and Tunguska cannons, short-range missiles, and Territorial Defense units.
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π₯Russian forces dropped white phosphorus (Wille Pete) on Ukrainian positions in Bakhmut in an attempt to smoke defenders out.
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π₯Russia launched a missile attack on Odesa Oblast during an overnight air-raid warning, causing explosions in the city of Odesa and a fire.
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π₯Russian forces conducted mortar and artillery attacks on settlements in Kharkiv Oblast.
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π₯Air defense systems engaged targets over Dnipro, resulting in explosions reported by Suspilne at 10:07 p.m. local time.
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May 9, 2023 318 events π’ 2 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched 15 cruise missiles from Tu-95 Bear bombers targeting the Kyiv region; all missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses.
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π’Wagner chief Evgeny Prigozhin announced Wagner Group would withdraw from Bakhmut due to ammunition shortages and accused regular Russian army units (specifically the 72nd Brigade) of retreating and exposing Wagner's flank, costing 500 men.
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π‘οΈUkrainian air defence forces destroyed 23 out of 25 Russian cruise missiles launched during two waves of attacks on the night of May 8-9, 2023.
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π€President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will pay an official visit to Kyiv on May 9, 2023 (Europe Day), where she will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and confirm the EU's unwavering support.
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π’Russia held an anemic Victory Day military parade in Red Square with minimal military equipment, widely mocked on social media.
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May 10, 2023 329 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯127th Territorial Defense Brigade used night-vision equipped drones to observe Russian infantry movements, directing howitzer strikes by 60th Mechanized Brigade artillery against Russian positions.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast on May 10, 2023, killing one civilian man. A woman may be trapped under the rubble of a damaged building.
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π₯Russian forces carried out 35 airstrikes and deployed multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) to conduct four further attacks on positions of Ukrainian forces and civilian settlements in Kherson Oblast.
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βοΈUkrainian forces including 3rd Assault Infantry and 24th Battalion 10th Mountain Brigade conducted a major attack against elements of Russian 72nd Motor Rifle Brigade, gaining 1-3 kilometers of ground using APCs, tanks, and infantry.
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π’Prigozhin blamed heavy losses and slow progress in Bakhmut on other Russian non-regular military groups to portray Wagnerites as the only competent force in the area.
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May 11, 2023 312 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces including 57th Mechanized Brigade attacked inside Bakhmut proper, recapturing the industrial college and advancing 100-200 meters against Wagner infantry and elements of 4th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and 374th Separate Rifle Battalion.
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π€US Attorney General Merrick Garland approved the first-ever confiscation of Russian oligarch assets for transfer to Ukraine, specifically funds seized from Konstantin Malofeyev's account at a US financial institution traceable to sanctions violations.
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π₯Russian forces conducted six missile strikes on Sloviansk, Kostiantynivka and Zaporizhzhia
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π₯Explosions were heard in Kherson city during the night of May 11-12, 2023.
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π¦The United Kingdom has delivered Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, providing Ukrainian forces with a new capability ahead of an anticipated counter-offensive.
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May 12, 2023 330 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck allegedly empty industrial buildings in Luhansk. Russian authorities identified the weapons as two Grom missiles and reported the use of ADM-160B decoy munitions.
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π€The Polish Senate adopted a resolution calling for Ukraine's accelerated accession to NATO, comparing it to the expedited process used for Sweden and Finland.
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π₯Ukrainian missiles struck Refma factory and a Russian command and control center and military garrison point, causing large explosions, power outages, and mobile communication disruption in the city.
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π‘οΈRussian Defense Ministry announced Russian forces shifted to defensive positions on the Berkhovsky water reservoir, tacitly confirming abandonment of attacks from the north towards Bakhmut.
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π₯Ukrainian law enforcement officers evacuated the last remaining child (9-year-old Matvii) along with eight adults from Khromove village in the Bakhmut hromada during a nighttime operation
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May 13, 2023 252 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian forces consolidated on previously gained ground rather than launching new attacks, following two days of counterattacks around the city.
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βοΈTwo Russian combat jets (Su-24 and Su-35) and two Mi-8 helicopters were shot down over Bryansk Oblast, with official confirmation from both Russian and Ukrainian sides and video evidence of missile strikes.
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π₯Russia used an S-300 missile to strike civilian infrastructure in Mykolaiv, injuring several civilians and damaging a multi-storey building and other civilian facilities.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile attack on Ternopil, injuring two civilians with shrapnel wounds and burns. The victims were hospitalized.
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π₯A Ukrainian drone attacked the Konservsushprod tinned food plant in Starodub, Bryansk Oblast, damaging the building's roof.
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May 14, 2023 229 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Explosions occurred in Ternopil Oblast during the night of May 13-14, 2023. An air-raid warning was announced and a non-residential building caught fire as a result of the attack.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 90 attacks on Kherson Oblast over the past day, firing 434 missiles from various weapons including heavy artillery, Grad MLRS, tanks, grenade launchers, UAVs, and aircraft.
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π₯Russians attacked the village of Prymorske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast using Grad multiple-launch rocket systems, injuring one man in a private house.
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βοΈUkraine ramped up counterattacks near Bakhmut as part of ongoing fighting in the city.
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π€Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be officially received with military honors by Chancellor Olaf Scholz on May 14, 2023.
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May 15, 2023 347 events π€ 2 π₯ 2 π’ 1 βΈ
π€Portugal is considering granting citizenship to two Russian oligarchs, Alexander Smuzikov and Alexander Kaplan, linked to Vladimir Putin under the Sephardic Jews law; this process began in 2020.
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π€NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stated that Ukraine's victory against Russia will be the starting point for moving forward with NATO membership, emphasizing that ensuring Ukraine prevails is the alliance's most urgent task.
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π₯Luhansk occupied city was struck by missiles in the area of the bus station, with reports indicating Storm Shadow missiles were likely used.
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π₯Russian military fired at residential buildings in the village of Lvovo, Kherson Oblast, wounding a 79-year-old man and his 48-year-old son.
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π’Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, urged residents living in temporarily occupied Mariupol to leave the city to avoid being used as a human shield during the upcoming liberation.
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May 16, 2023 394 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked Mykolaiv on the evening of 16 May, injuring a woman with shrapnel and hitting a civilian facility (a supermarket).
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π₯Russian forces launched a multi-pronged air attack on Kyiv using UAVs, cruise missiles, and likely ballistic missiles. Air defense destroyed most targets, but missile fragments fell across multiple districts.
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βοΈAn Ukrainska Pravda journalist reported a series of explosions in Vasylkiv, located to the southwest of Kyiv in Kyiv Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces shelled multiple settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Kherson Oblast, and the city of Kherson.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Air Force shot down all 18 Russian missiles during the overnight attack.
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May 17, 2023 294 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 ποΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈA nurse in Kherson was arrested for leaking personal data of Ukrainian soldiers to the FSB. She passed information about defenders being treated at a local hospital and details about military unit deployments, armament, and movement to Russian special services.
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π₯Russian forces shelled Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv oblasts 162 times between May 8-16, 2023, with Sumy Oblast receiving the most attacks (110), followed by Chernihiv Oblast (29) and Kharkiv Oblast (23).
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ποΈUS specialists were sent to inspect the Patriot air defense system that may have been damaged during Russia's missile attack near Kyiv. The damage was described as minimal or insignificant, with the radar remaining intact and the system continuing to function.
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π€43 states have approved an agreement on establishing a register of damage caused by Russian aggression at the Council of Europe summit in Iceland.
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π₯Russian forces conducted missile strikes on Kyiv in the early morning hours, with Ukrainian air defenses successfully intercepting the incoming missiles.
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May 18, 2023 306 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted small-scale infantry attacks and artillery strikes against Russian fortifications to the north and south of Bakhmut.
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π₯Russian forces launched a complex missile attack on Kyiv using decoys and observation drones for battle damage assessment, but Ukrainian air defenses intercepted nearly all incoming munitions including Kinzhal missiles.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile attack on Odesa, hitting an industrial facility. One employee was killed and two others were wounded.
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βοΈA clergyman from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) named Mykhailo Pimashyn (religious name Matvii), abbot of the Monastery of the Pishchansk Icon of the Mother of God in Izium, was exposed for publicly justifying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine during the occupation of Izium in August 2022.
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π€The Black Sea Grain Initiative was extended to July 18, 2023. The agreement does not include fulfillment of Russia's demands regarding an ammonia pipeline or sanctions relief for Russian banks.
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May 19, 2023 339 events π₯ 2 π’ 2 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade 'Edelweiss' published a video showing assault actions of one of its special units on the Bakhmut front.
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π₯Russians attacked Lviv Oblast with Shahed drones between 04:00 and 05:00. Air defence assets and personnel were deployed.
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π’Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence, stated that Russia's entire plan for capturing Kyiv was to land troops at Hostomel airfield and advance from there, with no alternative plan.
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π’Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov addressed the Ukrainian-American Forum in Kyiv, discussing Ukraine's war progress against Russia, NATO membership aspirations, and the massive challenges of landmine and unexploded ordnance contamination affecting approximately 160,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory plus 400,000 square kilometers in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
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π₯Explosions also rang out in Kryvyi Rih last night (May 18, 2023).
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May 20, 2023 189 events π‘οΈ 2 π΄ 1 π₯ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian Special Operations Forces published video footage showing their troops engaged in fighting to liberate Bakhmut.
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π΄The Russian Ministry of Defence announced the alleged capture of Bakhmut on the evening of May 20.
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π₯Valeriia Karpylenko married border guard Andrii Subotin during the siege of Azovstal, exchanging engagement rings made of foil. He was killed two days after their marriage.
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π‘οΈKyiv Oblast Military Administration reported on the threat of drone attacks and deployment of air defence forces.
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π’The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence denied the capture of Bakhmut, stating that despite the critical situation, Ukrainian soldiers still control some facilities in the city.
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May 21, 2023 241 events π 1 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
πThe General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported significant material losses for Russia, including 3,783 tanks, 7,398 armored fighting vehicles, 6,115 vehicles and fuel tanks, 3,258 artillery systems, 564 multiple launch rocket systems, 327 air defense systems, 308 airplanes, 294 helicopters, 2,822 drones, and 18 boats.
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βοΈRussian forces launched 21 Shahed drones and 21 missiles including Kh-101/555, Kh-22, Iskander-M, and S-300 missiles against Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv Oblast during the night of May 21-22.
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β‘οΈGeolocated footage published on May 21 shows that Wagner forces advanced towards the T0504 entrance to southwestern Bakhmut.
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π₯Russia has begun using unarmed reconnaissance UAVs more frequently during missile attacks deep into Ukraine to assess combat losses and improve targeting.
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π¦The United States announced a new military aid package worth $375 million for Ukraine, including HIMARS ammunition, artillery rounds, TOW missiles, Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems, and other military equipment.
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May 22, 2023 332 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈThe Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant lost power for the seventh time since the beginning of the war, becoming completely disconnected from the national electric grid for several hours and forcing reliance on external diesel generators.
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π₯The Kherson Oblast occupation administration amplified footage purportedly showing Russian forces striking Ukrainian positions on unspecified islands in the Dnipro River delta with high-precision projectiles.
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βοΈRussian forces are conducting a door-to-door census in occupied Kherson Oblast, checking if civilians have Russian passports and searching for local partisans.
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π₯The armed group attacked and shot up a Russian border station upon entry.
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π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive actions towards Masyutivka, located 13km northeast of Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast.
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May 23, 2023 332 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯The New York Times published drone footage documenting the complete destruction of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, showing burned buildings, destroyed schools, and cratered parks.
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π‘οΈRussia evacuated several villages and deployed extra security forces to Belgorod Oblast following the attacks by resistance groups.
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βοΈThe Kyiv City Prosecutorβs Office charged councilwoman Yaryna Arieva with causing a car accident under the influence of drugs, which resulted in significant injuries to a pedestrian.
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πNYT source stated the units that participated in the operation suffered losses but not significant enough to affect combat capability
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βοΈRussian security forces continued a counter-terrorism operation in Belgorod Oblast's Grayvoron district against armed groups that entered from Ukraine on May 22.
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May 24, 2023 381 events βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 +1 βΈ
βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine apprehended a pro-Russian religious blogger who was spreading Kremlin narratives and inciting people to provocations in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
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π‘οΈRussia conducted security exercises near the Crimean (Kerch) Bridge on 24 May, including creating a smoke screen using TDA-3 truck-mounted smoke generators to partially mask the bridge.
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π€The World Health Organization passed a motion condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine, including attacks on healthcare facilities.
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π’The Ukrainian General Staff did not report fighting in Bakhmut in its situational report for the first time since December 2022, leading analysts to suggest Wagner Group forces may have made advances within the city.
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π₯Russian Belgorod Oblast was attacked by a large number of drones overnight, with Russian air defense intercepting most but damage occurring in Belgorod city, Borisovka district, and Belgorod district.
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May 25, 2023 364 events π‘οΈ 2 π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian air defense forces destroyed all Shahed drones launched by Russian forces during an overnight attack on Kyiv on May 24-25, 2023.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck Russian troops and equipment at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol using long-range weapons.
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π₯Russian forces shelled Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, damaging seven private residential houses.
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π‘οΈRussian air defense system was activated in Belgorod Oblast and allegedly shot down a Ukrainian drone near the city of Belgorod.
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βοΈRussia launched 36 Shahed drones against Kyiv in the twelfth air attack on the capital this month. All drones were intercepted and destroyed by Ukrainian air defenses during a three-hour attack.
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May 26, 2023 328 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussia conducted a record mixed strike using Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95ms aircraft, S-300/S-400 missiles from Tokmak, and Shahed drones against Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Izium, injuring civilians and destroying a school.
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π₯Ukrainian HIMARS struck the village of Priazovske adjacent to Melitopol, possibly damaging or destroying one to two Su-25 strike jets.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile strike on Kyiv during the night of 25-26 May. Air defence forces successfully shot down all Russian targets over Kyiv.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile attack on an outpatient clinic in Dnipro, killing at least one person and injuring 15 others including two boys (aged 3 and 6).
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π₯At least two explosions occurred in central Krasnodar, Russia around 04:00 on May 26, 2023, following a drone attack that triggered air defense activation.
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May 27, 2023 252 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯The General Staff reported the cumulative loss of Russian military equipment since the start of the invasion, including specific counts for tanks, armored fighting vehicles, artillery systems, and other hardware.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a privately-owned airfield near Balitskokovo in Zaporizhzhia region used by Russian troops, causing initial and secondary explosions.
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π₯Two kamikaze drones attacked an oil refinery in the village of Yerokhino, Tver Oblast, Russia, damaging the roof and walls and breaking windows.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the village of Shypuvate in Kupiansk district, Kharkiv Oblast, resulting in civilian casualties.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted successful counterattacks in the area of Orikhovo-Vasylivka (11 km northwest of Bakhmut), forcing Veteran PMC units to retreat up to a kilometre from their positions.
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May 28, 2023 242 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on Kyiv during the night of May 27-28, with Shahed-type UAVs approaching from multiple directions including Vyshhorod district and the south of Kyiv Oblast.
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βοΈDuring a massive air-raid on Kyiv on the morning of May 28, Ukrainian air defence forces shot down a Russian target over the Obolonsky district.
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π₯Explosions were heard in Zhytomyr on the morning of 28 May during a large-scale Russian attack.
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π₯Russian forces fired mortars and artillery at multiple settlements in Sumy Oblast including Zarutske, Hlukhiv, Buniakyne, Volfyne, Katerynivka, Obody, Basivka, and Myropillia.
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β‘οΈThirty members of the Wagner mercenary group quit their positions and deserted Bakhmut using military vehicles.
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May 29, 2023 251 events π₯ 4 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian troops attacked the Pokrovsk hromada in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, resulting in 1 civilian death (a 51-year-old woman) and 10 injuries, including an 11-year-old boy.
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π¦Denmark announced it will allocate an additional DKK 17.9 billion (US$2.6 billion) for military aid to Ukraine, with DKK 7.5 billion in 2023 and DKK 10.4 billion in 2024, bringing the total Ukraine Fund to DKK 14.5 billion.
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π₯Russian aircraft struck areas in the vicinity of Bilohorivka (Luhansk Oblast) and Spirne (Donetsk Oblast).
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π₯Ukrainian air defense systems were activated across Ukraine during a overnight air raid on May 28-29.
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π₯Russian forces launched an Iskander missile attack on the village of Kivsharivka in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring six people including a pregnant woman and two children (ages 10 and 14), as well as three elderly women aged 73, 85, and 90.
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May 30, 2023 300 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 2 π 1 βΈ
π₯Powerful explosions occurred in Russian-occupied Melitopol, followed by black smoke rising from the area of the Avtokolorlit factory which Russia had seized and converted into a military base.
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πFour people were injured by debris during the Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast.
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π₯Drones attacked Moscow on the night of 29-30 May, with one drone allegedly shot down near Vladimir Putin's residence in the village of Razdory (near Usovo/Novo-Ogaryovo).
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π‘οΈUkrainian air defense launched three Patriot missiles to intercept Russian cruise missiles targeting Kyiv.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces control the southwestern outskirts of Bakhmut while Russian troops continue shelling and conducting air strikes in the area
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May 31, 2023 337 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯A drone strike caused a fire at the Afipsky oil refinery in Severskaya district, Krasnodar Krai. One of the fuel oil distillation units caught fire around 03:00, with a powerful explosion heard several kilometres away. The fire was completely extinguished by around 04:40.
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π₯Russian forces used Iskander missiles to attack civilian and critical infrastructure targets in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast during the night.
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βοΈRussian occupation authorities in Kherson Oblast are threatening to deport and confiscate property from citizens who refuse Russian citizenship.
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π€Russian President Vladimir Putin has not left Russia since the ICC issued an arrest warrant, and will not attend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's inauguration.
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π₯Russia carried out 20 nighttime unilateral attacks with drones and cruise missiles deep inside Ukraine during May 2023.
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June 2023 (10,457 events)
June 1, 2023 744 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, 11km northeast of Bakhmut, and near Bila Hora, 12km southwest of Bakhmut, on June 1.
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π₯Russian partisan forces crossed from Kharkiv region into Russia's Belgorod Oblast, attacked a border checkpoint, patrolled villages, and fired mortars and tank rounds.
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π€NATO foreign ministers met in Oslo to discuss Ukraine's desire to join the Alliance and further support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
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π₯Russian forces launched 10 Iskander ballistic missiles targeting Kyiv City from Bryansk Oblast in the morning on June 1. Ukrainian air defense reportedly destroyed all 10 missiles.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a cable factory housing Russian troops and equipment in occupied Berdyansk with Storm Shadow missiles.
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June 2, 2023 278 events π 2 π₯ 2 π’ 1 βΈ
πThe General Staff reported cumulative losses of Russian military equipment since the start of the invasion, including 3,819 tanks, 7,490 armored fighting vehicles, 6,267 vehicles and fuel tanks, 3,501 artillery systems, 575 multiple launch rocket systems, 335 air defense systems, 313 airplanes, 298 helicopters, 3,137 drones, and 18 boats.
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π₯Russian partisans crossed the border again at the same location, supported by Ukrainian army artillery, causing fires in Sobolevka.
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π’Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on partners to quicken the introduction of sanctions against Russian companies producing drones and missiles used for large-scale attacks on Ukraine.
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πTwo children aged 10 and 13 were seriously injured in Zahorianivka, Kherson Oblast, when an unknown object exploded on a children's playground. The 13-year-old suffered shrapnel wounds to his limbs and was undergoing surgery, while the 10-year-old was injured in the abdomen.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck Kursk military airfield, claiming destruction of an Su-34, several bombers, and a Pantsyr-1S air defense system.
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June 3, 2023 212 events π₯ 2 π 1 β‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
πThe General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported cumulative military equipment losses for Russia, including 3,829 tanks, 7,502 armored fighting vehicles, and various other systems.
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β‘οΈRussian paratrooper units (VDV) are increasingly being deployed to Bakhmut following the withdrawal of Wagner Group forces from the area.
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π₯Russian military forces carried out artillery strikes on settlements in Belgorod Oblast, including Shebekyne, Nova Tavolzhanka, Murom, and others.
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ποΈThe Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been cut from external backup power supplies for three months, relying on only one operational 750 kV power line for reactor cooling and essential nuclear safety functions.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile strike on the Pidhorodne hromada in Dnipro district, hitting between two two-story residential buildings. A two-story residential building was damaged with people trapped under rubble, and two fires broke out.
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June 4, 2023 209 events π₯ 3 π΄ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯A power facility in Belgorod district caught fire after an explosive device was dropped from a drone.
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π΄Russian Volunteer Corps and Freedom of Russia Legion announced they captured Russian regular army soldiers in Belgorod Oblast and requested a meeting with Governor Gladkov to discuss the situation.
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π₯Ukraine held the 'Bells' campaign initiated by First Lady Olena Zelenska, where bells were hung on trees to honor the memory of children killed during Russia's full-scale war. The event took place in Darnytskyi district of Kyiv.
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π₯Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast on the morning of June 4, damaging the administrative building and partially destroying two houses and outbuildings.
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π₯An explosion occurred in the southern part of temporarily occupied Melitopol, with black smoke visible afterward.
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June 5, 2023 328 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted artillery strikes from the Kherson side across the Dnipro River, causing fires on Russian-held territory.
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π₯The Freedom of Russia Legion destroyed two Russian tanks, a BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle, and a BRDM armored reconnaissance vehicle using drones at the Shebekino checkpoint area in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.
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π₯Ukrainian 3rd Assault and 10th Mountain Brigades advanced approximately 1.2 km across a 1 km front north of Bakhmut near Klishchevka, assaulting and clearing woodlines over 48 hours.
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π₯Ukrainian 37th Marine Brigade conducted probing attacks with approximately 20-25 combat vehicles near Novodonetske, capturing part of the village but taking losses after encountering defensive mines.
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π‘οΈRussian forces claimed to have successfully repelled the Ukrainian counteroffensive, which reportedly began on June 5.
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June 6, 2023 392 events ποΈ 2 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian occupation forces blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) in Russian-controlled territory of Kherson Oblast.
