2024 Timeline
51,443 events across 15 months. Sorted chronologically, grouped by day.
2024 Monthly Breakdown
Full War Density
51,443
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15
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Active Days
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Top types: 💥 6121 ⚔️ 370 🛡️ 1856 ✈️ 1008 ⚓ 311
Top oblasts: Donetsk (1248)Kharkiv (892)Kherson (599)Zaporizhzhia (590)Kursk (578)
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January 1, 2024 41 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 📢 1 ▸
💥The unit's Hummer vehicle was struck by an FPV drone with a shaped charge at a junction, resulting in one fatality (Cargo 200) and multiple wounded soldiers.
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💥Serhiy Ivashchenko survived his first drone attack in 2024 when an FPV drone struck near him in Antonivka, destroying part of a tree and injuring his arm.
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💥Keks and his unit came under FPV drone attack while attempting to evacuate from their position, with multiple drones striking nearby.
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🛡️Keks served as a boat operator on rivers, delivering ammunition and providing fire support for infantry with armored boats equipped with American miniguns.
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📢Donald Trump claimed during a private fundraiser in 2024 that he had threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin with bombing Moscow if Russia attacked Ukraine.
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📢Ukrainian officials met with France's KNDS and Finland's Nammo to discuss licensed shell production.
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📢Danish government announced plans to invest $628 million in arms production.
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📢Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that about half of the promised US military material has reached Ukrainian forces.
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🏥Iryna 'Cheka' Tsybukh, a combat medic and memorialization activist, was killed during a front-line mission in Kharkiv Oblast just days before her 26th birthday.
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January 2024 (6,387 events)
January 1, 2024 37 events 💥 2 🛡️ 1 🏴 1 🔧 1 ▸
🛡️Belarus amended its military doctrine to allow the use of nuclear weapons, with Russia providing Iskander-M ballistic missiles and helping modify Belarus's Polonez-M rocket launcher to launch nuclear-tipped missiles.
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🏴Russia captured Mariinka in January 2024.
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🔧Russian hacker group Midnight Blizzard (also known as Nobelium and Cozy Bear) compromised Microsoft corporate email accounts and exfiltrated correspondence between Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies and Microsoft since November 2023.
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💥Ukrainian drones destroyed Russian mercenaries and their local partners in Sudan.
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💥Ukrainian special forces conducted strikes on Russian military targets controlled by the Russian Armed Forces Group in the Syrian Arab Republic.
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🔥Ukrainian servicemembers from the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed a Russian T-90M tank using a US-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle at point-blank range with 25mm high-explosive rounds.
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📊Ukrainian POW Oleksandr Hrytsiuk died in Russian captivity at Vyazemskoye Detention Center-2, with his body returned to Ukraine in January 2024 in severely emaciated condition showing signs of torture.
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January 1, 2024 534 events 🏗️ 2 🔥 1 📊 1 💥 1 ▸
🔥According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian forces lost 7 tanks, 13 armored fighting vehicles, 49 artillery systems, 2 multiple launch rocket systems, 1 anti-aircraft warfare system, 35 motor vehicles and fuel tanks, 53 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 7 special equipment units over the past day.
📊Rescuers discovered five additional bodies in the rubble of Kyiv buildings hit during the December 29 attack, raising the confirmed death toll in the capital to 28.
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💥Russian forces conducted overnight shelling across multiple communities in Sumy region, firing nine times and causing 31 explosions.
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🏗️The Defense Ministry of Ukraine has created a two-stage procurement system aligned with NATO standards to replace the previous model where the ministry both received requests and directly purchased goods, which had created conflicts of interest and corruption. Under the new system, a deputy defense minister oversees policy formulation and control while state operators including the State Logistics Operator and Defense Procurement Agency handle direct procurement, with non-lethal goods to be purchased via the ProZorro system.
🏗️JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya commissioned a new exploration gas well with a daily flow rate of 250,000 cubic meters, representing the 10th well at the field.
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January 2, 2024 208 events 💥 3 🤝 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
💥Russian troops shelled Nikopol with artillery, injuring two men aged 50 and 59, and damaging residential buildings, enterprises, and critical infrastructure.
🤝French Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning Russian missile and drone strikes against Ukraine and reaffirming France's commitment to provide defense aid and support international justice efforts.
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🛡️Ukrainian forces intercepted all 10 Kinzhal missiles launched on January 2 using Patriot systems.
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💥Russian forces launched a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine on 2 January, destroying an apartment building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district.
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💥Russia conducted at least four missile strikes on central Kharkiv, damaging multi-storey buildings and civilian infrastructure, killing one person and injuring more than 20.
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January 3, 2024 194 events 💥 1 📢 1 🏴 1 🏗️ 1 +1 ▸
💥Intense fighting is ongoing near Bohdanivka as Russian forces attempt to advance towards Chasiv Yar.
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📢British Defence Intelligence reported that Russia has shifted its missile strike strategy from targeting Ukraine's energy sector to targeting defense industry facilities.
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🏴Estonian Security Police detained Russian national Vyacheslav Morozov on January 3 on suspicion of conducting intelligence activities against Estonia for the Russian Federation. He was subsequently remanded in custody for up to two months by Harju District Court and his employment contract with the University of Tartu was terminated.
🏗️Over 3,000 trucks are queuing at three Ukraine-Poland border checkpoints due to ongoing protests by Polish transport companies and farmers, with 1,620 trucks waiting to enter Ukraine as of January 3.
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🤝Ukraine and Russia conducted the largest single prisoner exchange since the full-scale invasion, with 230 Ukrainian military and civilian personnel released from Russian captivity in exchange for 248 Russian servicemen returned from Ukrainian-controlled territory following UAE mediation.
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January 4, 2024 244 events 📢 2 📦 1 📊 1 💥 1 ▸
📦Germany announced a new military assistance package to Ukraine including 10 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, demining tanks, drone detection systems, 155mm artillery ammunition, and air defense missiles.
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📊General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported cumulative Russian combat losses between February 24, 2022 and January 4, 2024, totaling approximately 362,280 personnel including 780 lost over the past day, along with extensive equipment losses including 6,002 tanks, 11,128 armored fighting vehicles, and 8,574 artillery systems.
📢Former US EUCOM Commander Ben Hodges stated that the United States should donate expired or near-expired munitions to Ukraine instead of destroying them, arguing Ukrainian forces could effectively use ATACMS and other systems despite expiration dates, and emphasized the need for long-range precision strike capabilities and explicit Western political support for Ukrainian victory.
💥Ukrainian forces conducted strikes near Uyutne and Yevpatoria in occupied Crimea on January 4, reportedly striking at least one Russian command post.
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📢Survey conducted by Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation and Razumkov Center finds only 1% of Ukrainians support allowing MPs from banned pro-Russian parties to work in the Verkhovna Rada until the next election, down from 3% the previous year.
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January 5, 2024 288 events 📢 2 📦 1 🔥 1 💥 1 ▸
📦Germany delivered a comprehensive military aid package to Ukraine including Skynex and IRIS-T air defense systems, Leopard 2 and Marder armored vehicles, artillery ammunition, mine-clearing tanks, surveillance radars, and small arms.
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🔥The General Staff reported cumulative Russian equipment losses including 6,011 tanks, 11,142 armored fighting vehicles, 8,604 artillery systems, 949 multiple rocket launchers, 631 anti-aircraft warfare systems, 329 warplanes, 324 helicopters, 6,771 tactical unmanned aerial systems, 1,786 cruise missiles, 23 warships/cutters, 1 submarine, 11,463 trucks and fuel tankers, and 1,313 pieces of special equipment since February 24, 2022.
💥Russian forces launched a batch of Shahed-type kamikaze drones across Ukraine on the evening of January 5, 2024.
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📢Ukrainian officials Volodymyr Fityo and Oleh Synehubov denied reports of an imminent large-scale Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, stating that intensity has decreased due to weather and that Russian forces are using the time to deploy reinforcements.
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📢The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced an investigation uncovering an alleged scheme where a major Kyiv region manufacturer sold over $1 million worth of medical supplies to Russian forces between 2022 and 2023 via EU shell companies.
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January 6, 2024 199 events 🛡️ 1 💥 1 🏗️ 1 🏥 1 +1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian forces repelled seven Russian attacks near Synkivka on the Kupiansk front.
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💥Russian forces shelled Nikopol with artillery on Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding two others. The attack damaged 13 private houses, 6 outbuildings, several cars, power lines, and a gas pipeline.
🏗️As of 15:30 on January 6, 377 vehicles including 375 passenger vehicles were queued at Ukraine-Poland border checkpoints.
🏥All 17 mine workers trapped underground were safely brought to the surface on 6 January.
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📢Major General Oleksiy Taran stated in an interview with ArmyInform that Ukraine currently has the capability to train specialists domestically to operate more than 30 foreign models of weapons and military equipment, and will continue expanding these courses throughout 2024.
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January 7, 2024 165 events 📢 3 🤝 2 ▸
📢Dmytro Chubenko, spokesman for the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, reported that examination of missile debris suggests a possible North Korean origin due to erased markings, messy internal inscriptions, and technical differences from standard Iskander missiles.
📢Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the USA Valeriy Chaly stated on a national telethon that Ukrainians should monitor upcoming elections in the United States, India, and Indonesia, where competition for development models is fierce. He warned that India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi risks becoming a semi-democracy, and noted that Indonesia's election could affect the balance in Southeast Asia regarding Chinese influence.
🤝Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa visited Kyiv on January 7, 2024, for her first foreign trip of 2024, where she reiterated Japan’s support for Ukraine and condemned Russian missile and drone attacks—including one on New Year's Day.
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🤝Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani discussed continued support for Ukraine in deterring Russian aggression, along with Italy's G7 presidency and security issues in the Middle East and Indo-Pacific.
📢National Bank Governor Andriy Pishnyi stated in a television interview that Ukrainian inflation decreased from 26% to 5% during 2023 while the economy achieved 5% growth, and noted that risks to international financial aid and public finances remain due to war budget financing.
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January 8, 2024 184 events 💥 2 ⚓ 1 🔧 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack using 59 missiles and drones targeting critical infrastructure, civilian, industrial and military facilities across multiple Ukrainian regions including Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Khmelnytskyi oblasts.
💥Russian forces conducted a combined missile attack on Zaporizhzhia using cruise and ballistic missiles, causing five explosions in residential areas and injuring two civilians.
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⚓Ukrainian Navy reports no Russian Kalibr-type missile carriers in the Black Sea or Sea of Azov as of 08:00 on January 8, 2024. One Russian warship is deployed in the Black Sea, one in the Sea of Azov, and three in the Mediterranean including two Kalibr carriers with a total salvo capacity of up to 16 missiles.
🔧Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate obtained 100 gigabytes of classified technical data from Russian defense contractor Special Technology Center, including documentation for Orlan drones and electronic warfare systems valued at $1.5 billion.
🤝Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa in Kyiv to discuss bilateral cooperation, including support for the Ukrainian President's Peace Formula, reforms, infrastructure, digital and nuclear industries, and trade relations.
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January 9, 2024 199 events 🔥 1 🔧 1 💥 1 🛡️ 1 +1 ▸
🔥Ukrainian forces destroyed 2 Russian tanks, 13 armored fighting vehicles, 12 artillery systems, 2 multiple launch rocket systems, 1 anti-aircraft warfare system, 23 motor vehicles and fuel tanks, 11 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 3 special equipment units over the past day according to the General Staff report.
🔧Ukrainian hackers from the Blackjack group attacked Moscow-based internet service provider M9com, destroying servers and deleting approximately 20 terabytes of data including websites and mail servers, leaving part of Moscow without internet and television access. The hackers also exfiltrated over 10 gigabytes of data from mail servers and client databases and made it publicly available via TOR.
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💥Russian invasion forces launched an artillery attack on Marhanets in Nikopol district after midnight, damaging five apartment blocks and two cars.
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🛡️Junior Sergeant Andriy "Sedoi" G. of the 79th Tavria Airborne Assault Brigade destroyed four Russian armored vehicles using a Javelin anti-tank missile system while repelling a Russian assault involving five armored vehicles and infantry on Ukrainian defensive positions in Donetsk region.
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🤝President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to discuss coordination of European defense assistance and unblocking 50 billion euros in EU financial assistance.
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January 10, 2024 191 events 💥 2 📢 1 🤝 1 🏥 1 ▸
📢Michael Roth, chair of the Bundestag Committee on Foreign Affairs, stated on X that the U.S. will likely reduce military commitments to Ukraine and Europe, calling for the Weimar Triangle (Germany, France, Poland) and the UK to form a new leadership team to support Kyiv through expanded arms production and clarified strategic goals.
🤝Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Andriy Yermak held a phone call with General Secretary of the Argentine Presidency Karina Milei to discuss bilateral cooperation, the Ukrainian Peace Formula, and preparations for a Ukraine-Latin America Summit.
💥Russian troops launched five missile strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements.
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🏥Ukraine received humanitarian aid including six all-wheel drive ambulances, 98 pallets of medicines, and 44 pallets of baby food from international partners including USAID Ukraine, the UAE Government, Direct Relief, and the Norwegian Civil Defence.
💥Two drones attacked Russia's Engels 2 military airfield in Saratov region. The drones were reportedly shot down and fell on the airfield, though consequences remain unclear.
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January 11, 2024 201 events 📢 3 🤝 1 ⚖️ 1 ▸
🤝Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna delivered an online address to the Global Europe Forum of the European Parliament's Renew Europe group, urging sustained EU support for Ukraine for as long as necessary to win the war and warning that Russia poses a direct threat to EU security.
📢Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Chief of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate, stated that Russia has concentrated its entire ground force of 462,000 soldiers in Ukraine, leaving no capability for strategic land offensives against other countries.
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⚖️Ukraine's parliament declined to discuss a contentious mobilization bill, sending it back to the government for further revision due to strong opposition from legislators and the public.
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📢President Volodymyr Zelensky stated during a joint press conference with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas that Ukrainian men of conscription age staying abroad should return to Ukraine to either serve in the military or work and pay taxes to support the war effort, emphasizing that those who crossed borders illegally represent an issue.
📢Ukrainian Navy Commander Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa stated that negotiations are underway regarding NATO warships escorting merchant vessels through the Ukrainian grain corridor, with implementation contingent upon a political decision.
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January 12, 2024 173 events 📢 2 💥 1 ⚖️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥Russian forces shelled Kherson with artillery, killing two people including an 80-year-old woman and an unidentified driver.
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⚖️A woman from Starobilsk, Luhansk region was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for collaborating with Russian occupying authorities and helping organize pseudo-referendums, after being arrested when she tried to claim social benefits as an internally displaced person in Kyiv.
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🤝The Lithuania-led Demining Coalition met in Vilnius on January 12 to discuss Ukraine's demining needs and partner contributions, with attendance from Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, General Staff, and representatives from 25 countries.
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📢Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin confirmed Russia's use of North Korean missiles in Ukraine based on preliminary scientific and technical examination findings.
📢Pentagon spokesman General Pat Ryder stated that Ukraine provided unprecedented access to information on donated weapons for accounting purposes. Ryder denied credible evidence of illicit diversion of U.S. weapons and noted Russian disinformation campaigns on the topic.
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January 13, 2024 127 events ➡️ 2 🔧 1 🔥 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
➡️Romanian farmers have blocked the passage of trucks through the Siret checkpoint on the border with Ukraine, opposite the Ukrainian checkpoint Porubne. Passenger cars, buses, and pedestrian traffic continue to operate normally while approximately 825 trucks are registered in the E-queue system for departure from Ukraine.
🔧Russian propagandists fabricated and disseminated a fake announcement allegedly issued by Rivne Regional State Administration, claiming residents of 48 Stepana Bandery Street in Rivne would be disconnected from public utilities for failing to appear at military commissariats with draft notices.
➡️Over the past four months, more than 500 ships carrying over 14 million tonnes of goods have passed through the humanitarian corridor from Ukrainian ports via the territorial waters of Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey, exceeding previous initiative volumes.
🔥Russian forces lost 60 units of military equipment including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems, and UAVs in the Tavria sector.
🛡️The 3rd Special Operations Brigade defended Ukrainian positions, with Soldiers Vitaliy Saschuk, Mykola Nahaichuk, and Yuriy Kosiuta recognized for their combat service.
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January 14, 2024 149 events 📢 1 📊 1 🏗️ 1 🤝 1 +1 ▸
📢The Ukrainian Energy Ministry presented the draft Hydrogen Strategy until 2050 during a working group meeting. Deputy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk stated the strategy marks Ukraine's further movement towards the European Green Deal and strengthens the country's transition to sustainable development.
📊The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russian military losses have reached approximately 370,000 personnel, including 840 additional casualties over the past day. Cumulative equipment losses since February 2022 include 6,075 tanks, 11,302 armored fighting vehicles, 8,747 artillery systems, and 1,814 shot-down cruise missiles.
🏗️USAID will provide up to UAH 270 million in co-financing to Ukrainian enterprises for developing grain storage and drying capacities under the AGRO program.
🤝German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne held a joint press conference in Berlin affirming continued support for Ukraine and unity between the two countries.
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💥Ukrainian Air Force struck a Russian IL-22 airborne command plane over the Sea of Azov on January 14, causing fire and wounding crew members. The aircraft managed to land at an airfield near Anapa but was subsequently assessed as damaged beyond repair.
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January 15, 2024 187 events 🤝 2 📢 1 🔧 1 💥 1 ▸
🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President of the National Council Eric Nussbaumer, President of the Council of States Eva Herzog, and heads of parties and factions of the Swiss Federal Assembly during his visit to Switzerland.
📢British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed Parliament on Monday, stating that Ukraine's rightful place is in NATO and calling for continued support. Sunak noted that the UK had provided almost GBP 12 billion in aid since the war's outset, becoming the first country to donate lethal weapons, tanks, and long-range missiles to Ukraine.
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🔧Ukrainian partisans from the ATESH movement infiltrated the territory of Russian military units in Feodosia, Crimea, conducting reconnaissance operations. The partisans reported that mobilized Russian soldiers assisted them by suggesting optimal times and locations for taking photos and videos, and the gathered intelligence was passed to Ukrainian Defense Forces.
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🤝The 54th World Economic Forum begins in Davos, running from January 15 to 19 under the theme 'Rebuilding Trust' with participation from over 100 government representatives and 1,000 partner companies.
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💥Russian forces attacked Nikopol district with nine kamikaze drones and two artillery strikes, affecting the district center and Marhanets and Myrivska communities.
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January 16, 2024 230 events 🤝 3 📢 1 💥 1 ▸
📢Lithuanian MP Andrius Kubilius addressed the European Parliament hearing, proposing that EU and NATO members allocate a fixed 0.25% of GDP to military assistance for Ukraine, and presenting comparative data showing Russia spent 6% of GDP on war while EU support totaled only 0.075%.
🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with King Philippe I of Belgium and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to discuss Belgium's participation in the Ukrainian Peace Formula, EU accession talks, and defense cooperation.
💥Russian forces launched S-300 missiles at Kharkiv, causing explosions and damage to civilian residential infrastructure.
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🤝The National Agency for Corruption Prevention removed three Greek oil carriers, British paper manufacturer Mondi, Irish marine fuel supplier Peninsula Petroleum Limited, and Indian diamond production company Shree Ramkrishna Exports from the Register of International Sponsors of War after they exited the Russian market.
🤝StratCom stated that Russia sponsors forces openly hostile to the West, supports Hamas and the Houthis, and transfers military technology to Iran and North Korea (DPRK).
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January 17, 2024 162 events 📢 3 📦 1 🤝 1 ▸
📢The anti-Ukrainian video comparing Crimea before and after 2014 was published on the Telegram channel at 8:02 a.m. and later spread to Russian media and platform X.
📦Germany delivered a military aid package to Ukraine containing ammunition for Leopard 1 tanks, eight armored personnel carriers, 25 RQ-35 HEIDRUN reconnaissance drones, 50 SatCom communication terminals, 16 Zetros trucks, five Border Guard Service vehicles, and other equipment.
📢Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin stated on Ukrainian television that restoring justice requires comprehensive accountability for Russian war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and aggression, from ordinary soldiers to Vladimir Putin. He emphasized the need for a special tribunal for the crime of aggression and cited World Bank estimates of $400 billion in damages and $50 billion in environmental damage.
📢Vadym Skibitskyi, representative of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence, stated that Russia lacks sufficient military reserves to conduct strategic offensive operations in two or three directions simultaneously, despite ongoing mobilization efforts to recover daily losses.
🤝Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Andrzej Duda of Poland met in Davos to discuss bilateral relations, Ukraine's European integration, and coordinated positions ahead of the NATO Summit in Washington.
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January 18, 2024 241 events 🤝 2 📢 1 💥 1 🔧 1 ▸
🤝U.S. President Joe Biden met with Congressional leadership and key committee chairs to discuss the urgent need for continued U.S. support and funding for Ukraine, emphasizing the strategic risks of inaction to national security and NATO.
📢Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, stated at a press conference following a two-day Military Committee meeting that Ukraine is achieving substantial battlefield results while recent Russian attacks are devastating but militarily ineffective.
💥Russian forces shelled Chuhuiv twice with S-300 missiles, killing a civilian woman who worked as a boiler room operator and wounding another person. An educational institution was damaged in the strike.
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🤝The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for verification of Hungary's possible violation of EU values and requesting temporary restrictions on Hungary's voting rights and presidency.
🔧Hackers from the Blackjack group disabled servers of a Russian state-owned enterprise that builds military facilities across Russia and stole over 1.2 terabytes of classified data containing passports of more than 500 Russian Defense Ministry facilities.
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January 19, 2024 180 events 📢 2 🤝 2 🔥 1 ▸
📢Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița Odobescu stated at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Russia must suffer a strategic defeat in Ukraine, warning that Russia jeopardizes the security of all Europe. She called for tougher sanctions against Russia and those responsible for war crimes, while affirming Romania's continued support for Ukraine.
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🔥Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 4 main battle tanks, 10 armored fighting vehicles, 14 artillery systems, 1 MLR system, 5 UAVs, 17 military trucks and fuel tankers, and 5 units of specialized equipment in the past day.
🤝President Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to discuss defense cooperation and the expansion of training programs for Ukrainian military personnel.
📢The Presidium of the Baltic Assembly issued a joint statement calling for sustained military, financial and political support for Ukraine until its complete victory according to Ukraine's Peace Formula, and urged intensified sanctions against Russia and legal mechanisms to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's reconstruction.
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🤝President Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, thanking the Emirates for supporting Ukraine's sovereignty and prisoner exchange assistance, while discussing long-term financial support, Peace Formula cooperation, and inviting UAE participation in the Global Peace Summit.
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January 20, 2024 159 events 📢 2 🤝 1 🔧 1 💥 1 ▸
🤝The European External Action Service presented a proposal to EU member states to reform the Ukraine Military Aid Fund, setting an annual budget of EUR 5 billion and proposing to shift from stock reimbursements to joint procurement with Ukrainian industry.
📢Chief of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service Oleksandr Lytvynenko published an op-ed stating that President Vladimir Putin hopes victory over Ukraine will allow Russia to regain control over former Soviet republics and restore the Russian Empire to its greatest post-WWII expansion.
📢Andrii Yusov, spokesman for Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (GUR), stated during a national telethon that the threat to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant will persist as long as it remains under Russian control, noting that while the acute phase of sabotage threats has been mitigated, the facility remains unsafe.
🔧Russian invasion forces planted mines along the perimeter of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in a buffer zone between the facility's internal and external fences, replacing mines that had been removed in November 2023.
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💥Russian troops shelled Kupiansk with artillery at approximately 05:00, damaging a residential building. An unexploded shell was discovered on the roof of the building, and no casualties were reported.
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January 21, 2024 158 events 🔥 2 📢 1 ➡️ 1 💥 1 ▸
🔥Ukrainian forces have destroyed 6,181 tanks, 11,466 armored fighting vehicles, 8,875 artillery systems, 968 multiple rocket launchers, 655 air defense systems, 331 warplanes, 324 helicopters, 6,936 tactical UAVs, and other equipment since February 24, 2022, including 10 tanks, 11 AFVs, and 7 artillery systems in the past day.
📢Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak stated in an interview with Le Figaro that Russia is attempting to deceive the international community into believing Ukraine opposes peace agreements, and affirmed that Ukraine will not agree to freeze the war or cease fighting until all occupied territories are liberated.
🔥Explosions occurred and a major fire broke out at a Novatek company terminal at the port of Ust-Luga in Russia's Leningrad region.
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➡️Ukrainian units were ordered to retreat to reserve positions in the area of Krokhmalne to protect soldiers' lives, establishing defense at prepared positions.
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💥Russia's Shcheglovsky Val defense enterprise in Tula, which manufactures Pantsir anti-aircraft missile systems, was attacked on the night of January 21. A source in the special services confirmed the attack represented planned intelligence work against Russia's military-industrial complex.
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January 22, 2024 180 events 📢 3 🛡️ 1 💥 1 ▸
🛡️NATO Steadfast Defender 2024 military exercise began, involving approximately 90,000 troops across Germany, Poland, and the Baltic countries in the largest Alliance exercise since the Cold War.
📢Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat stated that Ukrainian strikes are successfully targeting Russian defense infrastructure in rear areas previously considered safe by Moscow.
📢Deputy Minister of Economy Nadiia Bihun announced plans to transform the "Affordable Loans 5-7-9%" program to prioritize recycling and provide loans for investment purposes and to businesses from de-occupied territories.
💥Russian military forces used a drone to drop an explosive device on a man riding a motorcycle in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast, killing the rider instantly.
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📢Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, gave an interview to Le Figaro warning that allowing Vladimir Putin to succeed would lead to new global conflicts and urging urgent increases in military support and economic sanctions against Russia.
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January 23, 2024 223 events 💥 3 🤝 1 🔧 1 ▸
🤝Three suspects were arrested and 14 locations searched in the Netherlands during a coordinated international action against alleged violation of EU export sanctions to Russia. The operation involved authorities from the Netherlands, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, and Canada with support from Eurojust and Europol.
💥Russian forces launched a combined missile strike against Ukraine on January 23, employing 44 air attack weapons including S-300/S-400, Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55, Kh-22, Iskander-M, and Kh-59/Kh-31 missiles.
💥Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv, causing explosions across the capital Tuesday morning.
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🔧Russian propaganda is actively disseminating narratives claiming Western fatigue with Ukraine, including specific messages such as 'Europe has grown cold towards Ukraine' and 'Europe is tired of Ukraine,' aimed at manipulating political landscapes and reducing international support.
💥Russian forces conducted an overnight strike targeting civil infrastructure in Kharkiv on January 23, damaging at least one residential building. No casualties were reported as emergency services worked to assess the damage and verify casualty reports.
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January 24, 2024 203 events 💥 2 📢 1 🔥 1 🤝 1 ▸
📢Yevhen Zakharov, director of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group, reported at a Ukraine Media Center press conference that approximately 530 religious buildings in Ukraine have been damaged by Russian shelling since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
💥Ukrainian drones attacked a marine terminal at the Tuapse Oil Refinery on the Black Sea coast, damaging the primary oil processing unit. The SBU claimed responsibility for the attack, which caused a fire covering 200 square meters that burned for over 8 hours.
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🔥Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft was downed. Russia claimed 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board but refused international investigation and provided no evidence within over a day of the incident.
💥Russian government-funded hacker groups launched cyber attacks on Ukraine's Ministry of Defense resources and government/commercial sectors using phishing, remote code execution malware, and blocking access to websites.
🤝The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) pressed charges in absentia against Boris Obnosov, CEO of Russia's Tactical Missile Armaments Corporation, for assistance in waging a war of aggression against Ukraine.
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January 25, 2024 224 events 📢 2 🤝 1 🔥 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
🤝Exhibition "War Diaries: Unheard Voices of Ukrainian Children" launched in Strasbourg during the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
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📢Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stated on January 25 that Senate negotiators are progressing toward approving continued Ukraine aid funding by finalizing the national security supplemental package, though issues remain unresolved.
🔥Ukrainian forces destroyed 8 main battle tanks, 16 armored combat vehicles, 15 artillery systems, one cruise missile, 20 vehicles and tankers, and 5 pieces of special equipment.
🏗️Ukrainian military sappers are employing U.S.-developed AI software and drones to map mine-contaminated areas, allowing remote identification of explosive objects from kilometers away while reducing mapping time from 5-6 hours to 15-20 minutes.
📢Oleksandr Danylyuk, Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), published an op-ed analyzing potential global consequences of a Russian victory in Ukraine, including threats to NATO integrity, global nuclear security, and U.S. geopolitical dominance.
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January 26, 2024 214 events 🤝 3 💥 1 📊 1 ▸
💥Russian forces attacked Myrnohrad during the night of January 26, wounding six civilians and damaging multiple buildings and vehicles.
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🤝Representatives of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people met with Turkish Ambassador to Ukraine Mustafa Levent Bilgen and other diplomatic staff to discuss the situation of Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea, reintegration prospects, and educational cooperation between the Mejlis and Turkish academic institutions.
📊Six people were injured in Russian strikes in the Donetsk region on Thursday.
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🤝The Ukrainian mission to the OSCE held a special meeting in Vienna to brief participating states about recent massive Russian air attacks. The meeting was convened by the Maltese Chairmanship at Ukraine's request following Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities.
🤝A memorandum on partnership was signed between the cities of Lviv, Wroclaw, and Breda during a ceremony in Breda, Netherlands. The signing involved Ukrainian Ambassador Oleksandr Karasevych, Polish Ambassador Margareta Kassangana, and Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi participating via video link.
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January 27, 2024 120 events 🤝 2 📢 1 💥 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
🤝Germany's newly formed Sarah Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) held its inaugural constituent congress, approving an agenda for the June 9 European Parliament elections that calls for halting German weapons supplies to Ukraine, lifting sanctions against Russia, and revoking EU membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova.
📢Ukrainian Justice Ministry reported that 186,051 marriages were registered in Ukraine in 2023, with the highest numbers recorded in Kyiv city, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv regions.
💥Russian troops continue constant shelling of Donetsk region, killing and injuring civilians and destroying residential, administrative, energy and infrastructure facilities almost daily.
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✈️On 27 January 2024, Russian aircraft accidentally discharged two FAB-250 unguided munitions on villages in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. One munition struck a farm in Postnikov and the second struck an urban street in Strelestkoye.
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🤝Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa held a telephone conversation to discuss further support for Ukraine against Russian aggression and regional security implications.
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January 28, 2024 184 events 📢 2 🔧 1 💥 1 📊 1 ▸
🔧A DDoS attack targeted the information resources of Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Access to some functions was temporarily limited for security purposes.
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💥Russian forces attacked Poltava region with missiles, and hits were reported.
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📢The British Defense Ministry published an intelligence update stating that arson attacks on Russian military enlistment offices have doubled over the last six months, likely reflecting disaffection with the war and skepticism regarding government promises.
📢German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared at the Social Democratic Party congress that Western military and financial assistance to Ukraine will not cease and must be increased to send a clear signal to Moscow that allied support will not diminish.
📊A fire broke out in a private residential building in the village of Hrabniak, Zhytomyr region, killing two young girls (born in 2021 and 2022) who had been left at home alone while their parents visited neighbors.
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January 29, 2024 176 events 🤝 3 📢 1 💥 1 ▸
🤝Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak will meet with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó in Uzhhorod to discuss bilateral relations and European Union matters.
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📢Ukrainian State Employment Service reports that 83,602 Ukrainians are participating in socially useful works under the Army of Reconstruction project as of January 29, 2024, with regional distribution across 19 oblasts.
🤝President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a phone call to discuss Ukraine's defense needs, particularly air defense and artillery systems, and coordinated joint international efforts.
🤝Canada launched the Community-Led Inclusive Recovery (CLIR) initiative to provide expert assistance to 19 Ukrainian communities for sustainable, inclusive, social and economic recovery. The initiative was announced during a round table meeting between the Ukrainian Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Ministry, the Embassy of Canada in Ukraine, and development partners.
💥Russian army shelled an agricultural enterprise in the Muzykivka community of Kherson region at night, destroying a hangar and damaging agricultural machinery including a combine harvester, a sprayer, four trucks, and a car.
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January 30, 2024 225 events 💥 3 🔥 1 🔧 1 ▸
🔥Ukrainian forces destroyed 40 pieces of Russian military equipment excluding drones, including 5 tanks, 13 armored fighting vehicles, 10 artillery systems, 2 air defense systems, 8 vehicles, and 1 unit of special equipment.
💥Russian ground attack involving at least a dozen armored vehicles on Novomykhailivka resulted in destruction of all vehicles by Ukrainian FPV drones; Russian infantry advanced 500-900 meters westward.
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💥Russian forces launched a missile attack on Synelnykove district, partially destroying a residential building and damaging 31 other houses, along with outbuildings, a garage, and a power line. No human casualties were reported in this attack.
💥An explosion occurred in Kharkiv during an air raid alert on January 30.
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🔧Ukrainian partisans from the Atesh movement conducted reconnaissance north of Sukharna Bay in temporarily occupied Sevastopol and discovered warehouses containing ammunition, likely including Kalibr cruise missiles.
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January 31, 2024 213 events 🤝 2 🏗️ 1 📦 1 🏥 1 ▸
🏗️Apartment blocks, private houses, a bus, a dispensary, and power transmission lines sustained damage as a result of Russian strikes on Toretsk and Tsukuryne.
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📦Germany delivered a batch of military assistance to Ukraine including 24 armored personnel carriers, four BV206 tracked vehicles, one BIBER bridge-layer, three WISENT 1 mine-clearing tanks, 14 minesweepers, one IRIS-T air defense missile, over 1,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition, an anti-sea mine system, a satcom monitoring system, four border service vehicles, 450 anti-skid chains, and 194,000 catering modules.
🤝Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Kyiv to discuss continued U.S. security assistance, defense industry cooperation, use of frozen Russian assets, implementation of Zelenskyy's Peace Formula, and preparations for the NATO summit in Washington.
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🤝The International Court of Justice rejected most of Ukraine's claims against Russia regarding alleged violations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The court found Russia violated Ukrainian language education rights in Crimea but rejected claims regarding incitement against Crimean Tatars and the banning of the Mejlis.
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🏥207 Ukrainian service members and civilians were returned from Russian captivity in a prisoner exchange operation coordinated by Ukrainian authorities.
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🏗️Ukrainian Rocket Forces and Artillery units struck four clusters of Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment, an ammunition storage point and an artillery system.
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💥Ukrainian partisans used a fake VKontakte profile to poison Russian soldiers with vodka in Mariupol, resulting in three Russian deaths and at least ten more poisoned.
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💥Russian forces launched missile attacks on Kharkiv, killing 11 people in the latest wave of strikes.
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✈️Russian air traffic system threatened to shoot down French patrol aircraft over the Black Sea in international airspace, according to French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu.
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➡️In early January, the 95th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade published video showing a Ukrainian soldier captured by Russia in an enemy trench being successfully guided by a drone to Ukrainian positions.
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🔥Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian Osa anti-aircraft missile system using an American-made HIMARS rocket launcher in the southern sector, as part of a joint operation with the 73rd Maritime Center of SSO.
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February 2024 (2,493 events)
February 1, 2024 52 events 💥 4 🏴 1 ▸
💥In Selydove, Russian shelling killed a pregnant woman and her child at a maternity ward in February 2024.
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🏴Russia captured the ruins of Avdiivka, an industrial town of around 30,000 people.
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💥US forces carried out strikes in Iraq, the first since February 2024.
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💥Ukrainian special forces allegedly interrogated captured Wagner mercenaries in Sudan.
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💥Ukraine's 73rd SSO Maritime Center destroyed a Russian-occupied drilling platform in the Black Sea that was being used to coordinate Shahed kamikaze drone strikes and equipped with a Neva-B radar.