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ποΈAt least 150 tonnes of engine oil entered the Dnipro River as a result of the dam destruction.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a reconnaissance by fire operation to capture a woodline near Opytne, closer to Donetsk city, reportedly taking casualties.
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ποΈRussian occupation forces destroyed the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam and turbine hall, which is beyond repair.
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π€The UN International Court of Justice began hearings for Ukraine's lawsuit against Russia regarding violations of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
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June 7, 2023 290 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 2 βΈ
π₯Russian artillery targeted Ukrainian special operations forces conducting amphibious operations using small boats and zodiacs in the Dnipro River delta.
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π₯Russian army launched 28 aircraft attacks and over 20 multiple-launch rocket system attacks on Ukrainian positions and settlements.
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ποΈUK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that UK military and intelligence agencies are investigating the causes of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam breach, stating it is too early to draw final conclusions.
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ποΈThe destruction of the Kakhovka HPP caused problems with water supply in Kryvyi Rih, Marhanets and Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the Yunakivka hromada in Sumy Oblast with a Shahed drone at 03:15, causing a fire that destroyed a private residential building housing two families.
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June 8, 2023 337 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces launched attacks with four columns of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles against Russian defenses along the Orikhiv-Tokmak road, starting at approximately 1:00 AM.
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π₯Unconfirmed reports indicate Ukrainian forces used HIMARS rocket systems against Russian infantry positions.
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π₯Russian media reported multiple explosions in occupied Luhansk, with smoke rising over the city. TASS reported missiles flew over the city and anonymous Telegram channels posted photos of smoke pillars.
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π₯Russian troops launched a missile strike on Uman in Cherkasy Oblast, striking an industrial facility and a car wash. Eight people were injured, two in critical condition.
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βοΈThe State Investigation Bureau of Ukraine detained the owners and top-managers of a concern that supplied the Russian military-industrial complex after the beginning of the full-scale invasion, including a former MP from the Party of Regions faction.
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June 9, 2023 356 events π₯ 2 π₯ 2 ποΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈWater level in Kherson Oblast decreased by approximately 20 cm overnight as flooding continues following the destruction of Kakhovka HPP.
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π₯Russian forces attacked a hospital in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing two people and injuring two others.
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π₯A drone crashed on Belinskogo Street in Voronezh, damaging several apartments and injuring three people with minor cuts who did not require hospitalization.
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π₯Russia launched a large-scale night attack on June 9, 2023, damaging two gas production facilities in Zhytomyr Oblast and one facility of the Ukrainian GTS operator in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, plus power lines.
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π₯The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was blown up by Russian forces, causing massive flooding that damaged the Nyzhnodniprovskyi National Park with estimated damage of US$1.2 billion
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June 10, 2023 233 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted airstrikes in Olhivske, Huliaipole and Stepove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯27 people remained missing in Kherson Oblast following the dam explosion, with 4 people killed and 47 settlements flooded.
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π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Bilohorivka and Vesele in Donetsk Oblast on the Lyman front.
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π₯Explosions were reported on the Arabat Spit in Kherson Oblast for the second consecutive day, with a recreation center occupied by Russian forces on fire.
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βοΈThe Russian Air Force has been unusually active over southern Ukraine, where the airspace is safer for Russia than in other parts of the country, though it remains unclear whether tactical airstrikes have been effective.
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June 11, 2023 223 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 2 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia deployed Iranian-made Shahed drones to attack Ukraine, continuing to cause problems for Ukrainian air defense. Russia deliberately launches these drones at night to exhaust Ukrainian air defense resources and determine their locations for subsequent missile strikes.
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π₯A Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr stepped on a Russian landmine near Mariinka, Donetsk Oblast, causing shrapnel wounds to his neck and spinal cord injury resulting in paralysis of his whole body.
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βοΈUkrainian forces achieved localized successes during counterattacks southwest and southeast of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, according to ISW geolocation data from June 10, 2023.
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βοΈRussian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Bilohorivka on the Lyman front.
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π΄Ukrainian forces from the Oleksa Dovbush 68th Separate Ranger Brigade and other units liberated the village of Blahodatne in Donetsk Oblast.
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June 12, 2023 325 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a missile strike on Kryvyi Rih using Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles during the night of 12-13 June 2023.
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π’Latvian Foreign Minister and future President Edgars RinkeviΔs stated that Russia's collapse after the war is possible, but many other scenarios exist including a defeated Russia seeking revenge, fragmentation into smaller pieces, or Russia claiming victory.
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π₯Ukrainian defenders from the Akhilles UAV strike company of the 92nd Separate Mechanised Brigade Ivan Sirko destroyed a Russian T-80 tank using UAVs on the Kupiansk front.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a drone attack on the Zaporizhzhia front that destroyed several pieces of Russian military equipment and an ammunition storage point.
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ποΈFlooding level in Kherson Oblast decreased by 64 cm to 3m 29cm as of the morning of June 12, 2023, seven days after the Kakhovka HPP explosion.
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June 13, 2023 383 events π₯ 3 π΄ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck a 5-storey residential building in Kryvyi Rih during the night of June 12-13, resulting in civilian casualties with people killed and injured.
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π΄Ukrainian 68th Jaeger Brigade under Oleksa Dovbush liberated the village of Blahodatne on the border of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, acting jointly with nearby Ukrainian units.
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π’Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar reported ongoing Russian use of air forces and artillery to defend occupied territories and described Ukrainian facing minefields, ditches, and counterattacks.
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π₯Russian forces attacked civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv with Shahed drones on the night of June 12-13, damaging a utility company in the Kyiv district and a warehouse in the Saltivskyi district where a fire broke out.
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π₯Russian forces dropped three guided aerial bombs on Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing one civilian and destroying private houses.
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June 14, 2023 335 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian missile strike targeted civilian locations in Odesa including a shopping center and McDonald's, killing six to seven civilians.
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π₯Strike killed Russian and Chechen dignitaries in Kreminna sector, attributed to poor operational security and likely HIMARS.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the village of Yanzhulivka in Chernihiv Oblast with 13 strikes from probable 82mm mortars, killing a 55-year-old local resident and damaging two private houses.
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π₯Fighting ongoing around Staromayorske and Urozhaine; Ukrainian forces using drones to target Russian tanks.
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ποΈThe UN warned that the destruction of Kakhovka HPP would cause rising food prices globally due to the region being a major breadbasket for Ukraine and the world.
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June 15, 2023 429 events π€ 2 π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (REPO), which would allow confiscation of Russian Central Bank assets frozen in the U.S. and their transfer to help rebuild Ukraine.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on the night of June 14-15, 2023. An air-raid warning was issued in multiple Ukrainian oblasts.
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π₯Russia conducted airstrikes in Raihorodka and Makiivka in Luhansk Oblast, and Sviato-Pokrovske in Donetsk Oblast.
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βοΈUkrainian forces liberated four villages near Velyka Novosilka, advancing 6.5 km and winning 90 square kilometres of territory along the 100-kilometre section of the southern front line.
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π€NATO defence ministers met with heads of 25 major Western defence companies to discuss ammunition production and ways to continue military support to Ukraine.
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June 16, 2023 291 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π€The Polish Sejm adopted a resolution supporting Ukraine's membership in NATO, with 443 votes in favor, 2 against, and 7 abstentions.
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π₯The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine conducted an aerial reconnaissance operation on the Bakhmut front, detecting a Russian unit personnel change. Ukrainian border guards then attacked the newly deployed Russians with mortar bombs and grenades.
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π₯Russian forces shelled seven settlements in Kharkiv Oblast and the settlement of Novoselivske in Luhansk Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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π‘οΈAir defense forces were activated in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast to counter the Russian missile attack.
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π₯Ukrainian Special Operations Forces destroyed the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), causing flooding in Kherson Oblast that cut off dozens of Russian soldiers from land.
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June 17, 2023 205 events π₯ 3 π 2 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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πRussian forces lost 670 military personnel on June 16-17, 2023, bringing total combat losses since February 24, 2022 to approximately 219,170.
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πRussian attacks on Kherson Oblast killed 2 people and wounded 25 others.
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π₯Russian forces focused offensive actions on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts with 36 combat clashes.
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π₯Russian forces launched an airstrike on Mohrytsia in Sumy Oblast.
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June 18, 2023 250 events π₯ 1 π₯ 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 +1 βΈ
π₯Russia conducted airstrikes on Havrylivka, Kozatske and Komyshany in Kherson Oblast.
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π₯A mother and her young son, who were forcibly deported to Russia from the village of Lyptsi in Kharkiv Oblast on March 16, 2022, returned to Ukraine after the Ombudsman helped facilitate their return through the State Migration Service.
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π€US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived on an official visit to China and will discuss the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine among other issues.
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π’Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that no Patriot air defense system has been destroyed in Ukraine, refuting Russian claims. The President emphasized that all Patriots remain operational and are effectively shooting down Russian missiles.
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πA father and his 4-year-old son were killed when Russian forces shelled Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast on June 18, 2023. The father, Roman Babenko, was a detective with the criminal police sector of Bilopillia police department. The shell landed approximately 3 meters from them while they were walking, with the father dying on scene and the child dying en route to hospital.
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June 19, 2023 324 events π€ 2 βοΈ 2 π΄ 1 βΈ
π€The UK announced new legislation allowing sanctioned Russian individuals to voluntarily donate their frozen assets towards Ukraine's reconstruction.
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π΄Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated 8 settlements on the Berdiansk and Melitopol fronts, including Piatykhatky.
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βοΈSecurity Service of Ukraine detained a Ukrainian Railways employee in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, who was recruited by Russian military intelligence to gather information about railway transportation routes and coordinates of infrastructure used for moving foreign military equipment during Ukraine's counteroffensive.
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βοΈUkraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Ukrainian prisoners of war transferred to Hungary from Russia are being held in conditions that do not allow them to be considered free, including isolation, lack of access to information, and denied contact with Ukraine's Embassy.
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π€US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Xi Jinping, marking the first such high-level meeting between the US and China since 2018.
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June 20, 2023 365 events π₯ 3 π€ 2 βΈ
π€Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt SemjΓ©n confirmed the transfer of Ukrainian POWs, having overseen the agreements with Russia.
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π€Ukraine's Ministry of Defence called Russia's accusations that Ukraine is working on creating a dirty bomb 'worthless', stating the claims are transparent attempts to divert attention from Russian military failures and create distrust in Western allies.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Lviv and Lviv Oblast during the night of June 19-20, 2023. Local officials reported the explosions and urged residents to seek shelter.
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π₯Russian occupation forces launched a large-scale airstrike on Zaporizhzhia and its suburbs, damaging utilities, property, equipment belonging to an agricultural and farming business, and a popular resort.
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π₯Heavy fighting continued on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka fronts with 45 combat clashes over the past day.
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June 21, 2023 387 events ποΈ 2 π 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
πThe General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported cumulative losses of Russian military equipment since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, including 4,006 tanks, 7,771 armored fighting vehicles, and 3,428 drones.
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ποΈCommissions began inspecting housing damaged or destroyed due to the blowing up of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Kherson Oblast. The commissions were established under local authorities in eight hromadas most affected by flooding.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Kryvyi Rih during the night of June 21-22, with air defense operations ongoing and repeated launches detected in the city direction.
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βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine collected evidence on sanctioned Russian oligarch Mikhail Shelkov for covertly supplying Ukrainian titanium raw materials to the Russian defense industry, including manufacturers of Kalibr cruise missiles, MiG-35 and SU-35 combat aircraft, and Ka-52 helicopters.
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ποΈRussian occupation authorities in Crimea reported damage to the railway line near Feodosia, with train traffic expected to be restored within two hours.
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June 22, 2023 314 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€International donors at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London pledged US$60 billion for Kyiv's recovery and reconstruction, including EU funds of up to β¬50 billion, US$1.3 billion from the United States, and US$3 billion in loan guarantees from the United Kingdom.
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π₯The Chonhar Bridge connecting Kherson Oblast and Crimea was attacked during the night.
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βοΈUkraine's Security Service served a notice of suspicion to Russian billionaire Sergey Kabargin for financing actions aimed at forcibly changing or overthrowing the constitutional order or seizing state power, and changing the boundaries or state border of Ukraine.
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π₯Russian forces conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Synkivka in Kharkiv Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Ivanivske and Bila Hora on the Bakhmut front.
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June 23, 2023 466 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Storm Shadow missiles struck the Chongar causeway, creating holes in the bridge structure. Missile debris was recovered from the damaged roadway.
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π₯Russian forces fired on a municipal transport company in Kherson, killing two workers and injuring five others.
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π‘οΈRussia has reinforced the defenses of its Black Sea Fleet base in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea by deploying common bottlenose dolphins as part of a multi-layered security system.
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π₯An explosion occurred in the temporarily occupied Mariupol, near the Mariupol Seaport in Prymorsk district, killing four Russian officers.
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π₯Russian occupation forces attacked Zaporizhzhia Oblast since morning, killing one civilian and wounding three others.
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June 24, 2023 623 events π’ 2 π₯ 2 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π’Garry Kasparov, Russian democratic opposition leader, gave an exclusive interview analyzing Prigozhin's rebellion against Putin, stating the situation resembles 1917 Russia and that Putin's fall is inevitable.
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π₯Explosions occurred in occupied Urzuf between Berdiansk and Mariupol on June 24, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 24 attacks on border hromadas in Sumy Oblast, recording 204 strikes across multiple settlements including Bilopillia, Miropillia, Krasnopillia, Yunakivka, Svessa, Esman, Druzhkivka, Znob-Novhorodske, and Velyka Pysarivka.
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π’Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said Russia is "fighting for survival" and that there are attempts to "organise a rebellion" in the country.
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β‘οΈMilitary vehicles including tanks and covered trucks were filmed traveling along the M4 highway in Lipetsk Oblast towards Moscow.
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June 25, 2023 286 events π₯ 2 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯An oil depot in Voronezh, Russia caught fire during Wagner Group's march across Russia on June 24 and was extinguished at 00:40 on June 25.
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π₯Russian troops have made significant efforts to advance in the Serebrianske Forest near Kreminna, making some small gains but failing to achieve a breakthrough.
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π₯Russian forces shelled Kherson, killing a 44-year-old man and trapping a woman under rubble. One shell exploded in the middle of a room.
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βοΈRussian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Rozdolivka on the Lyman front.
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βοΈRussian occupation authorities in Berdiansk killed two Ukrainian teenagers, Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov, who were accused of planning sabotage operations against Russian forces.
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June 26, 2023 368 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces advanced from northern and southern flanks near Bakhmut as part of a multi-brigade operation.
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βοΈRussian authorities have not closed the criminal case against Yevgeny Prigozhin for organizing an armed rebellion, and the FSB continues to investigate the case as of June 26, 2023.
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β‘οΈUkrainian Defence Forces advanced 1.5 km into Russian lines on the Melitopol front as part of systematic pressure operations.
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π₯Russian military conducted 95 attacks on Kherson Oblast over 24 hours, firing 644 projectiles from mortars, artillery, Grad MLRS, tanks, drones, and aircraft.
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π₯Russians launched a missile and air strike on the territory of Ukraine, including two Kalibr cruise missiles and seven Shahed-136/131 drones.
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June 27, 2023 402 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 ποΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π€German Smetanin was appointed head of Ukrainian state-owned arms manufacturing conglomerate Ukroboronprom to reform the defense industry.
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π₯47th Mechanized Infantry Brigade conducted successful attacks southeast of Orikhiv, gaining ground.
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ποΈKyiv Oblast Military Administration tested an electronic shelter access system with four opening options: automatic during air raids, remote via dispatcher, magnetic key, and PIN code via chatbot.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile strike targeting a restaurant in Kramatorsk, resulting in civilian casualties including writer Victoria Amelina
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β‘οΈYevgeny Prigozhin's business jet (registration RA-02795) landed at Machulishchy airbase near Minsk, Belarus from Rostov-on-Don.
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June 28, 2023 340 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian missile struck a restaurant and residential building in Kramatorsk, killing 11 people and injuring approximately 50.
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π₯80th Airborne Assault Brigade conducted platoon-sized attacks near Klishchiivka south of Bakhmut, using grenades to clear Russian positions.
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βοΈUkrainian forces announced they would conduct another assault in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, planning to surprise Russian forces with a two-group approach
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π€Sergeant Major Valery Markus met with President Zelensky in Kyiv and took official photographs with him.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces have taken and are holding certain positions on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, confirmed by ISW.
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June 29, 2023 350 events π₯ 2 π 1 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
πRescue workers recovered the body of another person from rubble in Kramatorsk, bringing the death toll to 12 people (including 3 children) from the Russian missile strike on June 27.
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π‘οΈCommand and staff training began in Zaporizhzhia and Zaporizhzhia Oblast to coordinate emergency services response in case of a Russian terrorist attack on the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
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π€Former US Vice President and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence made an unannounced visit to Ukraine and met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Kherson Oblast using mortars, artillery, tanks, Grad multiple rocket launchers and drones. One civilian was killed in the morning attack on Bilozerka hromada, and five others were injured over 24 hours.
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π₯Russian forces attempted to advance on the Lyman, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts but were unsuccessful.
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June 30, 2023 412 events π€ 2 π’ 1 π₯ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π’Dmytro Drozd provided medical assistance during mortar shelling in Velyki Novosilky, saving an 89-year-old woman with broken legs and attending to a 58-year-old teacher who died from a crushed skull.
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π₯Ukrainian defense forces conducted offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdiansk fronts in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π€Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n claimed he does not see Russia's failures in the war against Ukraine and criticized EU spending on Ukraine, stating funds should be used for Hungarian or Polish citizens instead.
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π€Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n opposed the European Commission's plan to provide additional financial aid to Ukraine during a speech on Hungarian state radio.
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β‘οΈGeolocated footage shows the 137th Guards Airborne Regiment (106th Airborne Division) operating south of Rozdolivka.
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July 2023 (9,941 events)
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πA 49-year-old National Guard soldier was killed and two others injured at Beresteiska Avenue near the Sviatoshyn metro station in Kyiv in late July 2023
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July 1, 2023 608 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted limited offensive operations along the Svatove-Kreminna line, with unsuccessful attacks near Novoselivske, Nevske, Dibrova, and the Serebryanske forest area.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted offensive operations south and southwest of Orikhiv in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast, with claims of gains up 1.5km deep and 6km wide in the direction of Robotyne.
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βοΈRussian forces claimed to have defeated small-scale Ukrainian landings in east bank Kherson Oblast near the Antonivsky Bridge.
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π‘οΈSerhii Deineko, head of the State Border Service, inspected border positions in Kharkiv Oblast along the Russian border to check defensive capabilities.
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βοΈUkrainian officials reported that Russian occupation officials are preparing for another mobilization wave in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast at 44 military registration centers.
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July 2, 2023 214 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯An explosion occurred near a military airfield in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. A crater approximately 10 meters in diameter and 4 meters deep was formed.
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π₯Russian forces carried out 116 strikes across multiple hromadas in Sumy Oblast over 24 hours, including attacks on Krasnopillia, Myropillia, Bilopillia, Yunakivka, Khotin, Hlukhiv, Shalyhyne and Putyvl.
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π₯Russian forces shelled settlements on the Lyman front including Nevske, Bilohorivka, Verkhnokamianske, and Torske.
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π₯Russia launched an overnight attack on Kyiv using Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze drones.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the village of Mylove in Beryslav district, Kherson Oblast during the night, injuring a 13-year-old child.
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July 3, 2023 285 events π₯ 3 π§ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π§Russia is developing new digital surveillance tools to monitor users of Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal messenger apps for the purpose of suppressing internal opposition to the war against Ukraine.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the village of Kindiika in Kherson Oblast, with a shell landing near a local church and injuring two civilians - a 59-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman.
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π’Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar reported on improving the operational and tactical position by aligning the front line, resulting in a 9 square kilometer increase in liberated area.
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π₯Russian forces attempted to force Ukrainian troops from their positions but were repelled
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π₯Russian forces attacked the city of Sumy on July 3, 2023. An air-raid warning was issued and residents were urged to stay in shelters.
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July 4, 2023 280 events π₯ 2 π’ 1 π 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π’The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported significant losses in military equipment, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and aircraft.
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πRussian strikes across nine oblasts resulted in at least nine civilian deaths and 34 injuries as of July 4, 2023.
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π₯Russian Air Defence Forces shot down two drones near Valuevo Village in New Moscow on the morning of July 4, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces conducted airstrikes on the city of Sumy and areas near Katerynivka in Sumy Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces destroyed 36 units of enemy weapons and equipment, including 2 tanks, 9 armored combat vehicles, 1 control point, and 2 ammunition storage points.
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July 5, 2023 323 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces fired on Bilopillia hromada with artillery causing 45 explosions and mortar attacks causing 10 explosions.
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βοΈUkrainian law enforcement served a notice of suspicion on Svitlana Fedorets, Chairman of the Zvenyhorod District Court in Cherkasy Oblast, for justifying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.
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π₯Ukrainian Defense Forces have advanced in the area of Klishchiivka on the Bakhmut front, with partial success and securing gained ground.
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βοΈThe Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that the current pace of Ukrainian counteroffensive operations does not indicate a stalemate, noting Ukraine's successful slow and gradual campaigns in Kherson Oblast between August-November 2022 that forced Russian withdrawal from the right bank.
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βοΈKyiv City Council established a special commission to investigate media reports about Kyivmiskbud's activities.
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July 6, 2023 311 events π₯ 2 π 1 π’ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯A Russian missile struck an apartment building in Lviv, causing casualties and a fire. Emergency services responded to the scene.
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πAt least three people were killed and four injured in a Russian missile attack on an apartment building in Lviv. One person is in critical condition.
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π₯Heavy fighting continues near Klishchiivka on the Bakhmut front. Ukrainian military officials state details will be announced later, and note that Russian communications are stirring up panic about the settlement.