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February 1, 2024 327 events 💥 3 ⚓ 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces dropped two guided aerial bombs on a hospital in Velykyi Burluk, Kharkiv Oblast, causing casualties and damaging the building facade, windows, and roof. Emergency services evacuated 38 people from the facility, including 33 patients and five staff members.
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💥State Border Guard Service aerial reconnaissance detected and destroyed a Russian engineering group in the Donetsk sector using drones equipped with explosives.
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⚓Ukrainian Group 13 special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate destroyed the Russian missile boat Ivanovets using sea drones. This marks the first time unmanned boats have sunk an enemy maneuvering warship.
➡️Russian forces marginally advanced in the dacha area on the northern outskirts of Avdiivka according to geolocated imagery published February 1.
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💥Russian troops conducted two artillery attacks on the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk region overnight on February 1, firing approximately a dozen shells at villages in the Myrove and Marhanets communities.
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February 2, 2024 163 events 📊 2 🏥 1 📢 1 🤝 1 ▸
📊Ukrainian Defense Forces reported destroying 9 tanks, 19 armored fighting vehicles, 46 artillery systems, 2 MLR systems, 5 tactical UAVs, 1 warship/cutter, 49 military trucks and fuel tankers, and 8 units of specialized equipment in the past day.
🏥500 Ukrainian families have purchased new homes using eRecovery housing certificates intended to replace housing destroyed by hostilities, with the majority purchasing in Kyiv and surrounding oblasts.
📢Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported during the national telethon "United News" that Russian forces have significantly increased their use of ballistic missiles including Iskander-M, Kinzhal, X-22, and S-300 systems, attributing this shift to Ukrainian air defense capabilities against cruise missiles and drones.
📊Ministry of Defense spokesman Vitaliy Kyrylov reported that 277 civilians have been killed and 621 injured in over 600 incidents involving landmines and explosive remnants since February 2022, with most incidents occurring in fields, yards, and roads. He urged civilians to follow safety protocols including "Do not approach" and "Do not touch" when encountering suspicious objects and to call emergency services.
🤝Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov met with British Conservative MP Jack Lopresti to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in security, defense, and maritime drone development.
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February 3, 2024 154 events 💥 3 📦 1 🤝 1 ▸
📦Cherkasy Regional Military Administration handed over equipment worth UAH 11 million to soldiers of several military units. The delivery included 27 electronic warfare stations, one anti-drone rifle, nearly 200 radio stations, 22 spotlight sets, and 10 plotters for map printing.
🤝President Volodymyr Zelensky conferred Orders of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi II and III classes and Order of Courage III class on Defense Intelligence servicemen for exceptional bravery in special combat missions, including the operation to destroy the Russian missile boat Ivanovets. Attendees also honored fallen war heroes with a moment of silence.
💥Several explosions were heard in temporarily occupied Berdyansk on February 3. Eyewitnesses reported hearing dull explosions outside the city for approximately half an hour, with sounds audible in the Liski and AKZ areas and city center.
💥Major Oleg Stegachyov, commander of a Tu-95 strategic bomber crew, was shot in the Russian city of Engels. Ukrainian intelligence is verifying whether he survived the gunshot wounds.
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💥UAVs attacked the Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd's Krasnoarmeyskiy district, causing a fire and explosion at the facility.
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February 4, 2024 55 events 📢 2 🤝 2 🛡️ 1 ▸
📢Survey results published show support for accepting Ukrainian refugees in Estonia increased from 60% in September 2023 to 63% in December 2023, with opposition decreasing from 31% to 30%.
🤝Russian occupation authorities continue mass forced passportization in occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia region, threatening residents who refuse Russian passports with deportation.
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🛡️The Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment, a Belarusian military unit fighting for Ukraine, operates as motorized infantry equipped with NATO-standard small arms and medium machine guns, along with some Soviet-era weapons. They operate vehicles including trucks, pickups, tanks, MTLBs, BMPs, British Bulldog APCs, and Soviet-era BTR-80s.
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🤝US senators released the text of a border-Ukraine aid bill providing $60 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, $14.1 billion for Israel, and $20.2 billion for US border security.
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📢Ukrinform is continuing a fundraising campaign to procure three DJI MAVIC-3 quadcopters for the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians, having raised over UAH 161,000 of the UAH 300,000 goal.
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February 5, 2024 45 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Russian shelling of Kherson killed four people and injured one other person. The dead included two men aged 45 and 50 in a car, a woman on the street, and a 60-year-old man in the city centre.
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💥A strike on a bakery in Lysychansk killed the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic Minister of Emergency Situations. The bakery was reportedly frequented by collaborators.
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💥Russian missiles and drones strike Mykolaiv region daily, with two communities near the Kinburn Spit being hit every day.
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💥Ukrainian special forces from the combat group Timur (HUR) conducted strikes against Wagner mercenaries and their local partners in Sudan, destroying three vehicles.
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💥US forces struck a land-attack cruise missile and four anti-ship missiles prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea.
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February 6, 2024 62 events 💥 4 🏗️ 1 ▸
🏗️Ukraine announced plans to expand the Diia government portal to allow couples to marry remotely through video calls, with Mykhailo Fedorov calling it unique worldwide and noting it would benefit military personnel.
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💥Russian forces launched intense ground and air attacks against Avdiivka, shifting tactics from frontal assaults to attempts to encircle the city from the north since October 2024.
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💥Ukraine claims to have disabled approximately 33% of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, including 24 ships and one submarine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
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💥A Russian S-300 missile strike destroyed a three-storey hotel in Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast, killing a two-month-old baby and injuring three people.
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💥A Russian Grad system strike killed a civilian along the border with Russia.
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February 7, 2024 63 events 💥 4 🛡️ 1 ▸
💥A Russian cruise missile struck the upper floors of a 20-story residential apartment building in a civilian neighborhood of Kyiv at approximately 7 AM. The eyewitness identified the weapon as a level-flying cruise missile and estimated the explosive yield between 100-1000 kg.
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💥Russian forces continued their assault on Avdiivka, with Ukrainian officials reporting the situation is "very difficult" and in some places "critical". Moscow has focused massive resources on taking the city for nearly four months.
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🛡️Ukrainian air defense forces attempted to intercept Russian missiles over Kyiv, with observers reporting contrails from at least six interception attempts and hearing four large explosions.
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💥Russian forces intensified their rate of artillery strikes by nearly 25 percent over the last week, shelling Ukraine over 1,500 times and targeting over 570 settlements.
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💥Russia launched a mass air attack using 20 Shaheds and 44 missiles of various types against Ukraine.
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February 8, 2024 85 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) conducted a complex special operation called "Hoverla" to seize a Russian stronghold at a dominant height position that Ukrainian Defense Forces had failed to capture for several months.
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💥Russian forces are storming Avdiivka from all directions with very large forces, mainly using artillery, airstrikes, and infantry.
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💥Russian forces are attempting to dislodge Ukrainian bridgehead on the Dnipro River, now attacking only on foot as suicide bombers after being banned from using armored vehicles.
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💥Russia launched a overnight barrage of Iranian-designed attack drones at Ukraine, with air defense systems destroying 11 of 17 drones.
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💥Russian forces have reduced their assault frequency from 10-15 attacks per day to 3-4 attacks daily, with 50-80 men lost each day in the battle for the Dnipro bridgehead.
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February 9, 2024 65 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
🛡️Newly appointed Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky has launched an audit of all Defense Forces to determine the status and deployment of units, with preliminary findings showing significant numbers of troops not deployed to frontline combat.
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🤝German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Washington to meet with President Joe Biden on Friday, February 9, 2024, to discuss Ukraine aid and Middle East tensions.
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💥Russia launched 125 attack drones including Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other UAVs since 6 p.m. on Feb. 9.
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💥Russian drones wounded a toddler in Zaporizhzhia and hit an energy facility in Odesa.
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💥Ukraine's security services claimed responsibility for drone attacks on two oil refineries in Russia's southern Krasnodar region.
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February 10, 2024 50 events 💥 4 🔥 1 ▸
💥Russian forces conducted bloody infantry attacks and made incremental progress in Avdiivka.
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🔥A Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter was shot down by Ukrainian forces near the Kherson front.
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💥Russian drones wounded a toddler in Zaporizhzhia and hit an Odesa energy facility.
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💥Russian forces conducted overnight drone and artillery strikes across multiple Ukrainian regions. The Ukrainian Air Force shot down 23 of 31 Russian drones, with most targeting Odesa and Kharkiv.
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💥Russian forces launched 31 Shahed drones from Balaklava and Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea, plus Kursk region in Russia; Ukrainian Air Force shot down 23 of them.
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February 11, 2024 42 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Ukrainian paratroopers used an FPV drone to destroy a Starlink satellite communication terminal at Russian troop positions near the front line.
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💥Ukraine hit a Russian city to knock out power and heating, as part of Kyiv's counterpunch to Russia's massive bombardment campaign targeting civilian infrastructure.
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💥Russia launched 45 attack drones overnight, of which Ukraine destroyed 40. Falling debris lightly wounded a 39-year-old man in the Dnipro region.
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💥Russia launched 45 attack drones overnight, of which Ukraine destroyed 40 Shahed UAVs.
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💥Russian aerial guided bombs targeted the village of Vodyane in Kharkiv region, killing a 56-year-old woman.
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February 12, 2024 61 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian Military Intelligence reported that Russian military is using Starlink satellite communication systems in occupied territories of Ukraine.
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💥A 17-year-old Ukrainian basketball player Volodymyr Yermakov was stabbed to death and three others were injured in an attack at Oberhausen Central Station in Germany.
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🛡️President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed General Valerii Zaluzhnyi as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and appointed Oleksandr Syrskyi as his successor.
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🤝The European Union adopted legislation allowing profits from frozen Russian central bank assets to be used for Ukraine's reconstruction, requiring CSDs like Euroclear to separate and store net profits until EU member states unanimously decide on a mechanism for their use.
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💥A Russian missile struck a maternity ward in Selydove, killing a 36-year-old pregnant woman and her nine-year-old son.
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February 13, 2024 87 events 💥 2 📢 1 🔧 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥Russia launched drone strikes on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region for the second consecutive day, targeting energy infrastructure facilities.
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📢Norway's intelligence service head Nils Andreas Stensones said Russia is in a stronger position than a year ago and gaining advantage due to troop numbers and material support from countries like China and North Korea.
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🔧Hezbollah fighters and Iran's Republican Guard elements are training Russian forces on Iranian-made drones including Shahed-136/-131, Ababil-3, and Qods Raab 85 drones at Shayrat Air Base in Syria.
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💥Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) special forces conducted a drone strike destroying a Russian Kasta-2E2 early warning radar system near the Ukrainian border in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
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🏗️The Kyiv School of Economics reported that Russia's war has caused $155 billion in damage to Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, with private housing accounting for $58.9 billion of that total.
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February 14, 2024 54 events 💥 3 📢 2 ▸
📢Syrsky stated that Russia is advancing along the entire front line and noted the importance of technological progress, including drones and ground robotic platforms in warfare.
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📢Syrsky said Ukrainian forces must prioritize protecting soldiers' lives and avoid 'meat assaults', noting that Russian casualties are 7-8 times higher than Ukrainian losses.
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💥Russian forces intensified efforts to seize control of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, with the battle becoming increasingly costly.
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💥Both Ukrainian and Russian sources reported fighting northeast of Kupyansk near Ivanivka, Synkivka, and Lake Lyman; southeast of Kupyansk near Tabaivka and Tymkivka; west of Kreminna near Terny and Yampolivka; and south of Kreminna near Bilohorivka.
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💥Both Russian and Ukrainian sources reported battles northeast of Robotyne near Mala Tokmachka and Novoprokovka, east of Robotyne near Verbove, and south of Robotyne near Novoprokopivka.
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February 15, 2024 63 events 💥 3 📊 1 🏴 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a mass missile attack on Ukraine with 26 missiles targeting multiple regions including Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi, and Dnipropetrovsk.
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📊Russian officials reported 5 killed and 18 injured in the Belgorod shopping mall attack, including one child killed. Russian news outlet Mash reported 6 dead and 10 injured, while Telegram channel 112 reported 3 dead and 3 injured.
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💥Russia launched a massive overnight rocket attack on Ukraine, with 19 apartment buildings damaged in Lviv along with 2 schools, 1 kindergarten, and 1 business center.
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🏴Russian forces captured the city of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast.
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💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, damaging homes and infrastructure and injuring several people including a newborn baby in Dnipro.
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February 16, 2024 65 events 📊 2 🤝 1 ➡️ 1 💥 1 ▸
🤝White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will brief congressional leaders (Gang of Eight) on a reported Russian space-based nuclear capability threat.
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➡️Following his arrest, Avaliani was transferred to his unit's permanent base in Kaliningrad, where a military medical board rejected his appeal for discharge and deemed him fit for service.
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📊Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny died in prison at the Polar Wolf penal colony in Harp, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
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📊Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony on February 16, 2024.
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💥Russian forces preparing for continued attacks in Avdiivka sector and toward Kurakhovo/Vuhledar areas with the newly arrived troops.
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February 17, 2024 55 events 💥 3 ➡️ 1 📊 1 ▸
➡️Ukrainian forces retreated approximately 5km from Avdiivka to new defensive lines on high ground, ending the battle for the city.
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📊Approximately 6-20 wounded and immobile soldiers from the 110th Brigade were captured at the Zenit fortification after evacuation failed.
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💥Russian forces made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and Avdiivka and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
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💥Russian forces conducted an assault near Robotyne on Feb 17, during which Ukrainian defenders repelled four enemy attacks on positions west of Verbove and Robotyne.
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💥Ukrainian air defenses shot down seven Russian combat jets over five days - two Su-34 and one Su-35 on Feb. 17, another Su-34 on Feb. 18, and another Su-34 and Su-35 on Feb. 19.
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February 18, 2024 47 events 💥 4 🏴 1 ▸
🏴Russian forces captured the city of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, marking Moscow's first significant territorial gain since May 2023. Ukraine withdrew to prepared defensive positions due to shortages in manpower and ammunition.
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💥Russian forces advanced from the south and seized part of a stronghold, trapping three Ukrainian soldiers who subsequently surrendered and were shot.
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💥A Russian aircraft reportedly released a FAB-250 munition on Soloti in the Belgorod area, leading to evacuation of 150 residents.
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💥Russian forces launched a rocket strike on Kramatorsk, hitting a residential neighborhood and killing at least two civilians.
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💥A Russian Su-34 fighter jet dropped guided aerial bombs on Ukrainian defender positions before being shot down, with the pilot directing the damaged aircraft to crash into the Antratsyt community in occupied Luhansk region.
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February 19, 2024 82 events 💥 2 🤝 1 📦 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
🤝Polish truckers and farmers have been blocking Ukrainian cargo trucks from entering Poland for weeks, protesting unfair competition from war-torn Ukraine.
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💥Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov, who defected with a Mi-8 helicopter in August 2023, was shot dead in Spain.
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💥Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber and a Su-35S fighter on Monday morning in the eastern direction.
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📦Japan plans to provide Ukraine with biofuel production technology to support post-war recovery and create a new export industry utilizing Ukrainian resources.
🛡️A Russian document dated Feb. 19 warned of a rapid Ukrainian push from the Sumy region into Russian territory up to 80km depth to establish a four-day corridor for main Ukrainian army units.
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February 20, 2024 67 events 💥 3 ⚖️ 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
⚖️Ukrainian transporters announced a peaceful protest starting Feb. 20 at three checkpoints (Rava-Ruska, Krakivets, and Shegyni) on the Poland-Ukraine border to respond to Polish farmers who have been blocking freight traffic since November 2023.
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🏗️Russian forces began distributing Russian Federation passports to the population of Avdiivka a few days after occupation.
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💥Russian forces conducted intensified attacks across eastern and southern Ukraine, with dozens of attacks reported as Ukraine defended against a heightened Russian offensive following the capture of Avdiivka.
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💥Ukrainian special forces destroyed a Russian drone launcher using HIMARS rocket launcher in the southern direction.
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💥Ukrainian HIMARS operators destroyed a Russian mobile launcher with containers for ZALA and Lancet drones in the southern direction.
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February 21, 2024 72 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 📊 1 ▸
💥HIMARS strike hit a Siberian unit formed up for inspection, killing at least sixty and wounding possibly hundreds.
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🛡️David Arakhamia, head of Zelensky's party in Ukrainian parliament, announced that the ongoing audit has found 8,000 people seconded to the General Staff who have not contributed to combat operations, with expectations that this number will increase significantly upon completion.
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📊New York Times reported hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers may have been taken prisoner during chaotic retreat from Avdiivka.
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💥Russian drone strikes killed two farmers in a car in Kharkiv region.
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💥Russian forces captured the village of Shevchenko.
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February 22, 2024 74 events 💥 3 🤝 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
🤝The National Assembly of Quebec unanimously adopted a Motion to express solidarity with the Ukrainian people on the second anniversary of Russia's all-out war against Ukraine.
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💥Ukrainian partisans poisoned six people (four men and two women) in occupied Mariupol, including two local United Russia party activists and four Kremlin officials sent to organize Russian pseudo-presidential elections. The victims were poisoned with arsenic-laced food and beer from a local restaurant.
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💥Ukraine's Security Service confirmed Russian airstrikes on civilian infrastructure using North Korean weapons, with more than 20 North Korean-made weapons fired at Ukraine.
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🏗️The wanted notices were initially added to the database by a duty station of Russia's Interior Ministry in occupied Donetsk Oblast, no later than February 22, but were not discovered until May 4.
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💥France's Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu reported that Russian forces threatened to attack French air force pilots during patrol missions in international airspace.
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February 23, 2024 91 events 💥 3 📢 2 ▸
📢An opinion piece analyzing Russian disinformation tactics and their influence on US politics, particularly regarding support for Ukraine.
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📢Zelensky said Ukraine's war casualties include tens of thousands killed, with the casualty ratio being one Ukrainian soldier killed to five Russian soldiers killed.
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💥Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a Russian A-50 aircraft during a combat mission over the Sea of Azov.
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💥Ukrainian 44th separate artillery brigade struck a Russian ammunition depot in the Zaporizhzhia area using an FH70 howitzer, resulting in a large explosion.
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💥Russian forces launched 31 Shahed drones over Ukraine, with Ukrainian air defense successfully downing 23. In Odesa, three people were killed when a downed drone crashed on an industrial building.
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February 24, 2024 117 events 💥 2 🤝 1 ➡️ 1 🔥 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian drones struck the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant (NLMK), one of Russia's largest metallurgical facilities, causing large explosions and a major fire. The plant serves the Russian military-industrial complex and produces materials for missiles, artillery, drones, and other weapons.
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💥Russian Mi-35 helicopters attempted to seize Hostomel airfield but were engaged by Ukrainian defenders
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🤝The UN Security Council will hold a meeting in February 2024 to commemorate the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
➡️Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Russian forces in occupied Ukraine and was briefed on their continued advance following the capture of Avdiivka.
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🔥Russian doctors Yury Kuznetsov and Andrei Kryachko from Krasnodar allegedly burned the words 'Glory to Russia' and the letter Z onto the body of Ukrainian POW Andrii Pereverziev during an operation at the Donetsk Clinical Territorial Medical Association.
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February 25, 2024 57 events 💥 3 📢 1 🔥 1 ▸
📢The funeral ceremony for Stepan Khmara took place on Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) on 25 February, with his body subsequently moved to Askold's grave for the funeral service.
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🔥On February 25, a verified drone video showed at least seven Ukrainian soldiers emerging from a dugout near Ivanivske in Donetsk Oblast, removing body armor and helmets, lying face down before being shot by five Russian soldiers. Six Ukrainian soldiers remained face down while one tried to return to the dugout and was shot.
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💥Russia launched overnight missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, attempting to destroy Ukrainian air defense systems using Kh-31P missiles from tactical aviation over the Black Sea and Shahed drones.
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💥Russians launched a wave of Shahed-131/136 drones from Crimea heading toward the Dnipropetrovsk region through Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.
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💥Russians launched a second wave of drones trying to sneak through occupied Kherson region toward central regions and then west.
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February 26, 2024 98 events 🤝 2 💥 2 📢 1 ▸
🤝French President Emmanuel Macron stated that he could not rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine, breaking a taboo on Western military involvement.
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🤝Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated Germany's refusal to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine, stating that German soldiers must not be linked to targets the system reaches.
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📢Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine's victory depends on Western support and expressed hope the US would approve military aid, acknowledging that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in the war.
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💥Russia purchased 400 Iranian missiles from the Fateh-110 family of short-range ballistic weapons with ranges between 186 and 435 miles.
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💥Ukraine claimed to have shot down a Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft over the Azov Sea in a combined operation by military intelligence and air force.
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February 27, 2024 79 events 💥 3 🤝 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
🤝French President Emmanuel Macron announced that Western troops could be sent to Ukraine, breaking a major taboo and raising stakes in the confrontation with Russia.
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➡️On 27 February 2024, the 110th Separate Mechanised Brigade was sent for rotation from Avdiivka.
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💥Ukrainian regional head Artem Lysohor reported that Russian forces have more than 10 times the artillery as defending forces in the Kupyansk area over the past month.
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💥Russia is conducting forced resettlements of Ukrainians from occupied territories to Russia while relocating Russian civil servants and their families to occupied Ukrainian territories.
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💥Ukrainian forces shot down two Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers on Feb. 27, 2024, at least one of which came down in eastern Ukraine.
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February 28, 2024 64 events 💥 4 ➡️ 1 ▸
💥Russian warplanes dropped guided aerial bombs on Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, killing two men (ages 59 and 39) and injuring a woman. A local pastor was also found dead under rubble.
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➡️Russian forces advanced west and northwest of Avdiivka, southeast of Orlivka, near windbreaks south of Stepove, and into the southern outskirts of Krasnohorivka in Donetsk region.
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💥Russian troops entered the village of Peremoha in Brovary district, Kyiv Oblast
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💥Ukrainian Air Force claims to have downed 10 Russian warplanes in ten days, including nine Sukhoi Su-34 and Sukhoi Su-35 fighter bombers and one Beriev A-50 radar plane.
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💥Ukrainian drone operators struck two Russian Tor-M2 air defense systems deep behind enemy lines, causing an estimated $50 million in damage.
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February 29, 2024 76 events 💥 3 📢 1 📊 1 ▸
💥North Korean ballistic missiles were used by Russian forces against Ukraine, with debris documented in Kharkiv, Bila Tserkva, Vitrova Balka, and Rozhivka.
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💥An unspecified number of Ukrainian special forces soldiers were killed during an operation on the Tendriv spit in the northern Black Sea near occupied Kherson, while Russian forces destroyed a group of Ukrainian saboteurs attempting to land.
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💥Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade released video showing a drone using an air-bursting anti-personnel munition to strike Russian infantry, with the blast pattern similar to a US-made Claymore anti-personnel mine.
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📢Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries that they risked provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine, stating Moscow had weapons capable of striking targets in the West.
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📊Russian casualties reached a peak of 983 per day in February 2024, the highest rate since the start of the war. This is based on analysis showing over 355,000 total casualties with a majority being wounded personnel.
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🤝Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Tirana at a regional summit.
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💥HUR drones struck a fuel and energy compound in Russia's Oryol region, destroying fuel storage tanks and part of the electricity grid.
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⚓A Russian warship was detected near the Bay of the Seine in international waters, which French officials characterized as intimidation.
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➡️Valerii Zaluzhnyi was dismissed as army chief in February 2024 and later appointed as Ukraine's ambassador to the UK.
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🔧French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu stated that a cyberattack targeted a French weapons factory.
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🔧HUR saboteurs destroyed a Su-34 fighter jet at the Shagol airfield in Chelyabinsk, over 2,000 km behind the front line.
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March 2024 (3,235 events)
March 1, 2024 44 events 💥 3 📊 1 🔥 1 ▸
📊UK Defence Intelligence reported that average daily Russian casualties in Ukraine decreased by about 74 people per day in March 2024, to an average of 913 people per day.
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🔥Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) destroyed a Zoopark-1 complex along with its crew in the Lyman sector of the Donetsk region.
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💥Ukrainian drones attacked the Lukoil oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
💥SSO forces destroyed another Buk system in the Zaporizhzhia sector, coordinating HIMARS fire for the strike.
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💥Ukrainian snipers eliminated six Russian soldiers in the Kherson sector during night operations.
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March 1, 2024 206 events 💥 2 🏗️ 1 🤝 1 🔥 1 ▸
🏗️Dozens of cetaceans (dolphins and whales) died in the Black Sea in March 2024 as a result of military hostilities, with deaths reported near occupied Crimea, Novorossiysk, and Krasnodar Krai coast.
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🤝Lithuania closed two more border checkpoints with Belarus (Medininkai and Salcininkai), restricting movement to pedestrians and cyclists due to security concerns related to the war in Ukraine and increased intelligence activity.
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💥Ukrainian uncrewed aerial vehicles targeted the Feodosia marine oil terminal in March 2024.
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💥A Russian drone strike on an apartment building in Odesa killed 12 people, including a mother and baby who were found embracing. The attack occurred overnight on Friday, with rescue workers recovering bodies through the weekend.
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🔥The 15th Black Forest Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade destroyed a battalion of Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems in a precision strike. The strike destroyed four out of five vehicles including launchers and a command post, with ammunition detonation.
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March 2, 2024 69 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 ⚖️ 1 ▸
💥A Russian Shahed drone struck Serhii Haidarzhy's home in Odesa, killing 12 people including his wife Anna and four-month-old son Tymofii. Haidarzhy and his daughter Yelyzaveta survived.
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💥Russian overnight aerial attacks on Kharkiv and Odesa regions killed at least two people, with a young man killed in Odesa and a three-year-old child injured.
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🛡️Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky announced personnel changes among brigade commanders in the eastern front, sending specialists to brigades with performance problems and replacing leadership where necessary.
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⚖️The SBU completed its pre-trial investigation and sent an indictment to court against Antonov State Enterprise's general director Serhiy Bychkov and head of aviation security Oleksandr Netiosov for blocking Ukraine's National Guard from defending Hostomel Airport, which led to the destruction of the AN-225 Mriya aircraft.
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💥Ukrainian forces used French AASM-250 gliding bombs to strike the Avdiivka coke plant, which was controlled by Russian Armed Forces.
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March 3, 2024 26 events 💥 4 📢 1 ▸
📢Former Pentagon official Stephen Bryen published an article in Asia Times suggesting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may soon have to flee Ukraine, comparing his situation to Benito Mussolini in 1943.
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💥Ukraine launched a 38-drone mass attack against targets in Feodosia, occupied Crimea. The drones hit the Sea Oil Terminal, damaging a main fuel pumping pipeline and causing a fire.
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💥Russian forces carried out four unsuccessful attacks near Robotyne and west of Novoprokopivka in Zaporizhzhia region.
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💥Russian army conducted attacks in Kupyan, Lyman, Bakhmut, and Kherson directions.
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💥Russian forces launched a Kh-31P missile at Odesa, but it failed and fell over the Black Sea.
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March 4, 2024 62 events 💥 4 📊 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian airmen used a French HAMMER guided bomb for the first time, hitting Russian positions in Kozachi Laheri.
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📊At least 12 people were killed in the Russian drone strike on an apartment building in Odesa, including at least five children. Among the dead were Zlata (8) and Serhiy (10), a mother embracing her 8-month-old infant, Mark (under 3), Yelyzaveta (8 months), and Timofey (4 months).
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💥A Russian drone strike on an apartment building in Odesa killed 12 people, including 5 children (2 babies), with 20 injured. The mother and baby were found together, with the mother trying to cover her 8-month-old child.
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💥Ukraine launched a 38-drone mass attack against targets in Feodosia in occupied Crimea, reportedly hitting oil refineries and an air base.
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💥Russian forces launched heavy attacks with tanks and infantry backed by intense artillery strikes in the Kupyansk sector and Avdiivka sectors.
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March 5, 2024 89 events 🛡️ 1 ✈️ 1 ⚓ 1 🔥 1 +1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated that Ukrainian forces are building fortifications 24/7 to defend against Russian advances in the east, following criticism of defense lines after Russia's capture of Avdiivka.
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✈️French Air Force Rafale-S fighter jets escorting an E-3F Sentry AWACS aircraft were operating over the Black Sea in international airspace near Russia-claimed territory.
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⚓Ukrainian Magura-V5 sea drones sank the Russian patrol ship Serhiy Kotov in the Black Sea, marking the 22nd naval vessel sunk according to Oryx OSINT (Kyiv claims 26).
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🔥Ukrainian Magura-V5 sea drones sank the Russian patrol ship Serhiy Kotov of the Black Sea Fleet off the coast of the Kerch Strait.
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📊At least 13 crew members died and 52 were evacuated from the Russian patrol ship Sergey Kotov after being struck by Ukrainian naval drones.
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March 6, 2024 51 events 💥 3 📢 1 🤝 1 ▸
📢IAEA chief Rafael Grossi cautioned Russia against restarting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, stating it is in an active combat zone and has been shutdown for a prolonged period requiring safety assessments.
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💥Russia launched a missile attack on Odesa during Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's visit to the city on March 6, 2024.
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💥Ukrainian-made HUR drones attacked the Varichev mining and processing plant in Zaliznogorsk, Kursk region.
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💥An election official was killed by a car bomb in the Russian-controlled city of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine.
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🤝The Kremlin stated it does not recognize the ICC arrest warrants issued for Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash and Admiral Viktor Sokolov for their alleged involvement in targeting Ukraine's power infrastructure with strikes between October 2022 and March 2023.
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March 7, 2024 51 events 💥 2 🔥 1 📦 1 🤝 1 ▸
🔥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces destroyed a Russian Zoopark-1 radar complex in the Lymansky direction of Donetsk Oblast using reconnaissance drones from the Medoid tactical group and missile/artillery fire.
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📦Russia began supplying oil directly to North Korea via at least five tankers that collected oil products from Vostochny Port in Russia's Far East, the first documented direct seaborne deliveries since the UN Security Council imposed a strict cap on oil transfers in 2017.
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🤝Ukraine's Deputy Finance Minister Olga Zykova announced at a Paris round table that Ukraine needs $9.5 billion in outside funding for its top-priority recovery goals in 2024, covering defense, energy, construction, agriculture, natural resources, digital technologies and IT sectors.
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💥Deadly explosions hit Odesa during a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with Russia targeting a maritime drone facility in the commercial port area.
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💥Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kupyansk and Donetsk City amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact.
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March 8, 2024 60 events 💥 2 🏗️ 1 📦 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
🏗️The Ministry of Reintegration implemented compulsory evacuation of children in four settlements in Donetsk Oblast due to the security situation.
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📦UK Defence Minister Grant Shapps announced London is dedicating £325 million ($416 million) to purchase 10,000 drones for Ukraine, including 1,000 attack versions as well as surveillance and maritime drones.
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➡️The Institute for the Study of War reported Russian forces marginally advanced northeast of Kupyansk, with geolocated footage showing troops pushed forward in the northern outskirts of Synkivka.
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💥Ukrainian paratroopers from the 79th Separate Tavriyya Assault Brigade repelled a Russian assault in Novomykhailivka, destroying 12 Russian armored vehicles including four tanks.
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💥A Russian strike on Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast killed two people during overnight shelling attacks.
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March 9, 2024 43 events 💥 4 🔥 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian SSO operators detected and targeted a Russian Zhitel electronic warfare complex in Zaporizhzhya region using HIMARS, resulting in its complete destruction.
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🔥The Special Operations Forces (SSO) announced the successful destruction of a Russian electronic warfare complex known as Zhitel, sharing dramatic footage via Telegram. Additionally, they targeted a Russian dugout, military truck, and boat on the southern operational front.
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💥A Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian border region of Belgorod killed two people, according to the region's governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
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💥A Russian drone attack on the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region killed a man and a woman who were in a car.
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💥Russian authorities reported a substantial drone attack across four regions, with Taganrog's Beriev aircraft factory possibly among the targets. A total of 47 drones were reportedly downed, with 41 intercepted in Rostov region.
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March 10, 2024 49 events 💥 3 🤝 1 📢 1 ▸
🤝Disney Entertainment was criticized for omitting the Oscar award segment for "20 Days in Mariupol" from the international TV broadcast due to "time constraints," sparking outrage from Ukraine's Suspilne Kultura TV channel.
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📢An analyst disputes Bryen's claims about removing opponents, stating Kyiv has regularly changed political and military members during wartime, courts have acted against corruption, and action has been insisted upon by the EU and NATO for Ukraine's membership.
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💥A Russian night-time strike on the eastern Ukrainian town of Myrnograd wounded at least 11 people.
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💥Russian troops shelled a recreation camp in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region, killing one person and wounding six others.
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💥GPS spoofing attacks on aviation have increased sharply, with false coordinates, times and altitudes being transmitted to aircraft near conflict zones including Ukraine and the eastern Mediterranean.
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March 11, 2024 63 events 💥 4 ⚔️ 1 ▸
⚔️Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, has been forced to resign after the destruction of the Sergey Kotov warship.
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💥A sniper from Ukrainian Special Operation Forces downed a Russian ZALA-type drone valued at 3 million rubles during reconnaissance operations.
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💥Russian forces carried out drone and missile attacks on Odesa, hitting the city while Italian volunteer doctors were training locals in combat medicine.
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💥A drone caused an explosion near a St Petersburg airport in the Leningrad region.
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💥Three civilians were killed in Donetsk Oblast during Russian attacks.
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March 12, 2024 90 events 💥 4 🛡️ 1 ▸
🛡️Russian defense forces shot down two Ukrainian drones in the Kursk region.
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💥A Ukrainian drone struck a government building in Belgorod, injuring two people.
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💥Ukrainian drones attacked the Ryazan oil refinery on the night of 12-13 March 2024, causing a fire.
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💥Ukrainian drones attacked a fuel and energy complex in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, causing a fire at an oil refining installation. No casualties were reported.
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💥Russian missile strikes on Kryvyi Rih killed at least three people and wounded 44 others, including children. The strike hit a nine-story apartment building in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown.
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March 13, 2024 58 events 💥 4 ⚖️ 1 ▸
💥Russian naval infantry, airborne troops and volunteers conducted a limited raid on Ukrainian positions near the Antonivsky Bridge on the right bank of the Dnipro River, with elements of Russia's 45th Spetsnaz Brigade involved according to claims.
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⚖️Ukrainian and Polish authorities denied claims that Polish protestors were blocking passenger bus traffic at the Dorohusk-Yahodin border crossing, with officials stating buses pass through smoothly and no incidents have been recorded.
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💥LSR released a video showing fighters in Tyotkino, with heavy shelling occurring on the streets as they continued their advance.
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💥Russia used a Grom-E1 missile to target Myrnohrad, partially destroying a five-story building and causing two fatalities.
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💥Ukraine launched around 70 drones against Russian oil refineries in its most ambitious air assault to date, hitting two refineries badly and targeting energy infrastructure hundreds of kilometers deep into Russia.
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March 14, 2024 84 events 💥 3 ⚔️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥Pro-Ukrainian Russian fighter groups (RDK, LSR, Siberia Battalion) resumed fighting in Russia's Belgorod region near the Ukrainian border.
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💥Russian forces advanced further into Berdychi (northwest of Avdiivka), with geolocated footage showing invaders have taken positions along Myr and Kazberov streets in central Berdychi.
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💥Ukraine launched approximately 58 drones targeting Russian oil refineries, representing about 12% of Russian production capacity in a single day.
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⚔️Pro-Kyiv Russian volunteer forces destroyed two Russian ammunition warehouses in Tyotkino, Kursk region.
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🤝The European Union announced a €5 billion fund to purchase weapons for Ukraine, with member states Germany and France resolving their disagreements. France initially required only European-made weapons but allowed flexibility when unavailable, while Germany negotiated that its existing bilateral support would offset its contributions to the fund.
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March 15, 2024 101 events 💥 3 🏗️ 1 🔥 1 ▸
🏗️A public service announcement by the Kyiv city government warned parents about rising numbers of underage children admitted to hospitals for substance abuse and suicide attempts since 2022.
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🔥UN investigators found that Russian forces engaged in looting of Ukrainian cultural objects and archive documents from Kherson, transferring over 10,000 objects from the Kherson Regional Art Museum and 70% of documents from the State Archives to occupied Crimea.
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💥Russian Volunteer Corps conducted a month-long raid into Kozinka village, establishing positions to ambush Russian quick-reaction forces and draw military resources toward the border.
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💥Russian Air Force dropped between a few and dozens of aerial bombs on Kozinka to eliminate RVC forces, flattening civilian homes and private property.
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💥Czech-made Vampire multiple rocket launchers (BM-21 type) fired 122mm rockets into Belgorod city alongside Ukrainian drone strikes in support of the RVC operation.
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March 16, 2024 42 events 💥 3 📢 1 🤝 1 ▸
📢Anti-corruption campaigner Bill Browder stated that Vladimir Putin will likely remain in power until 'the end of his natural life' or until overthrown, describing the Russian presidential election as 'a farce from top to bottom'.
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🤝Protesters from the Ukrainian diaspora in the UK gathered outside Cadbury World to demand Mondelez International withdraw from Russia, highlighting the company's three factories in Russia and reported 48 million pounds in profit tax contributions to the Russian government in 2022.
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💥Pro-Kyiv Russian volunteer forces (Freedom of Russia Legion, Russian Volunteer Corps, Siberian Battalion) issued a joint statement warning of impending large-scale attacks on military facilities in Belgorod, urging civilians to seek shelter.
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💥Russian ballistic missile attack struck a residential area in Odesa, killing at least 21 people and wounding 73, including rescue workers.
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💥Ukrainian drone strike targeted two Russian oil refineries in the Samara region (Syzran and Novokuibyshevsky), with a fire breaking out at the Syzran refinery.
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March 17, 2024 62 events 💥 4 📦 1 ▸
💥On March 17, an unidentified drone attacked and destroyed a PMR Mi-8 helicopter at a military base near Tiraspol airfield.
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💥At least seven Ukrainian drones attacked the Nefte Peregonnyy Zavod oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar region, causing a fire that was later extinguished.
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💥Ukrainian shelling in Belgorod killed a 16-year-old girl and wounded her father.
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💥Ukrainian intelligence official reported that Ukraine successfully struck 12 Russian oil refineries using Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), with attacks on three large refineries in Samara oblast on 15-16 March.
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📦The US Air Force conducted a test of the Lockheed Martin AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missile from a B-52H Stratofortress launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, targeting the US Army Reagan Test Site near Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
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March 18, 2024 86 events 💥 4 🛡️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched 22 Shahed-type strike UAVs from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia. Ukraine successfully downed 17 Shahed drones during the attack across multiple regions.
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🛡️Ukraine is building approximately 2,000 kilometers of defensive lines including anti-tank dragon's teeth, ditches, infantry trenches, minefields, and fortified positions to resist Russian attacks.
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💥Pro-Kyiv militias (Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps) claimed operations in Belgorod and Kursk regions resulted in over 1,400 Russian military casualties including 613 killed.
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💥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces snipers killed six Russian soldiers during night operations in the Kherson direction.
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💥Russian missile strike hit a fire station in Kharkiv region, injuring one rescue worker. Russia also launched 22 Shahed drones, with Ukraine downing 17.
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March 19, 2024 83 events 💥 3 🤝 2 ▸
🤝Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Federal Security Service (FSB) to assist Russian companies in circumventing Western sanctions and expanding into new markets globally.
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🤝Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin claimed that France is preparing to deploy 2,000 troops to Ukraine, stating this would make French forces legitimate targets for Russian attacks.
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💥Pro-Kyiv Russian volunteer forces (Freedom of Russia Legion) destroyed a Russian Armed Forces ammunition warehouse in Tyotkino, Kursk region, Russia, using artillery. The strike caused secondary explosions from scattered munitions.
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💥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces destroyed 10 Russian military vehicles including two self-propelled artillery pieces and two towed howitzers in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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💥Russia claimed its troops made new advances in eastern Ukraine, building on recent advances amid the need for Western aid.
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March 20, 2024 69 events 💥 4 ✈️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched an X-59 missile strike on Kharkiv, killing at least 3 people and injuring 5 others. The strike damaged a private enterprise, a five-storey residential building, and a car, causing a large fire.
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✈️NATO surveillance aircraft activity increased over the western Black Sea with at least three large intelligence collection aircraft operating opposite Russia-controlled airspace, accompanied by British and French fighter jets as protective cover.
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💥Ukrainian drone strikes have hit approximately half of Russia's 30 largest oil refineries since early 2024, with 600,000-900,000 barrels of refining capacity taken offline.
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💥Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) conducted a drone attack on the Engels air base in Saratov Oblast, Russia. Local authorities reported drones were downed over Engels around 3 a.m.
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💥An arson attack occurred at an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, on March 20, targeting a property owned by a Ukrainian, which required 60 firefighters to extinguish.
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March 21, 2024 72 events 💥 3 🤝 2 ▸
💥Russia launched a missile attack on Kyiv.
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🤝EU leaders will hold a summit to discuss increasing weapons deliveries to Ukraine and re-arming European countries in response to Russia's threat, with leaders debating a plan to spend profits from 200 billion euros in frozen Russian central bank assets on weapons for Ukraine.
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🤝NATO Military Committee Chief Rob Bauer led the first official NATO military delegation visit to Kyiv since February 2022, meeting with Ukrainian officials to discuss support for Ukraine's war effort.
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💥Russian missiles struck the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in Zaporizhzhia, hitting the turbine hall building.
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💥Russian troops allegedly bombed villages in the Belgorod region using guided aerial weapons, according to intercepted calls shared by the Freedom of Russia Legion (LSR).
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March 22, 2024 150 events 💥 5 ▸
💥ISIS claimed responsibility for the Crocus City Hall attack, with US intelligence confirming the Islamic State in Khorasan (ISIS-K) was responsible.
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💥Eight Russian missiles hit the Dnipro Hydroelectric Station, causing significant damage to Ukraine's largest hydroelectric power plant.
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💥Russia launched 15 ballistic missiles at Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, causing total blackout and disrupting water supply and city transportation.
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💥Islamic State militants attacked Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, resulting in at least 133 deaths.
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💥Russia deployed high-precision missiles targeting thermal power stations across Ukraine, focusing on regions with weaker air defenses outside of Kyiv.
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March 23, 2024 75 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Ukrainian Air Force conducted cruise missile strikes against Sevastopol using Su-24 bombers armed with Storm Shadow missiles, beginning around 2200 hours.
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💥Drone attacks targeted oil refineries in Samara region of Russia, with one strike causing a fire at the Kuibyshev refinery operated by Rosneft.
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💥Ukrainian drone attacks on Belgorod region killed 2 people and injured 7 others, damaging 69 apartments in 14 buildings, 4 private homes, and 3 businesses.
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💥The Islamic State's Amaq News Agency published footage purportedly filmed from the perspective of the attackers involved in the Crocus City Hall attack on March 22.
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💥Ukrainian naval forces struck the former Ukrainian amphibious assault ship Kostyantyn Olshansky using Neptune missiles during strikes on March 23, 2024. The vessel was captured by Russia in 2014 during the occupation of Crimea and was being refurbished for use against Ukraine.
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March 24, 2024 75 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Russia launched a overnight attack on Ukrainian critical infrastructure, targeting port infrastructure in Odesa and critical infrastructure in Lviv, Kryvyi Rih and elsewhere. Russia launched 29 cruise missiles and 28 drones, most of which were intercepted.
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💥Russia launched 20 missiles and 7 Shahed drones to attack energy infrastructure in the Lviv region, hitting a critical infrastructure object.
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💥Russian air strikes damaged power lines and heating infrastructure in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, causing heating and power outages affecting hospitals, schools, and thousands of residential buildings.
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💥Ukrainian SSO's 73rd Maritime Center destroyed a building housing Russian aerial reconnaissance scouts, an electronic warfare station, Alientech antenna, and ammunition in the Kherson region using FPV drones and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck two Russian military ships stationed at the annexed peninsula of Crimea in overnight strikes.
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March 25, 2024 157 events 💥 4 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥A blaze broke out at the Novocherkassk thermal power plant, the largest in Russia's Rostov region, following a drone attack.
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💥Ukrainian air defenses shot down two ballistic missiles launched from Russian-occupied Crimea toward Kyiv, but debris destroyed a children's gymnastics studio in the Pechersk district.
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💥Russian forces conducted a drone attack on Odesa targeting power substations, causing power outages and transportation disruptions in the city.
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🏗️The missile debris strike caused damage to nearby buildings, including blowing out windows in residential apartments across from the gym. City services are working to clean debris and assist with window repairs for several days.
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💥Russian forces bombed a high school in Sumy border region.
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March 26, 2024 201 events 🏗️ 2 📦 1 🔧 1 💥 1 ▸
🏗️Ukrenergo restored power supply to all critical infrastructure in Kharkiv after Russian attacks, with full restoration expected within 1-2 weeks if no new large-scale attacks occur.
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📦Ukraine received $880 million from the International Monetary Fund, the third tranche of financial support within the Extended Fund Facility program.
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🔧Russia spreads fake information claiming Ukraine recruited teenagers in occupied territories to carry out terrorist acts in Crimean schools, as part of a provocation to shift blame for the Moscow attack onto Ukraine.
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💥Russia has increased its use of powerful guided bombs in the Chasiv Yar area, targeting populated areas and Ukrainian fortified positions.
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🏗️Polish farmers continued their blockade of the Yahodyn, Rava-Ruska, and Uhryniv checkpoints on the Poland-Ukraine border, restricting lorry traffic. At Yahodyn and Rava-Ruska, no lorries were allowed to cross from Ukraine into Poland. At Uhryniv, three lorries were allowed to cross into Ukraine every four hours and one lorry per day into Poland.
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March 27, 2024 227 events 💥 3 🤝 1 🔧 1 ▸
🤝39 Nobel laureates signed an open letter calling on the international community to increase support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, to support Russian democratic opposition and not to recognize Vladimir Putin as president of the Russian Federation.
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💥A ballistic missile strike on Mykolaiv left eight wounded.
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🔧Russian occupying forces are spreading fake correspondence claiming Ukrainian resistance recruited teenagers to stage terrorist attacks in schools in Russian-occupied Crimea, reportedly to shift blame for the Crocus City Hall shooting incident onto Ukrainians.
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💥Russian aerial bombing and shelling in Kharkiv killed at least one person and injured 16 others, as part of Moscow's escalated aerial attacks targeting key infrastructure including power stations.
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💥Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Buk missile system using HIMARS in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
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March 28, 2024 218 events 💥 2 🏗️ 1 🤝 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
🏗️Ukrainian scientists discovered Marchantia berteroana, a new plant species in Antarctica, near the Vernadsky Research Base. This discovery could indicate regional warming as this plant species prefers warmer conditions.
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🤝The Ukrainian government awaits a final decision from EU ambassadors on extending autonomous trade preferences for Ukraine, with a vote scheduled for March 29, 2024.
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💥Ukrainian FPV drones equipped with night vision capabilities attacked a Russian tank and military positions, demonstrating cost-effective nighttime drone operations developed by the charitable foundation Wild Hornets.
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💥A Russian drone crashed on the Great Brăila Island in Romania after flying 23 kilometres over Romanian territory. The drone had Russian markings similar to those used on Shahed UAVs and was likely supposed to attack Ukrainian Danube ports, but its GPS guidance system likely failed.
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🛡️The Kyiv Defense Council issued directives requiring all city power and military structures to heighten vigilance, maintain accessible shelters and readiness of 'points of invincibility', and enhance monitoring of social media to counter disinformation.
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March 29, 2024 230 events 💥 4 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥A Russian drone killed a 39-year-old man and wounded another person near Nikopol.
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💥Russian MiG-31K fighters launched three Kinzhal missiles from Ryazan Region targeting a Ukrainian power station near Striy.
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🏗️Emergency blackouts were imposed in the Zaporizhzhia region following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
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💥A 50-year-old farmer was found dead in the Kherson region after his tractor hit a mine.
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💥Russia launched a massive overnight air attack on Ukraine, firing 58 drones and 26 missiles against energy infrastructure in six regions.
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March 30, 2024 161 events 💥 3 📦 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥Russian forces conducted a failed battalion-sized mechanized assault west of Avdiivka on March 30, reportedly losing 12 tanks and eight infantry fighting vehicles.
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💥Ukrainian boxer Serhii Bohachuk defeated Brian Mendoza by unanimous decision to win the WBC interim super welterweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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📦Russia has upgraded the Kh-101 cruise missile with two warheads of approximately 800 kg each and striking elements dangerous to humans
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🤝Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba concluded his visit to New Delhi after talks with Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar about trade relations and the war with Russia.
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💥Russia conducted a series of missile and drone strikes largely targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure on the night of March 30 to 31.
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March 31, 2024 160 events 🤝 1 ⚖️ 1 💥 1 📊 1 +1 ▸
🤝The ambassadors of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to the United Kingdom published a joint article in The Telegraph calling on NATO to be more decisive in responding to Russian challenges and advocating for a clear path for Ukraine's NATO membership.
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⚖️Russian law enforcement conducted a counterterrorism raid in Dagestan on March 31 and intensified measures targeting Central Asian migrant communities.
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💥Russia targeted high-voltage facilities in the south, forcing emergency shutdowns in Odesa and nearby areas.
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📊UN reported that at least 126 civilians were killed and 478 more were wounded in March 2024, representing a 20% increase compared with the previous month.
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📢Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) Chief Kyrylo Budanov stated that Russia has been building up a stockpile of Kalibr cruise missiles and may strike Ukraine with them soon, noting that Russia has been using Kh-101 cruise missiles but their numbers have significantly decreased.
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💥Ukraine struck deep into the interior of Russia with drones on multiple occasions.
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🛡️Colonel General Oleksandr Syrsky implemented mobile defense strategies that effectively stalled the Russian offensive.
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✈️Ukraine shot down 15 Russian aircraft during the defensive operations.
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⚓Ukraine sank the 1,300-ton Russian patrol ship Sergei Kotov in the Black Sea.
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➡️Ukraine transitioned from counteroffensive to defensive posture along front lines in Avdiivka, Bakhmut, and Kupyansk due to Western delays in ammunition and NATO's weakening resolve.
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April 2024 (6,277 events)
April 1, 2024 46 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Ukraine's Security Service destroyed a Russian Nebo-U long-range radar station in the Bryansk region using seven kamikaze drones.
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💥Ukrainian long-range drone "Liutiy" successfully struck a major oil refinery in St. Petersburg, demonstrating the drone's ability to reach and destroy enemy targets deep inside Russian territory.
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💥Ukrainian drone packed with explosives struck a Shahed drone factory in Tatarstan, over 1,000 km from Ukraine's border.
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💥Russian forces used 444 rounds of ammunition containing hazardous chemicals against Ukrainian forces in April 2024, representing a 71-case increase from the previous month.
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💥US troops in Iraq and Syria had not been targeted since April 2024, prior to the recent attacks on bases in July.
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📊Ukrainian POW Vitalii Klochenko died in Russian captivity, with his body returned to Ukraine in April 2024 after contracting tuberculosis while detained.
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April 1, 2024 230 events 💥 2 🛡️ 1 🔧 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
🛡️SSO Group Two unit engaged in defensive combat operations against Russian forces near the village of Lyptsi in Kharkiv region, utilizing various weapon systems including anti-tank missiles.
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🔧Former Ukrainian SBU Colonel Vasily Prozorov, who defected to Russia in 2018 and worked in military unit 45807, was injured in April when an explosive device detonated under his Toyota SUV on Korovinskoe Highway in Moscow. Russian authorities subsequently detained three suspects, including Vladimir Golovchenko who was arrested in Kyrgyzstan.
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💥After almost a year of stalemate, Ukraine was forced to abandon dozens of frontline settlements in spring 2024, with Russian troops holding a significant advantage in manpower and resources.
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✈️Ukrainian anti-aircraft forces from the Odesa brigade destroyed a Russian Forpost attack and reconnaissance drone over the Black Sea, valued at $7 million.
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💥Israel allegedly attacked diplomatic facilities in Damascus on 1 April, which Iran claims resulted in the deaths of seven Iranian military advisers, including key commanders in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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April 2, 2024 206 events 💥 2 📢 1 ⚔️ 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
📢Ukrainian GUR Deputy Chief Major General Vadym Skibitskyi stated on April 2 that Russian forces will likely pause strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure to replenish missile stockpiles below critical thresholds.
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💥On April 2, 2024, Ukrainian long-range drones struck the Taneco refinery in Nizhnekamsk, damaging the primary oil processing unit and causing a fire. The operation was conducted jointly by the Security Service of Ukraine and the Main Directorate of Intelligence.
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💥Positional engagements continued near Bakhmut on April 2, with Russian forces reportedly concentrating reserves east of Kanal for operations against Chasiv Yar.
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⚔️Ukrainian forces conducted unsuccessful counterattacks in Krynky on the east bank of Kherson Oblast on April 2, while Russian forces rotate units from eastern Ukraine to compensate for losses.
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✈️Ukrainian forces conducted long-range drone strikes against the Alabuga Special Economic Zone near Yelabuga and the Taneko oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan, over 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine.
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April 3, 2024 204 events 💥 4 ⚖️ 1 ▸
⚖️Ukraine's Ministry of Defence established the Central Directorate for the Protection of Rights of Military Personnel, functioning as a military ombudsman office to handle appeals, complaints, inspections and investigations into violations of military personnel rights.
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💥A Russian missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro hit a college and kindergarten, wounding at least 18 people including five children.
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💥An unmanned aerial vehicle struck a military drone production facility in Russia's Tatarstan region, approximately 1,200 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. A Russian oil refinery in Tatarstan was also reportedly hit in a separate drone strike.
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💥Russian forces conducted strikes on Kharkiv, killing four people including three rescue workers and injuring five others.
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💥Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) is preparing a special operation to destroy the Crimean Bridge in the first half of 2024, according to The Guardian.
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April 4, 2024 190 events 💥 4 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥Russian air attacks killed six people in northeast Ukraine using 20 Shahed drones, of which 11 were shot down by Ukrainian air defense.
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💥Ukrainian drones launched a mass attack on the Morozovsk military airfield in Russia's Rostov Oblast during the night of April 4-5, 2024.
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💥Russian forces conducted a reinforced company-sized mechanized assault towards Chasiv Yar and advanced to the eastern outskirts of the settlement.
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💥Ukrainian forces killed two people in Russian-occupied Kherson region according to occupational authorities.
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🏗️Belarus, through the Alexei Talay Foundation, has sent propaganda books to schools in occupied territories of Kherson Oblast as part of Russia's policy of genocide against Ukraine.
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April 5, 2024 225 events 📦 1 💥 1 🏥 1 🤝 1 +1 ▸
📦The DOK-ING MV-4 light mine clearance vehicle, built and partially localised in Ukraine, has been tested on training grounds across three soil types (sand, gravel, black soil), areas with dense vegetation, and underwent strength tests involving detonations of about 600 grams TNT equivalent.
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💥Military airfields in Russia's Rostov, Saratov regions and Krasnodar area came under large-scale attacks.
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🏥Three children (a 16-year-old orphan girl, an 18-year-old boy, and a girl without parental care) were returned to Ukraine-controlled territory from Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast. A mother with her two children (a 15-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son) also joined them. The children fled due to Russian occupation pressures including forced attendance at so-called Russian educational institutions.
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🤝Portugal's new foreign minister Paulo Rangel stated that Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's government supports Ukraine's EU membership, marking a shift from the previous government's hesitation on enlargement.
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🔧Russia conducted thousands of cyberattack attempts on Czech railway systems, including hacking into signalling systems and networks of the national operator České dráhy, as part of a campaign to destabilize the EU.
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April 6, 2024 153 events 💥 5 ▸
💥A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv killed six people and wounded at least ten others, hitting residential buildings.
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💥Russian forces conducted a strike on the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, killing four people and wounding 23 including two children.
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💥Russian forces continued pushing against Ukrainian positions in Chasiv Yar, a strategic town in the eastern Donbas region.
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💥An oil pipeline in the village of Azov in Russia's Rostov region was destroyed by an explosion, according to Ukraine's Military Intelligence.
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💥Russian forces attacked the village of Zmiivka in Beryslav district, Kherson region with guided missiles, killing a couple (born 1957 and 1965) whose bodies were found under rubble.
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April 7, 2024 139 events 💥 3 🤝 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
🤝Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine is seeking opportunities to provide Kharkiv with better air defence and urged foreign partners to supply Ukraine with air defence systems.
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🏗️Mandatory evacuation of 18 settlements on the Kupiansk front in Kharkiv Oblast has been completed, with mandatory evacuation announced for 47 more settlements in four hromadas.
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💥On April 7, Rafael Grossi reported at least three direct strikes on the main structures of the containment vessel of one of the reactors of the ZNPP.
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💥Russian drone and glide bomb attacks struck Kharkiv city, damaging five high-rise buildings, about ten garages, and seven civilian vehicles. One drone hit a private house causing fire.
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💥A Russian missile strike killed a civilian in the Odesa region.
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April 8, 2024 203 events 💥 2 🏗️ 1 🏥 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a Shahed-131/136 loitering munitions attack on Ukraine's southern oblasts overnight, damaging a logistics facility and a petrol station in Odesa Oblast.
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💥Russia has damaged up to 80% of Ukraine's conventional (thermal) power plants and over half of its hydroelectric generation facilities in recent weeks, according to Energy Minister German Galushchenko.
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🏗️European arms manufacturers expressed concerns about their dependency on Chinese cotton linters used in nitrocellulose production for artillery shells and explosives, warning that supply constraints could limit their ability to scale up ammunition production for Ukraine.
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🏥An additional 30,000 people are considered missing, and about 700 personnel who defended Mariupol remain held captive, with 100 freed in a prisoner swap on March 18.
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🤝US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Chinese officials of consequences for supporting Russia's military procurement during her visit to China.
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April 9, 2024 204 events 💥 3 🤝 1 📦 1 ▸
🤝EU states and the European Parliament agreed to tougher restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural imports, extending duty-free access but setting caps for poultry, eggs, sugar, maize, groats, and honey to average volumes between mid-2021 and end-2023.
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📦The European Union sent 167 generators to Ukraine as emergency aid following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Austria, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands provided 157 power generators through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, while the EU supplied 10 high-capacity generators worth €3.57 million from its own stocks.
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💥Ukraine's Defence Intelligence stated that Russian forces simulated another attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on April 9 using drones.
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💥Russia launched a second wave of attack drones from the Black Sea toward Odesa Oblast during the night of April 9-10, 2024.
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💥Russia struck a two-storey building in Kostiantynivka with a bomb, causing partial destruction of the house.
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April 10, 2024 257 events 💥 2 🔥 1 🛡️ 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
💥Russia launched missiles from the Black Sea toward Odesa Oblast during a wave of attacks on April 10, 2024.
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🔥Ukraine's Special Operations Forces destroyed a Russian Borisoglebsk electronic warfare system on the Donetsk front using a combat UAV.
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🛡️Russia deployed Pantsir-S1 missile system to Tula to protect industrial infrastructure from Ukrainian drone attacks, according to Atesh partisan movement.
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✈️A Russian Ka-27 helicopter was shot down in occupied Crimea, according to Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for Ukraine's Navy.
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💥Russians attacked an energy facility in Mykolaiv Oblast, causing a fire to break out and emergency power outages.
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April 11, 2024 293 events 🤝 2 📦 1 🔥 1 💥 1 ▸
🤝Bernard-Henri Lévy, philosopher and filmmaker, discusses France's support for Ukraine under President Emmanuel Macron's leadership, including the potential deployment of French troops and the 'coalition of the determined'
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📦NATO Supreme Commander Christopher Cavoli outlined challenges in training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, including English language proficiency and lack of basic training among some pilots.
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🤝Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Lithuania to attend the Three Seas Summit and hold bilateral talks with partner country leaders.
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🔥Trypillia Thermal Power Plant was completely destroyed during a large-scale Russian missile attack on the night of 10-11 April.
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💥Ukrainian drones previously struck the Container over-the-horizon radar in Kovylkino on 11 April, with the command post building reportedly damaged.
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April 12, 2024 268 events 📢 1 🤝 1 💥 1 🛡️ 1 +1 ▸
📢Boris Johnson urged Western countries to lift restrictions on military aid to Ukraine, criticizing the delay in supplying weapons needed for Ukraine to defeat Russia
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🤝Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba outlined five priorities for Ukraine's Foreign Ministry in 2024: providing air defense (Patriots and SAMP-T systems), ensuring success of the Peace Summit in mid-June, advancing EU and NATO membership, developing relations with Latin America, and supporting Ukrainians residing abroad.
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💥Active fighting is ongoing on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts.
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🛡️The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces announced that frontline military rotation continues, with thousands of servicemen released during an audit being assigned to military units. Units that have been performing combat tasks since the start of the full-scale invasion are undergoing rotation according to plan.
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✈️Russian forces conducted an airstrike on civilian infrastructure in Sumy using guided aerial bombs at 14:53. No casualties were reported.
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April 13, 2024 182 events 💥 4 🤝 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian airstrike hit Luhansk Machine-Building Plant-100 in occupied Luhansk, where Russians were repairing military equipment and personnel were stationed.
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🤝The United States and Britain jointly announced a ban on Russian aluminum, copper, and nickel imports, prohibiting these metals from being traded on global exchanges like the London Metal Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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💥Iran launched a missile strike on Israel on April 13, 2024.
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💥On April 13, Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on the city center of Sumy, killing at least 34 people and injuring at least 117 others.
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💥Russian forces carried out an attack on Ukrainian positions near Torske in Donetsk Oblast.
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April 14, 2024 127 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥The saturation of drones with thermal cameras in Ukraine has created a "death zone" along the contact line, where troops moving in the open are immediately spotted and killed.
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🛡️Ukrainian Defence Forces destroyed two Kh-59 guided air-to-surface missiles that were heading towards Odesa Oblast. The missiles were launched from a Russian tactical aircraft operating over the Black Sea.
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💥Russian forces dropped an aerial bomb on the town of Ocheretyne in Donetsk Oblast, hitting a five-storey building.
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🏗️Ukrainian intelligence reports that Russian forces are planning a false flag provocation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
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💥Russian forces conducted airstrikes in the vicinity of Kupiansk, Petropavlivka and Podoly in Kharkiv Oblast, Serebrianka forest in Luhansk Oblast, and Novosadove in Donetsk Oblast.
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April 15, 2024 197 events 📢 1 💥 1 📦 1 🛡️ 1 +1 ▸
📢Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Iran's strikes on Israel and urged a united global response to 'terror' attacks by Russia and Iran, linking the two countries' use of Shahed drones.
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💥Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed to have intercepted a Ukrainian drone over the Krasnodar region on April 15, 2024, but Kyiv Post found no evidence to substantiate the claim. The only photo provided was traced by reverse image search to have been used in June 2023, and the type of quadcopter shown lacks the range to fly from Ukraine to Krasnodar.
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📦The Dutch government has pledged an additional €4.4 billion in aid to Ukraine for 2024-2026, with €4 billion allocated for military support and €400 million for non-military support.
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🛡️Ukrainian defenders repelled 8 Russian attacks on the Avdiivka front near Novobakhmutivka, Umanske, Novokalynove, Pervomaiske and Netailove.
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🤝Polish President Andrzej Duda stated in an interview that the situation in Ukraine is very complicated and called for doing everything possible to enable Kyiv to liberate Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russia.
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April 16, 2024 210 events 💥 2 ➡️ 2 🔥 1 ▸
🔥The Security Service of Ukraine destroyed a Russian Nebo-U long-range radar system in Bryansk Oblast using seven kamikaze drones. The system, worth approximately US$100 million, was used to detect Ukrainian strike assets and support bombers attacking Ukrainian border areas with guided aerial bombs.
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💥Ukrainian Defense Forces launched a missile attack on a Russian military airfield in Dzhankoi, temporarily occupied Crimea, destroying or damaging four S-400 launchers, an air defence command post, three radar stations, and a Fundament-M airspace surveillance system.
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➡️A Russian insider source claimed officials are preparing to redeploy some former Wagner Group elements serving in Africa Corps to Belgorod Oblast.
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➡️After one month in the Kherson torture chamber, Volodymyr was transferred with several other detainees to a "showcase camp" in Sevastopol, occupied Crimea.
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💥Russia launched nine Shahed attack drones from Cape Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea during the night of April 15-16, 2024.
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April 17, 2024 238 events 💥 4 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian drones struck the 29B6 Container over-the-horizon radar at the 590th Separate Radio Engineering unit in Kovylkino, Republic of Mordovia, as part of a Defence Intelligence operation.
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💥Russians attacked Chernihiv with three missiles on 17 April, resulting in casualties. Rescue workers and medics are working at the scene.
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💥Russian troops launched 5 unsuccessful attacks attempting to drive Ukrainian forces from footholds on the Dnipro River's left (eastern) bank.
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💥Russia launched a Shahed drone attack on Ivano-Frankivsk using 13 Shahed-131/136 drones from Crimea and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, flying standard routes in a zigzag pattern to evade air defense.
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🏗️An explosion occurred at a BAE Systems weapons manufacturing site in Glascoed, Monmouthshire, South Wales during shell disassembly operations. No injuries were reported and emergency protocols were enacted.
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April 18, 2024 252 events 💥 3 🤝 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
💥Shahed drones were launched from Crimea heading towards Odesa and Mykolaiv.
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🤝Polish protesters plan to blockade the Korczowa-Krakovets checkpoint for two days, limiting throughput capacity to one vehicle per hour. The blockade will not affect humanitarian and military freight, while passenger transport will continue unimpeded.
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💥A Russian attack on Chernihiv killed at least 17 people.
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💥Russians conducted multiple airstrikes on settlements in Donetsk Oblast including Dyliivka, Ivano-Darivka, Rozdolivka, Verkhnokamianske, Andriivka, Stupochky, Kostiantynivka, Klishchiivka, Novoselivka Persha, Ocheretyne, Vodiane, Novokalynove, Novopokrovske, Spirne, Sokil, Semenivka, Soloviove, Krasnohorivka, Novobakhmutivka, Heorihiivka, Urozhaine and Staromaiorske.
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🛡️Ukrainian forces downed a Russian aircraft as it conducted missile strikes against Ukraine for the first time on the night of 18-19 April.
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April 19, 2024 222 events 💥 3 🏥 1 📢 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian Forces shot down a Russian TU-22M3 strategic bomber using an S-200 air defense system, marking the first time a Russian strategic bomber was destroyed in mid-air during a combat mission. The bomber crashed in Russia's Stavropol area after participating in an overnight attack on Odesa.
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💥Ukrainian drones attacked energy infrastructure in Smolensk Oblast as part of a joint operation targeting Russian defense industry facilities.
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🏥Slovak activists raised nearly €2 million for artillery ammunition to Ukraine through the Ammunition for Ukraine campaign, in response to Fico government's refusal to participate in Czech procurement initiative.
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📢Denys Prokopenko, Commander of the Azov Assault Brigade, called for the brigade to be removed from US blacklists that prohibit receiving Western weapons.
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💥Russian forces struck the Pivdennyi seaport on the afternoon of April 19, hitting port facilities with missiles.
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April 20, 2024 195 events 💥 4 🤝 1 ▸
🤝The US House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill to expand sanctions against Russia and allow Russian assets to be confiscated for Ukraine.
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💥Russian missile attack with presumed Kh-59 missiles targeted Zaporizhzhia and Odesa oblasts, with explosions reported in both cities.
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💥Explosion reported in Odesa city during Russian missile attack.
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💥A drone attack on Russia's Smolensk Oblast overnight on April 19-20 caused a fire at a petrol and energy facility. The air defence system shot down the drones, but falling debris ignited a container holding fuel and lubricants.
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💥Drone attacks were reported in Russia's Belgorod Oblast.
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April 21, 2024 124 events 💥 4 🤝 1 ▸
🤝Czech MEP Martin Hlaváček, an ally of former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, is attempting to gather support from European Parliament colleagues to submit amendments that would further tighten restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural products within the EU-Ukraine free trade agreement extension.
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💥Russian forces are actively attacking Chasiv Yar and the Bakhmut front using artillery, aircraft, FABs (high-explosive bombs), KABs (guided bombs), and North Korean and Chinese-made ammunition.
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💥Ukrainian Navy conducted an operation causing a Russian salvage ship, the Kommuna, to catch fire in the port of Sevastopol, Crimea.
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💥Russians launched ballistic missiles from Crimea targeting Odesa, hitting transport and logistics facilities of the port infrastructure.
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💥Russian forces attacked more than 10 settlements on the Kupiansk front with mortars and artillery.
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April 22, 2024 244 events 💥 3 ✈️ 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian GRU agent in Kyiv who was tasked with locating Ukrainian air defense systems (Patriot and IRIS-T) and radars to help Russian forces plan missile and drone attacks.
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💥Approximately 20,000-25,000 Russian paratroopers from the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment of the 98th Airborne Division are attempting to capture Chasiv Yar and surrounding settlements.
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✈️Russian Shahed attack drones launched from Russia's Kursk Oblast flew through Ukraine's Sumy and Cherkasy oblasts and attempted to attack Kyiv from the southwest on the night of April 22-23, 2024.
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🏗️Corteva Agriscience announced it will conduct soil testing in war-affected regions of Ukraine to detect toxic metals from bomb, missile, and artillery explosions. Testing will be done at their certified laboratory in Gadesco, Italy.
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💥Zelenskyy told Biden about Russia's aerial terror with thousands of missiles, drones and bombs, including the attack on the Kharkiv TV tower just before their conversation.
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April 23, 2024 227 events 💥 1 ✈️ 1 🤝 1 📦 1 +1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a Shahed drone attack on Odesa's residential sector, injuring 9 people including four children (two under age one), destroying at least 14 apartments, and damaging shops and other infrastructure.
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✈️Air defence responded to a Russian drone attack on Kyiv during the night of 22-23 April 2024.
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🤝US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called for support of supplemental funding package including Ukraine assistance, stating it is a test of American resolve and readiness to lead
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📦The US Senate voted to approve a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes $61 billion for Ukraine, along with funds for Israel and Taiwan.
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⚖️Timur Ivanov, Russia's Deputy Defence Minister, was detained on suspicion of taking a bribe.
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April 24, 2024 244 events 💥 3 🏥 1 🔧 1 ▸
🏥An 88-year-old man named Ivan from the village of Ocheretyne in Donetsk Oblast escaped from Russian-occupied territory on his own, walking overnight to reach Ukrainian-controlled area.
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🔧Russian hacking group Sandworm attempted to target a dozen critical infrastructure enterprises across Ukraine to disrupt energy, water and heating supply by disabling ICS equipment.
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💥Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against Russian energy and industrial facilities in Smolensk and Lipetsk oblasts.
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💥Russian forces attacked the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight using kamikaze drones and heavy artillery, damaging premises of a business and an agricultural company as well as power lines.
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💥Ukrainian SBU drones struck two fuel storage facilities in Yartsevo and Razdorovo in Russia's Smolensk region, destroying 26,000 cubic meters of fuel.
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April 25, 2024 253 events 💥 3 📢 1 📊 1 ▸
📢French aviation expert Cyril de Lattre claimed that F-16s being delivered to Ukraine would not bring significant results due to aircraft quality issues, Russian air defenses, and pilot training problems.