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π’President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in a CNN interview that there has been a split in Russian society, with the chain of command crumbling and Putin weakened
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ποΈMaksym Kozytskyi, Head of the Lviv Oblast Military Administration, stated that the Russian missile attack on Lviv on 6 July was the most devastating attack on civilians in Lviv Oblast since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
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July 7, 2023 373 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈSSU detains FSB agent working at Ukrainian defense industry plant in Kirovohrad Oblast who was collecting intelligence on foreign weapons and repair of Ukrainian military equipment
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π₯Ukrainian defense forces conducted offensive operations on the Bakhmut front, achieving partial success and consolidating positions in the area of Klishchiivka.
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ποΈIAEA experts inspected several facilities at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, including cooling ponds and other locations, but have not yet received permission to inspect the rooftops where explosive-like objects were reportedly placed.
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π₯Russian forces launched an attack on Zaporizhzhia using S-300 missiles, striking an infrastructure facility and causing a fire in one of the buildings.
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π₯Russian forces conducted airstrike on settlement of Vilshana in Kharkiv Oblast
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July 8, 2023 262 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π€Russian authorities are planning to confiscate housing from Ukrainian residents of Enerhodar and distribute it to Russian workers at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant as an incentive to attract personnel.
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π₯Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations north and south of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, making steady gains against Russian positions.
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π₯Russian drones struck Kryvyi Rih overnight on July 7-8, 2023, hitting an agricultural business and causing fires that covered 360 square meters.
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π₯Russian forces carried out an artillery attack on Vovchansk at 00:14, damaging a 9-storey residential building and injuring a 62-year-old man who was hospitalized.
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π₯Russian forces shelled over 20 settlements in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts.
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July 9, 2023 262 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces shelled a residential area of Kherson city on July 9, 2023, at around 13:00.
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π₯Ukraine's counteroffensive is proceeding slowly against entrenched Russian defenses in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, which include bunkers, tank traps, and mine fields.
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ποΈMore than 400 residential buildings have been damaged or destroyed in Russian attacks on Kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale war.
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π₯Russian forces focused main efforts on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts with heavy battles continuing.
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π’The Institute for the Study of War reported that Russian authorities have not expelled or detained Wagner Group commanders or members following the June rebellion, with analysts suggesting Putin allows them full freedom to either show confidence in their loyalty, desparation to retain them, or inability to act.
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July 10, 2023 377 events π€ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian troops have not yet observed Akhmat special forces at the Bakhmut front despite claims by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov that they had been redeployed there.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile attack on Mykolaiv using an Iskander-M ballistic missile, targeting an infrastructure facility.
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π€US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London to smooth out last-minute issues regarding the security guarantees declaration.
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π€Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged Germany not to block Ukraine's fast NATO accession, warning against repeating mistakes made by Merkel in 2008.
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π₯Russian occupiers intensified the use of the port in temporarily occupied Skadovsk to export grain since July 10.
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July 11, 2023 356 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π¦Germany announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth approximately β¬600-700 million, to be announced at the NATO summit in Vilnius on 11 July.
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π₯Explosions were heard in Odesa Oblast during the night of July 10-11, 2023, after an air-raid warning was issued due to the threat of Russian drones.
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π₯Russian forces conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Volfyne in Sumy Oblast.
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π₯Ongoing shooting and combat activity confirmed in the general Kherson area and on the opposite side of the river.
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π€The US Department of State stated that Ukraine cannot join NATO at this time because it would put the United States in a direct war with Russia. Matthew Miller, the spokesperson, reaffirmed NATO's "Open Door" policy and that Ukraine will be invited when conditions are met.
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July 12, 2023 343 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π’ 1 π§ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces shelled Kherson on July 12, 2023, striking a house and killing one civilian man.
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π€Andrii Yermak believes security guarantees from Western partners will be provided by spring 2024, rather than at the NATO summit in Vilnius.
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π’Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated that negotiations with Russia will only become possible when Russia withdraws its troops from Ukraine, and that for now the path to victory is purely military as Russia stubbornly believes it can achieve its goals through military means.
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π§Russian-affiliated hacker group From Russia with Love leaked confidential data about NATO summit preparations in Vilnius, including security details of 346 assets and routes of NATO delegations.
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π₯Ukrainian assault units advanced along the front line on the Berdiansk front, gaining a foothold on reclaimed territories and conducting aerial reconnaissance, strikes on enemy targets, counter-battery combat, and mine clearance operations.
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July 13, 2023 337 events π₯ 2 ποΈ 1 π€ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈUkrainian mobile phone networks and internet access are operational throughout Kherson city, while occupied areas use Russian networks. Residents use Telegram to communicate with relatives across the river.
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π₯Russian air attacks targeted Kyiv on the night of July 13, resulting in one death and multiple injuries from shrapnel and falling debris across several districts including Podilskyi, Darnytskyi, Solomyanskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Dniprovskyi.
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π€The International Olympic Committee will not send invitations to Russia and Belarus for the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 26, 2023, due to sanctions imposed in connection with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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βοΈRussian secret service detained at least 13 high-ranking military officers, including General Sergei Surovikin, in connection with Yevgeny Prigozhin's mutiny; 15 officers were suspended or fired from their duties.
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π₯Ukrainian long-range artillery fired across the Dnieper River at approximately one round per minute, striking buildings or wooded areas on the Russian-occupied left bank. A large explosion with significant smoke was observed at one point.
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July 14, 2023 369 events π€ 1 π¦ 1 π΄ 1 π’ 1 +1 βΈ
π€The European Union cannot reach an agreement with the European Central Bank on a plan to use profits from more than 200 billion euros of frozen assets of the Russian central bank to restore Ukraine.
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π¦The US is purchasing decommissioned Phase III MIM-23 Hawk missile systems from Taiwan to transfer them to Ukraine as part of a military aid package.
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π΄Ukrainian units near Bakhmut captured key areas north and south of the city, enabling artillery fire on Russian positions.
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π’A poll by the Razumkov Center found that 86.6% of Ukrainians believe negotiations to end hostilities should only begin after the Armed Forces' counteroffensive or the return of territories to 1991 borders.
π₯Russian forces carried out 23 attacks on the border of Sumy Oblast with 176 strikes recorded, resulting in civilian casualties and infrastructure damage across multiple hromadas.
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July 15, 2023 277 events π€ 2 π’ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
π’UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace stated in an interview that Russia will remain a serious threat in the coming years, expressing grave concern about the risk of direct military conflict with Russia whether by accident or otherwise.
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π€South Africa announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in person despite an ICC arrest warrant, with at least 22 heads of state confirmed to attend.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders held back Russian offensive efforts near Marinka in Donetsk Oblast on July 15, 2023.
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π€South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made an unannounced visit to Ukraine, arriving from Poland with his wife Kim Keon Hee.
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π΄Ukrainian sapper divers retrieved a Russian tank from the Desna River near Shestovytsa Village, Chernihiv Oblast. The tank was captured during a failed Russian river crossing attempt.
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July 16, 2023 240 events π₯ 4 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯The Kerch Bridge connecting Russian-occupied Crimea to the Russian Federation was attacked using drones at 3:00 AM on July 16-17, resulting in one span tilting and automobile traffic being closed.
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β‘οΈUkraine's Defence Forces continued offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdiansk fronts, consolidating previously captured positions.
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π₯Russian forces launched four S-300 missiles from Belgorod Oblast at Kharkiv. Two missiles exploded mid-air, while two hit a stadium and road in Shevchenkivskyi district, causing minor damage to windows in a four-storey building.
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π₯Russian forces shelled Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast at night on 16 July, striking an industrial enterprise and damaging industrial premises and cars.
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π₯Russian forces shelled Kherson Oblast, injuring two civilians in the village of Rozlyv and destroying a wheat harvest in Bilozerka district.
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July 17, 2023 378 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian Security Service and Navy conducted a special operation using surface drones to attack the Crimean Bridge at 3 AM, damaging the northern part of the bridge closer to mainland Russia.
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βοΈA militant who participated in the 2014 seizure of administrative buildings in Crimea as part of 'Crimean Self-Defence', Narodnoe Opolcheniye, and Sudakskaya Rota was detained in Odesa by the Security Service of Ukraine.
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βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine detained an FSB informant in Donetsk Oblast who was collecting intelligence on Ukrainian defenders and reporting to Russia about the consequences of a Russian missile strike on a cafe in Kramatorsk on June 27, 2023.
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βοΈA Russian Su-25 attack aircraft crashed into the Sea of Azov near Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai. The pilot ejected but died on the way to hospital.
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π€Russia officially withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, suspending its involvement and withdrawing shipping safety guarantees as of July 17, 2023.
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July 18, 2023 429 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched attack drones targeting southern Ukraine (Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson oblasts) during the night of July 17-18, 2023.
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π₯Shahed drones were launched from the area of the Chauda training ground in temporarily occupied Crimea.
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π₯Russia launched a large-scale attack on Mykolaiv during the night of July 17-18, 2023, causing a large fire at one facility.
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π₯Ukrainian forces continued advancing on at least two fronts in the south of Ukraine.
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ποΈThe Cabinet of Ministers approved an experimental reconstruction project for the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, which was destroyed by Russia. The project is designed to be completed in two years.
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July 19, 2023 336 events βοΈ 1 π€ 1 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 +1 βΈ
βοΈRussian troops counterattacked and captured approximately a dozen prisoners from the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade.
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π€The US is preparing sanctions against Kyrgyzstan for helping Russia circumvent sanctions by supplying sanctioned equipment and electronics including drones, optical sights, and bomb parts.
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π₯Russia also conducted airstrikes across Ukraine, particularly in southern regions and Odesa Oblast.
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ποΈKremlin-appointed head of occupied Crimea Sergey Aksyonov claimed a fire occurred at a landfill in the Kirov district and that investigative authorities would establish its cause.
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β‘οΈUkrainian defense forces advanced more than 1 kilometer along the front line on the Melitopol front in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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July 20, 2023 365 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π’ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked the centre of Mykolaiv on the night of 19-20 July, hitting a three-storey residential building and garages, causing a fire.
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π€Hungary opposed the EU's plan to create a β¬20 billion long-term fund for military support to Ukraine during a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels.
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π’Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated that all conditions have been created to retake Bakhmut but it must be done with significantly fewer losses than the Russians suffered.
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πNine people were injured in the Russian attack on Mykolaiv, including five children. There are some fatalities but their number is currently unknown.
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π₯30th Mechanized Brigade conducted an infantry attack supported by drone-dropped grenades, mortars, and BMP cannon fire.
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July 21, 2023 357 events π₯ 2 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia has lost 4,133 tanks, 8,080 armored fighting vehicles, 7,145 vehicles and fuel tanks, 4,610 artillery systems, 692 multiple launch rocket systems, 440 air defense systems, 315 airplanes, 310 helicopters, 3,933 drones, and 18 boats since the beginning of its full-scale invasion.
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π₯Russia intensified strikes on Ukrainian port and grain infrastructure, including the port of Chernomorsk, attempting to create urgency about returning to the Black Sea Grain Initiative and threatening to attack civilian vessels in the Black Sea.
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βοΈRussian former intelligence officer and nationalist mil-blogger Igor Girkin was arrested for 'extremism' on July 21, 2023. His recent comments turned to direct criticism of President Vladimir Putin and his time in power.
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π₯53rd Brigade used cluster munitions against a village possibly containing Russian troops.
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π¦The Bulgarian parliament approved the provision of approximately 100 Soviet-style armored personnel carriers to Ukraine as military assistance.
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July 22, 2023 217 events π΄ 1 π’ 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π΄Ukrainian forces from the 128th Mountain Brigade and 30th Mechanized Brigade captured full control of Pyatikhatki.
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π’Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr Gavrilov stated all US-provided weapons are fully accounted for via automated tracking systems LOGFAS and Karavay using barcodes and QR codes.
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π₯Ukrainian UAVs attacked infrastructure facilities in the Krasnohvardiiske district of occupied Crimea, causing detonation of ammunition storage points.
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βοΈYevhen Borysov was served with a notice of suspicion on 22 July 2023 for unlawful enrichment worth hundreds of millions of Ukrainian hryvnias and intentional evasion from military service.
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π496 children have died in Ukraine as a result of Russia's armed aggression as of July 22, 2023. A total of 1,564 children were injured.
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July 23, 2023 200 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a nighttime missile attack on Odesa on the night of 22-23 July 2023, resulting in one person killed and at least 22 people injured, including four children.
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βοΈThe Wall Street Journal reports that Ukraine's spring 2023 counteroffensive may stall due to insufficient weapons and training. Western military officials knew Ukraine lacked sufficient shells, combat aircraft, and training to dislodge Russian troops.
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π₯Russia launched a missile attack on civilian and religious sites in Odesa, including the Transfiguration Cathedral. Six buildings were destroyed.
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πRussian forces attacked settlements in northern Donetsk Oblast using artillery and multiple-launch rocket systems, resulting in 4 civilian deaths and 9 injuries across multiple villages and cities.
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π₯Russian artillery attacked the Marhanets hromada and Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight on 22-23 July, damaging three private houses, three outbuildings, a personal vehicle, and a power line.
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July 24, 2023 288 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈSSU and State Bureau of Investigation accused an opposition MP (Oleksandr Ponomarov) of high treason for collaborating with Russian forces in occupied Berdiansk.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow on the morning of July 24, 2023. Two Ukrainian UAVs were downed by Russian electronic warfare systems and crashed.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Odesa Oblast with Shahed drones during the night of July 23-24, 2023.
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βοΈDrones attacked Moscow, damaging a building near the Russian Defence Ministry on Komsomolsky Prospekt and hitting the Leroy Merlin business centre on Likhachev Street at around 04:00.
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ποΈEnergoatom reported that despite the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam by Russian forces, the water level in the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant cooling pond remains stable and controlled as of July 24, 2023.
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July 25, 2023 336 events βοΈ 2 π¦ 1 π€ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π¦The United States announced plans to provide a new military aid package for Ukraine on 25 July worth up to US$400 million, including artillery, anti-tank weapons (TOW missiles and Javelins), ammunition for NASAMS and HIMARS systems, several Stryker armored personnel carriers, mine-clearance equipment, Patriot anti-aircraft missile ammunition, and Stinger MANPADS.
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βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) served in absentia a notice of suspicion on former MP Yevhen Muraiev for treason, charging him with conducting informational and subversive activities against Ukraine and committing deliberate actions to humiliate national honour and dignity.
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to discuss Russia's attacks on Odesa's historic center and port infrastructure, air defense needs, defence cooperation, Ukrainian offensive operations, NATO Summit support declaration, and bilateral security guarantees.
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π₯Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kyiv Oblast, triggering air defence activation.
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βοΈThe Pechersk District Court of Kyiv arrested MP Oleksandr Ponomariov as a suspect in high treason for 60 days without the right for bail.
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July 26, 2023 343 events π€ 2 π‘οΈ 1 β 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π€The International Olympic Committee has not sent invitations to participate in the 2024 Olympics to Russia and Belarus, along with Guatemala (which is suspended). These countries will not be represented under their state flags.
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π‘οΈRussian forces on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts focused their efforts on preventing Ukrainian forces from advancing further.
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βRussia deployed the modern corvette Sergey Kotov to patrol shipping lanes in the southern Black Sea between the Bosphorus Strait and Odesa, following the failure of the grain deal.
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π€The Italian Senate voted 130-0 (with 4 abstentions) to recognize the Holodomor (1932-1933 famine in Ukraine caused by USSR policies) as genocide against the Ukrainian people.
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β‘οΈUkrainian forces made marginal advances north of Klishchiivka (7km southwest of Bakhmut) based on geolocated footage.
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July 27, 2023 370 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched two Kalibr cruise missiles that damaged port infrastructure in Odesa City and launched eight Shahed drones (all shot down) overnight on July 26-27.
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βοΈUkrainian fencer Olha Kharlan was disqualified from the World Fencing Championships in Milan for refusing to shake hands with Russian opponent Anna Smirnova after winning their match 15:7
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π₯Russian sources claimed Ukrainian forces continued assaults at a lower tempo and with far less manpower near Robotyne.
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π₯Russian troops attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia on the evening of July 27, 2023. No casualties were reported.
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π₯Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations north and south of Bakhmut, conducting assaults near Zaliznyanske, Berkhivka, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, and Pivnichne.
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July 28, 2023 327 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π’Colonel Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Air Force of Ukraine, stated that resuming civil aviation flights during martial law is unlikely due to the threat of Russian missiles and drones appearing anywhere in the country.
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π€African leaders at the Russia-Africa summit called on Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine and extend the Black Sea Grain Agreement due to concerns over rising food prices.
π₯An explosion occurred in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia, near Alexandrovskaya Square and 22 Lermontov Street. Russian authorities claimed Ukrainian forces used a converted S-200 anti-aircraft missile that was intercepted by Russian air defense, with debris falling on the city.
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π₯A missile strike caused an oil depot to catch fire in Russian-occupied Shakhtarsk City, Donetsk Oblast on the night of July 27-28, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces struck a high-rise residential building and a Ukrainian Security Service building in central Dnipro on the evening of 28 July 2023.
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July 29, 2023 218 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian troops launched a missile attack on an educational institution in Sumy city.
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π₯Fighting has escalated in two areas of the contact line in Ukraine's south over the past 48 hours, with combat actions concentrated near the village of Robotyne south of Orikhiv.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the village of Vesele in Kherson Oblast on the morning of July 29, 2023, striking residential buildings.
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βοΈUkrainian forces defeated elements of the Russian VDV's 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment to capture the village of Staromaiorske.
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β‘οΈUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited frontline positions near Bakhmut to greet Special Operations Forces personnel on the Day of Special Operations Forces.
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July 30, 2023 189 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈRussian occupiers have escalated blackmail at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko connects to Ukraine's counteroffensive. The minister notes Russia is trying to raise the degree of tension significantly.
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π₯Russian troops attacked Nikopol district four times, hitting the city of Nikopol and Marhanets and Myrove hromadas.
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π₯Russian forces conducted their third attack on Zmiinyi (Snake) Island in July 2023 using tactical aircraft, dropping two unidentified bombs near the island.
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π₯Russian forces fired on the village of Novodmytrivka in Kherson Oblast, hitting a residential building and wounding a 33-year-old woman.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the village of Tymofiivka in Bohodukhiv district, Kharkiv Oblast with four kamikaze drones, damaging several private houses.
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July 31, 2023 370 events π₯ 2 π¦ 1 π§ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π¦Ukraine received a $1.25 billion grant from the United States through the World Bank's Multi-Donor Trust Fund for direct budget support.
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π§A man in St. Petersburg rammed a VAZ vehicle into the gates of a military enlistment office on Chaikovsky Street and attempted to set it on fire.
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π₯Russian forces launched S-300 missiles from Belgorod Oblast targeting Kharkiv on the night of July 30-31.
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π€Andrii Yermak, Head of the President's Office, confirmed that a meeting would take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on August 5-6.
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π₯Russian forces launched airstrikes near Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast and Ivanivka, Serebrianka and Spirne in Donetsk Oblast on the Lyman front.
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August 2023 (9,006 events)
August 1, 2023 649 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 β 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with drones on the night of August 1, causing explosions in the Shevchenkivsky district.
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ποΈSome Russian drones hit port infrastructure facilities in Odesa Oblast, causing fires and damaging a grain elevator.
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βThe Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that Ukrainian unmanned semi-submersibles attacked two Black Sea Fleet patrol ships, the 'Sergey Kotov' and 'Vasily Bykov,' southwest of Sevastopol. Russia asserted that the patrol ships detected and destroyed all three semi-submersibles while escorting civilian transport vessels.
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π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful ground attacks west and south of Klishchiivka to recapture lost positions. Ukrainian General Staff reported repelling these Russian attacks.
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π₯Drones attacked Moscow on the night of July 31-August 1, with one hitting the Moscow City business centre
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August 2, 2023 342 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
πUkrainian General Staff data reports the destruction of significant amounts of Russian military equipment since the start of the war. Losses include over 4,200 tanks and armored vehicles, nearly 5,000 artillery systems, and hundreds of aircraft and air defense systems.
π₯An explosion occurred near Hvardiiske settlement in occupied Crimea, where the Hvardiiske Air Base is located. The air base is under control of the Russian Air and Space Forces, hosting the 37th Mixed Aviation Regiment.
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π₯An explosion occurred in the centre of Russian-occupied Melitopol on the evening of August 2, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces conducted airstrikes in Odradokamianka and Antonivka on the Kherson front.
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π₯Russia attacked the port of Izmail on the Danube River, which is located 15 kilometers away from the Romanian city of Tulcea.
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August 3, 2023 283 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces shelled Kherson city center with artillery, hitting a church and public transport. Three people were injured, including a 74-year-old man in critical condition.
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π₯Explosions occurred in the Russian city of Novorossiysk on the night of 3-4 August during a drone/USV attack.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations near the city of Marinka.
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π€Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki held an urgent meeting with Lithuanian President Gitanas NausΔda near the SuwaΕki Gap to discuss security concerns related to Belarus and Wagner mercenaries.
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π’Andrii Yusov, representative of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence, discussed Russian psychological operations (psyops) and bot farms on Ukrainian Radio.
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August 4, 2023 358 events π₯ 3 β 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Air defence systems were activated in occupied Crimea, with the Russian Defence Ministry reporting that 13 drones were allegedly involved in an attack.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast five times using heavy artillery and MLRS, injuring two civilians (an 85-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man) and damaging more than two dozen private buildings, cars, trucks, solar panels, greenhouses, gas pipelines, and power lines.
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βThe Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a special operation in Novorossiysk Bay using an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) loaded with 450 kilograms of TNT, damaging the Olenegorskiy Gornyak large landing ship.
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π€The US stated that promoting Zelenskyy's peace formula, centered on territorial integrity and sovereignty (UN Charter principle), is the goal of the Saudi Arabia summit on 5-6 August.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Novorossiysk on the night of August 3-4, with two unmanned surface vessels attacking the naval base.
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August 5, 2023 199 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈRussian occupying forces established a torture chamber at a school in the village of Velyki Kopani, Kherson Oblast.
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ποΈA fire has been burning for five days in the most valuable steppe area of Dzharylhach National Nature Park, a zone of absolute protection established in 1974.
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π₯Russian forces launched Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from Tambov Oblast and Belarus towards Ukraine, with missiles heading toward multiple oblasts including Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi (Starokostiantyniv), Poltava, Vinnytsia, and Kyiv.
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π₯Russia launched a massive missile strike on Ukraine using 70 projectiles (missiles and drones) from the evening of August 5 to morning of August 6.
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βοΈVadym Skibitsky of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) stated that Ukraine's ongoing counter-offensive is proceeding as planned and poised for success, with Ukrainian forces maintaining the initiative on the battlefield.
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August 6, 2023 230 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian air defence destroyed 13 Kalibr cruise missiles, 17 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, and 27 Shahed-136/131 combat drones during a Russian air attack from the evening of August 5 to morning of August 6, 2023.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Zaporizhzhia city and Zaporizhzhia district during the night of August 5-6, 2023. The Ukrainian Air Force had issued an air-raid warning for the oblast and urged residents to take shelter.
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π’Anders Γ
slund publishes an opinion piece analyzing William Burns' memoir "The Back Channel" and critiquing US policy toward Russia from 2005-2022, arguing that the US establishment misunderstood Putin's intentions and failed to take adequate action to prevent Russian aggression against Ukraine and Georgia.
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π₯Russian forces launched missile strikes on Kharkiv using S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, with explosions reported in the city on the morning of August 6, 2023.
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π₯Russian sources reported a missile strike on the Chonhar bridge, which connects Crimea with Kherson Oblast. According to Vladimir Rogov (Russian-appointed official in Zaporizhzhia Oblast), three or four strikes were reported, with the extent of damage still unknown.
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August 7, 2023 272 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups are active along Ukraine's border with Russia in Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, conducting reconnaissance and attacks including civilian targets.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Myrove hromada in Nikopol district with heavy artillery.
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ποΈRussia presented new history textbooks for high school students that completely rewrite chapters from the 1970s-2000s and include a new section on the war in Ukraine, presenting it as a "special military operation" with pro-Russian propaganda narratives.
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βοΈMetropolitan Ionafan, head of the Tulchin Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Vinnytsia Oblast, was sentenced to five years in prison for publicly justifying Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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π₯Russian forces carried out airstrikes near Petropavlivka and Podoly in Kharkiv Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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August 8, 2023 283 events π₯ 2 β‘οΈ 1 π§ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces deliberately disconnected subscribers from Russian mobile phones and wired Internet operators, then used vehicles with special electronic equipment to detect information transmitters.
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β‘οΈRussian command relocated a "prepared grouping" of Russian airborne personnel from Kozachi Laheri to Zaporizhzhia Oblast, replacing them with mobilised soldiers.
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π§The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) blocked attempts by Russian military intelligence (GRU) hackers to penetrate the Armed Forces of Ukraine's combat data exchange system, preventing access to sensitive information about Ukrainian military operations.
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π₯Russian forces launched airstrikes near Novodanylivka and Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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βοΈA military officer from Donetsk Oblast in Kramatorsk district established a mechanism for issuing fictitious documents for crossing the state border.
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August 9, 2023 321 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
βοΈRussian air defense successfully targeted and eliminated two drones near Moscow's periphery on the night of Aug. 9, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces have formed an offensive group of eight Storm-Z assault units focused on breaking through Ukrainian defenses at the Kupiansk front, with intense fighting ongoing.
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π€Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada passed a bill in its first reading that would restore the obligation of political parties to report on their funding, aiming to minimize oligarchic influence and enable the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption to enforce financing restrictions.
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πA 41-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman were injured in Kindrashivka, Kupiansk district, due to an attack around midnight.
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π₯Russian air defense forces downed two drones attempting to approach Moscow on the night of August 8-9, 2023. One drone was shot down near Domodedovo and the other near the Minsk motorway.
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August 10, 2023 259 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian troops launched a missile strike targeting civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia, resulting in casualties. The attack hit at 19:20 local time.
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π₯Russian authorities reported that 11 drones attempted to attack Sevastopol, Crimea on the night of August 9-10. Two drones were shot down by air defense systems and nine were neutralized by electronic warfare, crashing into the Black Sea.
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π₯Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Rivne Oblast overnight on August 9-10, hitting an oil depot in Dubno district.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Kupiansk again at 07:30, damaging a residential building.
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π₯Russian army shelled the settlement of Bilozerka in Kherson Oblast with artillery, injuring six people who were receiving humanitarian aid at the time.
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August 11, 2023 308 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained an Odesa resident on suspicion of spying for Russia, allegedly passing information on military bases and consequences of airstrikes to Russian handlers.
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π₯A drone exploded in Moscow, targeting a facility described as the Karamyshevsky hydraulic unit. The Russian authorities claimed the drone was downed by electronic warfare and crashed in the west of Moscow.
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π₯Russian forces launched an aerial ballistic missile strike on a residential building in Kolomyia district, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, hitting a private house where a family with three children lived.
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βοΈA drone exploded over the Karamyshevskaya embankment in northwestern Moscow, with wreckage falling near a hospital complex
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π€Members of the German Bundestag called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the German government to provide Ukraine with Taurus long-range cruise missiles as soon as possible.
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August 12, 2023 173 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π¦Russia has begun producing and using its own version of Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones (Geran-2) for attacks on Ukraine, according to Conflict Armament Research analysis of downed drones.
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βοΈA Su-30 fighter jet crashed in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast, killing the crew. The crash was likely due to a technical malfunction.
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π₯Explosions were reported in Novoozerne (in occupied Crimea) during the night of 11-12 August.
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π₯Explosions were heard in Kryvyi Rih, with early reports indicating the city was struck by a ballistic missile. No casualties were reported.
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π₯Russia conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Synkivka and Ivanivka in Kharkiv Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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August 13, 2023 206 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussian occupying forces conducted house-to-house raids in the occupied settlement of Hornostaivka, Kherson Oblast, searching for deserters among their soldiers.
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π₯Ukrainian 45th Separate Artillery Brigade used an American M777 howitzer to eliminate a Russian combat unit near Klishchiivka on the Bakhmut front.
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π₯Russian forces bombarded Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast twice during the night of August 13, 2023, using heavy artillery. Nearly a dozen shells hit the district center and Chervonohryhorivka hromada.
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π₯Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed two Russian ammunition storage points in occupied Oleshky, Kherson Oblast, during the night of August 13.
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π₯A 73-year-old man was injured by stepping on an anti-personnel butterfly mine near the village of Ruska Lozova in Kharkiv district.
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August 14, 2023 286 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian missiles struck Odesa during the night of August 13-14, causing fires at two facilities including a supermarket. Three people were injured.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted offensive actions on the Melitopol and Berdiansk fronts.
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βοΈUkraine's Security Service (SBU) identified 15 collaborators preparing sham local elections in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast, with plans to hold illegal voting in September 2023 to elect "MPs" to the pseudo-parliament of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.
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π₯Russian forces attacked residential areas of Kherson city at around 02:00, injuring three civilians - two men (aged 48 and 44) with serious injuries and an 85-year-old woman with moderate injuries.
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ποΈPatients in temporarily occupied Mariupol are being discharged from hospital to die at home due to insulin shortages and lack of medical care.
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August 15, 2023 348 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck an industrial facility in Dnipro, causing a fire to break out. Two people were injured - a 59-year-old woman with minor injuries treated at home and a 70-year-old man hospitalized in moderate condition. The fire covered over 800 square meters before being contained.
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π₯Russian occupiers launched a missile attack on Cherkasy Oblast on the morning of August 15, hitting premises belonging to a private business in Smila and damaging water and heat supply networks.
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π₯Russian forces launched a large-scale missile attack on Lviv, hitting residential buildings including a kindergarten playground and causing fires on upper floors.
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π₯Russians launched a large-scale missile strike on Lutsk during the night of 14-15 August, hitting an industrial facility.
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π₯Russian forces conducted airstrikes on Kupiansk front in areas of Ivanivka, Zahryzove (Kharkiv Oblast) and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk Oblast)
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August 16, 2023 262 events π₯ 2 π 1 π¦ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
πAs of August 16, 2023, the Ukrainian General Staff reported that approximately 255,570 Russian personnel had been eliminated since the start of the full-scale invasion.
π¦The container ship JOSEPH SCHULTE (Hong Kong flag) left the port of Odesa through the temporary corridor, carrying over 30,000 tonnes of cargo including food products.
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β‘οΈThe 35th Marine Brigade was rotated off the front line following the successful capture of Urozhaine, receiving official commendation from President Zelensky.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhzhia Oblast border area, reportedly advancing near Svatove and Bakhmut.
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π₯Russian forces bombarded three districts in Kharkiv Oblast (Kharkiv, Kupiansk, and Chuhuiv districts). Ukrainian air defense forces responded to the attack.
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August 17, 2023 313 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 2 π₯ 1 βΈ
βοΈA 23-year-old resident of Odesa was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv for spying on behalf of Russian military intelligence, having attempted to locate Ukrainian air defense systems near power facilities and gather information about Ukrainian military repair bases.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 23 bombardments of Sumy Oblast on August 17, 2023, resulting in 138 explosions. The attacks damaged a private residential building, a family home, two shops, non-residential buildings, a garage, a bathhouse, a barn, a car, and a gas pipeline.
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βοΈUkrainian police detained a 41-year-old man in Kyiv Oblast for recruiting Ukrainian women aged 18-35 for prostitution in Israel through Telegram advertisements.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a long-range strike against the military wharf in Berdyansk, targeting Russian naval cargo and assault ships.
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π₯The State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience announced that over 30,000 Hasidic pilgrims intend to travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah in September 2023, despite ongoing war conditions and security concerns.
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August 18, 2023 328 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈEvacuation of approximately 2,000 people from Moscow International Business Centre (Moscow City) towers B and C after receiving a call about an alleged kamikaze drone threat
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π₯A drone attacked Moscow on the night of 17-18 August, with an explosion occurring near the Moscow-City business centre. The Expocentre building was damaged when drone debris fell on its roof, breaking through and causing a collapse in the 8th pavilion over an area of 30 square metres.
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π€Latvian intelligence (SAB) assessed that Vladimir Putin's regime appears stable, with large-scale protests considered unlikely but not impossible.
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ποΈThe Russian occupying administration in Zaporizhzhia Oblast received guidelines from Russia to introduce new accreditation standards for educational institutions.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile attack on one of the districts of Zaporizhzhia city during an air-raid warning.
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August 19, 2023 229 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 2 βΈ
π₯Russian troops struck the centre of Chernihiv with a ballistic missile, hitting the Music and Drama Theatre area on the morning of August 19, 2023.
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π₯Ukrainian troops have broken through a Russian minefield north of Tokmak and are now fighting the first line of Russian defense holding the city.
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π₯Ukrainian Defence Forces attacked a military airfield in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, using a copter-type UAV, damaging at least one aircraft.
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ποΈRussian hostilities have devastated Ukrainian black soil, creating over 2 million craters and contaminating the ground with heavy metals like lead, copper, and mercury. In Kharkiv Oblast, one field alone contains over 2,000 craters per square kilometer, turning agricultural land into unusable 'deadland'.
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ποΈKyiv City State Administration announced there will be no mass government-arranged events on Independence Day, 25 August, but a state-level exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment will be held on Khreshchatyk street.
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August 20, 2023 189 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯A Ukrainian drone attacked the railway station in Kursk, hitting the roof and causing a fire.
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π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive actions on the Bakhmut front, particularly north of Bohdanivka and north/south of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Russian artillery and mortar fire on more than 20 settlements on the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts.
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π₯Ukrainian drones have been regularly striking Moscow and other locations in Western Russia, with increasing frequency over recent months.
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πOne civilian man born in 1952 was killed in Russian attack on Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast.
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August 21, 2023 283 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π€Ukraine's government will decide in the coming days whether to suspend visa-free travel with Israel, according to Ukraine's Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniichuk.
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π₯Russian forces attacked a 43-year-old civilian from a drone in Zolota Balka, Kherson Oblast, causing multiple shrapnel wounds to his chest, abdomen and leg.
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π₯A Ukrainian kamikaze drone crashed at the Shaikovka military airfield in Kirov district, Kaluga Oblast, Russia, damaging a plane that was not in use.
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π₯Russian forces are conducting offensive actions and bringing additional forces to the Kupiansk front, with Ukrainian defenders showing strong resistance.
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π₯Russian forces are attempting to dislodge Ukrainian troops from positions near Kreminna and Bilohorivka in the Lyman front area, with fierce fighting continuing around Serebrianka Forest.
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August 22, 2023 289 events π₯ 2 π€ 2 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian occupiers attacked Zaporizhzhia on the night of 21-22 August using Shahed drones, damaging four multi-storey buildings.
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π‘οΈRussian forces began flooding ferries in the Kerch Strait to create a protective barrier for the Crimean Bridge, with plans to flood at least six watercraft.
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π€Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean and three ministers arrived in Kyiv for a two-day visit from August 22-24.
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π€The ICJ scheduled hearings for September 18, 2023 to address Russia's objections regarding the court's jurisdiction in Ukraine's genocide case against Russia.
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π₯Ukraine's Defence Forces continue to conduct offensive actions south of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast.
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August 23, 2023 293 events π₯ 3 π₯ 2 βΈ
π₯A private Embraer Legacy plane crashed in the Bologovsky district of Tver Oblast, Russia, near the village of Kuzhenkino. All 10 people on board (3 crew and 7 passengers) died.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the central part of Kherson city on the morning of 23 August 2023.
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π₯Russian Shahed drones attacked the south of Odesa Oblast on the night of 22-23 August, with several drones reaching the city of Izmail and moving west.
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π₯A Russian S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed in occupied Crimea near the village of Olenivka on Cape Tarkhankut using a new Ukrainian-made missile.
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π₯A Russian Shahed drone struck an educational institution in Romny, Sumy Oblast at 10:00, killing four employees (principal, deputy principal, secretary, librarian) and destroying the school building.
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August 24, 2023 342 events π’ 2 π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkraine's Security Service detained a Russian agent who was a department director of a Kyiv insurance company. The agent gathered intelligence on energy infrastructure by meeting with heads of Kyiv energy companies under the pretense of insurance contracts, and transmitted this information to a Russian GRU officer to prepare air strikes on Kyiv's energy infrastructure for the heating season.
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π’Ukrainian soldiers from various units provided reflections on Independence Day, emphasizing the ongoing danger to their families and future, the cost of freedom, and the need for continued international support against Russia.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile attack on the city of Dnipro using missiles, causing civilian casualties and damage to residential buildings, port infrastructure, schools, and other civilian infrastructure.
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π₯An attack involving watercraft and aircraft occurred at Cape Tarkhankut in occupied Crimea during the morning hours, with explosions heard around 05:00 near the settlement of Mayak.
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π’Analyzing the implications of Prigozhin's death for Putin's control and Russia's political landscape, noting that the June mutiny revealed Putin's weakness but his subsequent actions demonstrate his return to power.
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August 25, 2023 328 events β‘οΈ 2 π₯ 2 π 1 βΈ
πThree Air Force pilots died when two L-39 combat training aircraft collided in mid-air in Zhytomyr Oblast on August 25, 2023.
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β‘οΈUkrainian forces are advancing on Novoprokopivka in the south and have begun a parallel offensive near Verbove under heavy artillery fire.
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π₯Ukrainian forces attacked the 126th Separate Guards Coastal Defence Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the village of Perevalne in occupied Crimea.
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β‘οΈColonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine's Armed Forces, visited the Kupiansk and Lyman fronts to coordinate defense plans with local commanders.
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π₯Russian authorities in Sevastopol reported that drones attempted to attack the city on the night of August 24-25, claiming all UAVs were shot down over the Black Sea near Cape Chersonesus.
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August 26, 2023 180 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈA large fire broke out at a fireworks warehouse in Kemerovo, Russia, with explosions heard throughout the city. The fire spread to at least 600 metres and caused structural collapse of the building.
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π‘οΈRussian air defence systems were activated in occupied Mariupol on the morning of 26 August, with activity reported from the area of Sartana towards Volnovakha.
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π₯Explosions were heard in Melitopol for the second consecutive day, with several explosions occurring on the morning of August 26, 2023. The explosions came from the direction of Tokmak.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Kupiansk district on the morning of 26 August, hitting a cafe in the village of Podoly with artillery or air strike, killing at least two people and wounding one.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the center of Kherson, injuring two women - a 41-year-old woman with leg injuries and contusion who was hospitalized, and a 70-year-old woman with minor injuries treated on scene.
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August 27, 2023 215 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian special forces landed near Olenivka and Maiak in Crimea during an operation supported by the Navy, engaging Russian occupier units in a firefight.
π₯Ukrainian forces have made additional tactically significant gains in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast, advancing through prepared Russian defensive positions consisting of dense rows of minefields and fortifications.
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π₯Russian forces launched MLRS strikes on the village of Odnorobivka, Bohodukhiv district, Kharkiv Oblast, killing a 39-year-old woman who was in her family home. A kiosk in the village also caught fire due to the attack.
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π‘οΈRussian air defense systems destroyed two drones over Bryansk and Kursk oblasts during the night of August 27, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Donetsk Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances.
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August 28, 2023 371 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained a resident of Kherson who was recruited by Russian secret services (FSB) for intelligence gathering. The suspect collected and passed data on locations and movements of Ukrainian Armed Forces to the FSB, and adjusted Russian fire on transport infrastructure and medical institutions in Kherson.
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π₯Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a control point of UAVs and 174 Russian invaders in the Bakhmut direction.
π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π₯Russian forces conducted airstrikes near Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne and Novodanylivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the Zaporizhzhia front.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Poltava Oblast, hitting an industrial facility. Casualty information was being confirmed at the time of reporting.
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August 29, 2023 240 events π 2 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯An Mi-8 helicopter belonging to an FSB air squadron crashed near Krasnoe Pole in Sosnovsky district, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Three to four crew members were killed.
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πTwo Mi-8 military helicopters crashed in Kramatorsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast, killing six Ukrainian pilots on August 29, 2023.
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πAccording to Forbes, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 5 Leopard 2 tanks out of 71 during a 13-week counteroffensive, with 10 damaged but later repaired.
π₯Four Russian Il-76 transport aircraft were damaged at a military airfield in Pskov during a Ukrainian drone attack.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Defense Forces continued to hold back Russian offensive actions in the vicinity of Marinka, Donetsk Oblast, with 32 total combat clashes occurring on the front during the past day.
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August 30, 2023 311 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Pieces of Russian missiles fell in Darnytskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Kyiv, causing fires to break out at multiple locations.
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π₯Russian forces fired 10 shells at Nikopol using heavy artillery, damaging a five-story building, 7 cars, power lines, and two private enterprises.
βοΈAir defense systems were activated in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast on August 30, 2023 - the second such activation that day.
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π’British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley stated that Russia's war against Ukraine is a significant topic of his visit to China, the first such visit by a British official of this level in five years.
π₯Artan unit conducted operations on the Zaporizhzhia front, including in Enerhodar without support.
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August 31, 2023 316 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯An unidentified object was detected in the sky near Krestov, Pskov Oblast. The governor posted a video of its alleged neutralization.
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π₯Dmitry Utkin, commander of the Wagner Group, was buried without military honors at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery in Mytishchi near Moscow.
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π₯Russian forces conducted an airstrike near Kyslivka in Kharkiv Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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π₯Soldiers from the CODE 9.2 unit of Ukraine's 92nd Separate Mechanised Brigade destroyed three pieces of Russian equipment (T-80 tank, 2S1 self-propelled howitzer, and MTU-90 tank bridge layer) using a single strike drone near Bakhmut.
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βοΈRussian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the Zaporizhzhia front.
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September 2023 (9,131 events)
September 1, 2023 689 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations south of Bakhmut and made marginal advances northwest of Klishchiivka based on geolocated footage.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the city of Seredyna-Buda in Shostka district, Sumy Oblast at approximately 12:00 on September 1, 2023.
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π₯Ukrainian strikes on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in September 2023, including attacks on its headquarters, caused severe but localized physical damage. The fleet withdrew most of its ships from Crimea as a result.
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π₯Ukrainian forces achieved unspecified success in the Novodanylivka-Novopokropivka direction in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast while Russian sources claimed attacks near Robotyne and Verbove were repelled.
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ποΈKharkiv opened 60 classrooms in the metro for underground schooling, with classes starting on September 4, 2023. Children will attend in two shifts (9:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00) via school buses on 34 routes.
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September 2, 2023 178 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Explosions were reported in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on the afternoon of September 2, 2023, likely caused by ballistic missiles.
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π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensives near Kurdiumivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π€The Nobel Foundation cancelled its decision to invite the ambassadors of Russia, Iran and Belarus to the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm.
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π₯Russian Ministry of Defence claimed Ukrainian forces attempted to attack the Crimean Bridge using uncrewed surface vessels (USV), with two drones destroyed in the Black Sea on the night of September 1-2, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces carried out an airstrike near Malynivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the Zaporizhzhia front.
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September 3, 2023 181 events π€ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈThe Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 22 out of 25 Russian Shahed drones during the night attack on Odesa Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian marines from the 36th Marine Brigade, together with other Ukrainian Defence Forces units, destroyed a Russian anti-drone unit in Donetsk Oblast using kamikaze UAVs.
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βοΈUkrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on the Melitopol front in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast, with the situation remaining difficult due to additional Russian concrete fortifications and dense minefields.
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π€Hungarian official Gergely GulyΓ‘s announced that Western powers should provide security guarantees to Russia as part of achieving lasting peace in Ukraine, while denying NATO membership for Ukraine.
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π€Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss forthcoming defense packages for Ukraine, the functioning of the grain corridor, and strengthening Odesa Oblast's security.
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September 4, 2023 302 events π₯ 3 β‘οΈ 2 βΈ
β‘οΈRussian forces advanced in some areas on 4 September along multiple operational axes.
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π₯Ukrainian forces have made a significant tactical breach along a 2.6km section of the Russian defensive layer in the Robotyne area since penetrating it on September 4, and continue to widen this breach.
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β‘οΈUkrainian light infantry pushed forward to positions behind anti-tank ditches and 'dragon's teeth' anti-tank obstacles in occupied western Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces conducted airstrikes near Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka, Bila Hora, Kurdiumivka and Pivnichne in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π₯Russian forces launched Shahed-136 kamikaze drones in a 3.5-hour attack on Odesa Oblast, targeting the Izmail district overnight.