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💥Russia uses mobile platforms in occupied Crimea to compensate for lack of cruise missile carriers, conducting intensive aerial reconnaissance with various drones and aircraft.
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📊Russian strikes on Donetsk Oblast killed at least 4 civilians and injured 6 others. In Ocheretyne, 1 person was killed; in Krasnohorivka, 4 people were injured. Additional casualties occurred in Hirnyk, Novooleksandrivka, and Vozdvyzhenka.
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💥Ukrainian artillery guided by SSO coordinates destroyed a Buk-M1 preparing to launch missiles in the Donetsk sector.
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💥Russian forces bombarded Yunakivka hromada in Sumy Oblast with an explosive dropped from a UAV, resulting in one explosion.
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April 26, 2024 224 events 💥 3 🏗️ 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces are intensifying efforts to capture Chasiv Yar since March 2024, currently positioned on the eastern outskirts of the settlement.
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💥Russian airstrikes targeted multiple settlements in Kharkiv Oblast including Udy, Lyptsi, Male Vesele, Pletenivka, Okhrimivka, Vodiane and Borova.
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💥Russian forces struck an industrial facility in Sumy with guided aerial bombs on the morning of 26 April, using two aerial bombs.
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🏗️Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko posted a video showing evacuation of patients and staff from medical facilities in Kyiv that Russia has targeted, with the city's military administration noting no evidence of actual planned strikes.
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🛡️Ukrainian troops repelled 26 Russian attacks on the Bakhmut front near Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast and Verkhnokamianske, Novyi, Mykolaivka, Vyimka, Spirne, Ivanivske and Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast.
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April 27, 2024 176 events 💥 3 ⚖️ 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
⚖️Russian authorities detained over 1,000 Tajik citizens at Moscow airports (Vnukovo, Zhukovsky, Domodedovo, and Sheremetyevo) following the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack, with many held in inadequate conditions and denied entry.
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💥More than 10 Ukrainian drones attempted to attack oil refineries, a bitumen factory and a military airfield in Russia's Krasnodar Krai (Kuban region) on the night of April 26-27.
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🛡️Ukrainian forces will need to use US aid to stabilize the front line and stop Russian advances, particularly on the Avdiivka and Chasiv Yar fronts.
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💥Russian forces conducted large-scale cruise and ballistic missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of 26-27 April.
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💥Russian forces likely resumed sea-based Kalibr cruise missile strikes after a long pause.
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April 28, 2024 134 events 💥 2 ⚖️ 1 🔧 1 📦 1 ▸
⚖️Three members of Russian metal band Korrozia Metalla were arrested during a concert in Nizhny Novgorod on charges of displaying Nazi symbols.
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🔧Russian-controlled International Youth Forum on UAV Development started at Belarusian State Technical University to recruit Belarusian youth for Russian drone production.
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💥A Russian FPV kamikaze drone damaged an industrial facility in Vesniane hromada, Mykolaiv district, Mykolaiv Oblast.
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💥Ukrainian military conducted a drone strike against the Kushchyovskaya airbase in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, destroying a warehouse containing KAB-500 glide bombs and damaging at least one Russian Su-34 aircraft.
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📦Russia is recruiting Belarusian youth at an international youth forum on UAV development held at the Belarusian State Technological University to develop and produce drones for the Russian Armed Forces.
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April 29, 2024 183 events 💥 3 🔥 1 🤝 1 ▸
🔥Russian occupation authorities in Yevpatoriia, Crimea demolished the unique mosaic panel "Hutsul Dance" from the façade of the former guesthouse Rodnichok to make way for multi-storey housing construction.
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🤝Ukraine's Security Service (SSU) has served Farid Abdrakhmanov, CEO of Russian company NPO Novator (manufacturer of Kalibr cruise missiles), with a notice of suspicion for his alleged role in planning and implementing Russia's full-scale invasion.
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💥Russian forces launched a missile strike on the city of Odesa, causing civilian casualties and damage to a building belonging to former Ukrainian MP Serhii Kivalov, which housed the International Humanitarian University.
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💥Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions near Krynky on the Kherson front five times.
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💥Russian forces bombarded Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast 346 times over the past 24 hours, injuring one civilian.
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April 30, 2024 223 events 💥 3 📦 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥Russian forces began using civilian motorcycles and ATVs to transport assault groups to Ukrainian defensive positions, compensating for the loss of approximately 15,000 armored vehicles. The motorcycles were later modified with armor, sidecars, and welded metal cages within a month of initial deployment.
💥Russian attacks increased by 17% from March to April 2024, with over 75% of ground attacks on Chasiv Yar, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts.
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💥Russian airstrikes hit settlements in Kherson Oblast, including Mykhailivka, Lvove, Krynky and Kizomys.
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📦Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers allocated an additional 15.5 billion hryvnias (approximately US$388 million) for the purchase of drones for the Defence Forces, bringing total drone funding to 58.8 billion hryvnias for the year.
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🤝G7 energy ministers agreed to reduce dependence on Russian goods for their nuclear power sector, including promoting a diversified fuel supply chain free of Russian influence.
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📦In early April, the Swedish government allocated about SEK 40 million (US$3.7 million) for humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
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🤝German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Beijing in April 2024.
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🤝Ukraine adopted a major bill reforming the draft in April 2024, but mobilization slowed down in autumn, leaving front-line units depleted.
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May 2024 (3,245 events)
May 1, 2024 33 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Ukrainian forces launched a mass long-range missile strike using cluster munitions against a Russian military base on the former Ukrainian Air Force Navigation Academy grounds in Luhansk, including an adjacent airfield and aircraft repair facility.
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💥Ukrainian rocket attack damaged an oil terminal at the port of Kavkaz.
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💥Ukrainian forces destroyed four Buk systems, half a battalion, confirmed by the 3rd Separate Regiment of SSO.
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💥A Eurofighter jet was damaged after colliding with a drone while landing at the Manching military aerodrome in May 2024.
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💥Russian forces conducted the last major strike on Chernihiv in May 2024.
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🤝US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv and delivered a speech praising Ukrainian courage while urging Ukraine to address corruption issues, with private discussions reportedly including pressure to end the war by the US election in November.
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📢The Georgian Dream party adopted a controversial 'foreign agents' law in May, leading to tensions with the U.S. and other Western countries.
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May 1, 2024 280 events 💥 3 ⚖️ 1 📦 1 ▸
⚖️A Ukrainian suspected of leading a criminal organization that helped draft dodgers escape Ukraine by selling forged documents was extradited from Bulgaria to face charges.
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💥Russian forces achieved significant tactical successes in northern Kharkiv Oblast during early May offensive operations.
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💥Drones attacked the Ryazan oil refinery, causing a fire. Witnesses reported hearing a humming noise followed by two explosions around 03:00.
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💥Russian forces fired three Iskander-M ballistic missiles on densely populated areas of Odesa on the night of April 30 - May 1, resulting in fatalities and casualties.
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📦Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported on Russia's estimated missile stocks and production rates as of end of April 2024, including Zircon, Oniks, Kalibr, and Kh-69 missiles.
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May 2, 2024 199 events 📢 2 💥 1 📊 1 ⚖️ 1 ▸
💥Russians are using kamikaze drones over the nuclear reactors of the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), with flight trajectories passing over reactor units towards Nikopol and Marhanets hromadas.
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📢Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed criticism of Western discussions focusing on what concessions Ukraine should make to end the war, calling it one of Russia's biggest propaganda successes. He argued that discussions should instead focus on what Russia must concede.
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📢French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed he does not rule out sending troops to Ukraine if Russia breaks through Ukrainian front lines and Kyiv requests such assistance.
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📊16 fallen Ukrainian soldiers killed in an airstrike in Liudvynivka on March 11, 2022 will be buried in a mass grave at Sadhora cemetery in Chernivtsi on May 2, 2024
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⚖️Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guard IT specialist who leaked classified Pentagon documents on Discord in 2023, was charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by the Air Force for alleged misconduct related to his military duties.
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May 3, 2024 163 events 💥 4 📦 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian Armed Forces used an American Bradley IFV to destroy a Russian infantry fighting vehicle near Avdiivka.
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💥Ukrainian Defence Intelligence unit, jointly with HIMARS operators, discovered and destroyed a launcher of a Russian Tor anti-aircraft missile system on the Zaporizhzhia front.
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💥Russian forces struck the Kropyvnytskyi district in Kirovohrad Oblast with a missile attack, damaging infrastructure facilities and private houses.
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💥A fire broke out at the Diehl Metall plant in southwestern Berlin on May 3, 2024. Four floors of the building burned down and part of the building collapsed, producing toxic smoke that enveloped western Berlin.
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📦UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron promised that Britain would allocate GBP 3 billion in annual military aid to Ukraine, and this would happen "as much as needed."
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May 4, 2024 135 events 💥 3 📢 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
📢US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan stated that Ukraine will seek to launch a new counteroffensive in 2025 after receiving over US$60 billion in US security assistance.
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💥Russian occupation forces in Crimea claimed that Ukraine deployed ATACMS missiles to strike the peninsula on the night of May 3-4, with Russian air defense downing all missiles.
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💥Russian forces conducted an aerial bombardment on the city of Kharkiv using guided aerial bombs.
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💥Russian forces launched a rocket attack on Druzhkivka in northern Donetsk Oblast, killing a 46-year-old man and destroying a house and car while damaging 11 houses and several power lines.
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🏗️Russian occupiers opened exhibition halls in seized museums in temporarily occupied territories, dedicated to Russian military personnel killed during the war in Ukraine. The exhibitions are set up before 9 May (Victory Day) and draw parallels between WWII and the current conflict.
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May 5, 2024 92 events 💥 4 🛡️ 1 ▸
💥A pro-Russian collaborator was killed in an explosion in occupied Berdiansk when an explosive device planted under his Ford Kuga vehicle detonated.
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💥Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kharkiv during the night of 4-5 May, with explosions heard around 04:00 on May 5.
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💥Russian forces attacked Poltava Oblast on Easter Sunday, targeting civilian infrastructure and damaging a grain silo in the Poltava hromada. No casualties were reported.
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💥Russian forces launched a kamikaze drone attack on Marhanets hromada in Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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🛡️Ukrainian forces repelled 34 Russian attacks near Novooleksandrivka, Sokil, Novopokrovske and Umanske (Donetsk Oblast) on the Avdiivka front.
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May 6, 2024 201 events 💥 4 ⚔️ 1 ▸
💥Russians struck the village of Borova in Kharkiv Oblast with guided bombs, hitting residential buildings. Two adults (55-year-old man and 54-year-old woman) and a 16-year-old girl were injured.
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💥Russian troops launched 224 strikes on Sumy Oblast on May 6, 2024, resulting in 1 person killed and 2 children and 2 adults injured.
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💥Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone destroyed a Russian speedboat in the Black Sea.
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💥Ukrainian Defence Intelligence struck a Russian speedboat with a Magura V5 uncrewed surface vessel (USV) while it was docked in Vuzka Bay area of temporarily occupied Crimea.
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⚔️Russia announced it would conduct nuclear weapons exercises involving the navy and troops stationed near Ukraine, responding to Western statements about potentially sending troops to Ukraine.
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May 7, 2024 222 events 💥 3 🤝 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥Several explosions occurred in Luhansk, and an oil depot caught fire.
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🤝Ukraine and the United States held their fourth round of talks on a bilateral security agreement, with parties hoping to agree on the final text in May 2024.
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💥Russian troops attacked Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with artillery and a kamikaze drone on the morning of May 7, 2024, injuring an elderly woman with shrapnel wounds.
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💥Russian forces carried out large-scale missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on the night of 7-8 May 2024, as part of efforts to degrade Ukraine's power grid and air defenses before US security assistance arrives.
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🏗️Alexander Lukashenko ordered Belarusian units authorized to use tactical nuclear weapons to be prepared for deployment, including checking the entire complex of measures from planning to carrying out attacks with tactical nuclear ammunition.
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May 8, 2024 280 events 📦 2 🏴 1 📢 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
🏴A Russian army deserter (41 years old) was detained by Polish border guards in Podlasie after illegally crossing from Belarus into Poland, wearing civilian clothes and unarmed.
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📦The Russian Aerospace Forces Long-Range Aviation Command has installed a second warhead on Kh-101/Kh-102 air-launched cruise missiles, creating an upgraded version that has been adopted by the Russian army.
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📦The United Kingdom has announced an additional €23 million donation to Ukraine's Energy Support Fund.
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📢President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that only a Nazi would commit such a crime on the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II, commenting on Russia's attack.
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➡️Russian officials in Voronezh region held a rehearsal for a new mobilization program at a training headquarters in Ostrogozhsk, with officials divided into training groups and conducting conscription training exercises.
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May 9, 2024 166 events 💥 3 🔧 1 📢 1 ▸
💥A Ukrainian drone flew approximately 1,500 kilometers to strike the catalytic cracking unit at the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refinery in Bashkortostan, setting a previous record for strike distance.
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🔧Russian hackers breached the satellite feeds of Ukrainian TV channels StarLightMedia and Inter, broadcasting Moscow's Victory Day parade to Ukrainian viewers.
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📢Vitalii Barabash, head of Avdiivka City Military Administration, stated that approximately 700 people remain in occupied Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast.
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💥Russian forces dropped two guided bombs on the courtyard of a school in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast, destroying educational facilities and a boiler room.
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💥Ukraine's Security Service conducted long-range drone strikes against Russian oil depots and refinery infrastructure in Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Bashkortostan.
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May 10, 2024 103 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 📢 1 ▸
💥Russia launched a major military assault on Vovchansk in Kharkiv region, with the city mayor reporting 90% of central Vovchansk has been destroyed.
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💥Russia is using modified Kh-101 cruise missiles with dual warheads for shorter-distance attacks, posing greater threat to infrastructure, equipment and manpower.
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🛡️On May 10, 2024, units of the 125th Brigade, including the 415th Rifle Battalion, made an unplanned withdrawal from positions in the Kharkiv OTG area, not informing the attached State Border Guard Service unit, resulting in enemy advance towards Lyptsi.
💥Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drones have caused $500 million in damage to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, according to Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.
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📢Several weeks before the renewed Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region, residents received fake text messages purportedly from local authorities advising them to evacuate before the city was encircled, as part of a Russian psychological operation.
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May 11, 2024 31 events 💥 4 📢 1 ▸
💥Russian shelling caused a fire in a forest in Vovchansk.
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💥A Ukrainian missile strike hit a restaurant in the Kremlin-occupied city of Donetsk, reportedly hosting a holiday party for Russian officers.
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📢Justice Minister Denys Malyuska affirmed that President Volodymyr Zelensky will retain his legitimacy and powers after his five-year term ends on May 21 until the election of the next head of state when wartime regulations are lifted.
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💥A FAB-250 bomb was found on factory territory near Novaya Tavolzhanka.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck an oil depot in Russian-occupied Luhansk with US-made missiles, killing three people.
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May 12, 2024 29 events 💥 3 📊 2 ▸
📊An Australian volunteer with a humanitarian organization was killed in Ukraine near Izium on May 12.
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📊At least 17 people were injured in the Belgorod building collapse, with 12 people including two children rescued from the rubble.
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💥Russian forces continued to strike frontline cities in Kharkiv Oblast with glide bombs.
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💥Ukrainian Military conducted attacks against Russian military targets on Crimea, targeting Ai-Petri Air Defence Radar site.
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💥A Ukrainian Tochka-U missile launched last week caused the collapse of an apartment building in Belgorod, killing at least 15 people.
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May 13, 2024 60 events 💥 3 ✈️ 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
✈️Ukraine's 47th separate mechanized brigade shot down a Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter valued at approximately $16 million in the Pokrovsky sector of the Donetsk region.
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🛡️Ukraine is intercepting only 46% of Russian missile and drone attacks over the past six months, down from 73% in the previous period, as Russia increases drone and missile attacks and uses more ballistic missiles.
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💥Russian forces continued making tactically significant advances north and northeast of Kharkiv City on May 13, prioritizing the establishment of a buffer zone along the international border.
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💥Ukrainian forces conducted successful missile strikes against a Russian air defense base in occupied Crimea.
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💥A FAB-500 aerial bomb was dropped near the village of Varvarovka.
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May 14, 2024 79 events 💥 4 🤝 1 ▸
🤝Ukrainian parliamentary delegation visits Washington to lobby US Congress to lift ban on using American-supplied weapons for strikes on Russian territory.
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💥Russian forces launched a ground offensive in the Kharkiv region, capturing at least five villages and pushing into Vovchansk.
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💥A Russian soldier was killed by an FPV drone after attempting to fend it off with a plastic bottle of gasoline.
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💥Russia has increased its drone and missile attacks by 45% compared to the previous period, firing about 2,628 Shahed drones over the past six months.
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💥Russia has repurposed its S-300 and S-400 air defense systems to launch attacks on Ukraine, firing 175 missiles from these systems into Ukrainian territory this year.
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May 15, 2024 65 events 💥 3 ➡️ 2 ▸
💥Russian forces crossed the border and are advancing in two directions in Kharkiv Oblast.
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➡️The 92nd Brigade was transferred from Donbas to positions 2 kilometers from the Russian border in Kharkiv Oblast several weeks ago.
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➡️In May 2024, after learning of the criminal case, Avaliani fled Russia, traveling via St. Petersburg and Belarus through Uzbekistan and Georgia to reach Montenegro.
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💥Ukrainian forces launched a campaign with US ATACMS missiles to damage and destroy Russian air defenses in Crimea and western Russia, targeting S-300 and S-400 anti-aircraft missile positions across the peninsula.
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💥A Ukrainian intelligence source confirmed a successful kamikaze drone attack on a fuel depot near Proletarsk in Russia's Rostov Oblast.
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May 16, 2024 47 events 💥 4 🛡️ 1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian forces successfully halted the Russian offensive in the Kharkiv direction, stopping Russian advance beyond artillery range of the city.
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💥Ukrainian military intelligence drones attacked the Bazalt weapons manufacturing plant in Tula, Russia, which produces RPG-7V2 and RPG-29 grenade launchers.
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💥A weapons depot at Belbek airfield in Crimea was damaged during a long-range missile attack on May 16, causing prolonged detonations at the main warehouse storing missiles and artillery weapons.
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💥Russian air defenses intercepted drones and missiles over four Russian regions on May 16, with additional attacks targeting Crimea.
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💥The city of Shebekino in Belgorod region was shelled by multiple rocket launchers, injuring two people and damaging eight private homes and several cars.
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May 17, 2024 45 events 💥 3 📢 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
📢Russian authorities arrested former 58th Combined Arms Army commander Major General Ivan Popov on May 17 on fraud charges. The 235th Garrison Military Court reported Popov will be held for two months regarding allegations of involvement in the sale of 2,000 tons of metal products intended for fortifications.
➡️The first recruitment centre for the Ukrainian army in Sumy Oblast was opened in Shostka on May 17, 2024.
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💥Russian forces launched a new ground offensive in the Kharkiv region to establish what Putin described as a 'security zone' to stop cross-border shelling from Ukraine.
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💥North Korea fired multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles, hours after Kim Jong Un's sister denied allegations that Pyongyang is shipping weapons to Russia.
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💥Ukraine's SBU and HUR conducted overnight drone strikes on Russian oil depots in occupied Sevastopol, Tuapse, and Novorossiysk.
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May 18, 2024 53 events ⚖️ 1 🏴 1 📢 1 ➡️ 1 +1 ▸
⚖️Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court granted the Ministry of Justice's lawsuit to nationalize two AN148-100E passenger jets owned by Rostec, transferring them to Ukraine's income. The planes were produced by Antonov in Ukraine and likely sold to Russia before the 2022 invasion, with an estimated worth of €10 million.
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🏴Russian forces seized Netaylove, located west of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast. Elements of the Russian 9th Motorized Rifle Brigade and other units forced Ukrainian forces to withdraw from the settlement, with geolocated footage from May 18 confirming advances in western Netaylove.
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📢A new mobilization law entered into force in Ukraine on May 18, 2024, stipulating that persons with disabilities of groups 1, 2, and 3 can only be mobilized on a voluntary basis under contract service, while requiring those whose disability status was established after February 24, 2022, to undergo repeat examination by the Military Medical Commission.
➡️Russian forces made a confirmed advance into Starytsya, southwest of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast. Geolocated footage published on May 18 shows Russian forces have advanced further into the settlement amid continued fighting in the Vovchansk direction.
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💥HUR conducted a kamikaze drone attack on a fuel depot in Proletarsky district, Rostov region, causing a fire.
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May 19, 2024 47 events 💥 4 ⚓ 1 ▸
⚓Ukrainian forces struck and likely damaged the Russian Black Sea Fleet's Tsyklon Karakurt-class small missile ship in Sevastopol Bay, Crimea on May 19. Ukrainian and Russian sources reported the vessel was hit with three US-provided ATACMS missiles, and satellite imagery dated May 20 confirms damage to the port facility.
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💥Russia began using Su-57 fighter jets in combat operations during the war in Ukraine starting in 2022.
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💥Su-57 aircraft launched Kh-59 and improved Kh-69 missiles over Ukraine from safe Russian airspace.
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💥Ukrainian Security Services (SBU) drones struck the Kuschevskaya Refinery and military airfields in Russia's Krasnodar region, forcing the refinery to shut down.
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💥Russian aircraft have experienced nearly 50 abnormal munitions releases over the past three months, dropping more than 60 FAB aerial bombs on Russian and occupied Ukrainian regions.
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May 20, 2024 63 events ✈️ 1 🏴 1 💥 1 🏗️ 1 +1 ▸
✈️Russian forces conducted a drone strike campaign against Ukraine on the night of May 20-21, launching 29 Shahed-136/131 drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk Oblast, and occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea. Ukrainian forces shot down 28 drones over multiple oblasts, with falling debris damaging civilian and transportation infrastructure in Kharkiv City.
🏴The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed on May 20 that Russian forces seized Bilohorivka, south of Kreminna in Luhansk Oblast. However, Russian milbloggers disputed this claim, stating that Russian forces have not seized the settlement.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck and damaged a fuel warehouse in occupied Dovzhansk, Luhansk Oblast on May 20. Russian sources reported the facility was hit using ATACMS missiles and drones.
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🏗️HelpDesk media announced its closure on May 20, citing inability to continue operating after being designated as an undesirable organization.
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📢The Economist published a report on May 20 based on viewed Russian military plans detailing objectives for the Kharkiv Oblast offensive, including advancing to Borshchova within 72 hours and Pechenihy. The plans reportedly scheduled the offensive for May 15-16, though operations began May 10 with an understrength force grouping of 35,000 personnel.
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May 21, 2024 86 events 💥 2 ➡️ 2 🤝 1 ▸
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations and made unconfirmed claims of marginal advances in Vovchansk on May 21. Russian milbloggers claimed advances of 100 to 350 meters within the settlement and crossing the Vovcha River, though ISW has not observed visual confirmation of armored vehicles or significant infantry operating on the south bank.
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➡️Elements of the Russian Ministry of Defense's Africa Corps, former Wagner Group elements, and other mercenary forces reportedly deployed to northern Kharkiv Oblast to participate in offensive operations near Lyptsi and Vovchansk. Reports indicate these forces are conducting infantry-led assaults alongside regular Russian formations.
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💥A drone attack caused a fire at a fuel tank and damaged warehouses and hangars at an agricultural enterprise in Belgorod Oblast.
🤝Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Lytvynenko stated that Ukraine is prepared to negotiate an end to the war with Russia and that an invitation to join NATO would be important part of that process.
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➡️Russian forces advanced in southern and central Klishchiivka, southeast of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast. ISW geolocated videos published on May 21 showing Russian tanks and assault groups of the 6th Motorized Rifle Division operating within the settlement.
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May 22, 2024 84 events 💥 3 📢 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
📢Andrey Kozyrev, former Russian Foreign Minister under Boris Yeltsin, stated that there was no NATO expansion promise made to Moscow and that his team found no evidence of such an agreement in archives.
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➡️Russia's Ministry of Defense began the first stage of exercises involving practical testing of non-strategic nuclear weapons in the Southern Military District, with missile formations practicing obtaining special ammunition for Iskander systems and advancing to designated positions.
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💥Russian bombardment forced Father Igor Klymenko to abandon his farm in Rubizhne.
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💥Ukrainian artillery struck Russian armored attacks in the Donbas sector, including near Avdiivka.
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💥Col. Gen. Gennadiy Anashkin was wounded in a SCALP cruise missile strike on a Russian army leadership office building in Luhansk.
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May 23, 2024 59 events 💥 2 🔥 1 📢 1 📊 1 ▸
🔥Russian shelling destroyed a Kharkiv printing house Factor-Druk on May 23, 2024.
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💥Russian forces launched a massive missile strike on Kharkiv and the settlement of Lubotyn using at least 15 S-300 missiles, targeting the Kholodnohirsky and Osnovyansky districts of Kharkiv, including a printing company.
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💥Ukrainian forces launched up to eight ATACMS missiles targeting Russian military positions in occupied Crimea, hitting a communications and electronic warfare center near Alushta.
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📢Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the Russian missile strike on Kharkiv and Lubotyn as an 'extremely brutal' attack, stating Russia exploited Ukraine's lack of sufficient air defense.
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📊Seven people were killed and 16 wounded in Russian missile strikes on Kharkiv and Lubotyn on May 23, 2024.
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May 24, 2024 77 events 💥 3 🏗️ 1 🔧 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Black Sea naval fleet reduced its fleet in the region by one-third, enabling Ukrainian grain exports to return to pre-war levels
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🏗️The drone wall project will incorporate surveillance drones and anti-drone systems for continuous aerial monitoring of the border from Norway to Poland, funded by the European Union.
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🔧Ukrainian drone operators struck two Russian Tor-M2 air defense systems deep behind enemy lines using medium-range strike drones, destroying $50 million worth of equipment in a single night.
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💥France test-fired an upgraded ASMPA-R nuclear-capable missile without a warhead, one day after Russia conducted tactical nuclear weapons drills.
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💥Russian border guards removed buoys in Estonian waters of the Narva River to question maritime borders and test NATO resolve.
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May 25, 2024 44 events 💥 3 📢 1 🤝 1 ▸
📢Military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko stated that while Patriot systems are necessary to defend Kharkiv from Russian aerial attacks, they would be quickly destroyed if deployed near the city due to constant Russian Orlan drone reconnaissance over the region.
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💥Russian forces conducted mass infantry assaults using columns of 30-60 personnel against Ukrainian positions in Vovchansk.
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💥A Russian-operated Iranian Mohajer-6 drone carrying a Qaem-5 guided aerial bomb crashed in the Kursk region, marking the first use of this weapon in the Ukraine war.
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🤝Putin is testing NATO's resolve to defend the Baltic states and Finland under Article 5, creating border disputes with Estonia (Narva River), Lithuania, and Finland to extract leverage in potential peace talks.
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💥Russian forces shelled Kharkiv, a city of over one million people, with daily attacks.
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May 26, 2024 42 events 💥 4 ✈️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a strike using two guided bombs on the Epitsentr hardware superstore in Kharkiv, killing 14 people and wounding nearly 60.
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✈️Russian air defense systems reportedly destroyed 29 Vampire MLRS projectiles over Belgorod Oblast during a night of missile alerts and fires in the region.
💥Shelling in the Donetsk region killed a 40-year-old woman and wounded four other people.
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💥Russia said Ukraine shelled a small town in the Belgorod region, killing two people and wounding 10.
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💥Russian forces launched a missile and drone attack across Ukraine, firing Shahed drones and missiles from at least 4 strategic bombers.
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May 27, 2024 78 events 💥 4 ➡️ 1 ▸
💥Powerful explosions struck infrastructure objects of the former Luhansk Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators and an adjacent aviation repair plant in occupied Luhansk, causing a large-scale fire.
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➡️Ukrainian Defense Forces achieved minor advances north of Kharkiv in the direction of Lyptsi village on May 27 amid Russian attacks.
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💥A Ukrainian drone struck the strategic Voronezh M radar station located near Orsk in Orenburg Oblast, approximately 1,800 kilometers from the Ukrainian-Russian border.
💥Ukrainian drones conducted a double-tap strike on a gas station in Livny, Orel region, killing one firefighter and injuring three others.
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💥Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported Russia is gathering troops 90 km northwest of Kharkiv for a new offensive.
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May 28, 2024 80 events 💥 4 📢 1 ▸
📢Mykhaylo Bubniy, UGCC Bishop of Odesa, addressed the Italian Episcopal Conference describing Russian persecution of Catholics and other Christians in occupied territories, including bans on Ukrainian symbols, language, and religious denominations.
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💥Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a mass long-range missile strike with cluster munitions on a Russian military base in Luhansk, causing widespread fires visible dozens of kilometers away.
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💥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) conducted a raid on Russian positions in the Kharkiv region, killing 11 Russian soldiers and capturing three.
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💥Russian forces conducted an air strike on Snigurivka village in Mykolaiv region, killing three people including two teenagers (a 17-year-old girl and boy), and injuring six others.
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💥Ukrainian drones from the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed a Russian T-90M Proryv tank using kamikaze drones.
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May 29, 2024 91 events 💥 3 📦 1 📢 1 ▸
📦Sweden will transfer Rb 99 (AMRAAM) missiles, artillery ammunition, and resources for maintenance of previously transferred equipment to Ukraine.
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📢Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated opposition to Macron's plan regarding NATO instructors in Ukraine and strikes on Russian territory.
💥Russian electronic warfare jamming is rendering US-made GPS-aided munitions including Excalibur artillery rounds, JDAMs, GLSDBs, and HIMARS rockets ineffective according to classified Ukrainian reports.
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💥Russian electronic warfare jamming has degraded the accuracy of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) glide bombs, causing them to miss targets by 19 meters to nearly one kilometer after being employed in Ukraine.
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💥High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) effectiveness has been impeded by Russian electronic warfare since 2023, with Ukrainian forces reporting missiles missing targets when deployed against Russian positions.
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May 30, 2024 68 events 💥 3 ⚓ 1 🔥 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a missile strike on a five-story residential building in Kharkiv's Novobavarskyi district, destroying at least three floors of one entrance and causing a fire. The attack reportedly involved multiple strikes on the same location.
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⚓On May 30, Group 13 special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine destroyed two Russian KS-701 'Tunets' boats and damaged two additional vessels of the same type in occupied Crimea using Magura V5 maritime strike drones.
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💥Ukrainian forces conducted a missile strike using ATACMS against the Kerch ferry crossing in temporarily occupied Crimea, damaging two ferries and disabling the crossing.
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🔥Ukrainian forces from the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Magura" destroyed a Russian T-90M "Proryv" tank using an FPV kamikaze drone on the Pokrovsk direction. The tank had become immobilized in a crater caused by a Russian guided aerial bomb, and one Russian crew member was wounded by shrapnel during the drone attack.
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💥Russian forces conducted 9 assaults on the Orekhov direction in the areas of Staromaiorske, Mala Tokmachka, and Novoandriivka on May 30.
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May 31, 2024 137 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 📢 1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian forces compensated for critical artillery ammunition shortages by extensively deploying FPV drones to defend positions, preventing Russian breakthroughs despite losing ground in the Donbas.
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💥Russian forces conducted a missile strike on Kyiv on May 31, causing a fire and damaging six cars, a warehouse, a private service station, and a car wash covering approximately 120 square meters. No casualties were reported.
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💥Russian forces launched a missile strike on a five-story residential building in Kharkiv during the night of May 31, destroying at least three floors of one entrance and causing a fire. The attack reportedly involved multiple strikes targeting the same location.
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💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations against Ukrainian positions along multiple frontline sectors, resulting in 62 combat clashes. The Pokrovsk direction remained the most tense sector, with additional Russian attacks reported on the Kupiansk and Siversk directions.
📢NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated in an interview with Radio Liberty that he is confident Ukraine can defeat Russia and that NATO allies are prepared to continue supporting Ukraine. He assessed that Russian forces have failed to achieve any major breakthroughs and have only gained minor territory at a very high cost.
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➡️Putin ordered the tactical nuclear weapons exercises in early May 2024, apparently in response to perceived threats made by Western nations, particularly after French President Emmanuel Macron suggested the possibility of sending French troops to Ukraine.
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🔧HUR launched a large-scale cyberattack on internet providers and mobile operators in Russia's Tatarstan, where multiple Russian defense manufacturers are located.
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📊Sergo Gornakashvili, a Georgian-Ukrainian soldier and baker, was killed at age 36 while fighting in a special unit of Ukraine's military intelligence in the Kharkiv region.
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🤝Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to visit France in early May for bilateral talks with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, marking Xi's first official trip to Europe since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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June 2024 (2,101 events)
June 1, 2024 38 events 💥 4 🔧 1 ▸
🔧SBU in Kharkiv exposed and detained a Russian GRU agent group that had blown up a Ukrainian soldier's car in June 2024, seriously injuring him. The group was preparing further terrorist attacks including targeting a train carrying military equipment.
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💥Ukraine could have damaged or destroyed dozens of Su-34 fighter bombers parked at the Voronezh Malshevo air base in June, but was prohibited from using US-made missiles to strike Russian territory.
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💥Ukrainian special forces allegedly worked with Syrian rebels to attack Russian mercenaries in Syria.
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💥Ukrainian special forces attacked Russian enemy checkpoints, strongholds, foot patrols, and columns of military equipment in the Golan Heights in Syria.
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💥SSO drone operators successfully targeted and inflicted fire damage on a Russian R-416GM digital radio relay station, disrupting communication between Russian command post and its military units.
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June 1, 2024 274 events 💥 2 ✈️ 1 🔥 1 📊 1 ▸
💥Russian occupation forces struck the residential area of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast around 18:20 on June 1, likely using Uragan MLRS, injuring five civilians including a 14-year-old child and damaging approximately 30 residential houses.
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✈️Russian forces conducted a large-scale drone and missile strike targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Ukrainian forces reported destroying 46 of 47 Shahed drones and 35 of 53 missiles including Kh-101/555, Iskander-K, and Kalibr missiles.
🔥Ukrainian forces reported destroying 44 artillery systems, one cruise missile, 30 operational-tactical drones, 12 tanks, 12 armored combat vehicles, 17 units of special equipment, and 101 vehicles and tankers belonging to Russian forces during the past day.
💥Over the course of one week, SBU special forces using strike drones and other firepower destroyed 10 Russian tanks, 239 Russian soldiers, 16 armored combat vehicles, 19 artillery systems and MLRS, 5 air defense systems, 167 vehicles, 2 UAVs, 13 communication antennas, 2 automatic surveillance systems, 1 enemy boat, 81 positions and fortifications, and 5 ammunition depots.
📊Ukrainian State Emergency Services discovered and recovered a sixth body from the rubble of a residential building destroyed by a Russian strike, bringing the confirmed death toll to six. Rescue operations continue with 70 personnel and 12 units of emergency equipment deployed at the site.
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June 2, 2024 78 events 📢 3 💥 1 🏴 1 ▸
📢Deputy Commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade Maksym Zhorin reported that Russian forces have intensified offensive operations in eastern Ukraine, are exerting pressure on the Kharkiv direction, and may be preparing for offensive actions on the Sumy direction to further stretch the front line.
💥Ukrainian forces launched long-range precision-guided missiles (M42 and HIMARS rockets) at targets inside Russia, including troop concentrations, heavy artillery systems, and at least one major bridge.
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📢Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration Oleg Synegubov stated that Vladimir Putin still intends to capture Kharkiv, and Russia has deployed only a portion of the troops necessary for a full-scale assault, which would require up to half a million soldiers.
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🏴According to Bild, Russian occupiers entered the village of Sokol in Donbas, while Ukrainian Armed Forces face critical ammunition shortages in the region.