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September 5, 2023 275 events βοΈ 2 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
βοΈPolice received reports of explosive devices planted at all railway stations and some medical facilities in Kyiv on the night of 4-5 September, but after investigation these reports were confirmed to be false.
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βοΈRussia conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in Novoiehorivka and Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast on the Lyman front.
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π€UK Defence Intelligence reported that Russia is holding sham elections in occupied parts of Ukraine from 8-10 September, parallel to Russian elections, with voting already begun in Mariupol and parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine served Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman with a notice of suspicion in absentia for financing the war against Ukraine.
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π₯Russia launched air strikes in Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Preobrazhenka, Robotyne and Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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September 6, 2023 274 events π₯ 3 π 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a three-hour drone attack on the night of September 5-6, targeting the Izmail District of Odesa Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces launched airstrikes near Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast and Vesele in Donetsk Oblast.
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πRussian attack on Kostiantynivka market killed 16 civilians and injured 34, including a rescue crew member.
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π₯Missiles were launched toward Kyiv, triggering air raid alerts across Ukraine.
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π’Newly appointed Defence Minister Rustem Umierov announced plans to introduce an electronic military ID card, launch a unified register of conscripts, and digitalise all military medical commission processes to eliminate corruption risks.
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September 7, 2023 331 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π§ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the allocation of over US$1 billion in aid to Ukraine.
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π₯Russia launched a Shahed drone attack on Odesa Oblast, damaging civil and port infrastructure facilities, a grain elevator, and an administrative building in several settlements.
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π§Russian military personnel looted the home of a resident in Bohdanivka, Kyiv region, taking property worth over UAH 223,000 including personal belongings, medals, and equipment.
π₯Ukrainian troops advanced 10 kilometers deep into Russian defenses near Velyka Novosilka, liberating seven villages along the Mokri Yaly River.
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βοΈGerman prosecutors in Lower Saxony investigated an incident involving a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy on a bridge in Einbeck. After further investigation, they determined the boy's initial testimony was false - he was playing with other children in a canal and got into an argument with a man who spoke Russian to them. The boy climbed onto bridge supports, the man pulled his T-shirt, and the boy believed he was pushed but did not actually fall into the water. A bottle was thrown toward the boy but it's unclear if it hit him or was deliberate.
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September 8, 2023 322 events π€ 2 βοΈ 1 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussian forces conducted counterattacks on at least three separate days over the past week, re-occupying several buildings in the south of Rabotyne and forcing Ukrainian forces to conduct clearing operations again.
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π₯An explosion was heard in Kryvyi Rih city, as reported by the Head of Kryvyi Rih City Council.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces continue to hold the village of Rabotyne and may be expanding their footprint, though the situation remains contested with Russian forces still present in southern parts of the settlement.
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π€Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it is initiating a ban on entry to Ukraine for all Chinese "touring" bloggers, stating their arrival in temporarily occupied Mariupol is illegal and violates Ukrainian border crossing legislation.
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π€Russian-installed head of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov claimed a "delegation from China" arrived on the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula, stating they were media and cultural representatives with whom he discussed tourism issues.
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September 9, 2023 215 events π₯ 3 β‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
β‘οΈThe Russian military began transferring reinforcements to Robotyne from other areas of the front due to pressure on their defensive lines, which will reduce Russia's ability to conduct offensive operations elsewhere.
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π₯Russian drone fragments fell in multiple districts of Kyiv (Sviatoshynskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Podilskyi, Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi) overnight on 9-10 September, causing fires in various locations including Sovky Park, roadways, an apartment building, and a non-residential building.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 59 attacks on Kherson Oblast over a 24-hour period, firing 244 projectiles from mortars, artillery, Grad MLRS, UAVs, and aircraft.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the village of Kostobobriv in Chernihiv Oblast on September 9, 2023, seriously wounding a 68-year-old local resident.
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π₯A fire broke out on the territory of a Russian military unit in occupied Simferopol, Crimea. The occupiers' representative described it as an 'ordinary domestic fire'.
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September 10, 2023 252 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Heavy fighting continues in the area of Klishchiivka.
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π₯Russia launched a overnight drone attack on Ukraine using Shahed drones from the northern direction, flying from Kursk in Russia.
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βοΈRussian forces launched a Shahed drone attack on Kyiv during the night of 9-10 September.
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ποΈRussian occupiers installed video surveillance cameras and their own telephone towers in Melitopol to monitor local residents' communications. They were unable to reconfigure the existing Ukrainian towers, so they installed new ones specifically for eavesdropping on conversations.
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π₯Russia claims it downed two drones over Belgorod Oblast on the night of 10-11 September.
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September 11, 2023 284 events π₯ 2 π’ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π’Kyrylo Budanov stated that the current war in Ukraine is the first where all types of weapons have been used, ranging from submarines to strategic bombers.
π₯On the Melitopol front, Ukraine's Defence Forces continue their offensive, inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment on Russian forces.
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π‘οΈUkraine's Defence Forces gained some success near Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π€German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kyiv on a secret visit, her fourth since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Russia's Belgorod Oblast during the night of September 11, with two drones shot down by air defenses according to local authorities.
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September 12, 2023 338 events π’ 1 ποΈ 1 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
π’Colonel Ivan Pavlenko, Head of the Main Directorate of Electronic Security and Cybersecurity of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, discussed electronic warfare operations in the Russia-Ukraine war, including drone jamming, communication disruption, and cyber operations.
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ποΈA Ural Airlines Airbus A320 emergency landed in a field in Novosibirsk Oblast's Ubinsky district due to hydraulic system failure. The flight was traveling from Sochi to Omsk with 159 passengers and 6 crew members (165 total, though some sources reported 170 including 23 children). No casualties were reported and all passengers were evacuated to the nearest settlement.
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π₯SBU military counter-intelligence agents killed over three dozen Russian soldiers and destroyed enemy equipment using attack drones.
π₯The White Angel evacuation team of the National Police evacuated three children (Aliona, 7, Kyrylo, 11, and Ivan, 13) and their mother from New-York village in Donetsk Oblast due to daily Russian attacks.
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β‘οΈNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un departed Pyongyang on a special train and arrived in Russia for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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September 13, 2023 296 events π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
π₯British Storm Shadow missiles struck Russian naval assets in Sevastopol dry docks, sinking the landing assault ship Minsk and severely damaging the submarine Rostov-Na-Danu, while also disabling all three major warship-sized dry docks.
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π‘οΈThe Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), in coordination with various defense forces, conducted large-scale raids across Ukraine to inspect radiation safety and critical infrastructure in response to Russian threats regarding a 'dirty' bomb.
π€Russian dictator Vladimir Putin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Russian Far East for diplomatic talks.
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π₯A fire broke out at the Sevmorzavod shipyard near Kilen-balka in Sevastopol after a missile attack, with the fire classified as class D.
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π§Ukrainian law enforcement agencies uncovered a large-scale scheme involving military medical commission officials and doctors assisting military-age citizens in avoiding mobilization and leaving the country illegally.
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September 14, 2023 353 events π₯ 2 π΄ 1 βοΈ 1 β 1 βΈ
π΄Ukrainian forces liberated Andriivka (8km southwest of Bakhmut) on September 14; Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi posted footage of Ukrainian personnel in the settlement.
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βοΈSecurity Service of Ukraine detained a local woman in Kherson for spying and providing intelligence to Russian MP Igor Kastyukevich, who was appointed by the Kremlin as a handler for occupied Kherson Oblast.
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βUkrainian naval drones struck and likely damaged a Russian Bora-class corvette near the entrance to Sevastopol Bay in occupied Crimea on September 14, according to a photo from a Ukrainian Security Service source.
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π₯Explosions were heard in occupied Yevpatoriia, Crimea on the morning of 14 September. Ukrainian forces conducted a drone attack on military facilities in the area.
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π₯Russian attacks on Mala Tokmachka and Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast resulted in significant losses in manpower and equipment.
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September 15, 2023 383 events π₯ 2 β‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 β 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian infantry advanced along Russian defensive positions immediately west of Verbove (18km southeast of Orikhiv) but likely did not maintain control of these positions, per geolocated footage from September 15.
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β‘οΈThe Puma bulk carrier left the port of Odesa on September 15, heading through the temporary traffic corridor.
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π₯Ukrainian forces advanced south of Rozdolivka (13km northeast of Bakhmut) and in northern Klishchiivka (6km southwest of Bakhmut), confirmed by geolocated footage posted on September 15.
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π€Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi met with US and British partners to discuss the operational situation across the front, Ukraine's ammunition, weapons, military equipment needs, air defense, and Black Sea situation.
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βA Ukrainian drone attack hit the patrol boat Sergey Kotov and a corvette Samum in Sevastopol.
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September 16, 2023 240 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Fighting continued near Klishchiivka and Kurdyumivka (12km southwest of Bakhmut), with Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar stating Ukrainian forces continue to be successful in the Klishchiivka area.
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π’Kremlin propagates 10 myths about World War II including that the Great Patriotic War began on June 22, 1941; USSR hated Nazism; USSR was brilliant in buying time with Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; USSR was tranquil before German invasion; USSR was selfless in sacrifice; Soviets alone defeated Hitler; Allies did not want second front in France; Soviet soldiers were unanimously heroic; USSR strictly obeyed all treaties; Europe was liberated by Red Army.
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π¦Ukraine has received industrial-level 3D printers from the US that are capable of printing spare parts for military equipment, with Ukrainians having completed training on these printers last week.
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π₯Fighting is ongoing on and near islands in the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, according to a Russian milblogger.
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π₯Russian forces conducted airstrikes near Stepka in Sumy Oblast.
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September 17, 2023 244 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯The 46th Mechanized Brigade reported capturing a stronghold on the northern approaches to Novoprokopivka and engaging in battles near Verbove, while Russian forces reinforced the area with elements of the 7th and 76th Airborne Divisions.
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π₯Russian forces launched cruise missiles that changed course and headed toward Odesa Oblast during a nationwide air-raid warning.
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π‘οΈRussian elite units including elements of 98th Division, 83rd Brigade, 11th Brigade, 31st Brigade, 106th Division, and 364th Special Forces Brigade have been deployed to hold defensive positions around Bakhmut.
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π΄Ukrainian Defence Forces liberated Andriivka, bringing them closer to one of the main supply routes to Bakhmut.
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π₯Russian forces are maintaining a group of troops covering the state border on the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, conducting sabotage activities in border areas to prevent transfer of Ukrainian troops and increasing density of minefields along the state border in Belgorod Oblast.
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September 18, 2023 333 events π₯ 2 β‘οΈ 1 π΄ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
β‘οΈRussia has likely reinforced the 58th Combined Arms Army on the Orikhiv front in Zaporizhzhia Oblast with additional units from Russian Airborne Forces over the past two weeks.
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π₯Explosions occurred near the building of the so-called "administration of the head of the DPR" in occupied Donetsk city center.
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π΄The 3rd Separate Assault Brigade raised the Ukrainian flag over Andriivka, Donetsk Oblast, confirming its liberation despite ongoing Russian attacks and storm attempts.
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π€The International Court of Justice in The Hague resumed hearings on Ukraine's lawsuit against Russia under the Genocide Convention, with public hearings on Russia's preliminary objections scheduled for 18-27 September.
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π₯Ukrainian defenders on the Kherson front continued counter-battery combat, destroying Russian supply depots and hitting Russian rear positions.
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September 19, 2023 336 events π₯ 2 π’ 1 π€ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π’US President Joe Biden stated that concessions to Russia for ending the war in Ukraine would be unacceptable and undermine international legal order, during his UN General Assembly speech.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Lviv Oblast during the Russian drone attack on the night of 18-19 September.
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π€Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Tehran to meet with Iran's military command for diplomatic talks aimed at strengthening Russian-Iranian military ties.
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π₯An explosion occurred in Kryvyi Rih city. The head of the Kryvyi Rih Military Administration, Oleksandr Vikul, reported the explosion and asked residents not to film or post anything online.
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π¦The cargo ship RESILIENT AFRICA departed from Chornomorsk port carrying 3,000 tonnes of wheat, becoming the first vessel to use Ukraine's temporary Black Sea corridor for civilian ships.
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September 20, 2023 360 events π‘οΈ 2 βοΈ 1 β 1 π§ 1 βΈ
βοΈA Su-34 fighter jet crashed in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. The crew of two ejected and were evacuated from the crash site.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Defense Forces successfully repelled Russian attacks near Yahidne in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π‘οΈRussian Airborne Forces are conducting defensive actions on the Tavriia front, and Storm-Z units with conscripts have arrived to provide cover during a possible withdrawal.
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βRomanian maritime search and rescue organization ARSVOM rescued all 12 crew members from the cargo ship SEAMA after an explosion occurred off the coast of Sulina, Tulcea County, near the Ukrainian border.
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π§Ukrainian special services allegedly conducted drone strikes and a ground operation against Wagner-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebels near Sudan's capital.
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September 21, 2023 346 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian Ministry of Defence reported that drones attacked occupied Crimea, with 22 reportedly shot down by air defence systems.
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π₯Russian missile strikes were reported in Rivne Oblast by the Head of the Military Administration.
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π₯Russian forces launched a large-scale missile attack across Ukraine on September 21, with air defense responding in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Khmelnytskyi oblasts and Kharkiv.
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π¦The US announced a new military aid package for Ukraine that includes significant reinforcements for air defence systems but will not include long-range ATACMS missiles.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders continued offensive operations on the Melitopol and Bakhmut fronts while Russians attempted but failed to regain lost positions near Andriivka.
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September 22, 2023 308 events π 2 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
πUkrainian Defense Forces killed 480 Russian soldiers over the past day, bringing the total Russian combat deaths since February 24, 2022 to 274,950.
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π₯Russian-appointed "governor" Mikhail Razvozhayev reported a missile attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in occupied Sevastopol, with multiple ambulances responding to the scene.
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π₯The Russian military was forced to dismantle the Black Sea Fleet headquarters building in Sevastopol using a controlled explosion due to damage from the Ukrainian strike.
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π’Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine's Defence Forces will liberate Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast and two more Russian-occupied cities, but refused to name the additional cities.
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πThe Russian Ministry of Defence acknowledged the death of one serviceman in the missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters.
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September 23, 2023 214 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Explosions were reported in Sevastopol, with Russian authorities claiming air defense systems responded to incoming missiles.
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Lublin and presented state awards to Polish journalist Bianka Zalewska (Order of Princess Olha, 2nd Class) and volunteer medic Damian Duda (Order of Merit, 3rd Class).
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π₯A 65-year-old woman was killed by a Russian projectile in the backyard of her home in Kherson, and a 27-year-old man was injured.
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βοΈUkrainian Armed Forces achieved a breakthrough in the Russian defense at Verbove, Zaporizhzhia Oblast during the counteroffensive on the southern front.
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π¦The US administration decided to provide ATACMS long-range missiles to Ukraine before Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit but kept the decision private to avoid alerting Russia about supply line movements.
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September 24, 2023 179 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones attacked the premises of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in central Kursk on the morning of 24 September.
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π₯Russian forces shelled Nikopol Oblast on the night of 23-24 September, dropping explosives from a UAV and firing shells.
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π₯Russian Air Forces conducted an airstrike on Beryslav, Kherson Oblast, at dawn on 24 September, damaging a hospital. The blast wave damaged hospital premises and ambulance stations, broke windows and doors, and destroyed diagnostic equipment.
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π‘οΈRussian forces in Kursk Oblast are imitating the construction of defensive structures and strongholds for personnel and equipment, with aerial reconnaissance showing most positions are deserted and overgrown with bushes.
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π₯Ukrainian Eastern Group of Forces announced they now have one Russian logistic route on the Bakhmut front within firing distance - specifically the Bakhmut-Horlivka road, which is 3km from the contact line.
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September 25, 2023 287 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian defense forces on the Kherson front continued to conduct counter-battery combat, destroying warehouses and striking at Russian rear positions.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Russian-occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, with Russian authorities claiming they were controlled detonations for dismantling unsafe structures at the Black Sea Fleet headquarters.
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βοΈOn the night of 25 September, the Ukrainian Air Force reported likely launch of Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea and Shahed kamikaze drones, as well as Onyx supersonic anti-ship missiles towards Odesa Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle over Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, but the falling wreckage caused a fire at an industrial plant.
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π₯A powerful explosion occurred at military storage points in the occupied town of Sorokyne, Luhansk Oblast. Anonymous Telegram channels reported an explosion near the Yunist (Youth) plant at about 10:50. Two strikes were reported, and ambulances and Russian Emergencies Ministry vehicles responded.
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September 26, 2023 296 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck port infrastructure in Izmail district, Odesa Oblast during a two-hour drone attack on the night of September 25-26, damaging a checkpoint building and warehouses, and setting fire to about 30 trucks and six articulated lorries.
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π€Three commissioners visited Ukraine and held discussions with Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv and spoke with victims of attacks.
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π₯An explosion occurred in Kryvyi Rih city during the ballistic missile threat period.
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π₯Russian forces conducted airstrikes on settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast including Verbove and Robotyne.
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π₯Russian forces conducted airstrikes on settlements in Kherson Oblast including Beryslav, Odradokamianka, Olhivka and Lvove.
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September 27, 2023 331 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈThe German Federal Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the alleged shooting of civilians by Russian troops in Hostomel, a suburb of Kyiv, at the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
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π₯Ukrainian defense forces continued offensive (assault) operations on the Bakhmut front, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on Russian occupation forces.
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π₯Russian Shahed attack drones flew from Kherson toward Mykolaiv oblast, resulting in explosions reported in Mykolaiv city.
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βοΈUkrainian forces have made recent gains in Zaporizhzhia Oblast as part of their counteroffensive against Russian positions.
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π₯Russia launched airstrikes on Nadiia, Novoyehorivka and Nevske in Luhansk Oblast and Siversk, Spirne and Vesele in Donetsk Oblast on the Lyman front.
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September 28, 2023 360 events ποΈ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian forces successfully repelled Russian attacks in the areas of Hrihorivka, Klishchiivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π€UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv during an official visit.
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ποΈThe Centre for the Research of Trophy and Prospective Weapons and Military Equipment of the General Staff of the Armed Forces has analyzed Russian modifications to Shahed-136 drones, finding they are largely identical to previous versions except for the engine and hull manufacturing method.
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ποΈAn investigation by Trap Aggressor revealed that US company Iridium provides navigation systems for Kartograf UAVs manufactured in Russia for the FSB, which are used against Ukraine. The report cites Russian CEO Amir Valiyev and trade data confirming ongoing cooperation despite sanctions threats.
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π₯A Security Service of Ukraine drone disabled the Kasta Russian radar station near the settlement of Giri, Belovsky district, Kursk Oblast.
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September 29, 2023 300 events π€ 2 π 1 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
πRussia has lost 277,660 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 340 casualties in the past day.
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π₯The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) reported that Ukrainian refugee children in EU schools face significant difficulties including language barriers, differences in medical services quality, and learning gaps due to forced interruption of education.
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π₯Russian missile strikes hit an infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia Oblast during the night of 29-30 September, with explosions heard in Kalynivka area.
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π€Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) announced the suspension of international war sponsor status for Hungarian OTP Bank, which was done as part of negotiations with Hungary to unlock EUR 500 million from the European Peace Fund.
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π€The UK added Russia's Central Election Commission (CEC) to its sanctions list for organizing sham elections and referendums in occupied Ukrainian territories.
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September 30, 2023 324 events π€ 2 βοΈ 2 π₯ 1 βΈ
π€President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the creation of a Defence Industries Alliance at the First International Defence Industries Forum in Kyiv, with 13 companies signing the founding declaration.
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π€EU High Representative Josep Borrell arrived in Odesa for an unannounced visit to assess damage from Russian attacks and reaffirm EU support for Ukraine.
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π₯A Russian missile strike damaged an infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia Oblast during the night of September 29-30, causing delays to nine trains ranging from 40 minutes to 3 hours.
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βοΈExplosions were heard in Zaporizhzhia during an air raid, with two explosions reported.
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βοΈAir-raid warning for attack UAVs was issued in Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad and Cherkasy oblasts.
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October 2023 (10,815 events)
October 1, 2023 625 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussian forces struck Kherson Oblast with 16 guided aerial bombs overnight on September 30 to October 1, targeting residential and agricultural infrastructure, including two bombs striking a residential quarter in the Beryslav area.
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π₯Russian forces struck and destroyed a Ukrainian vehicle south of the middle trench and about 1km west of the easternmost trench in the system south of Robotyne.
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π₯Russian forces launched attack drones targeting Cherkasy Oblast overnight, hitting grain storage facilities in Uman which caught fire.
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π₯Russian forces launched an assault on Avdiivka, which started in October 2023.
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π‘οΈThe Russian Ministry of Defense stated that elements of the Russian Southern Grouping of Forces repelled Ukrainian attacks near Klishchiivka, Andriivka, and Kurdyumivka.
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October 2, 2023 300 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkraine's High Anti-Corruption Court ruled to pay Hr 13.3 million (about $360,000) to a whistleblower in a corruption case involving a $6 million bribe attempt by former first deputy of the Kyiv State Fiscal Service Mykola Iliashenko in 2020.
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π₯Russian forces launched at least five strikes using S-300 anti-aircraft missiles on Kharkiv Oblast. No casualties were reported.
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πA man from Mykolaiv Oblast was killed after being hired by a landowner in Kherson Oblast to clear mines using a homemade demining device, which exploded on October 2, 2023.
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π₯Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in counter-battery combat on the Kherson front, destroying storage points and striking Russian rear areas.
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π‘οΈRussian forces attempted to regain lost ground near Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front but were unsuccessful.
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October 3, 2023 331 events π€ 1 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 π¦ 1 +1 βΈ
π€President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur, who is visiting Ukraine. They discussed additional mechanisms of defense assistance from Estonia and Ukraine's European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
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π₯Russian soldiers shot and killed a civilian woman in the village of Olhyno when she attempted to resist robbery of her property.
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ποΈAn air-raid warning was issued in Crimea lasting almost 50 minutes on the evening of October 3, 2023.
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π¦The US Army is ready to send Ukraine ATACMS long-range missiles with cluster munitions once President Biden approves the transfer.
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π‘οΈRussian forces attempted to regain lost ground in the area of Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast but were unsuccessful.
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October 4, 2023 344 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 π 1 βΈ
π¦Ukraine's Brave1 defense technology platform has developed a thermal-blocking invisibility cloak weighing up to 2.5 kg that protects soldiers from Russian thermal imagers and drones with thermal imaging cameras.
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π₯Explosions occurred near Kryvyi Rih on the morning of October 4, 2023, with initial reports suggesting they happened in the city but later clarified to have occurred outside the city or district.
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π₯Ukrainian special operations forces from the Stugna and Bratstvo units, part of Defence Intelligence, landed in Russian-occupied Crimea and engaged Russian forces in battle before withdrawing.
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πA Latvian military volunteer was killed in action near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, confirmed by his brothers-in-arms. His name and alias have not been disclosed, and there is no official confirmation from Ukrainian or Latvian authorities.
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π₯Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) drones struck an S-400 Triumf air defense system near Belgorod, Russia. The system is valued at approximately $1.2 billion.
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October 5, 2023 384 events π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 π 1 π‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a missile strike on the settlement of Pechenihy in Chuhuiv District, Kharkiv Oblast at around 00:15 on October 5. Initially reported as an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, later clarified as a Tornado-S multiple-launch rocket system. Two houses were damaged and fires broke out.
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βοΈThe Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appointed three new deputy ministers of defence: Ivan Havryliuk, Stanislav Haider, and Dmytro Klimenkov.
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π51 people were killed and 6 injured (including children) in a Russian missile strike on a civilian cafΓ© in Hroza village, Kharkiv Oblast.
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π‘οΈIllia Yevlash, head of the press service of the Armed Forces' Eastern Grouping of Forces, stated that the Lyman-Kupiansk front is currently the most difficult and dynamic front in Ukraine, with increased Russian assault operations.
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π€President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Granada, Spain to attend the European Political Community summit on 5 October.
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October 6, 2023 297 events π 2 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck the center of Kharkiv on the morning of October 6, 2023.
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βοΈThe seized assets include 100% of Kyivstar, controlled by the oligarchs through VEON Ltd., as well as shares in Healthy Ukraine LLC which contains medical data of the majority of Ukrainians who have signed declarations with general practitioners.
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πThe death toll from the Russian missile strike on Hroza village rose to 52 people, with one additional person dying in a medical facility.
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πA 10-year-old boy and his 68-year-old grandmother were killed in the Russian missile strike on Kharkiv.
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ποΈA three-day mourning period was declared in Kharkiv Oblast from October 6-8 to honor the victims of the Hroza cafe strike.
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October 7, 2023 323 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched an overnight missile strike using Onyx supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles from a mobile Bastion K-300P system in occupied Crimea, hitting a boarding house and grain silo near the port in Odesa District.
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π₯Ukrainian forces on the Kherson front engaged in counter-battery combat, destroying Russian storage points and successfully striking the Russian rear.
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π₯Israeli Defense Forces launched 17 attacks on military targets and four Hamas headquarters in the Gaza Strip.
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π₯Ukrainian forces launched an S-200 anti-aircraft missile modified for strike purposes at Russian-occupied Crimea.
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π‘οΈUkrainian troops continued to restrain Russian forces northeast of Novoprokopivka on the Zaporizhzhia front.
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October 8, 2023 281 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussian occupation forces in temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia Oblast carried out a series of robberies against civilians, threatening them with violence using physical force and firearms.
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π₯Ukraine's Defense Forces conducted counter-battery warfare on the Kherson front, destroying Russian storage points and striking rear positions.
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π‘οΈThe Russian military is deploying reserves north of Bakhmut to prevent Ukrainian Defence Forces from advancing and entering operational space on the flank.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the village of Bilenke in Zaporizhzhia Oblast with cluster munitions, killing two civilians (a 46-year-old woman and a 71-year-old man) and injuring two others (a 30-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman).
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π€UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the Middle East situation but made no decisions.
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October 9, 2023 434 events π₯ 2 ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
ποΈEarthquake tremors were felt in Zakarpattia and Lviv oblasts on the evening of Oct. 9, following reports of an earthquake in eastern Slovakia measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale.
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βοΈThe State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), jointly with the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), detained Andrii Bobrus, director general of Remkomunelectrotrans Plant LLC in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, on suspicion of financing terrorism.
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π₯In the area of responsibility of the Odesa Operational Strategic Group on the Kherson front, Ukraine's Defence Forces continued to engage in counter-battery warfare, destroying storage points and successfully striking the Russian rear.
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π€Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called on NATO not to succumb to war fatigue regarding Ukraine, speaking at the NATO parliamentary assembly in Copenhagen.
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π₯Russian forces launched armored attacks in the Kupiansk-Sviatove sector but suffered heavy casualties from Ukrainian artillery fire.
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October 10, 2023 324 events π₯ 2 π 1 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched multiple battalion-sized armored assaults (approximately 40 vehicles and 500 personnel per attack) against Avdiivka between October 10-14, targeting industrial facilities, resulting in heavy losses from Ukrainian artillery, mines, and ATGMs.
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πForensic experts have identified 53 people killed in a Russian missile strike on the village of Hroza in Kharkiv Oblast, with the death toll potentially rising further.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the village of Uhroidy in Sumy Oblast, damaging the school building and killing a 13-year-old girl who died in an ambulance while being transported to a hospital in Sumy.
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π‘οΈUkrainian soldiers repelled 16 Russian attacks near Synkivka on Kupiansk front
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Bucharest, Romania for bilateral talks with Romanian President Klaus Johannis to discuss security cooperation, aviation coalitions, air defense, Black Sea security architecture, and grain export negotiations.
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October 11, 2023 414 events π₯ 3 π¦ 2 βΈ
π¦The US announced a new $200 million military assistance package to Ukraine, including ammunition for air defense systems, artillery and missile ammunition, high-precision aviation ammunition, anti-tank weapons, and equipment for countering Russian drones.
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π¦The US Department of Defense announced a $200 million military aid package to Ukraine, the 48th since August 2021, containing AIM-9M missiles, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems equipment, HIMARS ammunition, 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, precision aerial munitions, electronic warfare equipment, TOW anti-tank missiles, AT-4 anti-armor systems, small arms, over 16 million rounds of ammunition, explosive munitions, spare parts, training munitions, and maintenance equipment.
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π₯Russian patrol vessel Pavel Derzhavin of the Black Sea Fleet was damaged in an incident in the Black Sea near occupied Sevastopol on October 11, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces launched intensive offensive operations near Avdiivka, Tonenke, Keramik and Pervomaiske in Donetsk Oblast with up to three battalions supported by tanks and armored vehicles.
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π₯Russia threatened to launch assault UAVs from the north-eastern direction towards Sumy, Poltava, and Kharkiv oblasts.
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October 12, 2023 430 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 2 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian territorial defense fighters discovered and engaged a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group of eight people attempting to cross the border in Sumy Oblast near midnight on October 12, 2023.
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π₯Russian occupying forces attacked Kherson on the morning of 12 October, hitting a children's hospital in the Dniprovskyi district. No staff or patients were present and there were no casualties.
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π‘οΈUkraine's Defense Forces repelled Russian attacks near Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π₯Russian forces launched a nighttime attack with Shahed drones on Odesa Oblast, damaging port infrastructure and residential houses. Air defense forces shot down 10 Shahed drones but some strikes still got through.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders are holding back Russians near Verbove on the Zaporizhzhia front.
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October 13, 2023 379 events π₯ 3 π§ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π§Ukrainian partisans from the Special Operations Forces blew up a Russian train in Melitopol, damaging 150 metres of railway track and a locomotive carrying ammunition and fuel to Russian forces.
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π₯Hodges described a coordinated Ukrainian attack over the previous four weeks targeting Russian radar, logistics maintenance sites, and the Black Sea Fleet headquarters to make Crimea untenable.
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π₯Ukrainian Defense Forces continued assault operations south of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, inflicting losses on Russian forces in manpower and equipment.
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π₯Ukrainian troops conducted counter-battery operations on the Kherson front, destroying supply storage points and hitting Russian rear positions.
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π€Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan ratified the International Criminal Court's Rome Statute, making Armenia the 124th country to become a party to the treaty.
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October 14, 2023 253 events π‘οΈ 2 π₯ 2 π₯ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled about 20 Russian attacks near the settlements of Avdiivka, Keramik, Tonenke, Sieverne, Pervomaiske and Netailovo in Donetsk Oblast on the Avdiivka front.
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π₯Ukraine's Defence Forces conducted counter-battery operations on the Kherson front, destroying supply storage points and effectively hitting the Russian rear.
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π₯Russia's Black Sea Fleet patrol vessel Pavel Derzhavin was attacked twice, and the multipurpose tugboat Professor Nikolai Muru was damaged.
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π‘οΈUkrainian soldiers repelled over 20 Russian attacks near the settlements of Synkivka, Ivanivka and Kyslivka in Kharkiv Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the Dniprovskyi market in Kherson from the temporarily occupied left bank of the River Dnipro around 15:00 on Saturday, 14 October. Initially two civilians were reported injured, but later it was confirmed there were no casualties.
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October 15, 2023 294 events π₯ 2 β 1 π 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted a nighttime attack on the settlement of Kizomys in Kherson Oblast, injuring a 79-year-old civilian who was hospitalized with serious injuries.
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βThe Liberia-flagged oil tanker Ali Najafov struck a mine in the Black Sea near Romania's coast, resulting in minor damage but no casualties among the crew.
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πRussian troops lost over 300 pieces of military equipment and 3,000 military personnel since the offensive in the Avdiivka area intensified on 9 October.
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ποΈThe Russian occupiers are unable to start the heating season in temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts due to freshwater supply being about 50% of the minimum requirement.
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π₯UK Defence Intelligence reports that Ukrainian forces are capable of striking a new railway line to Mariupol currently under construction by Russia, as the new line falls within range of Ukrainian long-range precision strike systems.
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October 16, 2023 336 events π€ 2 π¦ 1 π 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π¦The first armoured ambulance purchased through the United24 initiative has arrived in Ukraine, with 13 total ordered at a cost of UAH 124 million.
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π€Penny Pritzker, US Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery, arrived in Kyiv on her first visit since being appointed to the position in mid-September 2023.
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π€NATO began its annual nuclear deterrence exercise Steadfast Noon, involving aircraft from 13 member states including modern fighter jets and American B-52 bombers.
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πTotal Russian military casualties since February 24, 2022 reached approximately 288,630 (+860) personnel as of October 16, 2023.
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π₯Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted counter-battery operations on the Kherson front, successfully hitting Russian storage points and rear areas.
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October 17, 2023 375 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck Russian military helicopters and equipment at airfields near occupied Berdiansk and Luhansk on the night of October 16-17, hitting two helicopters.
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π₯The Ukrainian Security Service (SSU) conducted a drone attack on a Russian military camp near the Khalino airbase in Kursk Oblast, overnight on October 17-18. Up to 3,000 Russian military personnel and about 80 units of military equipment were stationed at the camp. At least 18 drone strikes were recorded.
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π€Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement condemning Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel and expressing support for Israel's right to self-defense, while also advocating for the implementation of the two-state principle for Israel and Palestine.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck Russian military equipment at an airfield near occupied Luhansk.
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π₯Ukrainian defense forces conducted counter-battery operations on the Kherson front, successfully hitting Russian storage points and rear areas.
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October 18, 2023 363 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈKyiv's Sviatoshynskyi District Court sentenced five Berkut officers in the case of shooting protesters on Instytutska Street during the Revolution of Dignity in February 2014. Deputy regiment commander Oleh Yanishevskyi was sentenced to life imprisonment, stripped of all titles and ranks. Pavlo Abroskin and Serhii Zinchenko were sentenced to 15 years each.
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π₯Russian forces launched six missile strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia between 01:33 and 01:48 on October 18, 2023. One of the missiles struck a multi-storey residential building in the central part of the city.
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π€Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu thanked Ukraine for rejecting the term 'Moldovan language', calling it a Russian invention, during a joint press conference with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
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π₯Russian forces attempted a less substantial push against Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka between October 18-20.
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π₯Russian forces bombarded a settlement in Stepove hromada, Mykolaiv Oblast on the evening of October 18, 2023, killing two civilians.
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October 19, 2023 418 events π₯ 2 π€ 2 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Explosions were heard in Kryvyi Rih during an air-raid warning on the morning of October 19, with reports of a powerful explosion around 05:00 and ongoing explosions in the city.
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π₯Russian forces attempted to regain lost ground near Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front but failed.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders held back Russian occupiers in areas near Novodarivka and east of Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the Zaporizhzhia front.
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π€The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported Bill No. 8371, which would ban religious organisations with ties to Russia, at its first reading.
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π€Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in Pyongyang, likely part of ongoing Russian efforts to procure additional munitions from North Korea.
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October 20, 2023 354 events π€ 3 π₯ 2 βΈ
π€Israel's Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky published an opinion piece expressing support for Israel's position regarding the Al Ahli hospital incident in Gaza, claiming it was caused by a misfired Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket rather than Israeli action.
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π€President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with border guards in Kherson Oblast to discuss the current situation and conditions of service along the contact line.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile strike on suburbs of Kryvyi Rih on the evening of 20 October, resulting in one civilian death and one injury.
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π₯Several explosions occurred in the outskirts of occupied Melitopol, with the loudest near Aviamistechko district where Russians had established a military base at a seized airfield.
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π€US President Joe Biden announced he will send an urgent budget request to Congress to support Israel and Ukraine, including funding for national security needs.
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October 21, 2023 221 events π₯ 3 π 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
πVolodymyr Zelenskyy reported that 7 people were killed and 13 injured in the Russian missile strike on a Nova Poshta depot.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile strike on a school in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, destroying the educational institution.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled over 20 Russian attacks near Synkivka and Ivanivka in Kharkiv Oblast, and over 5 attacks near Nadiia in Luhansk Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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π₯Ukraine's Defence Forces conducted counter-battery operations on the Kherson front, hitting Russian rear positions.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Nikopol with heavy artillery, firing seven projectiles and killing one civilian man.
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October 22, 2023 196 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled all Russian attacks on the Bakhmut front near Vasiukivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯One of DTEK's thermal power plants was damaged by a Russian attack on the evening of 22 October, with equipment severely damaged but no casualties.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted counter-battery operations on the Kherson front, attacking Russian rear positions.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Kupiansk at around 7:00 AM on 22 October, hitting residential buildings and injuring three people.
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βοΈUkrainian forces continued offensive operations on the Melitopol front, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on Russian occupation forces.
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October 23, 2023 354 events βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
βοΈUkraine's Security Service exposed three Kherson residents who directed Russian strikes on residential buildings, identifying a former entrepreneur who defected to the Russians and organized an informant group.
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π‘οΈUkrainian troops repelled all Russian attacks near Bohdanivka, Khromove, Ivanivske, Andriivka, and Druzhba in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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βοΈRussian attack drones entered Ukrainian airspace and were detected heading towards Vinnytsia Oblast, with later reports indicating they continued moving toward western oblasts including Khmelnytskyi and Zhytomyr Oblasts.
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π₯Russian forces shelled three settlements near the Sumy Oblast border five times on October 23, causing at least 48 explosions.
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π₯Ukrainian authorities carried out mandatory evacuation of 802 children from 23 settlements in Kherson Oblast due to difficult security situation. Children will be evacuated to Khmelnytskyi, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Lviv oblasts.
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October 24, 2023 390 events π€ 2 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€Prague hosted the Crimean Platform's second parliamentary summit with delegations from dozens of countries, condemning Russia's annexation attempts and human rights violations in occupied Crimea.
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π₯Russian forces conducted airstrikes on multiple settlements in Kherson Oblast including Zmiivka, Olhivka, Lvove, Tiahynka, Ivanivka, Mykilske, Sadovo and Prydniprovske.
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π‘οΈUkrainian troops repelled all Russian attacks near Bohdanivka, Khromove, Klishchiivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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βοΈThe Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv rejected the defense's request to change Ihor Kolomoiskyi's preventive measure from detention to house arrest.
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π€Ukraine expressed interest in German investments and equipment supplies to rebuild infrastructure and modernize its economy during the sixth German-Ukrainian Business Forum.
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October 25, 2023 383 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian Defence Forces repelled all Russian attacks near Nadiia and Makiivka on the Lyman front.
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π’Russia's Defence Ministry published a video showing Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu allegedly inspecting the forward command post of the Russian Vostok group of troops in the southern part of the Donetsk front, claiming he was visiting Ukrainian territory.
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π₯Air-raid warnings were issued across multiple Ukrainian regions including Kyiv, Kherson, and Mykolaiv due to drone and missile threats overnight.
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π₯Air-raid sirens sounded again in Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts at 05:11 following an all-clear period, indicating continued aerial threats.
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π₯Russian forces attempted to encircle Avdiivka while actively using aircraft, but Ukrainian defenders repelled over 10 attacks near Stepove, Avdiivka, Sieverne, and Nevelske.
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October 26, 2023 407 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π’ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈPresident Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law extending financial monitoring of politically exposed persons from 3 years to life, intended to prevent corruption and fulfill IMF requirements for EU membership negotiations.
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π’Russian nationalist and former officer Igor Girkin wrote a letter dated October 26, 2023 analyzing the front-line situation in Ukraine.
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π₯Russian forces lost more than 109 vehicles near Avdiivka between 10 and 20 October, according to a Ukrainian reserve officer's analysis of satellite images.
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π₯Russian forces launched 51 attacks on Kherson Oblast over the past day, firing 365 projectiles from mortars, artillery, Grad missile systems, tanks, aircraft, and drones.
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ποΈA fire broke out at Thermoelectric Power Plant No.16 in Moscow, which supplies heat and electricity to 1.5 million households in northwestern Moscow.
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October 27, 2023 358 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈProtesters gathered in various Ukrainian cities demanding the passage of demobilization legislation after 18 months of military service, as well as attention to a petition that gathered 25,000 signatures.
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π₯Russian airstrikes hit settlements in Donetsk Oblast including Arkhanhelske, Marinka, Novomykhailivka and Staromaiorske.
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π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations near Synkivka and Ivanivka in Kharkiv Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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π₯Pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Oleg Tsaryov was shot in occupied Crimea on Oct. 27 and survived with severe injuries.
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π₯Russian forces shelled five settlements in Sumy Oblast border area on Oct 27, causing 70 explosions from 12 attacks using mines, mortars, and artillery.
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October 28, 2023 213 events π¦ 1 π€ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 +1 βΈ
π¦Russian instructors have been arriving in Belarus to conduct training on UAV operations at the 927th UAV training centre in Bereza, Brest Oblast.
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π€The third meeting of foreign policy and national security advisers to prepare for a Global Peace Summit on Ukraine's peace formula began in Malta with representatives from over 65 countries participating.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Air Command Skhid (East) destroyed three Russian Iskander missiles over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during a night attack. The Air Force clarified that these were three out of four Iskander missiles launched by Russian forces from occupied Dzhankoi in Crimea.
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πFour people died as a result of extreme weather in Ukraine on 28 October: two in Kyiv, one in Kyiv Oblast (Fastiv district), and one in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces unsuccessfully attempted to regain lost ground northwest of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the Zaporizhzhia front.
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October 29, 2023 236 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian border guards using a MANPADS system shot down a Russian SU-25 ground attack aircraft near Avdiivka.
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π₯Ukrainian artillery units destroyed a Russian military convoy attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses near Krasnohorivka in Donetsk Oblast.
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π‘οΈTavriia Group soldiers destroyed 25 units of Russian military equipment including 8 tanks, 3 armored combat vehicles, 10 UAVs, and 4 vehicles.
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π₯Russian forces dropped 32 guided aerial bombs (GBUs) on Kherson Oblast overnight on October 28-29, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the city of Kherson using artillery, injuring two civilians.
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October 30, 2023 338 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π’Andriana Arekhta, war veteran and head of the Women's Veterans' Movement, gave an interview to CNN about the importance of US support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
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π₯Russian forces struck a shipyard in Odesa district with missiles, damaging an administrative building and equipment, and causing a fire that was extinguished by firefighters.
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ποΈRussian authorities stopped traffic on the Crimean Bridge at 06:36 as a security measure during the drone attack, and traffic resumed almost an hour later.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Dnipro during the night of October 29-30, 2023. An air-raid warning was issued in Kherson, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kirovohrad oblasts due to missile threat.
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π₯Explosions occurred in temporarily occupied Sevastopol as Russian forces reported repelling a naval drone attack. Two uncrewed boats were discovered in the Black Sea near Sevastopol.
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October 31, 2023 460 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯An explosion occurred at the Ural military plant in Solikamsk, Perm Krai, Russia - one of Russia's largest explosives factories producing ammunition and small arms components.
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βοΈThe FSB announced the detention of a person alleged to be the coordinator of the assassination attempt, described as a resident of occupied Yalta and Russian citizen.
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π₯Russia conducted a nighttime missile strike on Myrhorod district in Poltava Oblast. There were no casualties and no damage to civilian or critical infrastructure facilities.
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π€The Kremlin announced that Western companies selling Russian assets would face strict restrictions, with no 'free exit' allowed. Companies from 'unfriendly' countries must obtain approval from a special government commission, with President Putin personally approving deals in energy and finance sectors.
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π’NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated there are no signs Russia is planning peace, emphasizing the need for continued support to Ukraine with high-grade weapons including tanks, air defense, and fighter jets.
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November 2023 (10,831 events)
November 1, 2023 707 events π₯ 3 π’ 2 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces attacked near Poyma and Pishchanivka on east bank of Kherson Oblast, with meeting engagements near Krynky.
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π’Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny published an article in The Economist declaring that Ukraine's offensive had ended and describing the war as a WWI-style stalemate requiring major technological breakthroughs to break through Russian defenses.
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π₯Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully attacked near Novoprokopivka and Verbove in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces launched 3 Kh-59 missiles and 20 Shahed drones targeting Poltava Oblast; Ukrainian air defenses downed all missiles and 18 drones.