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📢Dmytro Pletenchuk, Head of the Center for Strategic Communications of the Defense Forces of the South, explained that the Kerch ferry crossing served as the primary logistics artery for Russian forces in Crimea and southern Ukraine, and its destruction will complicate supply lines once existing reserves are depleted.
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June 3, 2024 77 events 💥 4 🤝 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian strikes in Crimea hit critical targets, according to The Economist, slowing Russian advances near Kharkiv.
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🤝German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated he does not expect Ukraine's targeting of military assets within Russian territory using German-supplied weapons to lead to escalation.
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💥Ukrainian Special Operation Forces (SSO) destroyed a Russian Kasta-2E2 aerial surveillance and early warning radar using a strike drone.
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💥Ukrainian forces launched precision-guided missiles (M270 and HIMARS) across the border into Russia, hitting heavy Russian artillery systems, troop concentrations, and at least one major bridge.
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💥Russia conducted waves of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, leading to nationwide daily energy restrictions.
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June 4, 2024 48 events 💥 4 📢 1 ▸
📢Anastasiia Orlova, a People's Deputy from Yulia Tymoshenko's Bloc, was found guilty of drunk driving in Kyiv on June 4, 2024, by the Shevchenkivskyi District Court.
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💥Russian aerial attack killed a 12-year-old boy in the eastern Donetsk region, marking one of the latest children killed during Russia's invasion.
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💥A fresh Russian attack wounded two children in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian S-300/400 air defense battery in Belgorod Oblast using HIMARS.
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💥Russian artillery fire killed an elderly woman in her yard in the village of Veletynske in the southern Kherson region.
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June 5, 2024 57 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Ukrainian drones have achieved significant battlefield advantage over Russian forces, with Ukrainian assault groups having 3-4:1 drone advantage and mechanized units having 6-10:1 advantage near Avdiivka.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck Russian missile launchers in Belgorod region using HIMARS, marking the first time Ukraine publicly acknowledged using American weapons to strike inside Russia since President Biden lifted the ban.
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💥Migrants attempted to illegally enter Poland from Belarus using knives, stones, floating branches and tree trunks against Polish uniformed services and armed forces.
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💥Russian missile and drone strikes have caused significant long-term damage to Ukraine's energy grid, with greater energy constraints expected in summer 2024.
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💥US officials continue attempts to clarify US policy regarding Ukraine's ability to strike Russian military targets within Russia using US-provided weapons, with public communications remaining unclear.
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June 6, 2024 55 events 💥 3 🏗️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
🏗️Russia has knocked out or captured more than half of Ukraine's power generation, causing the worst rolling blackouts since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022.
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💥Ukrainian HUR special forces destroyed a Russian Project 498 Saturn class tugboat near the occupied Crimea coast using kamikaze surface drones.
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🤝European Parliament elections scheduled for June 6-9, 2024, with the Renew/ALDE liberal bloc expected to hold the balance of power and influence EU policy toward Ukraine.
💥Ukrainian drones targeted the Novoshakhtinsky petroleum plant in Russia's Rostov region and an oil depot in Belgorod region's Starooskolsky district.
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💥Ukrainian drones targeted an oil depot in the Starooskolsky city district of Belgorod region.
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June 7, 2024 74 events 💥 4 ⚔️ 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian SSO operators used reconnaissance drones to identify a Russian troop concentration in occupied southern Ukraine, then directed HIMARS strikes that resulted in significant losses to Russian forces.
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⚔️Russia has allocated $15 million toward a new information and psychological operation aimed at discrediting Ukrainian military leadership, particularly HUR.
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💥Ukraine's defense intelligence (HUR) struck a Russian Su-57 stealth fighter during an overnight drone strike at the Akhtubinsk airfield on June 7-8, confirmed by satellite imagery showing explosion damage.
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💥Russian forces launched overnight missile and drone attacks on Ukraine using Shahed drones and cruise missiles, targeting multiple regions including Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Khmelnytskyi, Mykolaiv, and Kherson.
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💥Ukrainian forces using HIMARS struck a Russian troop concentration in occupied southern Ukraine, as reported by the 73rd Maritime Center of Special Ops.
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June 8, 2024 28 events 💥 5 ▸
💥A Russian S-300 missile fell and damaged a residential building in Luhansk, killing at least six civilians and injuring over 60.
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💥Ukraine conducted its first drone strike on Mozdok military airfield in Russia's North Caucasus, causing minor damage.
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💥Ukrainian strikes on Russian-occupied Luhansk and Kherson regions killed 26 people, according to Moscow-appointed officials.
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💥Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) conducted a drone strike on the Akhtubinsk airfield in Russia's Astrakhan region, damaging a Su-57 stealth fighter. Satellite imagery confirmed damage from explosions and fire near the aircraft.
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💥Ukrainian forces may have struck a Russian large landing ship or patrol boat in Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai on the night of June 8-9.
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June 9, 2024 40 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Russia struck the Factor Druk printing plant in Kharkiv with a lethal attack, destroying books and targeting civilization's cornerstone of knowledge.
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💥Ukraine used a Yak-52 propeller-driven trainer aircraft to down a Russian ZALA drone over the Mykolaiv region.
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💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, damaging homes and infrastructure. At least 2 people were killed, including an infant among the injured.
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💥Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian S-400 division in Dzhankoy area and two S-300 divisions near Chornomorske and Yevpatoria in occupied Crimea.
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💥Russian forces advanced near Kupyansk, Siversk, Chasiv Yar, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City.
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June 10, 2024 63 events 💥 3 🤝 1 📊 1 ▸
🤝A petition was launched on the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers' website calling for TikTok to be banned in Ukraine and restricted on devices used by government officials and military personnel, citing national security concerns related to China's ties with Russia.
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📊BBC Russia and Mediazona obtained documents showing Wagner Group paid compensation for 19,547 mercenaries killed during the 10-month battle for Bakhmut.
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💥Ukrainian Air Force struck a target inside Russia for the first time using F-16 aircraft, according to reports.
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💥Ukrainian drones struck an airbase in Ossetia.
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💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, killing 2 people and injuring several including a newborn baby in Dnipro.
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June 11, 2024 67 events 💥 3 🏗️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
🏗️The article discusses the increasing role of women in demining operations across Ukraine, where they now account for 30% of personnel. It mentions Tetiana Shpak, a former math teacher who joined the Halo Trust demining organization in Snigurivka, Mykolaiv region. The article provides context about the history of women in demining (banned until 2018), the scale of contamination (nearly a quarter of Ukraine), and casualty statistics (270+ killed since February 2022).
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💥Ukrainian snipers from the 73rd Special Operations Forces (SSO) center eliminated a group of four Russian soldiers in the Kherson sector during night operations.
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💥Ukrainian forces launched missile strikes against military installations in Crimea including Yevpatoriya, Saky military air base, Chornomorske port, and Dzhankoi.
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🤝The United Nations Security Council voted to support a US-proposed Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan with 14 of 15 members in favor, Russia abstained.
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💥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces snipers eliminated a group of Russian soldiers in southern Ukraine, as shown in a video published by the SSO.
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June 12, 2024 70 events 💥 4 ✈️ 1 ▸
✈️A US Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk reconnaissance drone (call sign FORTE12) conducted a patrol over the Black Sea near occupied Crimea during Ukrainian missile strikes against Russian military targets.
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💥Russian daytime strike on Kryvyi Rih killed nine people and wounded at least 21, including two children, with four more missing.
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💥Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Akhtubinsk airfield damaged two Russian Su-57 stealth fighters, with one suffering significant damage and another lighter damage.
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💥Ukrainian missile strike on Russian military targets in Crimea, with US reconnaissance drone observing the attack.
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💥Russian forces launched a combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv and other regions, with Ukrainian Air Force intercepting five of six missiles and 24 drones.
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June 13, 2024 60 events 🤝 2 ✈️ 1 📊 1 💥 1 ▸
✈️A US Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk reconnaissance drone conducted surveillance near Russian-occupied Crimea during Ukrainian missile strikes against targets in Sevastopol.
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🤝G7 Summit scheduled for June 13-15 where leaders will discuss a loan to Ukraine secured by frozen Russian assets.
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🤝The G7 summit in Italy focused on Russia and Ukraine, with President Biden arriving with over 300 new sanctions against Russia and set to sign a long-term security pact with Ukraine committing the US to 10 years of support.
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📊Two Indian nationals were killed while fighting along the Russia-Ukraine frontline, with India demanding a verified stop to further recruitment of Indian nationals by the Russian Army.
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💥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces destroyed a Russian R-416GM digital radio relay station using drone technology.
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June 14, 2024 105 events 🤝 3 💥 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a mass aerial attack against Ukraine targeting mostly western regions, with the primary target being Starokostyantyniv in Khmelnytsky region.
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✈️Ukrainian air defenses successfully shot down all 17 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight across seven regions, while intercepting half of the 17 cruise and ballistic missiles fired.
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🤝Russian President Vladimir Putin presented a ceasefire offer conditioned on Ukraine dropping NATO membership ambitions and withdrawing from four Eastern Ukrainian territories annexed in 2022.
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🤝The US Department of Treasury announced expanded sanctions against Russia, including a ban on IT services and support to any person in the Russian Federation, effective September 12, 2024.
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🤝The US Treasury issued a new determination under Executive Order 14071 prohibiting the supply of IT consultancy, design services, IT support services, and cloud-based services to any person in Russia.
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June 15, 2024 80 events 🤝 3 🏗️ 1 💥 1 ▸
🤝Global Peace Summit scheduled for June 15-16 in Switzerland where Ukraine will present its peace formula without Russian participation.
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🤝Ukraine presented its 10-point peace plan to leaders from more than 90 countries at the Switzerland peace summit, while host country Switzerland backed Ukraine's territorial integrity.
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🤝World leaders gathered in Switzerland at the Burgenstock resort for a two-day peace summit on Ukraine, attended by Volodymyr Zelenskyy and over 50 heads of state, without Russian participation.
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🏗️Ukraine temporarily withdrew US-provided Abrams tanks from the battlefield and retrofitted them with reactive armor and jammers to protect against Russian kamikaze drones.
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💥Ukrainian 68th Jaeger Brigade destroyed a Russian tank company in the Pokrovsk sector of eastern Ukraine.
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June 16, 2024 58 events 💥 4 🛡️ 1 ▸
💥A Russian missile struck the Lviv facility of Polish company Fakro, destroying part of the investment.
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💥Ukrainian forces reportedly destroyed a Russian 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar using HIMARS multiple-launch missile system.
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💥Russia launched an offensive toward Kharkiv that has been ongoing for almost 40 days, now assessed as a strategic catastrophe with 'astronomic' losses limiting Russian advances in the Donbas.
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💥A Russian journalist, Nikita Tsistagi, was allegedly killed in a drone attack near the Saint-Nicolas monastery outside Vugledar in eastern Ukraine, according to Russian media. This was the second attack on media workers in a week with the same signature.
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🛡️Ukrainian defense systems reportedly knocked out 29 out of 30 Russian drones and missiles in recent engagements near Kharkiv.
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June 17, 2024 107 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Russia continues offensive operations in the Kupyansk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhivska and Vremivka sectors of Donetsk Oblast to seize territory and degrade Ukrainian defenses before Western aid arrives.
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💥Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) launched kamikaze drone attacks on military manufacturing facilities in the Lipetsk, Belgorod, and Voronezh regions of Russia overnight. Targets included the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant and a nearby tractor plant, both used for Russian military manufacturing.
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💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, damaging homes and infrastructure. At least 2 people were killed, including a newborn baby injured in Dnipro.
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💥A Russian cruise missile struck Poltava, injuring at least 22 civilians including six children, damaging a kindergarten, residential buildings and power lines.
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💥Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) launched kamikaze drone attacks targeting military facilities in Russia's Lipetsk, Belgorod, and Voronezh regions, hitting the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant and a nearby tractor plant used for military manufacturing.
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June 18, 2024 61 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Ukrainian drone strike from the 110th Mechanized Brigade destroyed a Russian tank that had been previously damaged by a mine, in an operation on the Pokrovsk axis.
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💥Russian forces recently advanced near Siversk, Chasiv Yar, and Avdiivka according to the ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment for June 17, 2024.
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💥Ukraine struck a Russian ammo depot near Volgograd and a missile manufacturer in Tambov overnight with drones, triggering fires and evacuations.
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💥Ukraine's deep-strike drones hit an oil refinery 2,000 km from the border.
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💥Russia launched missiles and drones attacking Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa, resulting in 2 deaths including an infant among the injured.
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June 19, 2024 53 events 🤝 2 💥 2 🏗️ 1 ▸
🤝Russia and North Korea signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty in Pyongyang.
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🤝Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact on June 19 promising mutual military assistance if either side is attacked, including provision of military and other assistance with all means available.
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💥Magura V5 maritime drones equipped with R-73 missiles have been used in combat operations in the Black Sea against Russian aircraft.
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🏗️The pedestrian portion of an overpass on Zhylianska Street in central Kyiv's Shevchenskyi district collapsed on Wednesday evening. Authorities are investigating the circumstances, and no casualties have been reported at this time.
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💥Russian forces intensified assaults near Toretsk in the Donetsk region, launching five assault operations at once and targeting surrounding towns and villages.
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June 20, 2024 59 events 🤝 1 🔧 1 🏗️ 1 💥 1 +1 ▸
🤝The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine expressed satisfaction with current mobilization numbers, which exceed expectations. If trends continue through summer, a demobilization bill could be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada by October 2024.
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🔧Belarusian activist Vladislav Bokhan sent fake official letters to schools in Belarus and Russia requesting identification of 'potentially extremist' children for re-education camps, revealing a culture of denunciation in both countries.
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🏗️A pedestrian portion of an overpass on Zhylianska Street in central Kyiv collapsed on Wednesday evening. Authorities are investigating whether the collapse was caused by disrepair or sabotage.
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💥Russian forces launched a massive missile and drone strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure across four regions (Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kyiv), using 4 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, 3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 2 Kh-59 guided missiles, and 27 Shahed-131/136 drones.
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📦Romania's Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT) decided to send a Patriot air defence system to Ukraine in response to Russia's continued attacks on civilians and infrastructure.
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June 21, 2024 53 events 💥 4 📊 1 ▸
📊The Economist estimates that between 462,000 and 728,000 Russian soldiers had been killed or wounded in the war against Ukraine as of mid-June 2024, based on leaked US Department of Defense documents and official/unofficial sources.
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💥Ukrainian drone swarms attacked Russian-controlled territory overnight, hitting military bases and energy infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Krasnodar Krai region, as well as targets in Crimea.
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💥Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Yeisk airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea, causing substantial damage to an airfield headquarters building and possibly power grid infrastructure.
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💥A Russian military facility used for over a year to store Iranian Shahed drones was hit and damaged, along with a facility used by Iranian instructors to train Russian operators.
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💥Ukrainian drones struck three Russian oil refineries and a Shahed kamikaze drone training ground in Russia.
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June 22, 2024 38 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Russian drone and rocket attack caused major damage to energy facilities in Lviv and Zaporizhzhia, with additional hits on an education facility in Ivano-Frankivsk and residential buildings.
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💥Four Russian UMPB D-30 glide bombs launched from Belgorod struck a residential area in Kharkiv, killing at least 3 people and wounding 37.
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💥Russia launched cruise missiles from the Sea of Azov targeting Kyiv, injuring two people and destroying residences.
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💥Russia launched cruise missiles and Shahed drones in a large-scale overnight attack covering all of Ukraine, including regions bordering Poland.
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💥Equipment at Ukrenergo facilities in Zaporizhzhia and Lviv regions was damaged during Russian missile strikes.
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June 23, 2024 46 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Ukrainian missile attack on Sevastopol in occupied Crimea killed three people (including two children) and wounded over 100, with fragments hitting beachgoers after air defenses intercepted missiles.
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💥Armed militants conducted coordinated attacks on Orthodox churches, synagogues, and a police station in Derbent and Makhachkala, Dagestan, killing seven police officers, one priest, and one civilian.
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💥Ukrainian missile attack on Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea killed three people, including two children, and wounded over 100. Missile fragments hit beachgoers after at least one missile was intercepted by air defenses and exploded in the air.
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💥Russian strike on a residential building in Kharkiv killed two people and injured more than 50.
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💥Russian attack on Kyiv region using three Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles from the Sea of Azov. Two missiles were intercepted and shot down by anti-aircraft units.
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June 24, 2024 48 events 💥 4 ⚔️ 1 ▸
💥Russian guided aerial bombs struck Ukrainian-controlled areas of Kherson region, killing a 40-year-old man on a balcony and wounding two other people.
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💥Russian forces struck the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk with strikes that killed four people and wounded dozens more.
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💥A Russian cruise missile hit a warehouse in Odesa, sparking a fire over thousands of square metres.
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💥A car struck a Russian anti-tank mine near the border village of Lyptsi in Kharkiv Oblast, killing two people.
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⚔️Ukrainian forces recently regained lost positions near Vovchansk and Starysta.
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June 25, 2024 55 events 📦 1 🤝 1 📢 1 💥 1 +1 ▸
📦The United States announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $150 million, the latest tranche from the $61 billion approved by Congress in April. The package includes missiles for HIMARS systems.
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🤝The White House is developing a plan to allow US military contractors to deploy to Ukraine to maintain US-provided weapons systems, though no final decision has been made by President Biden.
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📢The International Legion of Ukraine released information about pay rates for foreign volunteers: $550 per month behind the front line, $1,100 per month for service in a dangerous zone, and up to $4,800 per month for combat deployment.
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💥Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) struck an ammunition depot in Russia's Voronezh region, about 50km from the Ukrainian border.
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⚔️Ukrainian forces regained lost positions in Vovchansk.
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June 26, 2024 47 events 💥 4 ⚖️ 1 ▸
⚖️A Russian milblogger's guest boasted on a broadcast about abducting a Ukrainian cashier in Berdyansk for speaking Ukrainian, tying her hands and taking her to a punishment basement.
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💥A Russian drone dropped an explosive device on a civilian car in Kherson city, injuring five people including two children (ages 12 and 15).
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💥Russian forces blew up energy infrastructure around Lviv, injuring two people.
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💥Russian forces recently marginally advanced near Kupyansk.
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💥A Russian rocket crashed but did not explode in Serebryansky forest in Donetsk Oblast.
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June 27, 2024 67 events 💥 3 ✈️ 2 ▸
✈️Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets escorted an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft on a mission in international airspace west of Crimea, flying within 200 km of Russia's Black Sea base at Sevastopol.
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✈️Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet conducted a toss bombing raid using French-made AASM-250 Hammer guided bombs against a target near Nekhoteevka border crossing in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.
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💥Russian forces launched offensive operations in Toretsk, a town approximately 40 kilometers north of Donetsk city.
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💥Ukrainian airborne assault forces from the 71st Separate Hunting Brigade used FPV drones to destroy a large concentration of Russian troops who were hiding in a house and attempting to escape in a car.
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💥Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia's Navy needs protection from long-range missile attacks after Ukraine eliminated another missile ship in Sevastopol, forcing Moscow to move the fleet to mainland Russia.
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June 28, 2024 69 events 💥 4 🤝 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a Russian S-500 air defense system in occupied Crimea with ATACMS cluster munitions. Reports varied on whether one or multiple components of the system were hit.
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🤝Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov instructed the Russian General Staff to propose measures in response to US reconnaissance drone overflights near Crimea, calling them provocative.
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💥Ukrainian ATACMS missiles allegedly struck elements of a Russian S-500 SAM system at an unidentified location, with reports suggesting possible hits on missiles, launchers, or radar components of the $600 million system.
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💥A Ukrainian drone struck a petrol depot in the Tambov region of central Russia, setting it on fire at 4:35 am local time.
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💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, damaging homes and infrastructure. Two people were killed and several injured including a newborn baby in Dnipro.
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June 29, 2024 59 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Russia launched drone and missile attacks on Ukraine in response to Ukraine's proposal for an energy truce.
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💥Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter aircraft delivered two precision-guided munitions using a toss bombing technique against a target near the Nekhoteevka border crossing, approximately 35km southwest of Belgorod.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck an oil depot in Russia on June 28, and reportedly struck a microelectronics plant and a military unit on the night of June 27-28.
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💥Ukrainian forces reportedly damaged or destroyed more than 30 Russian military aircraft in the first six months of 2024, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces Center for Strategic Communications.
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💥A Russian missile strike on the town of Vilniansk in Zaporizhzhia oblast killed seven people, including two children.
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June 30, 2024 58 events 💥 4 ⚖️ 1 ▸
⚖️In the first half of 2024, more than UAH 21 million in damages were assessed due to violations of water protection legislation, with over UAH 26 million in claims filed and UAH 6 million paid.
💥ATACMS missiles with cluster warheads were likely used to strike a Russian S-500 anti-missile complex in late June 2024.
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💥Russian air defense systems destroyed 36 Ukrainian drones across multiple border regions: 15 in Kursk, 9 in Lipetsk, 4 each in Voronezh and Bryansk, and 2 each in Oryol and Belgorod.
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💥A Russian strike on the southern town of Vilniansk killed seven people including two children.
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💥Russian forces struck a post office in Kharkiv, killing one civilian (post office employee) and injuring nine others including an eight-month-old infant.
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🔧HUR cyber specialists carried out a massive attack on the websites of multiple Russian federal ministries including Justice, Defense, Finance, Internal Affairs, and Emergency Situations.
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🏗️Azerbaijan canceled Russian cultural events and accused Russian police of torturing two Azerbaijani nationals who died in custody in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg in June.
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🏥First ladies Olena Zelenska of Ukraine and Tamara Vučić of Serbia met in Belgrade for a multi-day humanitarian meeting, following their previous meeting in Kyiv last September.
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🤝President-Elect Prabowo Subianto met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Singapore during the Shangri-La Dialogue to discuss ending the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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🤝President Zelensky proposed organizing a peace conference in Geneva to bring together Russia, Ukraine, and international partners to discuss a long-term resolution to the conflict.
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July 2024 (3,034 events)
July 1, 2024 46 events 💥 3 ➡️ 1 🔧 1 ▸
➡️Russia sent military personnel to Yemen for three days at the end of July, where they were observed disembarking from ships in the southern Red Sea and transported by boat to Yemen.
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🔧An incendiary device being sent for shipment to the US ignited in a DHL courier depot in Leipzig, Germany in July.
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💥A modified Yamaha Wave Runner jet ski loaded with explosives was discovered drifting near Istanbul's Çatalca district in Turkey. The uncrewed surface vessel (USV) was identified as one of Ukraine's maritime drones that have caused Black Sea regions to deal with Black Sea Sea regions涉及 Black Sea sea regions: black Sea Sea regions:
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💥Russian Ground Forces maintained continuous attacks in central Donetsk Oblast throughout July 2024.
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💥Tuareg-led separatists killed 84 fighters from Russia's Wagner mercenary group and 47 Malian soldiers in an attack in northern Mali.
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July 1, 2024 154 events 🛡️ 1 🔥 1 💥 1 ⚔️ 1 +1 ▸
🛡️The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense prevented the supply of 209.3 tons of substandard and dangerous products intended for the military in July 2024.
🔥Russian forces shot down a US ATACMS missile, recovered its components, and Russian state media RIA-Novosti published video of military experts examining the fusing and guidance systems.
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💥A Russian missile strike killed a relative of Daria Polonska at his workplace in Pokrovsk.
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⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Kreminna.
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🤝Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in July 2024.
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July 2, 2024 58 events 💥 4 🛡️ 1 ▸
🛡️Partisan movement Atesh reported that Russia installed a Tor-M2 short-range surface-to-air missile defense system above a popular beach in Russian-occupied Sevastopol, Crimea.
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💥Russian shelling set fire to wheat fields in the village of Nova Poltavka.
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💥Pro-Russian social media claimed two Iskander-M missiles hit the Myrhorod air base in Poltava region, destroying up to seven fighter aircraft and causing casualties. Fact-checking suggests these claims contain significant exaggeration.
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💥Russian army soldier Anton Andreev recorded a video describing being ordered into an assault in the Vovchansk sector on foot without supporting tanks or artillery, coming under intense fire from Ukrainian artillery and drones, with only 12 of his 100-man unit unhit.
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💥Russian artillery barrage on Nikopol resulted in four deaths, including three elderly women.
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July 3, 2024 70 events 💥 3 🤝 2 ▸
💥Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance officers from the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade used a drone to strike and destroy a Russian 152mm Msta-S self-propelled artillery mount, causing a large detonation of its ammunition.
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💥US announces $10 million bounty for Russian hacker Amin Timovich Stigal, who launched the WhisperGate cyberattack against Ukrainian government institutions in January 2022, a month before Russia's full-scale invasion.
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🤝The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) think tank conducted a poll in 15 countries including Ukraine, finding that 45% of Ukrainians would prefer to lose some Russian-occupied land rather than give up sovereignty, while 29% said they "don't know" and only 26% prefer full territorial recovery combined with demilitarization and neutrality.
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🤝The ECFR poll found that 58% of Ukrainians predicted victory in the war, while 30% anticipated a settlement and only 1% foresaw a Russian victory.
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💥Ukrainian drone operators from the 47th Mechanized Brigade destroyed a female Russian prisoner combatant and her comrade using a kamikaze drone.
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July 4, 2024 56 events 💥 4 🔧 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian explosive drones struck a gunpowder factory in Kotovsk, Tambov region, Russia, targeting ammunition and gunpowder production for small arms.
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🔧Pro-Ukrainian partisans claiming affiliation with the Atesh resistance movement sabotaged a Russian communications tower in Belgorod Oblast, knocking out surveillance, radio and electronic warfare systems.
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💥A group of local residents attacked a military officer from the Verkhovynskyi TCR in Vorokhta, damaging the officer's vehicle and injuring a 47-year-old serviceman.
💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, damaging homes and infrastructure. Two people were killed, including an infant among the injured.
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💥An S-60 Soviet-era anti-aircraft gun operated by Russian forces in Ukraine suffered an in-barrel explosion, destroying the weapon and killing its crew.
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July 5, 2024 66 events 💥 4 ➡️ 1 ▸
➡️North Korea announced it would send troops in the form of a military engineering unit to support Russian forces on the ground in the Donetsk region, expected to arrive as soon as July 2024.
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💥Russian shelling in the Volnovakha district killed a village council employee and wounded 14 colleagues in the Donetsk region.
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💥Ukrainian kamikaze drones struck and set fire to the Novosakhtinsky Petroleum Plant in Rostov, Russia.
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💥Ukraine's air defenses successfully shot down all 32 Shahed drones launched by Russia from the Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk regions.
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💥Ukrainian explosive drones targeted a gunpowder factory in Kotovsk, Tambov region of Russia.
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July 6, 2024 28 events 💥 4 🤝 1 ▸
🤝NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed hope that Ukraine will become a NATO member within the next decade, emphasizing the need for increased military assistance to Kyiv ahead of the Washington summit.
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💥Russian forces launched a missile attack on a residential building in Lviv on the night of July 6, killing 10 people and injuring 48 others.
💥Russian overnight drone attack on Ukraine resulted in 24 of 27 Shahed drones being shot down, with energy infrastructure hit in Sumy region causing power outages.
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💥Russia has deprived Ukraine of more than nine gigawatts of power production since March through strikes on energy infrastructure.
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💥Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine using 27 Shahed drones across multiple regions.
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July 7, 2024 31 events 💥 2 🛡️ 2 🤝 1 ▸
💥Multiple drones attacked the Voronezh region of Russia during the night, causing a fire in a warehouse and explosive detonations in the Podgorensky district.
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💥An overnight Ukrainian drone attack set a Russian munitions depot ablaze in the region of Voronezh near the border between Russia and Ukraine.
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🛡️Ukrainian forces repelled 16 Russian attacks in the Toretsk sector across Toretsk, Pivnichne, Zalizne, and New York settlements in Donetsk Oblast over the past day.
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🛡️Ukrainian drone operators appear to be improving their capabilities to interdict longer-range Russian drones in mid-air.
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🤝President Volodymyr Zelensky planned to visit Warsaw on July 7, 2024, coinciding with the 81st anniversary of the Volhynia massacre.
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July 8, 2024 66 events 💥 5 ▸
💥A Russian missile attack destroyed the toxicology building and damaged the surgical wing, the new building, and the pediatric cardiology center of the National Children's Specialized Hospital Ohmatdyt on July 8, 2024.
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💥Russia launched at least 40 missiles across multiple Ukrainian cities on July 8, resulting in dozens of deaths and strikes against civilian infrastructure including the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital.
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💥Ukrainian kamikaze drones struck a fuel processing and storage plant in Kalach-Na-Donu, Volgograd region, causing massive fires. Local reports claimed at least seven drones successfully hit the facility.
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💥Russian air defenses in Rostov Oblast claimed to have shot down 21 Ukrainian drones, but at least one drone crashed into a power distribution station near the village of Generalskoe, setting two transformers on fire.
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💥Ukrainian drones and unguided rockets struck Belgorod Oblast, hitting civilian homes and businesses. Local officials claimed 4 civilians were killed, 20 injured, and 260 buildings damaged.
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July 9, 2024 68 events 💥 3 📊 2 ▸
📊Volodymyr Serhiievskyi (call sign Irishman), a fallen defender of Ukraine, passed away.
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📊The United States estimates about 350,000 Russian soldiers have died since the beginning of the invasion, with approximately 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in action.
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💥A Russian cruise missile struck a children's hospital in central Kyiv, killing at least two people and injuring 30 women and children plus more than 150 others.
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💥Ukrainian drones targeted oil refineries and power grid infrastructure across five Russian regions, setting a fuel processing plant and transformer stations ablaze.
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💥Russia claimed recent attacks on three Ukrainian air bases, raising questions about protecting the F-16 fighters due to arrive later this year.
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July 10, 2024 71 events 💥 2 📦 2 📢 1 ▸
📢Former Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada deputy Spiridon Kilinkarov, appearing on a Russian propaganda program, claimed the July 8 missile strike on Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv was a false flag operation possibly carried out by Ukraine, Britain, or other Western allies.
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💥Russia increased production of Kh-101 missiles eightfold since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, producing nearly 450 missiles annually compared to 56 before the war.
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💥Russian observation drones flew up to 50km into Ukrainian territory in the Kharkiv, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa regions since mid-July, recording strikes on military targets including training bases, airfields, rail hubs, anti-aircraft systems, ammunition storage sites, and equipment warehouses.
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📦Russia increased production of Kh-101 long-range cruise missiles from 56 in 2021 to 420 in 2023, nearly eightfold increase. Western technology is being used in these missiles according to analysts.
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📦The US confirmed that F-16 fighter jets built by the US are being transferred to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands, with the jets expected to be in use by summer.
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July 11, 2024 99 events 💥 3 🤝 1 ⚖️ 1 ▸
🤝UN General Assembly adopted a resolution titled 'The Protection of Ukraine's Nuclear Facilities, including the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.'
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💥A Russian pilot from the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division defected to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR), providing documents about his unit's activities and personal information of Russian military personnel and their families.
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⚖️Ukrainian authorities seized a foreign cargo ship, Usko Mfu, in the Odesa region at the port of Reni and detained its captain for illegally exporting Ukrainian grain from occupied Crimea.
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💥A video surfaced showing Russian troops allegedly shooting Ukrainian POWs near the village of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia sector. The Prosecutor General's Office stated the Russian military systematically executes captured Ukrainians.
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💥Analysis indicates Russia's July 8 missile strike on Kyiv was likely intentional, using sophisticated tactics to defeat air defenses and precisely hit targets including Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital.
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July 12, 2024 81 events 💥 4 ⚖️ 1 ▸
⚖️A 28-year-old Russian serviceman from Cheboksary shot dead three fellow soldiers at a military unit in Russia's Belgorod region and fled. An "Interception" plan to capture him was announced, with the search ongoing for over ten hours.
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💥Russia launched a missile strike using five Kh-101 cruise missiles against the Starokostyantyniv air base in Khmelnytsky region, targeting the airfield expected to host F-16 fighter jets. Ukraine reported all weapons were shot down and the airfield was undamaged.
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💥Multiple explosions occurred at the Russian-occupied Mariupol International Airport, where Russia bases air defense systems. Four explosions were from the airport itself and two from Russian air defense engaging targets.
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💥The captured T-90M tank was part of a large-scale Russian assault that ended in failure for Russian forces.
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💥Russian infantry units are reportedly assaulting Ukrainian trench positions in single-file columns due to pervasive Ukrainian minefields and poor assault training.
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July 13, 2024 44 events 💥 3 📊 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
📊Total casualties in the Russia-Ukraine war exceed 500,000 dead and wounded according to Western estimates. Russia's casualties alone are estimated at 500,000 as of last month, with Russian news organizations estimating up to 140,000 Russian soldiers killed since February 2022. Ukraine has not disclosed its casualty figures, although President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in February that 31,000 soldiers had been killed in the previous two years.
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🏗️Ukrainians are experiencing extended power outages lasting up to 7 hours in Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Odesa, Dnipro and Donetsk, with some residents in Kyiv Oblast reporting outages of up to 19 hours. The outages are caused by Russian strikes on critical infrastructure including wind and solar farms.
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💥A Ukrainian drone attack set an oil depot on fire in Russia's Rostov region, in the Tsimlyansky district.
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💥Finnish transportation authorities reported a surge in GPS malfunctions due to Russian jamming, disrupting radar functionalities.
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💥A Russian soldier shot dead three fellow soldiers and fled with weapons from his unit in Russia's Belgorod region.
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July 14, 2024 47 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian border guards detained four soldiers who had escaped from a military unit in Odesa Oblast and attempted to cross into Moldova.
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🤝A US State Department spokesperson responded to Kremlin warnings, stating the US and NATO do not seek military conflict with Russia but any action against a NATO ally would trigger an overwhelming response.
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💥Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Akatsiya self-propelled gun valued at over $1 million using drone strikes, with the Strategic Communications Department of the Ukrainian General Staff publishing footage of the destruction.
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💥Russian forces recently advanced near Avdiivka in the Donetsk Oblast.
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💥A Russian cluster munitions strike targeted a Ukrainian IRIS-T anti-aircraft system.
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July 15, 2024 53 events 📢 1 💥 1 ⚖️ 1 ➡️ 1 +1 ▸
📢Wild Hornets volunteers shared details about the Hornet Queen drone, the largest Ukrainian FPV drone built on a 15-inch frame using 65 percent Ukrainian components, which was already being used on the battlefield.
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💥Ukrainian drones struck two Russian Tor-M2 air defense systems deep behind enemy lines, causing an estimated $50 million in damage.
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⚖️Russian authorities sentenced journalist Masha Gessen to eight years in absentia for allegedly spreading fake information about Russia's massacre in Bucha.
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➡️Chinese and Belarusian troops conducted joint military exercise 'Attacking Falcon' in Belarus from July 15-19, including a nighttime parachute drop.
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📊A Finnish volunteer was killed in action north of the temporarily occupied Donetsk in mid-July.
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July 16, 2024 70 events 💥 4 🔥 1 ▸
🔥Russia lost its 100th T-90M Proryv tank, valued at approximately $4.5 million each, according to Oryx portal analyst counting from open sources including photos and video materials.
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💥Ukrainian drone strikes continue to target deep within Russia, pressuring Russia's air defense umbrella and forcing Russian military command to allocate limited air defense assets to high-value targets.
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💥Four M39 ATACMS missiles with cluster warheads struck a Russian S-300 missile launcher near occupied Mariupol.
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💥Rocket attack on Ain al-Assad base in Iraq, part of a series of attacks targeting bases hosting US and coalition forces.
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💥Ukrainian forces of the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade destroyed a Russian Hyacinth-S 152-mm self-propelled gun (2S5) valued at up to $4 million using a Shark reconnaissance drone for targeting.
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July 17, 2024 69 events 💥 4 📊 1 ▸
📊Povar and Istoryk, two soldiers from the K-2 brigade and Svoboda battalion, were injured when a drone dropped munitions on their position one week after arriving at the Adolf position.
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💥Russia plans to reinforce its units with two additional brigades for offensive operations in the Toretsk sector of Donetsk Oblast, using guided air bombs and airstrikes.
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💥Russia restricted access to 14 villages in Belgorod Oblast due to Ukrainian shelling, allowing only adult men in armored vehicles with weapons.
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💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, damaging homes and infrastructure. Two people were killed and several injured, including a newborn baby in Dnipro.
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💥According to ISW, Russian forces recently advanced north of Kharkiv City and near Kupyansk, Svatove, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar.
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July 18, 2024 71 events 💥 3 🔧 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
🔧A woman set herself on fire in front of a court building in Bila Tserkva district, Kyiv region, on July 18, 2024.
💥Russian forces dropped chemical munitions on the Adolf position where Vladyslav Stotskyi and his unit were defending.
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🏗️Ukraine stopped the transit of Lukoil oil through the Druzhba pipeline on July 18, 2024, causing a fuel crisis in Hungary and Slovakia.
💥Ukrainian drones struck a Russian coast guard base in occupied Crimea during Russian naval exercises, hitting a command center and an ammunition/equipment depot.
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💥Explosions were heard in Kyiv as air defense systems shot down all Russian drones approaching the city, with debris falling in the Darnytsky district.
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July 19, 2024 67 events 💥 3 ⚖️ 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
💥Enemy artillery attacked a dugout in the Toretsky direction, Donetsk region, on July 19, 2024, injuring two photographers and two military personnel.
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💥Russian invaders launched a rocket attack on the central part of Chuhuiv, damaging residential and commercial infrastructure.
💥An unknown person shot Iryna Farion with a gun without a silencer on Masaryk Street in Lviv.
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⚖️Iryna Farion, a former Ukrainian parliament member and ultranationalist linguist, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant while walking down a street in Lviv on Friday evening around 8 p.m. local time.
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🛡️Law enforcement officers classified the attack on Iryna Farion as attempted murder and released photos and details of a suspect to the public.
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July 20, 2024 36 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 ⚖️ 1 ▸
🛡️Russian forces cut off logistics to the Adolf position by slipping into the forest strip near the position.
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💥Russian forces conducted airstrikes on settlements in Kharkiv region including Kozacha Lopan, Borshchova, and Slobozhanske on July 20, 2024.
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⚖️Spanish police arrested three individuals accused of conducting cyberattacks as part of pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16) targeting public institutions and strategic sectors in Spain and NATO countries that supported Ukraine.
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💥Russian forces conducted 715 kamikaze drone strikes and 66 airstrikes at Ukrainian positions and populated areas on July 20, 2024.
💥A Russian kamikaze drone hit an energy infrastructure facility in Konotop, Sumy Oblast.
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July 21, 2024 116 events 🛡️ 2 📦 1 📢 1 💥 1 ▸
📦Ukrainian defense tech companies are developing AI-enabled drone systems to enhance autonomous operations and overcome Russian electronic warfare jamming.
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📢Soldiers from Ukraine's Third Assault Brigade began a tour of European cities with a meet-and-greet event in Warsaw to counter Russian misinformation about the war and communicate with Ukrainian refugees living abroad.
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💥Russian troops conducted 159 attacks on the Sumy region using various weapons on July 21, 2024.
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🛡️Vladyslav Stotskyi and his unit repelled a Russian assault, with 13 Russians confirmed dead.
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🛡️Ukrainian air defense forces intercepted all Russian drones approaching Kyiv during an overnight attack on July 21, 2024. The municipal military administration confirmed no destruction or casualties were reported in the capital.
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July 22, 2024 156 events 🛡️ 2 💥 1 ✈️ 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
💥According to preliminary information, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil refinery in Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, during the night of July 22.
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🛡️Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on EU partners to strengthen air defense and restore Ukrainian energy infrastructure following Russian missile and drone strikes.
🛡️Ukrainian defenders repelled 10 combat engagements near Hlyboke and Vovchansk in the Kharkiv sector.
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✈️At least four UAVs attacked Tuapse in Krasnodar Krai early on the morning of July 22, 2024. Local residents reported the refinery was hit.
➡️Two B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers arrived at Mihail Kogelnicianu Air Base in Romania to participate in the Bomber Task Force Europe operation.
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July 23, 2024 128 events 💥 2 🤝 1 📢 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin in a meeting focused on the outcomes of the Peace Summit in Switzerland and the role of the Holy See in establishing peace.
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💥A Russian soldier from a previous assault survived by hiding in a foxhole and was captured after being discovered near the Ukrainian position.
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💥The Armed Forces of Ukraine damaged the Slavyanin railway ferry in the Kavkaz port.
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📢NABU has issued a notice of suspicion against a Prosecutor General's Office prosecutor for accepting a $170,000 bribe to close a criminal proceeding regarding illegal alienation of property.
🏗️Ukraine's Ministry of Education developed a "Defense of Ukraine" curriculum for grades 10-11 that includes study of weapons, military equipment, first-aid medical care, and innovative technologies. The program will be mandatory for all students regardless of gender.
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July 24, 2024 200 events 📢 2 💥 2 ➡️ 1 ▸
📢Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Guangzhou to discuss ending the Russian war of aggression, restoring peace, and Ukraine's future EU membership.
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📢British Armed Forces Commander General Roly Walker stated that the UK army must be ready for war within three years to deter future threats, specifically noting Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.
➡️Russian forces are conducting regrouping of assault groups, personnel movement, wounded evacuation, and internal rotation at advanced positions in the Hlyboke area.
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💥The Kursk region was attacked by drones on the evening of July 24, causing explosions, damage to infrastructure, and prompting air defense response.
💥Russian forces attacked the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson with drones, damaging a police investigative team vehicle and injuring two police officers.
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July 25, 2024 156 events 🛡️ 2 📢 1 ✈️ 1 💥 1 ▸
📢The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine issued a statement urging the Ukrainian Parliament and Government to ensure a level playing field for business, emphasizing that efforts should be made to ensure tax compliance before squeezing honest taxpayers with higher taxes.
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🛡️Reinforcements Yura and Sania joined Vladyslav Stotskyi at the Adolf position, bringing the total number of defenders to five.
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🛡️Russian troops are avoiding direct assaults on Chasiv Yar to prevent heavy losses, conducting attacks in small groups after artillery training.
✈️For the second night in a row, Russian forces attacked the Kyiv region with attack drones, triggering air defense operations.
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💥Russian forces shelled the village of Podoly in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast with artillery on the morning of July 25, killing a 48-year-old man.
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July 26, 2024 195 events 🛡️ 2 💥 1 ➡️ 1 📦 1 ▸
💥Russian forces dropped explosives from a drone onto a residential building courtyard in Kindiika, Kherson region, injuring a 56-year-old man.
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➡️Russian troops moved several groups from the area of Sotnytskyi Kozachok to strengthen advanced positions near Hlyboke and Vovchansk.
📦The US Government Accountability Office discovered $2 billion in additional accounting errors in military aid to Ukraine, which would allow for equivalent additional aid.
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🛡️Law enforcement officials are investigating the murder of Iryna Farion, treating it as a contract killing and examining potential accomplices.
🛡️A 22-year-old driver and 15 men were detained in Odesa region while attempting to illegally cross the Ukrainian-Moldovan border. The men paid $4,000 to $10,000 for the services of the driver to leave the country.
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July 27, 2024 131 events 💥 3 🔧 2 ▸
🔧Russian forces infiltrated Ukrainian military communications using Signal app by creating fake profiles with stolen photos of service members, establishing groups and gaining administrator access to obtain sensitive information.
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💥Malian army and Russian Wagner mercenaries suffered heavy losses fighting separatist forces in Tinzaouatene, with separatists claiming control of the area
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💥Ukrainian special forces conducted an assault on Russian positions in a forest belt, supported by an M113 APC.
💥The Russian army shelled the centre of Hlukhiv, Sumy region, on the afternoon of 27 July 2024.
🔧On July 27, Ukrainian intelligence services conducted a cyberattack that disabled ATM services at several top Russian banks, immediately blocking customers' debit and credit cards. The cyberattack began on July 23 and was in its fifth day.
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July 28, 2024 117 events 📢 2 💥 2 🤝 1 ▸
📢Josep Borrell stated that war has returned to Europe due to Russia's aggression against Ukraine, emphasizing the need for Europe and ASEAN to stick together for stability.
💥Drones attacked the Kursk region of the Russian Federation on the night of July 28, 2024, causing fires at an oil depot in Polyova and other locations.
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💥Russian forces shelled Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring two people and damaging infrastructure including 13 apartment buildings, private houses, and a kiosk.
🤝Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrived in China for an official visit to discuss a just peace and bilateral relations.
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📢The Associated Press investigation concluded that Russia planned and carried out the terrorist attack in Olenivka, citing evidence including scene distortion, Russian obstruction of UN observers, and surviving prisoners' testimonies.
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July 29, 2024 132 events ➡️ 2 📊 1 🏗️ 1 💥 1 ▸
📊4 people were killed and 5 were wounded in the Donetsk region as a result of Russian shelling over the past day.
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➡️Ukrainian soldiers successfully defended positions near Hlyboke and Vovchansk in the Kharkiv direction after Russian forces stormed them four times.
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➡️Russian forces are constructing trenches around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) cooling pond, with more than 1000 meters dug as of late June 2024.
🏗️An explosion occurred at BASF's largest chemical plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, on July 29, 2024, resulting in a fire and the release of flue gases into the atmosphere.
💥Russian forces attacked the village of Romashkove in the Kherson region with a dropped munition from a drone.
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July 30, 2024 135 events 💥 2 🏗️ 1 🛡️ 1 🏴 1 ▸
💥Russian forces detained 25 people in occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions for allegedly supporting Kyiv, including 4 accused of espionage and 8 suspected of treason.
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🏗️A data leak study by DLBI revealed that nearly every Russian citizen's personal data is now publicly available, with 140 million mobile numbers and 46 million email addresses compromised in the first half of 2024.
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🛡️The Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding their lines in the Pokrovsk direction, preventing the enemy from advancing deep into Ukrainian territory.
🏴Ukrainian soldiers captured a Russian occupier with Third Reich symbols tattooed on his body, who claimed to be a Wagner PMC member fighting Nazis.
💥Drones attempted to attack Mozdok airfield in North Ossetia, Russia, with traces of air defense launches visible in the sky.
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July 31, 2024 212 events 💥 2 🛡️ 1 📢 1 📦 1 ▸
💥Russian troops conducted an airstrike on Velykyi Burluk village in Kupiansk district, Kharkiv region, injuring a 55-year-old civilian man.
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🛡️The Security Service of Ukraine (SBI) completed a pre-trial investigation into four law enforcement officers from Donetsk region accused of organizing a criminal scheme to unjustifiably allocate combat bonuses to employees.
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📢The State Duma adopted a draft law requiring simultaneous registration for military service upon acquiring Russian citizenship.
💥Ukrainian Defence Intelligence cyber specialists conducted a massive DDOS attack on Russian internet infrastructure for a week, targeting major banks, government services, and communication platforms.
📦The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine launched the PartnerMOD platform to facilitate cooperation with suppliers of logistics equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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💥Russian forces launched near-daily assaults west of Pokrovsk in early July, advancing 12-20 km over two months despite heavy losses.
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💥Russian missile strikes killed 41 people including men, women and children in various Ukrainian cities, and destroyed the Ohmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv.
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➡️Volodymyr Z. left Poland at the beginning of July 2024, crossing the Polish-Ukrainian border before he could be detained.
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📊In three days of fighting in northern Mali last month, Tuareg-led separatists killed 84 Wagner fighters and 47 Malian soldiers.
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🤝The formation of the Ukrainian Legion was announced in early July, following the signing of a security agreement between Ukraine and Poland.
August 2024 (2,399 events)
August 1, 2024 37 events 💥 3 ➡️ 1 📊 1 ▸
💥Ukraine's Kursk operation and continued pressure on the Pokrovsk axis contributed to increased Russian casualty rates in August 2024.
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➡️Ukrainian forces launched an incursion into Kursk Oblast, marking a significant cross-border operation that transferred the war to Russian territory.
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📊Russian average daily casualties in Ukraine increased to 1,187 per day in August 2024, according to Ukrainian General Staff reporting.
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💥Russian forces captured the village of Lozuvatske in the Kostiantynivka sector, threatening Ukraine's supply routes in the area.
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💥Malian forces conducted a drone strike in Tinzaouaten, killing 21 civilians.
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August 1, 2024 286 events ➡️ 2 💥 2 🔧 1 ▸
➡️Russian authorities launched the largest military recruitment advertising campaign since the start of the full-scale invasion, promoting enlistment across Telegram, Yandex, VKontakte, and federal television channels with financial incentives including a $54,000 annual income.
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🔧A 38-year-old truck driver was detained by border guards on the Odesa-Reni motorway while attempting to smuggle a 28-year-old passenger to Romania in a concealed compartment of his truck for $7,000.
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💥Russian forces launched six attacks on the Mykolaiv region using various weapons and struck 21 settlements in the Kherson region, resulting in three injuries.
➡️Ukraine has been occupying parts of the Kursk region since August when it launched a cross-border incursion to seize Russian territory.
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💥Russian milbloggers claimed forces advanced within Zalizne, captured the Artema waste heap on the outskirts between Zalizne and Toretsk, and seized positions in central Niu York, though ISW has not observed visual confirmation.
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August 2, 2024 184 events 🛡️ 1 🔧 1 💥 1 🏥 1 +1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian forces repelled 25 enemy attacks in the Pokrovsk direction since the beginning of the day.
🔧A sabotage group was detained in the Chernihiv region for attempting to destroy Ukrzaliznytsia facilities on orders from Russian special services.
💥The Russian army attacked a kindergarten in Zolochiv, Kharkiv region, with a drone at 09:30 on 2 August, damaging the windows, fence, and facade.
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🏥Three Ukrainian citizens, including a daughter and son from Luhansk region and a woman, were returned to Ukraine-controlled territory as part of family reunification under the Geneva Convention.
📢EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs Ylva Johansson expressed concern over Hungary's decision to simplify the visa regime for Russians and Belarusians, stating that Russia is a security threat and Brussels needs more vigilance.
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August 3, 2024 109 events 💥 4 🔧 1 ▸
💥Unidentified drones attacked Morozovsk, Rostov region, Russia, during the night of 3 August, damaging warehouse facilities and causing explosions.
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💥Russian forces attacked the Vinnytsia region with drones on the night of August 3, 2024.
🔧A video message from a Russian serviceman was published online, criticizing Russian military medicine and claiming that wounded soldiers are sent back to the front without proper treatment.
💥Russian forces launched an air attack on Ukraine consisting of 29 Shahed-136 drones and two S-300 missiles on the night of August 3, 2024.
💥Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a major operation in temporarily occupied Crimea targeting a Russian Kilo-class submarine equipped to deploy Kalibr cruise missiles and four S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems.
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August 4, 2024 119 events 📢 2 📊 1 🛡️ 1 🔧 1 ▸
📊The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian combat losses since the beginning of the full-scale invasion total approximately 582,910 personnel, with an additional 1,150 losses in the past day.
📢18 fighters of the 24th Separate Assault Battalion 'Aidar' (including two women) reported being held in captivity in Rostov, expressing hope for return to Ukraine.
🛡️Ukrainian forces in the Tavria sector repelled 7 enemy attacks over the past day without suffering any losses. The attacks took place in the Orikhiv sector, near Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, and the Prydniprovskyi sector bridgehead.
📢Mariana Bezuhla, a deputy chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence, publicly criticized Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, alleging he is reducing combat capability and killing soldiers.
🔧Approximately 40 arson attacks on Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles have been recorded in the Kharkiv region, with police identifying all the perpetrators.
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August 5, 2024 133 events 💥 2 🛡️ 1 🤝 1 ⚔️ 1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian forces successfully repelled 64 combat engagements and repelled 23 enemy attacks in the Toretsk direction.
🤝The European Commission established a special team of officials to prepare for potential policy changes in US trade and support for Ukraine following the US elections, focusing on scenarios involving both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
💥Russian troops fired ballistic missiles at Kyiv and its suburbs on the evening of August 5.
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💥A rocket attack on Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq wounded multiple US personnel. The attack was carried out by pro-Iranian groups, and initial indications confirmed several US personnel were injured.
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⚔️In the Kharkiv direction, there were 6 combat clashes in the past 24 hours with multiple Russian strikes.
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August 6, 2024 114 events 💥 3 🏗️ 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an offensive into Kursk Oblast, achieving operational surprise by keeping timing and location secret from troops, allies, and Russian forces.
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💥Following the start of the Kursk operation, Russian forces intensified attacks on the Adolf position, using tanks, mortars, artillery, and drones.
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🏗️Censor.NET reported that in the first half of 2024, 250,972 deaths were recorded in Ukraine, representing a demographic crisis with three deaths for every newborn.
💥A court in Mykolaiv region approved an indictment against three members of an organised criminal group who allegedly defrauded men of military age out of $4,000-$8,000 each by promising to help them cross the Ukrainian border.
➡️Ukrainian special forces units infiltrated deep into the Russian rear area prior to the main assault, remaining undetected by Russian police, FSB, Rosgvardia, and intelligence networks.
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August 7, 2024 63 events 💥 3 📊 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥A Russian fighter aircraft, likely a Sukhoi Su-27, Su-30, Su-35, or Su-34, was shot down, with the pilot ejecting and filming himself parachuting.
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📊A Czech court sentenced 27-year-old Filip Siman to 7 years in prison for looting while serving in the Ukrainian army. He was convicted based on videos showing himself stealing valuables, cash, electronics, and weapons from civilians and dead soldiers in Irpin and Bucha.
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💥Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast in early August 2024, gaining more than 1,100 square kilometres of territory within a two-week period.
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🏗️Moscow internet provider ONS24 published and later retracted an announcement warning that all Google services would be completely restricted in Russia after YouTube was slowed down to unusable speed due to Kremlin restrictions.
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💥HUR reported on Aug 7 that special forces completed the operation and withdrew without losses after destroying Russian personnel, equipment, and fortifications on Tendra Spit.
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August 8, 2024 39 events 💥 2 📦 1 ✈️ 1 📢 1 ▸
📦Ukraine officially launched the 'Armiya+' app to digitize military services, allowing soldiers to submit reports electronically and access various state services.
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✈️Ukrainian air defense units operating in Kursk Oblast shot down at least one Russian fighter aircraft and two helicopters, limiting Russian ability to employ glide bombs and drones against the assaulting forces.
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📢UN human rights monitor Danielle Bell stated that Russian torture of Ukrainian POWs is systematic, with over 95% experiencing torture during captivity.
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💥The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have downed 14 drones in the Belgorod region on August 8.
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💥Russian forces used artillery and drones to attempt to encircle Toretsk in the Donetsk region, threatening a key supply route for Ukrainian forces.
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August 9, 2024 67 events 💥 2 📦 1 ✈️ 1 ⚓ 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian forces launched a drone strike on the Russian military airfield Lipetsk-2, targeting fighter jets, helicopters, and ammunition depots containing over 700 guided aerial bombs. The attack caused a powerful explosion with chain detonations and a large-scale fire.
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📦Ukraine is preparing to deploy robot dogs on front lines for reconnaissance and mine detection missions, developed by a British company
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✈️Security Service of Ukraine operators used an FPV drone to destroy a Russian helicopter in Kursk Oblast, marking the second such successful operation by SBU in the region.
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⚓A MAGURA V5 sea kamikaze drone destroyed a Russian KS 701 "Tunets" (Tuna) speedboat in a nighttime marine strike near the village of Chornomorske.
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💥Ukrainian FPV drone struck and destroyed a Russian Mil Mi-8 (Hip) transport helicopter over the Kursk region.
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August 10, 2024 50 events 💥 2 ➡️ 1 🛡️ 1 🔧 1 ▸
💥Ukraine conducted overnight deep-strike operations hitting a Russian ammunition depot near Volgograd and a missile manufacturing plant in Tambov, resulting in fires, civilian evacuations, and school closures.
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➡️Ukrainian soldiers from the 252nd Battalion entered Russia's Belgorod region and captured the village of Poroz, located just over a mile inside Russia.
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🛡️Vladyslav Stotskyi and one fighter went out to provide suppressive fire against advancing Russian forces at the Adolf position, successfully repelling the assault.
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🔧SBU used a double agent to apprehend a senior GRU officer in Kyiv who was creating an intelligence cell to set fire to Ukrainian Defense Forces vehicles for social and political destabilization.
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💥Russian documents predicted Ukraine would attempt to destroy a bridge over the Seym River to disrupt Russian supply lines, which subsequently occurred.
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August 11, 2024 39 events 💥 3 ⚓ 1 📢 1 ▸
⚓Ukrainian Naval Forces in partnership with HUR struck an offshore gas platform that Russia was using for GPS spoofing to make civilian shipping dangerous.
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💥Russian forces continued their offensive operations on the Toretsk and Pokrovsk axes in eastern Ukraine without diversion of resources to respond to the Kursk incursion.
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📢Vladimir Putin convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Council to address the Ukrainian incursion, describing the operation as a "large-scale provocation," while Valery Gerasimov claimed Ukrainian advances had been halted.
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💥Ukrainian forces have captured the Sudzha gas measuring station, which is of enormous importance to Russia because gas flows to Europe through it.
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💥Russia has been deliberately striking Ukrainian civilian population centers with drones, artillery, rockets, and missiles in violation of the Geneva Conventions
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August 12, 2024 49 events 💥 3 🤝 1 📢 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian forces conducted a recent strike on a Russian airbase in Lipetsk Oblast destroying munitions.
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🤝The United States warned Iran against transferring ballistic missiles to Russia, threatening a severe response if such deliveries occur.
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📢Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian nation, characterizing the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk Oblast as a 'major terrorist provocation' and stating the defense ministry's main task is to dislodge Ukrainian forces from Russian territories.
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💥Russia deployed fiber-optic controlled FPV drones, dubbed 'Vandal Prince of Novgorod', that attacked Ukrainian BTR-4 reconnaissance vehicles near the village of Giri during Ukraine's advance into Kursk Oblast.
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💥Russia launched a missile strike on a supermarket in Kostyantynivka, killing at least 14 people.
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August 13, 2024 58 events 💥 3 🏴 2 ▸
🏴Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine had established control over 74 settlements in the Kursk region.
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🏴Around 10 blindfolded and bound Russian prisoners of war were transported in a military vehicle away from the border crossing toward Sumy city.
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💥Russian forces carried out 13 separate attacks on Ukrainian positions in the Kharkiv direction.
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💥Ukrainian forces conducted a large series of drone strikes against Russian air bases in Russia on the night of August 13 to 14, damaging several airfields.
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💥Ukrainian forces have spread hostilities over approximately 1,050 square kilometers in Russia's Kursk region.
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August 14, 2024 56 events 🏗️ 2 💥 2 ✈️ 1 ▸
🏗️More than 3,000 companies with foreign owners have opened in Ukraine since the 2022 Russian invasion, according to Opendatabot data.
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✈️Ukrainian forces conducted the largest drone attack of the war targeting four Russian military airfields overnight to prevent their use for launching strikes.
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💥Ukrainian drones attacked four Russian airbases in what is described as the largest attack on Russian military airfields in the war, targeting facilities to prevent enemy use for launching guided aerial bombs.
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🏗️German military authorities locked down the Cologne-Wahn base on August 14, 2024, due to suspected sabotage - specifically an attempted intrusion and concerns about water supply contamination.
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💥Ukrainian forces conducted a large series of drone strikes against Russian air bases on the night of August 13-14, damaging several airfields.
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August 15, 2024 64 events 💥 2 🏗️ 1 📢 1 ⚔️ 1 ▸
🏗️The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance raised UAH4.8bn through a new three-year "reserve" bond instrument, with bids ranging from 16.29% to 16.5%, accepting partial bids at the cut-off rate of 16.5%. Interest rates for two-year paper decreased, with demand at UAH23m and the cut-off rate lowered by 5bp to 15.45%.
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📢HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov announced that Ukraine's Military Intelligence Directorate and Security Service will lead future prisoner-of-war exchange negotiations with Russia through a new centralized Prisoner of War Coordination Headquarters.
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💥Ukrainian forces used HIMARS rockets to strike Russian reserve units and truck convoys attempting to reinforce the battlefield, destroying columns of trucks.
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💥Russian forces launched FPV drones with thermobaric warheads directly into the Ukrainian dugout at Adolf position.
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⚔️Ukraine's Third Separate Assault Brigade executed counterattacks in the Kharkiv region, securing nearly two square kilometers of front line.
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August 16, 2024 60 events 💥 2 🤝 1 📦 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
🤝Russia added at least nine more people linked to late opposition leader Alexei Navalny to its blacklist of 'terrorists and extremists' on Friday, exactly six months after he died in prison.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition depot near Volgograd and a missile manufacturing plant in Tambov, triggering fires and evacuations.
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📦The United States approved a $5 billion sale of up to 600 Patriot missiles (PAC-3 MSE) and related equipment to Germany, which will improve Germany's air defense capabilities and support NATO interoperability.
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🏗️Rising temperatures expected next week might cause rolling blackouts in Ukraine due to existing energy deficit from Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
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💥Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a ferry crossing in Kerch port and a boat in Chornomorsk in occupied Crimea.
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August 17, 2024 39 events 💥 2 📊 1 🏴 1 🔥 1 ▸
📊Between 1,000 and 2,000 Russian soldiers, primarily conscripts from company-sized units including Akhmat forces, surrendered to Ukrainian forces after being surrounded and isolated.
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💥Ukraine conducted overnight strikes on a Russian ammunition depot near Volgograd and a missile manufacturing plant in Tambov, triggering fires and civilian evacuations.
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🏴Russian court sentenced Ukrainian IT worker Iryna Horobtsova to 10.5 years in a penal colony for espionage, accusing her of gathering and transmitting strategically important data about Russian military units in the Kherson region.
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🔥Ukrainian forces destroyed at least two or three key bridges over the Seym River, effectively isolating Russian forces to the south from possible northern reinforcement.
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💥Ukrainian forces targeted Russian ammunition depots in the Kursk sector, causing large explosions confirmed on video, contributing to reduced Russian artillery fire.
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August 18, 2024 45 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian air defense systems successfully intercepted the ballistic missiles before they reached Kyiv, and also destroyed Russian attack drones targeting the capital.
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💥Drone strike on Proletarsk in Rostov region caused flames to spread across 10,000 square meters.
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💥Russians launched ballistic missiles from Russia's Kursk and Voronezh regions, cruise and guided missiles, and Shahed attack UAVs from the Kursk region.
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💥Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, the third such attack in August.
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🏗️Russia established domestic production of kamikaze drones using Iranian technology, enabling sustained attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
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August 19, 2024 56 events 💥 2 🏗️ 1 ➡️ 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
🏗️Ukrenergo announced completion of anti-drone protection structures at 41 high-voltage substations, with construction financed by foreign aid rather than the Ukrainian state budget.
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➡️Belarus stationed aviation and air defense troops along its border with Ukraine, deploying anti-aircraft missiles and radio engineering corps following orders from Alexander Lukashenko.
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💥About a dozen Ukrainian Bobr medium-range drones attacked the Proletarsk fuel storage facility containing 78 petroleum reservoirs, part of Russia's national strategic fuel reserve.
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💥Ukraine struck a third bridge in the Kursk region on the Seym River, damaging critical supply lines for Russian troops
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✈️Russian forces launched 11 Shahed drones from Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk directions in an early morning attack on August 19, targeting multiple Ukrainian regions including Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Donetsk.
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August 20, 2024 52 events 🏗️ 1 🛡️ 1 📢 1 ➡️ 1 +1 ▸
🏗️A Russian sugar factory north of Ukraine caused toxic pollution in the Desna and Seym rivers, resulting in mass fish die-offs and threatening Kyiv's water supply.
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🛡️A Russian FPV drone pilot with call-sign "Silver" from a Storm Z assault unit defected to Ukraine after throwing a grenade into his unit's headquarters basement, where Russian officers were sleeping. He had contacted the Freedom of Russia Legion and participated in HUR's "Ocheret" operation.
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📢Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a memo warning citizens in Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk regions against using CCTV and dating apps to prevent Ukrainian intelligence collection.
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➡️Russian commanders deployed reserve forces to the Kursk region to contain the Ukrainian invasion, building up firepower roughly on par with Ukrainian forces over the preceding month.
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💥Russian forces conducted a months-long bombing campaign on Pokrovsk, destroying buildings including the local university main building.
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August 21, 2024 35 events 💥 4 ➡️ 1 ▸
💥Approximately two dozen Murgin 5 drones attacked Millerovo airfield, reportedly destroying an S-300 long-range air defense system and causing ground explosions and fires.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian S-300 missile system near Mariupol in the occupied Donetsk region using ATACMS missiles.
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💥Russian air defenses shot down 10 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow, one of the largest attempts to attack the capital with drones ever according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
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➡️The US Department of Defense confirmed that Moscow is sending reinforcements to the Kursk region to defend against Ukraine's incursion into Russian territory.
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💥Ukrainian drones conducted second attack on Olenya military airfield, possibly using A22 Flying Fox UAV
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August 22, 2024 44 events 💥 5 ▸
💥A wave of Ukrainian drones attacked Marinovka airfield, destroying at least one Su-34 and one Su-24 and damaging several other aircraft according to satellite imagery and ground photos.
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💥Ukrainian Pomsta brigade border guards used strike drones to destroy a dozen Russian dugouts, killing four occupiers and wounding two others in the Kramatorsk sector of Donetsk Oblast.
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💥Pro-Ukrainian partisans from the Atesh group claimed sabotage of a Russian communications tower in Belgorod Oblast, knocking out surveillance, radio and electronic warfare systems.
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💥Ukrainian long-range drones struck a Russian military airfield near Kalach-Na-Donu, causing hours of explosions and major fires. An SBU source confirmed Ukraine's national intelligence agency and army's Special Operations command carried out the attack over 400 km into Russian territory.
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💥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) destroyed Russian engineering equipment, including bridges and pontoon crossings, using HIMARS in the Kursk region.
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August 23, 2024 40 events 💥 4 🛡️ 1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian military commanders attributed Russian advances near Pokrovsk to poor training and mobilization issues, with some recruits unwilling to shoot due to lack of basic combat skills.
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💥Ukrainian drones conducted a follow-up night attack on the Proletarsk tank farm, causing additional explosions while defenders reportedly managed only small arms fire.
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💥Ukrainian forces launched a cross-border invasion into Russia's Kursk Oblast.
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💥Ukrainian forces conducted long-range strikes against Russian military assets in multiple locations including Lipetsk, Murmansk, Moscow, St Petersburg, Krasnodar, and Novorossiysk.
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💥A Russian strike killed two people in the Sumy region.
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August 24, 2024 78 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Ukrainian drones struck an ammunition depot in Russia's Voronezh region.
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💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, damaging homes and infrastructure. Several people were injured, including a newborn baby in Dnipro.
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💥Serhiy Pozniak, a National Guard lieutenant and sniper, participated in combat in Donbas from 2014 to 2016 and returned as a sniper after Russia's full-scale invasion, losing a leg in combat.
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💥An overnight Ukrainian strike in Belgorod region killed five people and wounded 12 others, including three children.
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💥Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile strike targeting a hotel in Kramatorsk, wounding two journalists and leaving one missing.
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August 25, 2024 41 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 📢 1 ▸
🛡️Roman Hladkyi was appointed as Chief of Staff of the Unmanned Systems Command in late August 2024.
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📢AfD leader in Saxony Joerg Urban criticized German weapons deliveries to Ukraine ahead of the election, accusing Berlin of fuelling the conflict and stating that weapons are not a solution.
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💥A Russian strike on a residential area of Kostyantynivka in Donetsk Oblast killed five people.
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💥Ukraine's military intelligence carried out a successful attack on an ammunition depot in Russia's Voronezh region near Ostrogozhsk.
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💥Russia launched overnight missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, targeting multiple regions including Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Donetsk.
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August 26, 2024 132 events 💥 5 ▸
💥An explosion and fire occurred at the Omsk Refinery, one of Russia's largest oil processing facilities owned by Gazprom Neft. The fire covered approximately 1,000 square meters and damaged the AVT-11 unit, which is crucial for crude oil separation.
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💥Russian forces conducted missile and drone strikes targeting Ukrainian high-voltage grid facilities, causing interruptions in electricity supply. The attacks caused a transformer problem at the South Ukraine nuclear power plant, leading to a temporary shutdown of unit 2 and blackouts lasting almost seven hours.
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💥Russia launched its most massive attack of the war against Ukraine's power grid, firing 127 missiles and 109+ kamikaze drones at power infrastructure across 15 regions.
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💥Russian missile and drone strikes battered Ukraine's power grid on Aug. 26, killing at least four people across multiple regions and forcing emergency blackouts nationwide.
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💥NATO member Poland said its airspace was violated during the Russian barrage, likely by a Shahed-type drone.
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August 27, 2024 69 events 💥 3 📢 1 📊 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian forces launched an attempted incursion into Russia's Belgorod region near the village of Nehoteevka with reported forces ranging from 60-200 soldiers and 8+ armored vehicles/IFVs.
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📢Ukrainian commander Oleksandr Syrskyi stated on August 27 that approximately 30,000 Russian soldiers had been transferred to the Kursk region, with the number continuing to rise.
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📊The morning attacks killed at least four people and wounded more than 20 people across the country, with two additional deaths in later strikes during the day.
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💥Russian forces launched a massive air raid using nearly 100 cruise and ballistic missiles plus kamikaze drones targeting Ukrainian infrastructure, killing six civilians.
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💥Russia launched a second night of aerial attacks on Ukraine, deploying 91 projectiles including 10 missiles and 81 attack drones from multiple Russian regions.
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August 28, 2024 53 events 💥 4 🏴 1 ▸
💥Unidentified drones targeted a fuel storage facility in Kotelnich, Kirov region, Russia, approximately 1500 km from the Ukrainian border. The fire was contained with no casualties reported.
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💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, damaging homes and infrastructure. Two people were killed and several others injured, including a newborn baby in Dnipro.
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🏴Russian forces captured Novohrodivka, a town with pre-war population of 14,000, after three days of urban fighting.
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💥Ukrainian drones produced by HUR and SSO struck the Atlas oil depot near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, causing multiple tanks to catch fire.
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💥Russian strikes targeted Lviv's energy infrastructure causing power outages.
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August 29, 2024 55 events 💥 2 📦 1 📢 1 🔥 1 ▸
📦Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced the completion of a €2.7 billion contract to purchase 12 French Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft during a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Belgrade on August 29. The deal includes nine single-seat and three double-seat fighters scheduled for delivery in 2028–2029.
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📢Serbian and Russian media outlets reported that the Rafale agreement included a provision for Serbia to transfer 36 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter aircraft to France, which would then pass them to Ukraine, in exchange for a €400 million price reduction. The Serbian Ministry of Defense lists only 14 MiG-29s in service.
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🔥Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) destroyed Russia's 'Sapphire' electronic warfare complex in the Kursk region using attack UAVs. The enemy suffered casualties (both killed and wounded), though exact numbers were not specified.
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💥Ukraine's HUR and Special Operations Forces drones attacked the Atlas oil depot in Russia's Rostov region near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, which supports Russian military supply lines.
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💥Russian air strikes injured three civilians including an elderly married couple (aged 62 and 65) in Mykolaivka, Sumy region.