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π’Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, wrote in The Economist that the war with Russia is entering a new "positional" warfare stage requiring high technologies including air power, electronic warfare, counter-battery fire, mine-breaching technology, and reserve building.
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November 2, 2023 420 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces near Avdiivka have slowed the pace of ground attacks from north and south in favor of powerful strikes on Ukrainian forward positions and rear areas, likely as preparation for a new wave of infantry attacks.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions on the Kupiansk front near Synkivka, Ivanivka (Kharkiv Oblast), and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk Oblast) but failed to achieve their objectives.
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βοΈUkraine's Defense Forces conducted counter-battery operations on the Kherson front, striking Russian rear positions.
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π€Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former NATO Secretary General, called for Ukraine to receive an invitation to join NATO at the Washington summit, arguing that this would help end the war with Russia.
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π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive actions across six fronts (Kupiansk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, Shakhtarsk, and Zaporizhzhia) on November 2, 2023.
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November 3, 2023 371 events π¦ 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 ποΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π¦The U.S. plans to unveil a $425 million aid package for Ukraine, including laser-guided rockets ($300M) to counter Russian UAVs, NASAMS air defenses, HIMARS munitions, artillery shells, and other ammunition.
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π₯Russian forces attempted to regain lost positions near Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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βοΈUkraine's Security Service detained an FSB informant in Zaporizhzhia who had joined the Oblast Military Administration's cybersecurity department to gather intelligence on Ukrainian military deployment and defense procurement.
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ποΈThe IAEA conducted a rotation of its expert team at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the 13th such mission since establishing a permanent presence.
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πOver 20 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and others injured when a Russian missile struck an awards ceremony in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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November 4, 2023 222 events π₯ 2 π 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted an airstrike using a glide bomb (later identified as an Iskander missile) on an awards ceremony held by the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, killing between 28 and 60 soldiers and wounding many others.
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π₯Ukrainian Air Force pilots conducted strikes on the Zaliv shipbuilding yard in Kerch, targeting a Russian Black Sea Fleet warship capable of carrying Kalibr cruise missiles. The strike reportedly sank the vessel.
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πTotal Russian military casualties since February 24, 2022 reached approximately 304,100 (+830) personnel as of November 4, 2023.
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πRussian forces lost 220 soldiers killed and 5 taken prisoner on the Kupiansk front over the past week
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βοΈRussian forces launched failed assault operations near Synkivka and Ivanivka in Kharkiv Oblast, and Stelmakhivka in Luhansk Oblast.
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November 5, 2023 190 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈAdam Kadyrov, 15-year-old son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, has been appointed to a responsible position in his father's security service, specifically as head of the security department of the head of Chechnya.
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π₯Russian forces attacked settlements in Sumy Oblast, including Basivka, Myropillia, and others, using artillery and mortars.
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π₯Russian forces conducted artillery strikes on Myrove hromada in Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, injuring two men aged 30 and 58.
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π₯Explosions were heard in Odesa on the afternoon of November 5, 2023. Ukrainian Air Force reported a missile threat in Odesa Oblast.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Defense Forces conducted counter-battery operations on the Kherson front, striking Russian rear positions.
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November 6, 2023 409 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked Ukraine's southern oblasts with missiles (Oniks, Iskander-M, Kh-31P, and Kh-59) and Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones on the night of 5-6 November.
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π€Vladimir Putin has decided to run in the March 2024 presidential election, which will allow him to remain in power until at least 2030.
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πMajor Hennadii Chastiakov, aide to Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi, was killed when an unknown explosive device in a present exploded on his birthday.
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β‘οΈPolish carriers began blocking three border crossings with Ukraine at Hrebenne, Dorohusk, and Korczowa checkpoints, causing significant disruption to freight transport movement.
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π₯Russian forces fired a Kh-31P anti-radar missile on the city of Kherson, damaging a five-storey residential building.
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November 7, 2023 417 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
ποΈA 42-year-old civilian was wounded after stepping on an anti-personnel mine in his yard in the village of Rubizhne, Kharkiv Oblast. The man suffered shrapnel wounds to his arms and legs.
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π₯An explosion occurred in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, near the city airport around 9:00 Moscow time (8:00 Kyiv time).
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π₯Russians reported a rocket attack on the centre of Donetsk city, with three rockets fired at about 16:25 Moscow time on the central Voroshilovskyi district, followed by two more rockets 15 minutes later.
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π₯Ukrainian defenders conducted counter-battery operations on the Kherson front, striking Russian rear positions.
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π¦The Netherlands sent five F-16 fighter jets to Romania to support the European F-16 Training Centre (EFTC) for training Ukrainian and Romanian pilots.
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November 8, 2023 423 events π€ 2 π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€The European Commission recommended that EU states start accession negotiations with Ukraine, stating that Ukraine has implemented over 90% of the Commission's recommendations.
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π₯Former head of the Luhansk People's Republic militia Mykhailo Filiponenko was killed by an explosive device planted in his car in occupied Luhansk.
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βοΈVadym Gutzeit, the Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, is set to resign from his position following announcements by party leadership regarding personnel changes in the parliament.
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π€The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine prolonged martial law and general mobilisation until 14 February 2024, representing the ninth such extension since Russia's full-scale invasion began.
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π₯Ukrainian defenders from the 92nd Separate Mechanised Brigade used FPV drones to strike 11 units of Russian equipment and 2 trenches on the Bakhmut front.
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November 9, 2023 397 events π€ 2 π₯ 2 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π€EU Ambassador Katarina Mathernova stated that there is no clear scenario for Ukraine's EU accession, and identified two necessary elements: political will and the capacity of both sides to enlarge.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 27 bombardments on the border and settlements of Sumy Oblast over 24 hours, dropping 17 mortar bombs and causing 149 total explosions across multiple hromadas.
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ποΈPrivate clinics in Russian-occupied Crimea have voluntarily stopped providing abortion services, with all abortions now performed exclusively in state hospitals.
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π€The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for stronger control over the implementation of EU sanctions against Russia and greater efforts to limit Moscow's ability to circumvent the measures.
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π₯Ukrainian defenders conducted counter-battery operations on the Kherson front, striking Russian rear positions.
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November 10, 2023 390 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈHennadii Popsui, a Russian proxy from Sumy Oblast, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason after guiding 128 pieces of Russian military equipment from Sumy Oblast to Kyiv Oblast in the early days of Russia's full-scale invasion.
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π₯Ukraine's Defence Intelligence carried out a special operation in Russian-occupied Crimea, destroying Serna-class landing craft (Project 11770) that were carrying crew and armored vehicles including BTR-82s.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the village of Kindiika in Kherson Oblast with artillery at around 10:30, killing an elderly man and injuring another resident.
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π₯A car belonging to a Russian police officer was hit by an explosion in occupied Mariupol on Metalurhiv Avenue.
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π₯Russian forces launched an attack on Odesa Oblast with two strikes recorded in the Odesa district, injuring three people including a 96-year-old woman who was rescued from rubble.
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November 11, 2023 194 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Two Russian ballistic missiles hit a field between two settlements in Kyiv Oblast, with the blast wave damaging five private residential buildings.
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π€Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former NATO Secretary General (2009-2014), proposed that Ukraine join NATO with Article 5 of the Washington Treaty not applying to territories currently occupied by Russia.
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π₯Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv using drones approaching from the south.
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π’Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Poland on its Independence Day, expressing gratitude for Polish support during Russia's full-scale invasion and emphasizing the strong partnership between Ukraine and Poland.
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π₯Russia attacks Kherson daily from the occupied left bank of Kherson Oblast.
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November 12, 2023 218 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian occupying forces switched from defensive to offensive actions on the Bakhmut front, with Ukrainian defenders repelling 15 Russian attacks over the past 24 hours.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces are maintaining surveillance over the village of Topoli in Kharkiv Oblast to prevent Russian forces from establishing a foothold, while not maintaining constant physical presence.
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βοΈUkrainian offensive operations continued on the Melitopol front within the Tavriia operational area.
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β‘οΈFormer Wagner Group fighters have established a military camp near the Russian-occupied port city of Skadovsk in Kherson Oblast.
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π₯Russians conducted assault operations near Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast using aircraft but were unsuccessful.
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November 13, 2023 398 events βοΈ 3 π’ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
βοΈSBU detained two individuals suspected of attempting to aid Russian attacks by photographing damage from strikes and trying to locate Ukrainian air defense system coordinates, including Patriot systems.
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βοΈA Kharkiv resident was sentenced to life imprisonment with property confiscation for high treason, providing intelligence to Russian secret services that enabled a missile strike on the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration building on March 1, 2022.
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π’Shashank Joshi assessed that the likelihood of liberating Crimea in the next 12 months is very low, with no direct military route through ground offensive; liberation may require a larger settlement.
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βοΈFormer pro-Russian MP Illia Kyva was sentenced to 14 years in prison with asset confiscation by the Lychakivskyi District Court of Lviv for high treason, public calls for violent change of government, use of communist symbols, and calls for aggressive war.
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π₯Ukrainian defenders conducted counter-battery operations on the Kherson front, striking Russian rear positions.
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November 14, 2023 423 events π€ 2 π΄ 1 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π΄Ukraine's National Guard unit No 3017 captured four Russian soldiers on the Zaporizhzhia front during an attempt by Russian forces to reclaim lost positions. Three soldiers were from the 136th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade and one from the 1430th Motorised Rifle Regiment.
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π€Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba publicly stated that no one can seriously use the words 'Russia' and 'negotiations' in the same sentence, citing Russia's history of violating international agreements.
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π₯A drone damaged a Bryansk chemical plant that produces military explosives and ammunition overnight, with the roof of an under-construction workshop broken in three places.
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π₯Save Ukraine organization evacuated four Ukrainian children with their families from Russian-occupied territories after the children were forced to attend a Russian school for four days. The families crossed into Ukrainian-controlled territory and will undergo psychological rehabilitation.
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π€German journalist Hubert Seipel received hundreds of thousands of euros from offshore companies associated with Alexei Mordashov, a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin.
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November 15, 2023 368 events π€ 2 π 1 π₯ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π€Czechia froze real estate under the management of Russia's state agency Goszagransobstvennost, banning it from conducting commercial activities on Czech territory. The agency is subordinate to Russia's Presidential Office and manages real estate in over 70 countries.
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πTwo people were killed and seven wounded (including two women) in the Russian missile strike on civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces shelled four communities in Sumy Oblast on Nov 15, firing 10 times and injuring one civilian
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π€President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a telephone conversation with Slovak President Zuzana ΔaputovΓ‘ to discuss bilateral cooperation and Ukraine's EU accession progress.
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π’President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated during a meeting with African journalists that Ukraine cannot accept a 'frozen conflict' or stalemate, arguing that such an outcome would condemn future generations to war.
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November 16, 2023 315 events π€ 2 π₯ 2 ποΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈA multimodal logistics hub called Horonda Platform will be built in the village of Horonda, Mukachevo district, Zakarpattia Oblast, to facilitate grain exports to the European Union. The project is being developed by Italian investors including FS Holding, Mercitalia Rail, and Mercitalia Terminal.
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π€US Special Representative for Ukraine's Recovery Penny Pritzker visited Ukraine and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, government officials, parliament chairman, and American businesses to discuss Ukraine's economic situation and recovery.
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π₯Ukrainian forces launched attacks from the center of Krynky, 30 kilometers northeast of Kherson, on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
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π€The US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on three UAE-registered entities for transporting Russian crude oil above the $60/barrel price cap.
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π₯Russian forces launched 10 attacks on border areas of Sumy Oblast, recording 46 explosions across multiple hromadas
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November 17, 2023 366 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted multiple attacks on border territories and settlements in Sumy Oblast, with 70 explosions recorded over the past day.
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π₯Ukraine's Rocket Forces and Artillery struck three clusters of Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment, six artillery systems, two command posts and two ammunition storage points.
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π₯Russian forces struck an oil depot in Odesa Oblast on the night of 17-18 November 2023, damaging the facility.
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π¦Finland approved its 20th military aid package to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, worth approximately β¬100 million.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled 4 Russian assault operations near Synkivka and Petropavlivka in Kharkiv Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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November 18, 2023 269 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian troops are conducting assault operations south of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, inflicting losses on Russian forces in manpower and equipment while consolidating their positions.
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βοΈThe Ukrainian Defence Ministry's Internal Audit Service conducted an investigation into procurement irregularities for covers for personal file folders purchased at UAH 351 per item, which was found to be inflated compared to market prices of UAH 120-325.
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βοΈRussian forces launched Shahed drones in a coordinated attack on Ukraine, with multiple groups approaching from different directions including the north toward Kyiv.
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βοΈAir-raid warning was issued in the city of Kyiv.
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π’German Federal Minister of Labour Hubertus Heil called on employers to hire Ukrainian refugees with only basic German language skills, stating they can improve their language proficiency through work.
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November 19, 2023 181 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
πTwo Ukrainian women and a six-year-old child were killed when a bus crashed into a tree in the Polish village of Wereszyn, Lublin Voivodeship. Ten people were on the bus, all Ukrainian citizens.
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π₯Russian forces attempted to surround Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, conducting offensive actions east of Keramik, Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, and Avdiivka. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 26 attacks in the area.
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π₯Explosions occurred in the city of Kherson on November 19, 2023. The Head of Kherson City Military Administration Roman Mrochko reported the explosions and urged people to stay in shelters. No air-raid warning was issued at the time of the report.
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π₯Russian forces carried out assaults near Robotyne, Novoprokopivka and west of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast but were unsuccessful.
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π₯Houthi militants hijacked the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea. The vessel was sailing from TΓΌrkiye to India under a Bahamian flag, registered to a British company partially owned by Israeli businessman Abraham Ungar (Rami), and leased to a Japanese company.
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November 20, 2023 343 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π€Lithuanian parliament approved an amendment to redirect fines for non-compliance with sanctions to Ukraine's recovery fund
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π₯Russian occupation forces attacked Kherson on the morning of 20 November, killing two civilians and injuring one (later updated to two injured). The attack damaged cars and a building.
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π₯Ukrainian Special Operations Forces used HIMARS rocket launcher systems to destroy a Russian R-149 AKSh command post vehicle in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces used artillery to attack Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, resulting in the death of an 83-year-old civilian woman and injury to a 53-year-old man.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 13 attacks on border areas and settlements in Sumy Oblast, with 88 strikes recorded over the past day (November 20).
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November 21, 2023 467 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈA priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) was detained in Vinnytsia Oblast for suspected pro-Russian activities, including denying Russia's armed aggression and justifying the temporary occupation of part of Ukraine.
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π‘οΈAir defense systems were activated in Sumy Oblast on the evening of November 21, 2023. Explosions were heard in the city of Sumy.
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π€Forbes parent company cancelled a sale deal with billionaire Austin Russell, who was linked by media to Russian tycoon Magomed Musaev.
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π₯Heavy fighting continues near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast as Russian forces attempt to drive Ukrainian defenders out of their positions near Klishchiivka.
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π₯Russian forces continue their offensive on the Kupiansk front, trying to reach Synkivka village in Kharkiv Oblast to continue their attack on Kupiansk city.
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November 22, 2023 447 events π‘οΈ 3 π¦ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π¦The Ministry of Finance raised almost UAH15bn for the budget through a bond auction, reducing interest rates on all bonds including USD-denominated instruments.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled over 40 Russian attacks across multiple fronts in eastern Ukraine, with 48 total combat clashes occurring in the past 24 hours.
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π‘οΈRussian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations near Robotyne and Kamianske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders held positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, conducting counter-battery operations and striking Russian rear positions.
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π₯Russian forces shelled 11 communities in Sumy Oblast on November 22, 2023, firing 17 times and recording at least 54 explosions.
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November 23, 2023 378 events π€ 2 π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π€European Council President Charles Michel visited Ukraine on the 10th anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity.
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π₯Russian forces shelled eight communities in Sumy Oblast on Nov 23, firing 18 times and recording at least 86 explosions over 24 hours.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled 30 Russian assaults on the Avdiivka front and 12 on the Kupiansk front over the past 24 hours.
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π€Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) added German construction company Knauf to its list of 'international sponsors of war' due to its continued operations in Russia.
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π₯Russian forces shelled Kherson and Antonivka in Kherson Oblast and Dmytrivka and Ochakiv in Mykolaiv Oblast.
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November 24, 2023 394 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine using Shahed drones from multiple directions, targeting various oblasts including Kryvyi Rih, Kropyvnytskyi, Sumy, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Poltava, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, and Kharkiv.
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βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) identified Russian commander Aleksandr Dosyagaev as the person who ordered the killing of at least four Ukrainian civilians in Bucha during March 2022.
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π€Finland seeks to expedite the confiscation of a controlling stake in Helsinki Halli from Russian oligarchs Gennadiy Timchenko and Roman Rotenberg, contingent on the final content of the EU's 12th sanctions package.
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π₯Russian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations near Klishchiivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the regional children's library in Kherson on the morning of November 24, directly hitting the building and destroying the book collection. No injuries were reported.
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November 25, 2023 268 events π‘οΈ 2 π₯ 1 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a large-scale attack with Shahed drones on Kyiv. Ukrainian air defense successfully downed the drones, but wreckage fell on a kindergarten in Solomianskyi district, causing a fire.
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π‘οΈUkrainian authorities issued air-raid warnings and urged residents of Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast to stay in shelters during the drone attack.
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π€Alain Berset, President of the Swiss Confederation, arrived in Ukraine to participate in an international summit on food security and meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled 11 Russian attacks near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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πThe Nov. 25 drone attacks injured five people, including an 11-year-old child.
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November 26, 2023 227 events π‘οΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian soldiers maintained positions on the left bank of Dnipro, conducted counter-battery operations, and inflicted fire damage on Russian rear.
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β‘οΈRussia has moved strategic air defence systems (S-400) from Kaliningrad Oblast to Ukraine to replace those lost in the war.
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ποΈAn air-raid warning was issued in Crimea and the Crimean Bridge was closed prior to the missile activity.
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π₯Around 20 Ukrainian civilian settlements came under Russian artillery and mortar fire, including Semenivka, Kliusy and Yeline in Chernihiv Oblast; Volfyne, Seredyna Buda, Basivka and Popivka in Sumy Oblast; and Kozacha Lopan, Hraniv and Budarky in Kharkiv Oblast.
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π€Jussi Halla-aho, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, delivered a speech to the Ukrainian Parliament entirely in Ukrainian on November 25, 2023.
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November 27, 2023 384 events π§ 2 π’ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π§A bot network called Doppelganger, linked to the Kremlin and Russian Military Intelligence (GRU), generated fake social media posts using AI-generated images of Western celebrities calling for an end to support for Ukraine.
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π’NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that Ukraine has made progress in its 2023 military campaign despite the static contact line, highlighting high fighting intensity and Ukrainian ability to strike deep behind Russian lines.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled 30 Russian assaults on the Avdiivka front over the past 24 hours.
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π§Resistance forces (partisans) blew up a car belonging to Kadyrovites (pro-Russian Chechen forces) in the Melitopol district of Zaporizhzhia Oblast over the weekend.
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π₯Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensive operations west of Verbove on the Zaporizhzhia front.
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November 28, 2023 428 events π 2 π₯ 2 π€ 1 βΈ
π€Ukraine and Italy began the first round of bilateral negotiations on security guarantees as part of the G7 joint declaration framework.
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πRussian forces shelled civilian infrastructure in Seredyna Buda, Sumy Oblast with artillery at around 12:30, killing two women and a seven-year-old girl, and injuring three men.
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πMajor General Vladimir Zavadsky, deputy commander of Russia's 14th Army Corps, was killed after triggering a mine in Ukraine.
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π₯Russian offensive operations were unsuccessful east of Novobakhmutivka, northeast of Berdychiv, in the areas of Avdiivka, Opytne, Sievierne and south of Tonenke.
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π₯An offensive operation on the Melitopol front continues.
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November 29, 2023 406 events π₯ 1 π 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 +1 βΈ
π₯Russia has also lost 5,538 tanks, 10,312 armored fighting vehicles, 10,348 vehicles and fuel tanks, 7,908 artillery systems, 910 multiple launch rocket systems, 600 air defense systems, 323 airplanes, 324 helicopters, 5,944 drones, 22 ships and boats, and one submarine since Feb. 24, 2022.
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πUK intelligence reported that Russia's minor progress near Avdiivka had cost its occupation forces thousands of casualties, with losses over the past six weeks being the highest since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
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π€Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba participates in the first-ever Ukraine-NATO Council meeting at the foreign ministers level.
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π’NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that F-16 fighter jets being trained on by Ukrainian pilots will strengthen Ukraine's air defense and help inflict greater losses on the Russian occupation army.
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π₯Russian forces used RBK-500 cluster bombs against Ukrainian forces on the Vuhledar front and near Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast.
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November 30, 2023 411 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 1 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces repelled by Ukrainian defenders in multiple directions including Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Kherson.
βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) conducted searches at the Pochaiv Lavra monastery in Ternopil Oblast as part of criminal proceedings regarding allegations that representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate spread Russian ideology and incited ethnic and religious hatred.
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π€The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) listed the Belgian gas company Fluxys as an international sponsor of war for facilitating Russian LNG exports that finance Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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πAt least 10 people were injured including four children, and one man was killed in the Russian missile strike on Pokrovsk District. Five more people including a child remain trapped under rubble.
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βοΈA Russian court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ukrainian soldier Pavlo Zaporozhets to 12 years in prison on charges of attempted terrorism related to an incident in occupied Kherson on May 9, 2022.
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December 2023 (11,673 events)
December 1, 2023 884 events π₯ 2 π§ 1 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π§The SBU said that a GRU-backed group called SandWorm was responsible for a large-scale hacking attack against the Kyivstar telecommunications provider in December 2023.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut on December 1, with claims of capturing positions north of Bohdanivka, northeast of Khromove, and north of Kurdyumivka, and fighting reported near Klishchiivka and Andriivka, though Ukrainian forces repelled attacks near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka.