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August 30, 2024 69 events 💥 1 🔥 1 🏗️ 1 🔧 1 +1 ▸
💥Russian strikes killed at least four people in Kharkiv, including a young girl at a playground in the Nemyshlyansky district. At least three more people were wounded there, and another three people were killed by a hit on a high-rise building in the Industrialny district.
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🔥Freedom of Russia Legion (LSR) reported destroying a Russian Murom-M autonomous thermal imaging video surveillance system using Groza platoon FPV drones.
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🏗️Ukrenergo's supervisory board dismissed CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi. The official justification cited unfinished defensive constructions for high-voltage grid facilities following the Aug. 26 strikes, though board members Daniel Dobbeni and Peder Andreasen claimed the decision was politically motivated.
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🔧Atesh partisan movement agents carried out sabotage operations on a railway line connecting Russia's Rostov-on-Don with Russian-occupied Mariupol and Berdyansk in Ukraine, targeting relay boxes to disrupt military logistics.
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📊Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona, in conjunction with the BBC Russian Service, reported that more than 66,000 Russian military personnel have died during the war in Ukraine as of August 30, 2024.
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August 31, 2024 59 events 📢 2 ✈️ 1 🏴 1 📊 1 ▸
✈️A US Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV performing a reconnaissance flight near Estonia was disrupted by Russian electronic warfare attack, causing the drone to fly erratically before returning safely to base.
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🏴Russian forces achieved territorial gains of 184 square miles in eastern and southern Ukraine during August, representing Moscow's greatest monthly gains since October 2022 according to Institute for the Study of War data.
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📢Ukraine's military has developed a new long-range aerial glide bomb, with video released showing a Su-24 bomber from the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade carrying the munition, filmed in August.
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📢Ukrainian special operations teams seized documents during the Kursk incursion in late August showing that Russian military command had issued orders to strengthen defenses months before the attack but failed to act on them.
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📊Russian soldiers are increasingly committing suicide on the battlefield due to desperation, lack of evacuation support, and propaganda suggesting Ukrainian captivity involves torture. The "I Want to Live" project reports that soldiers carry instructions on how to kill themselves with grenades, issued by political officers.
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💥Russian forces launched another attack on a Trans-Balkan pipeline station linked to Azerbaijan.
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🏗️France arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov in late August 2024, charging him with failing to curb extremist and illegal content on the platform
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📦CAR investigators revealed that a missile used by Russia in the July 8 attack on Kyiv's Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital was manufactured just weeks, or even days, before the strike.
🤝In an interview in late August, Aliyev called the killing of Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg an "unprecedented act" and described Azerbaijan's 1920 incorporation into Soviet Russia as an "occupation."
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🤝Putin sent birthday greetings to Aliyev's wife in August, asking her to convey his "regards" to the president.
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September 2024 (3,797 events)
September 1, 2024 22 events 💥 4 ➡️ 1 ▸
➡️North Korean fighter pilots, including Su-25 and MiG-29 pilots, were detected in Vladivostok in September 2024 ahead of the October troop deployment.
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💥Russian forces deployed thermite drones modeled after Ukraine's Dragon Fire UAVs in an offensive near Vuhledar in Donetsk region.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck an arsenal in Tver region's Oktyabrsky village, resulting in fire and detonations.
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💥Ukraine attacked an ammunition depot near the Voronezh village of Soldatskoe, which contained North Korean supplied missiles according to Andriy Kovalenko from the National Security and Defense Council.
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💥Ukrainian forces destroyed an ammunition depot near Tikhoretsk in the Krasnodar region.
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September 1, 2024 222 events 💥 3 ➡️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian forces conducted assaults in Kursk Oblast near Korenevo, Matveyevka, Aleksandrovka, Malaya Loknya, Pogrebki, Kamyshevka, Nizhnyaya Parovaya, Bakhtinka, and Nechayev, but made no confirmed advances.
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💥Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya, with debris damaging a technical room and causing a fire.
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➡️Geolocated footage indicates Ukrainian forces were recently operating within Pogrebki, and a Russian milblogger claimed Ukrainian forces marginally advanced west of the settlement.
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💥In September 2024, Russian forces conducted over 3,500 artillery and drone attacks on border areas of Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv regions, with most attacks occurring in the Sumy sector.
🤝Regional elections were held in the German states of Saxony and Thuringia, resulting in significant gains for the far-right AfD and far-left BSW parties, both of which campaigned on opposition to German military support for Ukraine and calls for peace negotiations with Russia.
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September 2, 2024 62 events 💥 3 🤝 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
💥Ukraine's 108th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade deployed a thermite-equipped drone, referred to as "Dragonfire," to attack Russian positions along a tree line. The drone sprayed white-hot thermite flame and dropped a burning munition, igniting trees and adjacent fields.
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💥On September 2, Russian forces launched a massive combined attack on Kyiv using Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from seven Tu-95MS bombers, KN-24/Iskander-M ballistic missiles, and an unmanned aerial vehicle.
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🤝The European Commission publicly called on Mongolia to fulfill its legal obligations as an ICC state party and arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during his scheduled visit to the country. The statement referenced the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against Putin for alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine.
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💥An explosion was heard in Zaporizhzhia on Monday evening following Ukrainian Air Force warnings of possible attacks, though no casualties or damage were reported.
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✈️A Russian Mavic drone attempted to shoot down a Ukrainian FPV drone operated by the Khorne Group near Russian positions. The Ukrainian FPV drone had reportedly dropped ammunition into a Russian trench, killing three Russian soldiers, before the interception attempt.
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September 3, 2024 75 events 💥 4 🛡️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a large-scale assault on Ukrainian cities using three Iskander-M and KN-23 ballistic missiles, Kh-59 and Kh-69 guided missiles fired from Kursk region and the Crimean Peninsula, and 35 Shahed drones launched from Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea.
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🛡️Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 27 of 35 Shahed drones across Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Poltava, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions using military aviation, anti-aircraft missile systems, electronic warfare, and mobile fire groups. Six drones were lost locally and two were reported heading toward Belgorod region and occupied Donetsk.
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💥Russian forces struck the Kyiv district of Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb, damaging power lines, a trolleybus network, and a private house. No casualties were reported.
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💥Russian forces targeted Voznesensky and Mykolaiv districts in Mykolaiv Oblast with ballistic missiles, likely Iskander-Ms, which hit open areas outside of settlements causing no casualties.
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💥Russian drones attacked the outskirts of Kyiv, but air defenses prevented strikes on residential or critical infrastructure. Debris caused minor fires and slight damage to a residential building.
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September 4, 2024 99 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 📢 1 ▸
🛡️Ukraine is trialing the Aero Azimuth electronic surveillance system mounted on an aerostat balloon, designed to detect enemy drone operators using passive SIGINT at extended ranges up to 60 kilometers.
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📢Hungarian Minister for EU Affairs Janos Boka dismissed EU concerns about the national card scheme as 'political hysteria' during a press conference in Brussels.
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💥Russian spetsnaz patrols sent south of the border into Sumy Oblast were ambushed by Ukrainian Territorial Defense infantry forces familiar with the local terrain.
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💥Russian forces conducted approximately 4,000 chemical gas attacks in recent months using drones to drop CS gas and chloropicrin canisters on Ukrainian positions around Chasiv Yar, Bakhmut, and Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, forcing troops to flee trenches.
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💥Russian forces conducted overnight missile and drone strikes targeting Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa, damaging homes and infrastructure. The attacks resulted in two deaths and multiple injuries, including a newborn baby in Dnipro.
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September 5, 2024 74 events 💥 2 📦 1 ✈️ 1 📢 1 ▸
💥Ukraine's 108th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade deployed a drone equipped with an incendiary device (Dragonfire) that released white-hot flame onto Russian positions along a tree line, setting trees and fields ablaze.
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📦Innovio Ventures, an Indian company, supplied at least $4.9 million worth of electronic equipment including drones to Russia, and $600,000 of goods to Kyrgyzstan, with shipments to Russia including $568,000 worth of equipment for radio-electronic systems delivered to sanctioned Russian company Testkomplekt.
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✈️Belarus deployed fighter jets to shoot down Russian Shahed kamikaze drones over the city of Gomel early on September 5.
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📢Russian President Vladimir Putin stated Moscow aims to capture the entirety of Ukraine's Donbas region, claimed Kyiv weakened its defense by attacking Kursk, and expressed support for US presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
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💥Russian forces intensified offensive operations along the southern flank of the Pokrovsk direction, near Vuhledar, and along the 0-0532 highway in western Donetsk Oblast.
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September 6, 2024 86 events 💥 4 📢 1 ▸
💥US DOJ unsealed additional indictments against Russian GRU officers for 'WhisperGate' malware attacks targeting Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, including government offices in judiciary, emergency services, food safety, education, and other sectors.
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📢President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced at the Ramstein meeting on Sept. 6 that Russia has lost 6,000 soldiers killed and wounded in Kursk region during the month-long Ukrainian operation, and stated that Russia was preparing a new offensive on Sumy before Ukraine turned the situation around.
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💥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces conducted strikes on Russian logistics in the Kursk region using drones and artillery, destroying seven equipment units including five pontoon vehicles.
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💥A Russian missile strike on the city of Poltava killed 55 people and wounded 300, marking one of the deadliest strikes of the war.
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💥Russian strikes on the central Ukrainian city of Pavlograd killed one person and wounded more than 60 others, including several children.
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September 7, 2024 42 events 💥 2 📢 1 📊 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched an overnight drone attack using Shahed kamikaze drones. Ukrainian air defense shot down 58 drones over Ukraine, including all drones aimed at Kyiv.
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💥Russian artillery shelling killed three men (ages 24-69) in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. A high-rise building, administrative building, shop, pharmacy, six cars, and three power lines were damaged. Three other people received minor injuries.
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📢Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR), announced that Ukrainian-produced drones currently have a maximum range of 1,800 kilometers, capable of reaching Russia's Ural Mountains.
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📊The mayor of Dniproudne, Yevhenii Matvieiev, who was abducted by Russian forces in 2022, died on September 7, 2024, in a Russian prison in Kizel from blunt force trauma injuries.
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🏗️Drone debris from Russian Shahed drones fell near the Verkhovna Rada parliamentary building in Kyiv's Pechersk district, but no damage was reported to the premises.
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September 8, 2024 68 events 🔥 1 ✈️ 1 💥 1 🏗️ 1 +1 ▸
🔥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (73rd Center of Special Ops) in collaboration with HUR Main Intelligence Directorate destroyed a Russian 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled artillery system using FPV drones.
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✈️Russian attack drones en route to Ukraine breached NATO airspace in Latvia and Romania, with one drone crashing in eastern Latvia, prompting investigation and condemnation from Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs.
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💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, damaging homes and infrastructure. Two people were killed, including an infant among the injured.
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🏗️Romania said a Russian attack drone targeting civilian infrastructure in neighboring Ukraine overnight had entered its airspace, with fragments found on NATO soil near the village of Periprava.
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🛡️Russian military units lost access to Starlink battlefield internet, with some units claiming up to 90% loss of connectivity. Ukraine's General Staff subsequently reported a sharp drop in Russian assaults following the blocking.
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September 9, 2024 57 events 💥 3 📦 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
📦Ukraine has developed a new long-range aerial glide bomb by converting Soviet-era unguided bombs with a three-part guidance and range extension kit.
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💥Russian air strikes killed at least seven civilians across Ukraine on September 9.
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➡️Russian military leadership deployed military academy cadets to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia sectors to compensate for troop shortages caused by redeployments to the Kursk region and Pokrovsk offensive.
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💥Ukraine's deep-strike drones struck an oil refinery located 2,000 km from the Russian border.
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💥HUR released footage of strikes on Russian air defense systems.
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September 10, 2024 122 events 🏗️ 1 ⚔️ 1 📦 1 ⚓ 1 +1 ▸
🏗️Ukraine's Health Ministry reported that 886 medical facilities have been restored (533 fully, 353 partially) out of 1,877 damaged, with 220 destroyed beyond repair. Most destruction was in Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions.
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⚔️Russian reinforced airborne and marine regiments launched counterattack, forcing back Ukrainian formations and liberating approximately 50-100 square kilometers and ten villages over 72 hours.
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📦Sweden announced a 4.6 billion SEK ($443 million) military aid package to Ukraine, including CB90 naval combat boats (6), AT4 anti-tank launchers, portable anti-aircraft systems, and ammunition for CV90 infantry vehicles (50). The package also includes parts for Gripen fighter jets but no actual aircraft.
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⚓The Russian Federation Navy conducted OKEAN-24, a large-scale strategic exercise involving over 400 vessels according to initial reports but likely around 300 actual vessels, operating in the Barents, Baltic, Mediterranean, Caspian Sea, Pacific and Arctic Oceans between September 10-16, 2024.
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📢President Volodymyr Zelensky reported in a video address that he met with staff to discuss protecting energy infrastructure from Russian attacks as winter approaches, defense of frontline positions, artillery supply including Bohdana howitzers, and equipment provision to brigades.
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September 11, 2024 103 events 💥 3 ⚖️ 1 📢 1 ▸
💥A Russian Tu-22M3 bomber launched a Kh-22 anti-ship missile that struck the Turkish-operated cargo ship MV Aya carrying Ukrainian grain to Egypt in international waters 15-20 nautical miles off the Romanian coast.
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💥Russian forces launched a smaller secondary assault north of the main counterattack around the village Olgovka.
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⚖️Three spies (citizens of Armenia, Ukraine and Russia) were arrested in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on suspicion of spying on a former Ukrainian intelligence officer accused by Russia of war crimes. The court ruling indicated the collected information was likely intended to prepare further intelligence operations, potentially including killing or kidnapping the target.
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📢Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled that three spies arrested in June in Frankfurt - citizens of Armenia, Ukraine, and Russia - were likely employed by a foreign intelligence service to spy on a former Ukrainian intelligence officer, potentially preparing for kidnapping or assassination.
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💥The Su-30SM, along with a Su-35, launched Kh-31P missiles over mainland Ukraine early on Sept. 11. The Su-30SM fired four out of six available missiles before disappearing from radar.
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September 12, 2024 93 events 💥 3 🤝 1 🔥 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) forces destroyed a Russian Su-30SM fighter jet in the Black Sea using boat-borne MANPADS. The aircraft, valued at approximately $50 million, had reportedly just launched four of its six missiles.
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🤝The United States introduced tougher sanctions against Russia's technology sector, prompting major companies including Google, SAP, Oracle, Autodesk, Microsoft, and Slack to withdraw services or cease sales in the Russian market.
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💥Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Konotop in Sumy region, targeting energy and civilian infrastructure including residential buildings, schools, and medical facilities. Ten explosions were recorded in the city.
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💥A cargo ship carrying wheat to Egypt was hit by a Russian missile in the Black Sea shortly after leaving Ukrainian waters.
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🔥Three International Committee of the Red Cross aid workers were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk region.
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September 13, 2024 109 events 🤝 1 ➡️ 1 📊 1 💥 1 +1 ▸
🤝The US State Department announced new sanctions against entities and individuals connected to Russian state media outlet RT for engaging in information operations and military procurement.
➡️Russia has reportedly developed and deployed a new drone designated Garpiya-A1 using Chinese-made Limbach engines and parts against Ukraine, resembling Iranian Shahed drones in design.
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📊Two drone operators from the 87th Separate Rifle Regiment died in combat near Pokrovsk after their field commander forced them into an assault detachment as punishment for criticizing command.
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💥Russia has launched over 8,000 missiles at Ukraine over the past 2.5 years, including more than 3,000 Kh-101 and Kh-55/Kh-555 cruise missiles launched from Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers.
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📦A prior prisoner exchange on September 13, 2024 saw 49 Ukrainian prisoners returned home, including 23 women (including civilians detained before the full-scale invasion) and 15 Azov soldiers (mostly women).
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September 14, 2024 56 events ⚔️ 1 ✈️ 1 ➡️ 1 💥 1 +1 ▸
⚔️Russian forces regained territory in the Ukrainian salient, entering western Lyubimovka and operating in central Borki.
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✈️Russian forces conducted a large-scale Shahed drone strike against Ukraine, launching 76 drones from Kursk Oblast, Yeysk, and occupied Cape Chauda.
➡️Russian authorities increased the force grouping in Kursk Oblast from approximately 11,000 personnel in early August to an estimated 30,000-45,000 personnel, with aims to concentrate 60,000-70,000.
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💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations north and northeast of Kharkiv City near Lyptsi, Hlyboke, Vovchansk, and Hatyshche.
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🏥Ukraine and Russia conducted a prisoner exchange, the 57th of its kind, resulting in the return of 103 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
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September 15, 2024 65 events 💥 4 ➡️ 1 ▸
💥Russian shelling killed one person in Pokrovsk's western part around 11 am local time. Artillery rounds were also fired at a building near a petrol station.
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💥Russian forces struck the grounds of a hospital in Kharkiv's Kyiv district with a guided aerial bomb, damaging windows.
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💥HUR's special force Chemist attacked Russian military base near Aleppo, Syria.
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➡️Russian forces recently advanced near Siversk.
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💥HUR's Khimik group carried out an attack on a Russian military base on the southeastern outskirts of Aleppo, destroying Russian attack drones and improvised explosive devices.
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September 16, 2024 147 events 📢 3 💥 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥On September 16, 2024, Russian forces launched a major assault on the Pincher position using armored vehicles in a convoy.
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🤝A fake Polish-language website Niezalezny Dziennik Polityczny, created by Russia since 2020, published a false article claiming Ukraine was using a nuclear power plant construction in Cherkasy region as cover for creating a "dirty bomb". Russian media and Telegram channels amplified this disinformation story.
📢Denys Davydov, a Ukraine expert, discussed the current situation in the Kursk and Pokrovsk directions with Jason Smart of Kyiv Post.
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📢Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk stated the attack occurred outside the grain corridor and that Russia uses outdated Kh-22 missiles which are hardly produced anymore, with strategic aircraft required for launch.
📢Former Azov regiment press service head Dmytro Kozatskyi, who spent four months in Russian captivity, provided advice on appropriate communication with freed POWs, emphasizing the need to consider question appropriateness and providing gradual support.
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September 17, 2024 165 events 💥 3 📦 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
📦Ukrainian manufacturers of uncrewed platforms will be able to participate in tenders of the Drone Coalition within the framework of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Ramstein format) for the first time.
💥Ukrainian forces conducted a successful one-way attack UAV strike on the Toropets strategic ammunition depot in Russia's Tver region, destroying over 30,000 tonnes of ordnance including frontline munitions, missiles, glide bombs, and reportedly North Korean ammunition, causing an explosion recorded at 2.7 on the Richter scale.
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💥Ukrainian Naval Forces launched a missile attack on Russian ammunition depots near temporarily occupied Mariupol, destroying storage infrastructure and tons of ammunition.
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💥Russian forces conducted mass shelling of Zaporizhzhia city on Tuesday evening, triggering air raid alerts and prompting residents to seek shelter.
🛡️Ukrainian parliamentarians adopted Bill 11416d in the first reading to increase military taxes and provide $1.4 billion more in military funding.
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September 18, 2024 144 events 💥 3 🤝 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥The Russian Air Force dropped a glider bomb on a Ukrainian old person's home in Sumy city.
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💥Soldiers from the Ukrainian 23rd Mechanized Brigade's Clear Eyes drone unit conducted night FPV drone attacks on Russian troop positions around Chasiv Yar, dropping bombs and flammable liquid on enemy soldiers.
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🤝Romania, Poland, and Latvia appealed to NATO allies to immediately strengthen air defense measures on the eastern flank of the Alliance at a Bucharest Nine defense ministers meeting.
💥Ukrainian forces conducted a mass drone strike with 100-150 aircraft destroying the Toropets ammunition depot, Russia's largest ammunition storage site specializing in rockets and missiles, causing seismic activity equivalent to low-grade earthquakes.
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🏗️Seismic readings recorded 13 explosions at the Toropets depot, equivalent to small earthquakes, with blasts damaging nearby villages and shattering windows up to 6 kilometers away.
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September 19, 2024 175 events 🤝 2 💥 2 🏥 1 ▸
🤝NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed skepticism about Putin's threats regarding Ukraine's use of long-range strikes on Russian territory, stating that NATO allies would not become parties to the conflict if Ukraine is allowed to use such weapons.
🏥Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, abducted in August 2023 while working in occupied territories, died in detention in Kizel, Perm Krai, Russia.
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🤝Finnish President Alexander Stubb called for UN Security Council reform, including expanding permanent membership from five to ten and expelling members waging illegal wars.
💥Ukrainian drones struck a major ammunition dump in Russia's Tver region on Sept. 19, detonating bunkers and sparking fires that burned for over a week.
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💥Russia bombed a nursing home in Ukraine's Sumy region, killing 1 person and injuring 13 others.
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September 20, 2024 160 events 🤝 2 💥 2 📦 1 ▸
📦President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law a bill increasing Ukraine's 2024 state budget by UAH 500 billion for military needs, including salaries and weapons procurement.
🤝NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated at a German Marshall Fund event that there can be no lasting security for Ukraine without NATO membership, and that NATO's door remains open to Ukraine.
🤝Odesa City Council sent letters to the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and communicated with UNESCO regarding the demolition of the Alexander Pushkin monument in Odesa, which is located in a protected area requiring UNESCO coordination.
💥Ukrainian forces struck Russian ammunition depots at Tikhoretsk in Krasnodar Krai with UAVs on the night of September 20-21, 2024.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition depot at Toropets in Tver Oblast with UAVs on the night of September 20-21, 2024.
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September 21, 2024 168 events 🛡️ 2 🤝 1 📢 1 💥 1 ▸
🤝A poll conducted by the Chronicles research project and Extreme Scan group found that 49% of Russians support withdrawing troops from Ukraine and starting peace talks without achieving Moscow's military goals, while 33% oppose this.
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📢Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha informed the IAEA that Russia is preparing strikes on critical nuclear energy facilities in Ukraine, targeting open switchgear of nuclear power plants and transmission substations ahead of winter.
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💥Ukrainian drones struck the Oktyabrsky ammunition storage site, a secret base reportedly containing Sarmat ICBM reloads.
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🛡️Russian offensive operations to liberate Kursk region failed; Russian forces caught on the wrong side of the Seym River are struggling for supplies with unconfirmed reports of hundreds of paratroopers isolated in Glushkovo.
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🛡️Ukrainian 72nd and 46th Brigades repelled substantial Russian armored attacks, destroying approximately 30-40 vehicles with no ground gained by Russian forces.
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September 22, 2024 125 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
🛡️UkrainianAFU fortified defenses near Kolisnykivka with no confirmed changes to the front line.
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💥A Russian strike on Kharkiv wounded 21 people in a residential neighborhood.
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💥Russian forces renew offensive operations near Chasiv Yar with no confirmed changes to the front line.
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🤝The United States announced it will launch initiatives over the next week and months to strengthen Ukraine's position on the battlefield, prioritizing critical capabilities.
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💥Russia's RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile test failed catastrophically, with the missile detonating in its silo at Plesetsk cosmodrome, creating a large crater and destroying the test site.
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September 23, 2024 150 events 🤝 2 📊 1 ⚔️ 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
📊An investigation by the Russian Ministry of Defense and FSB into the deaths of drone operators Dmitry Lysakovsky and Sergey Gritsai of the 87th Separate Rifle Regiment concluded their commander did not exceed powers by committing them to a frontal assault in Donetsk Oblast.
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⚔️Ukrainian forces regained limited positions within Toretsk, advancing southward along Tsentralna Street in eastern Toretsk.
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🛡️Russian forces claimed to have repelled Ukrainian attacks in the directions of Novy Put and Medvezhye, located south of Glushkovo in Kursk Oblast.
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🤝Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis stated that Ukraine's surrender would not bring peace, arguing that Putin's appetite for land never decreases regardless of concessions offered.
🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania to tour artillery shell production facilities, his first major media event during a planned five-day US trip.
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September 24, 2024 162 events 💥 2 🏴 2 📊 1 ▸
💥Russian strikes killed three people and wounded at least 24 in Kharkiv. The targets were an apartment building, a bakery, and a stadium.
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🏴Ukrainian forces advanced within central Vovchansk and likely seized the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast.
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🏴Russian forces effectively cut off the supply road leading to and from Vuhledar, isolating the Ukrainian garrison.
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📊Former Irish Army Ranger Wing member Robert Deegan (29) was killed while fighting for Ukraine against Russian forces. He was fatally wounded while covering his team's retreat from an area during fighting with Russian forces.
💥Russian sources claimed that Russian forces established fire control over the C-051134 Vuhledar-Bohoyavlenka road, reportedly Ukraine's final supply route into Vuhledar.
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September 25, 2024 219 events 💥 2 ⚖️ 1 📢 1 🤝 1 ▸
⚖️SBU detained a Russian defense intelligence agent in Donetsk region who was spying on Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Pokrovsk sector, scouting locations of command posts and fortified areas.
📢German Bundestag Defense Committee Chairman Marcus Faber published an opinion piece arguing that China is pursuing a frozen war strategy in Ukraine that threatens European security interests.
💥A Russian strike on Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast killed 2 people and wounded at least 15, hitting the city center with damage to two high-rise buildings, shops, and cars.
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💥Russian forces launched overnight airstrikes on Ukraine including S-300 missiles, X-59/69 guided missiles, and 32 Shahed drones targeting multiple regions
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🤝Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that Turkey continues to support diplomacy and dialogue to ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.
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September 26, 2024 198 events 💥 3 🤝 1 🔥 1 ▸
💥Russian army shelled Toretsk in Donetsk region with artillery, killing two civilians (a 75-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman) and injuring two others.
🤝Finnish President Alexander Stubb addressed the UN General Assembly, condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine and stating that no country has a historical right to someone else's territory.
🔥A strike caused a fire on the first floor of a five-story building in Kyiv's Pechersk district, damaging at least four apartments and 20 cars.
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💥The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is reportedly struggling to coordinate combat tasks with the Russian military despite having control over the counterterrorism operation against the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk Oblast.
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💥Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia with glide bombs overnight on September 25-26, 2024, wounding seven people including a 14-year-old boy.
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September 27, 2024 157 events 💥 3 🔧 1 🏥 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a drone attack on the Odesa region targeting Izmail near the Romanian border, killing three civilians (two women born in 1934 and 1955, and a 73-year-old man) and injuring 11 people including a child.
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🔧Partisan movement Atesh reported new firing positions and fortified defensive structures along the Black Sea coast in Bakhchysarai district of temporarily occupied Crimea, near Andriivka and Kutove settlements.
🏥Nine Ukrainian children aged 13-17 were returned to Ukraine-controlled territory under the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, including two children with disabilities from the Oleshky Children's Home that had been illegally relocated to occupied Skadovsk.
💥Russian forces continue advancing in the eastern Donetsk region and increasing air strikes, forcing more civilians to flee their homes.
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💥A Russian army colonel responsible for training drone operators was killed in Kolomna, Moscow region. The operation was conducted by the local resistance movement coordinated by Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR).
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September 28, 2024 119 events ✈️ 2 🔥 1 🤝 1 💥 1 ▸
🔥A chartered Mi-8 helicopter crashed during an emergency landing attempt in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, resulting in seven deaths and eight injuries.
✈️Russian drones attacked Kyiv region during the night of September 28, and Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed enemy targets. Debris from downed drones damaged six private houses, an outbuilding, an administrative building, a private enterprise hangar, and a fire station. Several grass fires were recorded but extinguished.
🤝Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned at the UN General Assembly against expansion of the Ukraine conflict, reiterating China's offer to broker peace talks and calling for de-escalation.
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✈️Ukrainian defense forces shot down two Russian Kh-59/69 guided air missiles and 69 Shahed one-way attack drones during an overnight Russian aerial attack.
💥Russian forces launched a Shahed-136 drone strike on a hospital in Sumy, killing 1 person and injuring 10. At the time of the attack, there were 86 patients and 38 employees in the facility.
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September 29, 2024 115 events 💥 3 🤝 2 ▸
🤝Andriy Yermak stated that Zelenskyy's visit to the United States was challenging but a success, noting the Victory Plan was well received by Congress, President Biden, and both presidential candidates.
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💥Russian airstrikes using glide bombs targeted Zaporizhzhia early morning on Sept. 29, 2024, hitting residential buildings including a multi-story apartment building and several private homes.
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🤝Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Stenergard addressed the UN General Assembly, stating that territorial integrity and sovereignty of all states must serve as a basis for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
💥Ukrainian forces attacked a missile storage arsenal in the village of Kotluban, Volgograd region, using 120 kamikaze drones at around 2:30 a.m.
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💥In the Pokrovsk sector near Selidove, fighters of Ukraine's 15th Operational Brigade 'Kara-Dag' of the National Guard destroyed a Russian armored column consisting of one tank, two armored infantry vehicles, and a buggy with supporting infantry.
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September 30, 2024 229 events 💥 2 ✈️ 1 🤝 1 🏴 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a reinforced company-sized mechanized assault in Vovchansk with 17 MT-LB armored fighting vehicles, three tanks, and over 100 personnel.
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💥Ukraine conducted strategic drone bombardments using kamikaze drones to strike key Russian military and energy targets deep inside Russian territory.
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✈️Ukraine's Air Force reported that 1,339 Shahed-type kamikaze drones targeted Ukraine during September 2024, of which 1,107 were shot down, with others jammed by electronic warfare or entering Russian and Belarusian airspace.
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🤝The Ministry of Justice announced that Ukrainian citizens forced to obtain Russian passports in Russian-occupied territories won't bear legal responsibility for holding these documents.
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🏴Infantry from the Russian 40th and 155th Naval Infantry Brigades gained footholds within Vuhledar, signaling the end of organized Ukrainian defense.
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🤝Thales issued a statement confirming it was taking action to ensure compliance with international sanctions against Russia, denying supplying equipment to Aviaremont Plant No. 405 in Kazakhstan.
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🔥A North Korean KN-23/24 missile was shot down in the Poltava region in September, containing microelectronics from US, Swiss, UK, and Dutch companies.
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🔧Ukrainian security officials said Russia has used Telegram for cyberattacks, phishing schemes, malware distribution, and tracking user geolocations to adjust missile strikes.
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🏗️Within a week of the September accusations being published, the ARC Group website was taken offline along with listings of its partnership with Safran.
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🏗️InformNapalm OSINT site published an investigation revealing that Kazakh defense contractors Analyst Research Consulting (ARC) Group and Aviaremont Plant No. 405 were helping Russia bypass Western sanctions by servicing French aviation equipment for Russian Su-30SM fighter aircraft.
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October 2024 (5,515 events)
October 1, 2024 54 events 💥 3 📊 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
📊Russian forces suffered record casualties in October 2024, with an average daily loss rate of 1,354 personnel (killed and wounded), the highest since the full-scale invasion began.
💥Russia launched approximately 2,000 One Way Attack Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (OWA UAVs) against Ukraine during October 2024, exceeding September's numbers by approximately 700.
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💥Russian forces lost 20 military vehicles in the Kursk region in October due to Ukrainian minefields laid by engineering troops, including 7 APCs, 7 IFVs, 1 Tigr armored vehicle, and 5 T-72 tanks.
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➡️An estimated 11,000 North Korean soldiers were deployed to Russia's Kursk region by late October to help Moscow retake the region from Ukrainian control.
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💥Ukraine hit an ammunition depot in Russia's Bryansk region, around 112 km from the Ukrainian border, where North Korean supplied missiles and artillery ammunition were stored.
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October 1, 2024 283 events 🤝 2 📊 1 💥 1 📢 1 ▸
📊Russian 40th and 155th Naval Infantry Brigades suffered approximately 50 percent casualties (around 500 killed or wounded) over approximately five days of fighting.
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💥Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations west of the Ukrainian salient in Glushkovsky Raion near Novy Put and Veseloye.
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🤝Mark Rutte became a strong advocate for Ukraine following the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 by a Russian missile over Donetsk region on July 17, 2014.
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🤝Ukrainian Parliament Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk met with President of the Mexican Senate Gerardo Fernández Noronha during a working visit to Mexico.
📢The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued its June-August 2024 report detailing 589 Ukrainian civilian deaths, 2,685 injuries, and systemic Russian mistreatment of Ukrainian POWs.
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October 2, 2024 167 events 💥 3 🤝 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
💥Russian Armed Forces struck the Ukrainian town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region with a powerful bomb, believed to be the ODAB-9000 thermobaric weapon, though experts suggest it was likely an upgraded FAB-3000 or ODAB-1500 gliding munition.
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💥Russian forces struck Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb targeting the Kyiv district, damaging a garage cooperative, cars and private houses.
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🤝PACE adopted its first resolution concerning Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians held in Russian captivity, which for the first time includes a separate mention of captured journalists.
➡️Remaining elements of the Ukrainian 72nd Mechanized Brigade withdrew from Vuhledar under fire, escaping through Russian fire gauntlets.
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💥Russian forces launched airstrikes on residential areas of Zaporizhzhia, wounding 32 civilians including three children (ages 9, 10, and 12), with one fatality.
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October 3, 2024 176 events 💥 2 📢 2 📦 1 ▸
📦Ukraine opened its first overseas recruitment office in Lublin, Poland, to enlist citizens for the war against Russia.
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💥Ukraine's Armed Forces destroyed a Russian Nebo-M radar station using ATACMS ballistic missiles, significantly reducing Russia's ability to detect and intercept aerial targets.
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💥Ukrainian Armed Forces used ATACMS ballistic missiles to destroy a Russian Nebo-M long-range radar system. The destruction creates favorable conditions for Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG cruise missile operations.
📢Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate, accused Western semiconductor companies of not controlling their supply chains adequately, stating that components from these companies are found in Russian missiles and drones used to attack Ukraine.
📢61% of Ukrainians support having a single Orthodox Church in Ukraine according to a KIIS poll conducted September 20 - October 3, 2024
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October 4, 2024 149 events 💥 2 ⚖️ 1 🤝 1 📦 1 ▸
⚖️Russian propaganda channels disseminated a fake video falsely attributed to the Ukrainian Energy Ministry, claiming Ukrainians should stock up on dung-based fuel briquettes for winter heating.
💥A car explosion in occupied Enerhodar killed Andrey Korotkiy, the head of physical security at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, who was accused of facilitating war crimes and repression of Ukrainian civilians.
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💥Russian forces attacked the city of Sumy on October 4, following the issuance of a child evacuation order for the area.
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🤝Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi held a phone conversation with U.S. generals Christopher Cavoli and Timothy Haugh to discuss the operational situation on the front line and challenges faced by Ukrainian troops in defensive operations.
📦Poland is ready to begin training the first few hundred Ukrainian volunteers for the newly formed Ukrainian Legion, with recruitment now underway at the Ukrainian Consulate General in Lublin.
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October 5, 2024 126 events ⚖️ 1 🏗️ 1 🏥 1 ✈️ 1 +1 ▸
⚖️The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) neutralized a criminal group in Kyiv and Kharkiv regions that specialized in helping draft dodgers avoid conscription through fake medical certificates.
🏗️Romanian authorities discovered debris from a Russian drone near the Lîțov Channel, close to the Danube River delta. No damages or injuries were reported.
🏥A silent protest action called 'Honk the horn' was held in Dnipro to support Ukrainian prisoners of war, with around 50 participants holding signs with messages like 'Captivity is hell' and asking drivers to honk their horns in support.
✈️A Russian fighter jet (likely Su-57) shot down a Russian S-70B Okhotnik-B stealth drone over Donbas to prevent it from falling into Ukrainian hands after the drone reportedly went rogue or lost communication.
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➡️Russian forces recently advanced near Toretsk.
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October 6, 2024 104 events 💥 2 🛡️ 1 🤝 1 ➡️ 1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian energy companies have repaired several damaged main power stations and constructed physical protective shelters to protect facilities from future attacks, while maintaining 24/7 mobile repair teams to address constant damage from anti-aircraft debris.