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βοΈRussian forces conducted counterattacks near Robotyne and west of Verbove in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast on December 1 but did not make claimed or confirmed gains, while building up forces along the Kopani-Robotyne-Novoprokopivka-Verbove line.
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β‘οΈRussian forces made confirmed advances east and southeast of Stepove (3km northwest of Avdiivka) on December 1, gaining footholds in northeastern Stepove, while also attacking near the Avdiivka industrial zone and Coke Plant.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on December 1, with heavy fighting reported near Synkivka and attacks near Lyman Pershyi and the Serebryanske forest area, while Ukrainian forces repelled assaults near Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Stelmakhivka, Torske, and the Serebryanske forest.
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December 2, 2023 257 events π€ 2 ποΈ 1 π 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
ποΈUkrainian specialists restored ZNPP's connection to the Ukrainian power grid at 07:00 on December 2.
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π€UK Defence Intelligence reports that Russian authorities are attempting to suppress protests by wives and mothers of deployed soldiers by offering them larger payments in exchange for silence.
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π€Kurt Volker argues for NATO to begin consultations on Ukraine's membership and implement specific Article 5 support measures including maritime demining and air defense assistance.
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πUkrainian Armed Forces are examining a video showing Russian soldiers shooting two Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered near Stepove, Donetsk Oblast. The incident occurred when Russians entered the 45th Rifle Battalion's position during a mop-up operation.
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π₯Explosions were heard in the suburbs of Dnipro city during the air-raid warning.
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December 3, 2023 212 events π₯ 3 π 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched an attack on Kherson's Tsentralnyi (Central) neighborhood from positions on the left (eastern) bank of the River Dnipro, hitting an apartment building.
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πAccording to the Ukrainian military, Russian forces have lost around 10,000 soldiers, more than 100 tanks, over 250 other armored vehicles, and seven Su-25 aircraft during the month of fighting near Avdiivka.
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π₯Shahed drones were in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast towards Pavlohrad and in Cherkasy Oblast moving toward Uman.
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π₯Russia conducted artillery and mortar attacks on approximately 10 settlements on the Lyman front, including Makiivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka, Yampolivka, Torske and Dibrova.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defense forces repelled 4 Russian assault attacks near Serebrianka Forest in Luhansk Oblast on the Lyman front.
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December 4, 2023 410 events π€ 2 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
βοΈSBU detained a Ukrainian entrepreneur suspected of attempting to sell stolen aircraft components (starter motors and air pumps for MiG-29 jets) to Russian defense industry employees.
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π€Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels to discuss Ukraine's NATO membership and long-term support.
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π‘οΈUkrainian troops repelled 16 Russian attacks near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Andriivka, and Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π€Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed the law passed by parliament ratifying the agreement with Ukraine on the supply of 100 decommissioned armored personnel carriers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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π₯At least 30 explosions were heard in the Russian-occupied city of Kerch, Crimea during the night of December 4-5, 2023.
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December 5, 2023 435 events π‘οΈ 3 βοΈ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussia launched 17 Shahed attack UAVs and 6 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles targeting civilian facilities in Donetsk and Kherson oblasts on the night of December 4-5, 2023.
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π‘οΈUkrainian troops maintained positions on the left bank of Dnipro, conducted counter-battery combat, and inflicted fire damage on the Russian rear on the Kherson front.
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π₯Social media reported that dozens of explosions had been heard in occupied Crimea, with at least 30 in the city of Kerch on the night of December 4-5, 2023.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled 10 Russian attacks near Synkivka and Petropavlivka on the Kupiansk front.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Defense Forces repelled 11 Russian attacks near Serebrianka Forest, Bilohorivka and Terny on the Lyman front.
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December 6, 2023 412 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈThe US Department of Justice charged four Russian soldiers with war crimes for abducting and torturing an American citizen in Mylove, Kherson Oblast, for 10 days in April 2022.
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π₯Bohdan Shyn was injured when a mine exploded near him during an enemy assault on his position while fighting on the Luhansk front.
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π‘οΈAir Command Skhid (East) shot down a Russian guided missile in the sky over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during an evening air raid on December 6, 2023.
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π€The U.K. government announced 46 new sanctions on Dec. 6 against businesses and individuals located around the world that continue to bolster Russia's war effort.
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π₯Russian forces attacked a Ukrainian national thermal power plant in the frontline area during the night of December 5-6, 2023. The attack damaged equipment at the plant and left residents of a nearby settlement without heating supply.
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December 7, 2023 434 events π₯ 2 π€ 2 π 1 βΈ
πVasyl Kukharskyi, Ukrainian actor and Armed Forces of Ukraine serviceman, died from wounds received at the front.
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π₯Russian forces launched 34 attack attempts on the Avdiivka front in Donetsk Oblast over the past 24 hours, all of which were repelled by Ukrainian defenders.
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π₯Russian forces launched 7 attacks on the Kupiansk front near Synkivka in Kharkiv Oblast, all repelled by Ukrainian defenders.
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π€Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Moscow with a delegation for diplomatic consultations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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π€At the annual EU-China summit in Beijing, EU leaders urged China to use its influence on Russia to stop its invasion of Ukraine and engage with the Ukrainian Peace Formula.
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December 8, 2023 473 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka near Bakhmut as part of offensive operations in the area.
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βοΈPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed three anti-corruption bills to implement EU recommendations, including increasing NABU staffing from 700 to 1,000 and reorganizing SAPO into a separate legal entity.
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π€Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sport Matvis Bidnyi condemned the IOC Executive Board's decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the 2024 Olympics as neutrals, calling it irresponsible.
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π₯Russian forces launched 7 Shahed-131/136 drones and 6 S-300 missiles on the night of December 7-8, followed by 19 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles against Kyiv Oblast and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of December 8.
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ποΈConstruction of water supply pipelines to cities affected by the destruction of Kakhovka HPP dam is 87% complete, with the pipeline able to transport 550,000 cubic meters of water per day.
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December 9, 2023 259 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈSBU arrested an individual in Odesa who was collecting and passing information on Ukrainian infrastructure and military assets to Russia, operating under the code name 'Mazepa'.
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π₯Russian forces dropped ammunition from a drone on the town of Beryslav in Kherson Oblast, killing one civilian and injuring another.
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π€Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the international community to condemn Russia's intention to hold presidential elections in temporarily occupied territories and to impose sanctions on those involved in their organization.
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π₯Explosions were heard in Kryvyi Rih during an air-raid warning due to Russian tactical aircraft activity over the Sea of Azov.
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π₯Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 Russian attacks on the Bakhmut front near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske and Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast.
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December 10, 2023 220 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched Shahed attack drones from the Black Sea and Kherson Oblast, targeting multiple Ukrainian oblasts including Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, and Cherkasy.
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π€Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Argentina to attend the inauguration of newly elected President Javier Milei.
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π₯Russians conducted 20 attacks at the border of Sumy Oblast, dropping VOG grenades and landmines from drones. A total of 135 explosions were recorded.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled seven Russian attacks near Synkivka and Petropavlivka in Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivske in Luhansk Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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ποΈ26 settlements in Donetsk Oblast have no power due to Russian attacks, while repair brigades restored power to 17 settlements that experienced earlier outages.
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December 11, 2023 402 events π₯ 2 π€ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russians conducted eight attacks on the border of Sumy Oblast over the past day, with 52 total explosions recorded across multiple hromadas.
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π€Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba meets with Hungarian Foreign Minister PΓ©ter SzijjΓ‘rtΓ³ in Brussels - their first in-person meeting since Russia's full-scale invasion began.
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π₯Russian forces launched 8 ballistic missiles from Bryansk Oblast at around 04:00 on 11 December, targeting Kyiv Oblast.
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βοΈImprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was removed from his penal colony in Melehovo and his whereabouts became unknown.
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π€Over one hundred European lawmakers from at least 17 EU countries signed a joint letter to the US Congress calling for the approval of additional military aid for Ukraine.
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December 12, 2023 420 events π’ 1 π§ 1 π¦ 1 π‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π’Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, stated that Ukraine's two-year resistance against Russia constitutes a major victory, acknowledging the counteroffensive was not as quick or effective as hoped.
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π§A large-scale hacker attack targeted Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile operator, causing a major technical failure that disrupted communications services across the country.
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π¦Finland's Defence Ministry has decided to double ammunition production capacity, investing around β¬120 million total, to provide long-term support for Ukraine until the 2030s.
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π‘οΈAir defense systems were activated over Belgorodsky District in Russia during the night of December 11-12, 2023. An air target was shot down over the settlement of Bessonovka.
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with World Bank President Ajay Banga to discuss resuming mortgage lending in Ukraine.
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December 13, 2023 399 events π₯ 1 π¦ 1 π€ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
π₯A series of explosions occurred in Kyiv during the night of December 12-13, 2023. The Air Force issued a missile threat warning at 03:04 for Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts. Cars were set ablaze in the yard of a residential building in Kyiv's Dnipro district.
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π¦Germany will deliver a second Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, which will start operating in Ukraine by the end of 2023.
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π€European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave a positive assessment of Ukraine's law on national minorities during a speech at the European Parliament plenary session, noting that minority groups had also reacted positively.
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π₯Russian forces allegedly used Ukrainian POWs as human shields near Robotyne in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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πThree people were casualties in Dniprovskyi District during the Russian missile attack on Kyiv, with two hospitalized and one elderly woman receiving medical treatment at the scene.
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December 14, 2023 535 events π€ 2 βοΈ 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussia's Interior Ministry placed Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence, on a wanted list under an article of the Criminal Code.
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π€The EU formally opened accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova.
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π₯An explosion was heard in Khmelnytskyi Oblast during the air-raid warning.
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βοΈRussian forces continued offensive operations along multiple axes including Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and western Zaporizhzhia.
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π€The EU summit is scheduled for December 14-15 in Brussels, where enlargement will be a key issue, with signals that the EU may not support starting negotiations and may postpone until March due to lack of unity, with Hungary potentially blocking a positive decision.
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December 15, 2023 404 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian defenders continue to hold positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River on the Kherson front, conducting counter-battery operations.
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π₯Ukrainian forces detected and repelled a Russian infiltration attempt near Myropillia in Sumy Oblast using special technical equipment, engaging with mortars, artillery, and small arms.
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π₯Russian forces launched ten surface-to-surface ballistic missiles at Kyiv in a concentrated strike; Ukrainian air defense intercepted all incoming missiles, potentially setting a world record for successful ballistic missile intercepts.
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π₯Local deputy Serhiy Batryn detonated several grenades during a session of the Keretsky village council, injuring 23 people including the suspect.
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βοΈRussian air defense reportedly downed four drones over Kursk city in Kursk Oblast, according to the Russian governor and Ministry of Defense.
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December 16, 2023 269 events π₯ 1 π€ 1 π§ 1 ποΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π₯Three Ukrainian children (two born in 2011, one born in 2008) were returned to Ukraine from Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast and Russia, including one retrieved from Georgia.
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π€ISW analyzes Russia's war plan up to 2026, published by Bild. Russia plans to occupy Ukrainian territory beyond the borders of four illegally annexed oblasts during 2024-2026.
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π§Underground resistance group in Mariupol blew up a car carrying a Russian military officer from a Caucasian unit on Nesterova Street in the Primorskyi district. The officer was hospitalized.
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ποΈUkrainian railway company Ukrzaliznytsia has built its first grain hopper wagon adapted for both 1,520 mm Ukrainian tracks and 1,435 mm European gauge tracks.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders continue to hold their positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River on the Kherson front, conducting counter-battery operations and striking the Russian rear.
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December 17, 2023 191 events π‘οΈ 3 π₯ 2 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones attacked a military airfield in Morozovsk, Rostov Oblast, where Russia's 559th Frontal Bomber Aviation Regiment is based with Su-24, Su-24M, and Su-34 bombers.
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π₯Combat clashes occurred near the settlement of Terebreno in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, resulting in the destruction of a Russian platoon stronghold. The attack was launched by opposition to the Kremlin regime in Belgorod Oblast.
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π‘οΈUkrainian troops repelled 12 Russian attacks near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Andriivka (Donetsk Oblast) on the Bakhmut front.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Defense Forces repelled 12 Russian attacks west of Novopokrovka and Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast) on the Zaporizhzhia front.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders continue to hold positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, conducting counter-battery operations.
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December 18, 2023 373 events π€ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π€The European Union approved its 12th package of sanctions against Russia through a written procedure.
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π€Russia rejected the IAEA mission's request for access to a 330 kV switchyard at a nearby thermal power plant to assess external backup electrical connections for ZNPP.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled nine Russian attacks near Synkivka and east of Petropavlivka on the Kupiansk front.
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π€Polish hauliers restarted their blockade of the Dorohusk-Yahodyn checkpoint, blocking cargo transport in both directions. The protest participants are located several kilometres from the Polish checkpoint and plan to allow only one lorry per hour, while exempting humanitarian cargo, animals, perishable products, and other important goods. Buses will not be obstructed.
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π€Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree simplifying the process of granting Russian citizenship to citizens of Moldova, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
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December 19, 2023 477 events π₯ 2 π΄ 1 ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π΄Soldiers of the 3rd Spartan Task Force Brigade captured a Russian serviceman from the 70th Motor Rifle Regiment on the Zaporizhzhia front. The occupier surrendered during an attempt to storm Ukrainian positions.
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ποΈA Boeing 777-300 aircraft conducted a technical flight from Boryspil International Airport at around 09:00, carrying no passengers or cargo. This was the fourth successful flight from Boryspil since the beginning of the full-scale war, as part of testing the resumption of regular flights under martial law.
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βοΈA Ukrainian citizen (known as 'Skif' or Oleksandr Sukhanov) was sentenced to 15 years in prison with property confiscation for high treason under martial law. He had been recruited by the Russian FSB and attempted to recruit an SSU officer in Odesa Oblast.
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π₯Russian troops are conducting offensive operations on the Kupiansk, Lyman and Bakhmut fronts in Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts using their most combat-ready units including airborne troops, marines, and Storm Z/Storm V convict units.
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π₯Russian forces launched a coordinated FPV drone attack on the Zaporizhzhia front, consisting of eight drones in multiple waves from different directions.
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December 20, 2023 419 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Threat of Russian assault UAVs was reported in Kherson, Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad oblasts.
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π₯Movement of assault UAVs towards Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was reported.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled three Russian attacks near Synkivka in Kharkiv Oblast. This was part of a broader effort where Ukrainian troops repelled 12 Russian attacks near Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast.
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π€US Senate lawmakers engaged in negotiations to pass a new aid package for Ukraine, linking funding to border security measures in exchange for Republican support.
π₯Russians attacked one of DTEK's thermal power plants in a frontline region, damaging the business's equipment. This was the ninth attack on a frontline thermal power plant in the last two months.
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December 21, 2023 377 events βοΈ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian soldiers repelled seven Russian attacks near Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π’The Financial Times published an article warning that a Russian victory in Ukraine would lead to severe consequences for NATO and Ukraine, including increased terrorism and refugee flows.
π₯Russian forces attacked Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with heavy artillery on the morning of December 21, 2023, killing two civilian women (ages 60 and 46) and wounding an elderly man (age 86).
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βοΈThe Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted bill No 7457 in the second reading, legalizing cannabis for medical, industrial, and scientific use. The law will come into effect six months after publication.
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βοΈA pre-trial investigation was initiated in criminal proceedings over violations of the laws and customs of war related to the Russian attack on Toretsk.
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December 22, 2023 344 events π€ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€Poland's newly appointed Foreign Minister RadosΕaw Sikorski arrived in Kyiv on his first foreign visit in his new position.
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π‘οΈUkrainian troops repelled four Russian attacks near Terny (Donetsk Oblast) on the Lyman front.
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π₯Russian forces launched a nighttime drone attack using Shahed UAVs targeting Kyiv Oblast. Air defense systems were actively responding to enemy targets.
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βοΈUkrainian defenders continued to expand their foothold on the Kherson front, repelling 12 unsuccessful Russian assault operations.
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π€German Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann stated that Germany will not force Ukrainians in the country to be drafted into the Ukrainian Armed Forces, citing constitutional provisions against compulsory military service for German citizens.
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December 23, 2023 194 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 2 π€ 1 βΈ
π€President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree introducing sanctions against more than 200 individuals and firms, including Ukrainian millionaire Vadym Yermalaiev (Cyprus citizen), over 100 firms mostly based in Russia and Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories like Crimea, and over 50 individuals.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the village of Stanislav in Kherson Oblast using a drone, resulting in one civilian death.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled eight Russian assaults near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π₯Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled 12 Russian assaults near Synkivka in Kharkiv Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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December 24, 2023 242 events π‘οΈ 3 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯Save Ukraine organization completed its 14th rescue mission, evacuating three more Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories. This brings the total number of children liberated to 14 in this mission, and 226 since the beginning of the war.
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π₯Ukrainian air defense shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber on the Mariupol front and a Su-30 over the Black Sea.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Defense Forces repelled 17 Russian attacks near Synkivka in Kharkiv Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Defense Forces repelled 11 Russian attacks near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Defense Forces continued to hold their positions on the Kherson front, expanding their bridgehead and repelling 17 Russian assault actions.
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December 25, 2023 216 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled 21 Russian attacks near Synkivka (Kharkiv Oblast) and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk Oblast) on the Kupiansk front.
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π₯Wreckage from a downed Russian drone damaged an outbuilding and grain loader in the Pavlohrad district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces are attempting to advance near Ivanivka and Petropavlivka in Kharkiv Oblast, with Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi railway junction as their main objective.
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ποΈA fire broke out on the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker Sevmorput while it was docked at the port of Murmansk. The fire occurred in a cabin and spread to about 30 square meters before being extinguished by firefighters within an hour. There were no casualties and no threat to the reactor facility or crucial support systems.
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π€The Cabinet of Ministers submitted a draft law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning the Improvement of Certain Issues of Mobilisation, Military Registration and Military Service to the Verkhovn Rada.
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December 26, 2023 298 events π₯ 2 π§ 2 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Explosions occurred in the Feodosiia port area of occupied Crimea at approximately 03:00 on December 26, 2023. Telegram channels reported a fire in the port and claimed a ship carrying Iranian ammunition was hit.
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π§Russia plans to establish Kremlin-funded front companies in Uzbekistan to purchase foreign electronics for UAVs in order to circumvent international sanctions.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces retreated to the outskirts of Marinka in Donetsk Oblast, with some units still holding positions in the northern part of the city as of December 26, 2023.
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π§Independent Russian media outlet Important Stories reported that hunting rifle scopes manufactured by Western companies including Leupold, Nightforce, Holosun, and Swarovski Optik are ending up in the hands of Russian fighters in Ukraine.
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π₯Russian forces carried out strikes on multiple settlements in Kherson Oblast.
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December 27, 2023 414 events π₯ 3 π¦ 2 βΈ
π¦The US announced a new $250 million military aid package for Ukraine, the last one in 2023. The package includes additional projectiles for NASAMS and HIMARS systems, 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, TOW anti-tank missiles, Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems, over 15 million cartridges for small arms, demolition ammunition, spare parts, medical equipment, and technical maintenance equipment.
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π₯Russian forces are conducting assault operations in the Robotyne area of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, attempting to regain positions lost during Ukrainian offensive operations.
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π¦The US Department of Defense announced a US$250 million security assistance package for Ukraine on 27 December.
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π₯Russian Shahed drones that were not shot down by Ukrainian air defense struck contact line areas, particularly in Kherson Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Odesa city in Odesa Oblast with drones.
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December 28, 2023 291 events π‘οΈ 2 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussian troops likely advanced in the western part of Verbove, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, recapturing positions that Ukrainian forces had seized during their summer 2023 counteroffensive. This occurred after Ukrainian forces withdrew to more defensible positions near Robotyne for winter.
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βοΈPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed bill No. 5420 into law, which criminalizes smuggling in Ukraine.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled 13 unsuccessful Russian assault operations on the Kherson front.
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βοΈRussian air defense systems shot down two drones over Crimea on the night of December 27-28, 2023.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled nine Russian attacks near Synkivka and east of Ivanivka in Kharkiv Oblast on the Kupiansk front.
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December 29, 2023 391 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine using 158 air attack means, including Shahed-136 drones and cruise missiles. Air defense destroyed 27 Shaheds and 87 cruise missiles.
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π₯Ballistic missiles were moving towards the city of Dnipro.
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βοΈA Russian missile violated Polish airspace for approximately three minutes, flying 40 kilometers deep into Polish territory before returning to Ukrainian airspace.
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π₯Ukrainian officials confirmed that Russian forces used S-300 anti-aircraft missiles and Kh-22 cruise missiles in attacks on Kharkiv, with at least 8 strikes recorded in the Kyivskyi and Kholodnohirskyi districts.
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π₯Kyiv Oblast came under missile threat.
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December 30, 2023 272 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked a residential building in Stepnohirsk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast using a multiple-launch rocket system, killing a 43-year-old local resident who was celebrating his birthday.
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π₯Russian air defenses shot down several more Ukrainian MLRS missiles near Belgorod during the day on December 30, 2023.
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π₯Russian forces launched at least six missile strikes on Kharkiv, hitting civilian infrastructure including a hotel, apartment buildings, a kindergarten, shops, and restaurants.
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π‘οΈUkrainian troops repelled nine Russian attacks near Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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πA 76-year-old woman was killed by shrapnel in her backyard when a Russian missile struck a garden near a private household in Avdiivka.
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December 31, 2023 749 events π‘οΈ 2 βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussia launched Shahed attack drones from eastern Ukrainian territories, with the movement tracked across multiple oblasts including Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia.
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π‘οΈUkrainian soldiers repelled nine Russian attacks near Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.
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π‘οΈRussian forces made 13 unsuccessful assault actions targeting the positions of Ukraine's Defence Forces on the Kherson front.
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π¦Ukraine imported 4.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the European Union and Moldova during 2023, more than double the previous year's volume, with the majority received for storage in underground facilities.
π΄Russian police conducted coordinated raids across Moscow, St. Petersburg, Chelyabinsk and other cities on New Year's Eve, detaining approximately 3,000 migrant workers and forcibly transferring some to military enlistment offices to serve summonses for compulsory military service related to the war in Ukraine.
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