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💥A fire broke out at the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School on October 6, likely caused by a Ukrainian drone strike. The school is Russia's oldest military education institution, founded in 1917.
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💥Russian forces struck Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs (KABs), causing explosions throughout the city. The bombs reportedly hit a wooded area within the city, with no casualties or damage reported.
🤝Kyiv is in negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to place additional foreign observers near nuclear power plant substations essential for safety, though Russia is likely to oppose the measure.
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➡️Russia plans to introduce people's volunteer squads in temporarily occupied Luhansk region and has begun enrolling volunteers.
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October 7, 2024 202 events 🔧 2 🛡️ 1 💥 1 📢 1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down two Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles over Kyiv using anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck the Marine Oil Terminal in Feodosia, Crimea with drones. The terminal is Crimea's largest petroleum transhipment hub with 250,000 cubic meters tank capacity. The strike triggered a large fire.
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📢Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced the Kremlin's demands on Ukraine including refusal to join NATO and recognition of territorial realities.
🔧Ukraine's HUR and VO Team hacked Russia's "Pravosudie" court system on Putin's 72nd birthday (Oct 7), paralyzing courts, departmental email systems, and official websites. Personal data of users and internal documentation were obtained.
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🔧Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) and the 'VО Team' hacker group conducted a cyberattack on Russia's 'Pravosudie' court system, paralyzing operations and accessing internal documents.
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October 8, 2024 177 events 🤝 3 💥 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
🤝The Ukrainian government approved the Strategy of Demographic Development until 2040, aiming to increase the birth rate from 1.22 to 1.5, reduce premature mortality, and return nearly five million refugees who fled after Russia's 2022 invasion.
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🤝The UK government sanctioned the Russian army's Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence unit and its commander Igor Kirillov over alleged use of chloropicrin chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops.
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🤝Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) opened an office in Kyiv to facilitate business cooperation between Japan and Ukraine, collect information about Ukraine's situation and needs of Ukrainian companies, and find partners for Japanese companies.
💥Zelenskyy stated that Russia is striking energy infrastructure in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv Oblast region.
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🏗️The Cabinet of Ministers allocated an additional EUR 86 million for the construction of protective systems around energy facilities in Ukraine, to reduce risks from Russian missile and drone strikes.
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October 9, 2024 198 events 💥 2 🤝 2 🔧 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition depot in Bryansk region using US-made ATACMS missiles on Oct. 9.
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🔧Ukrainian Atesh resistance movement reported conducting surveillance of a Russian Black Sea Fleet naval arsenal in Sevastopol, occupied Crimea, specifically targeting the 17th arsenal which stores ammunition and maintains equipment for Moscow's deep-water fleet.
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🤝The UK delegation to the OSCE stated that Russia has violated multiple provisions of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security through its war of aggression against Ukraine, including violations of Paragraphs 11, 13, 14, 30, 31, and 34.
💥Ukrainian Naval Forces and Security Service struck a Shahed one-way attack UAV storage base near Oktyabrsky in Russia's Krasnodar Territory, with approximately 400 drones stored there and a secondary detonation observed.
🤝European Parliament members debated Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán's speech, accusing him of being a Kremlin agent and prioritizing Russian interests over European democracy. Multiple MEPs criticized Orbán's visa policies allowing Russian citizens to enter the EU through Hungary, and his July peace mission to Moscow.
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October 10, 2024 148 events 💥 2 🤝 2 📊 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a battalion-sized armored assault from Korenovo toward Sudzha, breaking through forward Ukrainian positions with dozens of tanks and APCs, but were ultimately contained by Ukrainian main defensive lines with heavy casualties.
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💥Ukrainian defense forces conducted a strike on the Khanskaya airfield in Russia's Republic of Adygea, hitting an ammunition depot on the military site and causing a fire.
📊A Russian soldier captured in October 2024, identified as Sergei Skobelev of the 22nd Regiment of the Guards Separate Marine Brigade, has been identified as having personally executed four Ukrainian POWs with an AK-74 assault rifle in Kursk Oblast.
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🤝Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde held an online meeting to discuss projects supporting Ukraine's state budget.
🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky enacted NSDC decisions to impose personal sanctions against 90 individuals and 57 companies, effective for ten years.
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October 11, 2024 194 events 🤝 2 🛡️ 1 📊 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
🛡️The Security Service of Ukraine and National Police arrested suspects in Kherson for operating a draft evasion scheme.
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🤝The World Bank's executive board approved the creation of a financial intermediary fund to support Ukraine, with contributions expected from the United States, Canada and Japan.
🤝Ukrainian Energy Deputy Minister Roman Andarak met with a Danish delegation to discuss cooperation in restoring Ukraine's energy sector following Russian massive attacks.
📊The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported that September 2024 saw record civilian casualties for the year with 208 civilians killed and 1,220 injured, primarily due to glide bomb and drone attacks.
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🏗️Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office announced that cultural artifacts stolen by Russian forces from Ukraine have surfaced on the international black market following Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.
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October 12, 2024 147 events 💥 4 ✈️ 1 ▸
💥A Russian Su-34 fighter bomber was shot down approximately 50 km from the front line in eastern Ukraine, with both crew members killed. Ukrainian F-16 involvement is claimed by pro-Russian milbloggers but remains unconfirmed.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck a fuel depot in Russian-occupied Luhansk region, setting it on fire.
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✈️Russia reported downing 47 Ukrainian drones while Ukraine reported neutralizing 24 Russian drones, with missiles fired from Russia's Belgorod region.
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💥Ukrainian paratroopers from the 95th Separate Air Assault 'Polissia' Brigade eliminated a Russian assault group in a settlement in Russia's Kursk region.
💥Russian forces conducted approximately 20 strikes on Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk region using kamikaze drones, artillery, and UAV-dropped munitions, damaging an industrial facility.
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October 13, 2024 149 events 💥 2 📢 1 ➡️ 1 🔧 1 ▸
💥Russia launched an overnight drone strike on Ukraine using 68 drones launched from Kursk and Orel cities, targeting multiple regions including Kyiv, Poltava, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Cherkasy.
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💥Over the weekend, Russian forces launched drones at residential districts of Kherson, killing a 34-year-old man on a moped and causing a warehouse fire.
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📢Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered that the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk was to be eliminated by October 1.
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➡️Ukrainian partisan group CPOK identified North Korean military personnel in training areas in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic, with the most active location near the village of Sartana, about 14 km northeast of Mariupol.
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🔧A Russian Tu-134 military transport aircraft belonging to the 117th military transport aviation regiment was destroyed by fire at the Orenburg-2 airfield during the night of October 12-13. The aircraft, located over 1000 kilometers from Ukraine, was reportedly used for transporting Russian Ministry of Defense leadership.
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October 14, 2024 186 events 🤝 3 💥 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥Russian ballistic missile struck Odesa port infrastructure, killing 1 person and injuring 8 others, all of whom were port workers. Two civilian ships (NS Moon under Belize flag and bulk carrier Optima under Palau flag) were damaged. The attack targeted port infrastructure including a warehouse with grain stocks.
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🤝Britain announced £12.8 billion total pledged military assistance to Ukraine since the war's start, including £3 billion for 2024/25 and £3.5 billion for modern military equipment from British producers, with plans to develop weapons production in Ukraine.
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🤝France announced that 26 Ukrainian combat pilots are training for Mirage 2000 jets (operational Q1 2025) and that a fully French-trained Ukrainian combat brigade named 'Anna of Kyiv' will be fielded by early 2025 with NATO-standard equipment.
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🤝The EU imposed additional sanctions on Iran, targeting seven individuals and seven entities including three Iranian airlines (Saha Airlines, Mahan Air, Iran Air), two procurement firms, companies involved in propellant production, Iranian officials including Deputy Defense Minister Seyed Hamzeh Ghalandari, IRGC-QF officials, IRGC headquarters divisions, and directors of HESA and AIO. The sanctions include asset freezes and travel bans.
🏗️Industrial discharges from a sugar factory in Tyotkino, Kursk region, Russia polluted the Seym and Desna rivers, causing an ecological disaster with environmental damages exceeding UAH 530 million in Sumy and Chernihiv regions.
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October 15, 2024 146 events 💥 4 ⚖️ 1 ▸
⚖️A Moscow court sentenced French political scientist Laurent Vinatier to three years in prison on charges of gathering military-related information without registering as a 'foreign agent'.
💥Russian artillery fire on Kherson's Dniprovskyi district killed two elderly women inside a residential apartment building and wounded another woman, 42, who was hospitalized with blast injuries.
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💥HUR's "Arthan" and "Kraken" units along with International Legion members conducted a successful operation to liberate forested area north of Lyptsi in Kharkiv region, destroying an almost complete Russian regiment.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian training ground with HIMARS missiles carrying cluster warheads, targeting approximately 20 Russian troops and military equipment.
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💥Russian forces advanced in Toretsk, endangering Ukraine's hold on the Donetsk region.
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October 16, 2024 218 events 🤝 2 ⚖️ 1 🔧 1 💥 1 ▸
⚖️SBU detained a senior security department official at Ukrenergo for allegedly justifying Russia's armed aggression, leaking sensitive information about damage from missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, praising the Kremlin regime, questioning Ukraine's sovereignty, and expressing desire for mass harm to Ukrainians.
🔧Russian government officials and influential figures hired PR agencies to remove investigative reports about their activities from Google search results using DMCA complaints, creating backdated websites to claim copyright infringement.
🤝Zelensky's Victory Plan includes five points: NATO membership, additional weapons and deep-strike permissions, post-war deterrence forces, economic agreements to secure resources, and security cooperation replacing US forces in Europe.
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🤝Ukraine's NATO mission head Nataliia Halibarenko stated that Ukraine wants to receive a NATO invitation before Joe Biden's presidency ends, calling it a fitting legacy for the U.S. president.
💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, damaging homes and infrastructure and killing two people. Several others were injured, including a newborn baby in Dnipro.
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October 17, 2024 213 events 📢 2 🤝 1 💥 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
📢Girkin stated the Russian offensive operation north and northeast of Kharkiv City has stalled with very insignificant territorial advances.
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🤝Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced at a press conference that North Korean officers are currently in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine training Russian soldiers, and that North Korea is preparing to send a contingent to fight against Ukraine.
📢Former EU High Representative Catherine Ashton stated in an interview that Russia has irrevocably lost Ukraine and its people due to its war of aggression, as Ukrainians now see Russia as an aggressor rather than a friend.
💥Terra drone group, attached to 47th Mechanized Brigade, conducted FPV drone strikes against Russian positions in the Pokrovsk sector.
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🏗️Sugar refineries in the Ternopil region have produced over 109,000 tonnes of sugar this season, processing more than 782,000 tonnes of sugar beets.
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October 18, 2024 190 events 🤝 3 ✈️ 1 💥 1 ▸
🤝Polish former Defense Minister Janusz Onyszkiewicz commented on Ukraine's Victory Plan, stating that certain elements like increasing military aid and lifting restrictions on Western weapons for strikes inside Russia should be implemented immediately, while other elements like NATO membership would only be possible after active hostilities end.
🤝Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with Finnish PM Petteri Orpo to discuss support for construction of shelter systems in Ukraine and proposed creating a Civil Defense Coalition.
✈️Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 80 Russian Shahed-type attack drones during an overnight air attack on October 17-18, 2024.
💥HUR's Freedom of Russia Legion conducted a 7-kilometer raid behind enemy lines, destroying a Russian ammunition depot in Kharkiv Oblast.
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🤝The IMF's executive board approved a $1.1 billion disbursal to Ukraine as part of a 4-year, $15.5 billion program approved last March.
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October 19, 2024 124 events 💥 2 ⚖️ 1 🏥 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
⚖️German police detained Omar A., a Libyan asylum seeker and ISIS supporter, in Bernau near Berlin on October 19, 2024. He planned to carry out an attack with firearms on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin.
🏥The Security Service of Ukraine released exclusive footage showing the return of 95 Ukrainians from Russian captivity, including 34 Azov servicemen who defended Mariupol for almost three months and human rights activist/journalist/military officer Maksym Butkevych.
✈️Ukrainian drones attacked the Kremniy El plant in Bryansk, causing damage to production facilities and a warehouse.
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💥Russian forces conducted successful but bloody short-distance attacks around Chasiv Yar in the Donbas sector, contributing to high Russian casualty rates for the week.
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💥Russian forces conducted successful but bloody short-distance attacks around Pokrovsk in the Donbas sector, contributing to high Russian casualty rates for the week.
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October 20, 2024 151 events 💥 2 🤝 2 📦 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
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🤝Le Monde reports that the United States likely no longer has fundamental objections to Ukraine's invitation to join NATO, though Germany continues to block any prospect of NATO enlargement at Ukraine's expense.
📦France ordered new military equipment for Ukraine including 12 Caesar cannons using 300 million euros of interest from frozen Russian assets.
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🤝Ukraine's Ministry of Strategic Industries met with Italy's Ambassador and Military Attache to discuss defense industry cooperation, including air defense, electronic warfare, armored vehicles, and unmanned aerial systems.
💥Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked the infrastructure of the Lipetsk-2 military airfield in Lipetsk region.
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October 21, 2024 150 events 💥 2 🏗️ 1 🤝 1 🔥 1 ▸
🏗️A National Guard sapper commander stated that demining in Kyiv region will take up to 10 years, while Donetsk and Luhansk regions may require up to 100 years due to chaotic Russian mining without proper documentation.
🤝Russian propagandists created a fake Charlie Hebdo cover depicting the Ukrainian peace symbol made from soldier remains, falsely attributing it to October 11 issue #1682 to discredit President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Peace Formula initiative among Western allies.
🔥An Il-76TD cargo plane with registration EX-76011, operated by New Way Cargo and reportedly carrying Russian crew members, was shot down over North Darfur province in Sudan.
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💥Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Kyiv, with air raid alarm lasting over five hours. About 12 drones were intercepted and destroyed by Ukrainian air defense units.
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💥An overnight missile strike on Kryvyi Rih injured three people, targeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown.
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October 22, 2024 159 events 🤝 3 💥 2 ▸
🤝EU Permanent Representative Stavros Lambrinidis addressed the UN Security Council, calling for Russia and its leadership to be held fully accountable for international crimes and war crimes committed against Ukraine, including the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children.
🤝Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya addressed the UN Security Council, stating that Russia's dependence on North Korean arms and manpower exposes myths about Moscow's 'might'.
🤝North Korea's UN representative denied that Pyongyang sent troops to Russia, calling Seoul's claims a 'groundless rumor' at a UN General Assembly committee meeting.
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💥Russian overnight drone attacks on residential buildings in Sumy killed three people, including one child. More than two dozen Iranian-designed attack drones were downed over the region.
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💥Russia shelled and destroyed a Red Cross office in the town of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. The Ukrainian Red Cross issued a statement condemning the attack and noting that no staff or volunteers were injured.
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October 23, 2024 165 events 🏗️ 2 🏥 1 ➡️ 1 💥 1 ▸
🏥The UN reported that Ukraine's population has decreased by approximately 10 million people since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, due to refugee outflows, declining birth rates, and war-related deaths.
➡️North Korea dispatched Su-25 and MiG-29 fighter pilots to the Russian Far East for training as early as September, prior to the deployment of ground troops.
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💥Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against a Russian Podlet radar station near Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea on October 23, reportedly damaging the station.
🏗️The Institute of Demography and Quality of Life Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine projected that Ukraine's population may decrease to 28.9 million by 2041 and 25.2 million by 2051 due to ongoing challenges and threats.
🏗️The IMF projects Ukraine's public and publicly-guaranteed debt to reach 95.6% of GDP by end of 2024, exceeding 100% from 2025 onwards (106.6% in 2025, 107.6% in 2026, 102.6% in 2027).
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October 24, 2024 233 events ✈️ 2 🤝 1 🏗️ 1 💥 1 ▸
🤝Ukraine's Defense Forces discussed establishing Cyber Forces as a new separate branch of the Armed Forces, with representatives from the military, Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, and experts attending the working meeting.
🏗️Ukrainian farmers completed an experimental cotton harvesting campaign in Odesa across eight farm enterprises and one research plot totaling over 5 hectares, with cotton varieties imported from Germany, the United States, and Türkiye.
💥Russian forces launched 19 attacks on Selydove in the past 24 hours, deploying a significant infantry force. Ukrainian Guardsmen repelled these assaults.
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✈️Ukrainian defense forces shot down 40 Russian drones during an overnight air raid on October 24, 2024. The Russians launched 2 Kh-22 cruise missiles from Tu-22M3 over the Black Sea, 2 Kh-59 guided air missiles from Bryansk region airspace, and 50 Shahed one-way attack drones plus unknown type drones from Orel, Kursk, and temporarily occupied Crimea.
✈️Romanian F-16 fighters scrambled to investigate radar signals detected over Constanta and Tulcea counties, believed to be drones violating Romanian airspace
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October 25, 2024 202 events 💥 2 ✈️ 1 ⚓ 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥Russia claims its forces have taken back a string of villages from Ukrainian forces in Kursk and are blocking Ukrainian units invading the region.
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💥A Russian drone struck a high-rise building in Kyiv's Solomyansk district on Friday evening, killing a child (a girl born in 2009) and injuring six more people.
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✈️Ukraine's Defense Forces intercepted 36 Russian drones out of 63 launched in an overnight attack on October 24-25. Additionally, 16 Russian drones were lost from radar tracking.
⚓A Russian Ka-29 multirole helicopter pursued and engaged with a Ukrainian MAGURA maritime drone near Crimea. The incident involved four Ukrainian marine drones.
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🤝Andriy Yermak met with a European Parliament delegation led by Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann to discuss support for Ukraine's Victory Plan and preparations for the second Peace Summit.
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October 26, 2024 155 events 💥 2 🤝 1 ➡️ 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
🤝Ukraine and Portugal held a meeting between Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and Portuguese Economy Minister Pedro Reis to discuss economic cooperation and trade relations.
💥A Russian Shahed drone struck an upper story of an apartment building in Kyiv, killing a 15-year-old girl.
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💥Russian forces launched missiles and drones striking a hospital in Dnipro, destroying the facility and trapping children under rubble.
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➡️North Korean troops arrived in Russia's Kursk region to be integrated into Russian military units.
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🏗️Ukrainian TAS Group and Polish Getin Holding signed a $34 million deal for TAS Group to purchase Idea Bank Ukraine. This marks the first mergers and acquisitions deal in Ukraine's banking sector since the February 2022 full-scale invasion.
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October 27, 2024 129 events 💥 2 ➡️ 2 ⚔️ 1 ▸
💥Ukraine investigates reports that Russian soldiers shot at civilians in Selydove, with a civilian car coming under fire and one occupant being wounded.
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💥HUR's Freedom of Russia Legion destroyed a Russian ammunition depot deep behind Russian lines in Kharkiv Oblast, disrupting supply and command operations.
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➡️Russian military reinforcements including North Korean troops were transported in KamAZ trucks with civilian plates on the Kursk-Voronezh highway.
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⚔️Ukrainian forces continue assault on positions in the Russian region of Kursk, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stating all is going according to plan.
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➡️Daniel Martindale claims he was extracted from Ukrainian-held territory on Oct. 27 by Russian special forces from the 29th Army.
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October 28, 2024 202 events 💥 2 🔧 1 🏥 1 🤝 1 ▸
🔧Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) allegedly set fire to a mayor's office and police cars in Megion, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, western Siberia.
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💥Russian forces advanced in Selydove, a key road hub in Donbas, with armor and infantry backed by artillery and aircraft operating under near total air superiority.
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💥A Russian strike on Monday (Oct 28) damaged the Derzhprom building in Kharkiv, injuring at least six people and damaging a medical institution.
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🏥The 10th Kyiv International Economic Forum will take place in wartime Kyiv, discussing Ukraine's economic interests in the EU, human capital, energy systems, defense tech, and post-war reconstruction.
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🤝NATO chief Mark Rutte confirmed that North Korean military units have been deployed to Russia's western Kursk region, calling it a dangerous expansion of the conflict and a sign of Putin's 'growing desperation'.
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October 29, 2024 149 events 💥 4 📊 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched coordinated drone and missile attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv using Shahed-type drones and likely Thunder-E1 guided missiles.
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💥A 71-year-old man was killed when a fragment of a Russian Kh-31P guided missile struck near the sea in Odesa district.
📊Five people were injured in the drone debris fall in Solomianskyi district, with one requiring hospitalization.
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💥Russian aerial strike on Kharkiv killed four people, destroyed two houses and damaged about 20 others. Emergency responders were clearing the rubble.
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💥Ukrainian forces conducted attacks in the Kursk sector with heavy drone presence, with combat engagements at scattered locations including Olgovka.
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October 30, 2024 179 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Russian drones launched an attack on Kyiv, injuring nine people including one child, sparking a fire in a residential high-rise and damaging a kindergarten building in the Solomyansky district.
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💥Ukrainian drones attacked multiple Russian regions including Kursk, Rostov, Smolensk, Orel, Bryansk, and Belgorod. Russian air defenses shot down 23 drones total across these regions.
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💥Russian forces launched a missile of an unknown type from the Belgorod region targeting civilian areas in Ukraine's Sumy region.
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💥A Ukrainian drone fell near a replica of the Eiffel Tower in a park in Russia, causing fires that damaged nearby buildings. Unconfirmed reports mentioned damage to a residential building's facade, a playground, and several cars.
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💥Russian forces shelled the village of Bezruky in the Derhachiv community, Kharkiv region, damaging a private house and causing civilian casualties.
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October 31, 2024 286 events 🔧 1 📦 1 ✈️ 1 📢 1 +1 ▸
🔧Sergejs Sidorovs, a Latvian taxi driver recruited via the 'Baltic Anti-Fascists' Telegram channel, was found guilty of espionage and sentenced to seven years imprisonment on Oct. 31 for passing photographs and information about Latvian and NATO military activity to Russia.
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📦The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has codified and approved the SAR 762 MT universal machine gun (7.62x51mm NATO caliber) for use by defense forces.
✈️Russian forces launched drone and missile strikes against Ukraine, firing three Kh-59/69 cruise missiles and 48 drones including Shahed-type drones.
📢US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin assessed that 8,000 North Korean soldiers are in Kursk Oblast and will enter combat against Ukrainian forces in the coming days.📊Russian forces suffered a record high average daily casualty rate of 1,271 troops per day in September 2024, totaling approximately 38,130 casualties, with 80,110 casualties estimated for September and October combined.
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🏴Russian forces captured Vuhledar, 30km east of Velyka Novosilka, in early October 2024.
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🏗️Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal claimed in early October that domestic ammunition manufacturing had been successful, with domestic producers going from producing a tiny fraction to half of all mortar rounds and artillery shells fired.
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🤝Kyiv International Institute of Sociology poll found 58% of Ukrainians oppose any territorial concessions for peace as of early October 2024.
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🤝Poll found 46% of Ukrainians would accept giving up Donbas and Crimea, with 39% saying the compromise would be difficult.
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November 2024 (6,206 events)
November 1, 2024 23 events 💥 3 📊 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
📊In November 2024, Russian army suffered approximately 45,720 killed or wounded - the largest monthly casualty toll since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
🏗️Russia's inflation rate accelerated to 8.9% in November 2024, despite the central bank raising interest rates to a two-decade high of 21%
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💥SSO in collaboration with other Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a radar station of a Russian Buk-M3 system in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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💥Russia launched approximately 2,300 unilateral strike UAVs of various types at Ukraine in November 2024, exceeding the previous month's total.
💥British intelligence reported that 50-60% of Russian UAV launches in September-November 2024 were fake targets designed to saturate or confuse Ukrainian radar and exhaust air defense teams.
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📦France approved an unspecified missile package to help Ukraine with its defense.
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November 1, 2024 337 events 💥 3 ➡️ 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
💥Russia deployed the Oreshnik missile in an attack on the city of Dnipro.
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➡️The 20th motorized rifle regiment, formed from personnel of the 12th Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense responsible for nuclear weapons security, was reported operating in combat in the Toretsk area.
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💥Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks near Chasiv Yar but did not advance.
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💥Debris from a Molniya-1 UAV was found in Kharkiv in November 2024.
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✈️Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 31 Russian drones and one guided Kh-59/69 missile during an overnight air attack. Fourteen drones were lost from tracking, and three flew toward Belarus.
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November 2, 2024 120 events 💥 4 📢 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched 266 strikes on ten towns and villages in Zaporizhzhia region, including 4 airstrikes, 124 UAV attacks, 9 MLRS attacks, and 129 artillery strikes.
📢Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the destruction of Shahed drone storage bases and production/logistics infrastructure in Russia, stating that these Iranian-supplied drones have become a primary instrument of Russian terror against Ukraine.
💥Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Kyiv using Shahed drones, setting multiple buildings on fire and causing injuries.
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💥A North Korean soldier in a video claimed his 40-man unit was decimated by Ukrainian artillery and drone attack in the Kursk region.
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💥A Russian drone crashed in the Zolotonosha district of Cherkasy region, damaging property of a local enterprise during an air raid that lasted over five hours.
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November 3, 2024 108 events 💥 3 🏗️ 2 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a continuous drone attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for nearly two days, with drones flying at low altitudes that evade standard detection systems.
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🏗️Partisan movement ATESH reported that Russia has reactivated a previously abandoned reserve command post of the Black Sea Fleet in occupied Sevastopol, known as 'Object 221' and 'Alsu-2', with fortifications and patrols around it.
🏗️Debris from downed Russian drones damaged seven multi-story residential buildings, six private houses, 21 cars, and two outbuildings in the Kyiv region on November 3. No casualties were reported.
💥Russia launched over 900 KAB bombs, approximately 30 missiles, and nearly 500 Shahed UAVs against various regions of Ukraine over a one-week period.
💥Russian forces launched attack drones (UAVs) targeting multiple regions of Ukraine, with aircraft detected heading towards various cities including Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Hlukhiv, Romny, and Mykolaiv.
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November 4, 2024 186 events 🤝 2 💥 2 📦 1 ▸
🤝U.S. Assistant Ambassador Robert Wood stated at UN Security Council meeting that North Korean troops deployed in Russia for the war against Ukraine are legitimate military targets for Ukraine's Armed Forces.
🤝CNN reported that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is unlikely to negotiate with Ukraine regardless of the U.S. election outcome, as there is no indication Moscow is ready for talks.
💥Russian forces conducted a military push in the Kursk region, probably without North Korean assistance.
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💥Russian forces shelled residential areas in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson city, damaging a multi-storey building's roof and destroying one private house in a fire. No casualties occurred.
📦Ukraine signed agreements with the World Bank worth almost $600 million under the new RISE project to support small and medium-sized businesses, green transition, business environment improvement, digitalization, and market entry.
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November 5, 2024 204 events 📦 2 🤝 1 ✈️ 1 📊 1 ▸
🤝Over 100 prominent Western figures signed an open letter urging against a deal with Russia that would harm Ukraine's interests, drawing parallels to the 1938 Munich Agreement.
📦Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced a winter aid package worth about 200 million euros during her eighth visit to Kyiv.
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📦Over 500 applications from Ukrainian volunteers living in 30 countries have been submitted to the Ukrainian Legion being formed in Poland.
✈️Ukraine's air defense forces shot down two Russian Kh-59/69 guided air missiles and 48 drones launched from Russia.
📊British citizen Callum Tindal-Draper, 22 years old from Gunnislake, Cornwall, was killed while serving with a foreign volunteer platoon in Ukraine. He was defending an observation point when he was killed.
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November 6, 2024 154 events 💥 3 🤝 2 ▸
💥Ukraine targeted the Caspian port of Kaspiysk in Russia with a UAV, likely damaging at least two Gepard-Class frigates of the Russian Navy.
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🤝German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited a Ukrainian border unit in the Chernihiv region to meet with border guards and discuss security cooperation.
🤝The United States, EU, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, and United Kingdom issued a joint statement condemning North Korea's deployment of troops to Russia for potential use against Ukraine.
💥The Russian army shelled Zelenivka village in Kherson region at night, hitting a residential building and destroying it. Two local residents (a 61-year-old woman and an 82-year-old woman) were injured.
💥Russian forces dropped two guided aerial bombs on the civilian infrastructure of the Yampil community in Shostka district, Sumy region, killing a 33-year-old gas station employee and wounding a 53-year-old Ukrzaliznytsia employee.
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November 7, 2024 149 events 💥 2 📢 2 🤝 1 ▸
💥Russian drones attacked Kyiv overnight, hitting multiple parts of the city and causing damage to an apartment and garages.
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🤝US president-elect Donald Trump had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him not to escalate the conflict.
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📢Vladimir Putin made statements at the Valdai Club on November 7 discussing his proposed new world order, Russia's labor shortage and reliance on migrants, an information operation claiming Ukraine violated its neutral status to justify the invasion, and downplaying Russia's relationship with North Korea.
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📢Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated at the European Political Community summit in Budapest that Ukraine needs sufficient weapons rather than support in talks with Russia, criticizing diplomatic approaches toward Putin as ineffective.
💥Russian forces conducted drone attacks on Zaporizhzhia, killing at least four civilians and injuring 40 people including four children.
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November 8, 2024 145 events 💥 2 🤝 1 📦 1 🏥 1 ▸
💥Russian forces shelled multiple settlements in Kherson region on Nov 8, 2024, killing 2 civilians and injuring 2 others.
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🤝Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call with Finnish President Alexander Stubb to discuss the battlefield situation in Ukraine and defense cooperation.
💥Russian forces launched a massive air assault on Kharkiv using drones and missiles, striking an apartment building. At least 25 people were injured.
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📦The Ukrainian Defense Ministry launched online courses on the Army+ app, and within two weeks, six thousand service members had joined the educational programs.
🏥The bodies of 563 fallen Ukrainian defenders were returned to Ukraine through repatriation efforts, including 320 from the Donetsk sector, 89 from the Bakhmut sector, and 154 from morgues in Russia.
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November 9, 2024 136 events 🔧 1 📢 1 💥 1 📦 1 +1 ▸
🔧Unspecified actors destroyed a Russian Mi-24 helicopter equipped with electronic warfare equipment at Russia's Klin 5 Airfield in Moscow Oblast.
📢Volodymyr Maksymiv, commander of the Independent Battalion of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, gave an interview discussing his military journey since 2014, including his participation in the Ilovaisk encirclement, captivity experience, liberation of Kyiv Oblast, and battles for Bakhmut.
💥Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes on the Aleksin Chemical Plant in Tula Oblast during the night of November 8 to 9, 2024.
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📦The corvette 'Ivan Mazepa', the future flagship of the Ukrainian Navy, underwent successful state trials during which it demonstrated excellent performance in artillery exercises
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📊Russian soldiers allegedly executed a wounded Ukrainian prisoner in a video that emerged on Telegram. The victim stated he was from the Sumy region before being shot multiple times.
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November 10, 2024 194 events 💥 2 🏥 1 ⚖️ 1 🔧 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a major offensive to liberate Kursk region but were repelled by prepared Ukrainian defenses, suffering severe casualties particularly in the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade.
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🏥EU High Representative Josep Borrell visited the village of Yahidne in Chernihiv region, which was occupied by Russian forces in 2022. During the occupation, Russian invaders detained over 360-370 civilians including children in a school basement without water or food for about a month (March 3-30, 2022). Ten people died due to inhuman detention conditions and lack of medical assistance.
💥Ukrainian long-range drones struck Russian military facilities deep in Russian territory, including warehouses and airfields. President Zelensky thanked Ukrainian warriors for the effectiveness of drone strikes.
⚖️Viacheslav Uzelkov, Ukrainian professional boxer and medalist of world and European championships, passed away at age 45.
🔧A Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter was destroyed by fire at the Klin-5 airfield in Moscow region. Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) published a video claiming the operation was carried out by an intelligence agent.
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November 11, 2024 137 events ⚖️ 2 💥 2 🤝 1 ▸
⚖️The SBU detained a 50-year-old local resident in Sumy region's Shostka district who was acting as an FSB agent tasked with identifying coordinates of Ukrainian military positions including fortifications, artillery positions, and anti-aircraft missile systems for planned Russian airstrikes.
🤝A Russian court in Sverdlovsk region rejected Ksenia Karelina's appeal against her 12-year sentence for high treason, confirming the original verdict.
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💥Russian forces conducted a reduced company-sized mechanized assault with at least nine armored vehicles, advancing in northern Dalne south of Kurakhove.
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💥Russian forces conducted a multi-wave battalion-sized mechanized assault southeast of Novoivanovka, southeast of Korenevo, advancing in Kursk Oblast.
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⚖️The deputy head of the Lviv Medical and Social Expert Commission (MSEC) was served with a notice of suspicion for declaring false information worth millions of hryvnias, including failing to declare use of vehicles registered to relatives.
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November 12, 2024 156 events ✈️ 1 📦 1 ➡️ 1 🤝 1 +1 ▸
✈️A Ukrainian drone struck an oil depot near Stary Oskol in Belgorod Oblast, causing a fire at an oil tank that was quickly extinguished.
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📦Ukraine's Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Digital Transformation, and Google Ukraine launched a free AI learning platform with resources from Google including video lectures, instructions, workbooks, and self-study platforms.
➡️Russia has concentrated roughly 50,000 personnel including 8,000-10,000 North Korean forces in Kursk Oblast for a future counteroffensive to expel Ukrainian forces before late January 2025.
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🤝German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated at the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum that Ukraine and Europe need lasting peace, not just a temporary truce, and called for European partners to invest more in their own defense and Ukraine's defense.
💥Russian forces conducted a company-sized mechanized assault along Zaporizkyi Street in northeastern Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast, advancing into the settlement.
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November 13, 2024 180 events 💥 4 📢 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) operatives assassinated Russian Black Sea Fleet 41st Missile Boat Brigade Chief of Staff Captain First Rank Valery Trankovsky via car bombing in occupied Sevastopol. Trankovsky reportedly ordered cruise missile strikes against civilian targets in Ukraine in 2022.
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💥Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian mechanized assault in the Kupyansk direction consisting of four waves totaling 15 armored vehicles including tanks, armored fighting vehicles, and a UR-77 demining vehicle. Russian forces allegedly resorted to perfidy by dressing infantry in Ukrainian uniforms.
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💥Russian forces continued ground attacks within the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast, including southeast of Korenevo and south of Sudzha, but did not make confirmed advances. Elements of the Russian 83rd Airborne Brigade, 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 51st VDV Regiment participated in daily platoon-sized mechanized assaults.
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💥Russian forces conducted a strike against a bridge on Zaporizkyi Prospekt in Kurakhove to complicate Ukrainian logistics.
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📢Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that President-elect Trump's presidency would not fundamentally change US policy on Ukraine and preemptively rejected proposals to freeze the current frontline as worse than the Minsk Agreements.
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November 14, 2024 208 events 💥 2 📦 1 🛡️ 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces conducted assaults east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske and an unsuccessful platoon-sized mechanized assault near Spirne on November 13, but did not advance.
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💥Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Svatove-Kreminna line near Pershotravneve, Zelenyi Hai, Pishchane, Cherneshchyna, Novoyehorivka, Druzhelyubivka, Novomykhailivka, Makiivka, Katerynivka, Zarichne, Nevske, Torske, and Terny, but did not make confirmed advances.📦The European Commission approved the disbursement of EUR 4.1 billion to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility, with total support for the year reaching EUR 16.1 billion
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🛡️Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in Kupyansk and prevented Russian forces from establishing positions in the settlement.
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✈️Ukrainian defense forces shot down 21 Russian drones during an overnight attack. From 19:00 on November 13, Russia launched 59 Shahed strike drones and unidentified UAVs from the Kursk region. By 08:30 on November 14, 21 drones were confirmed shot down across Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, and Kyiv regions, while 38 enemy drones disappeared from radar.
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November 15, 2024 223 events 💥 2 📦 1 🤝 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
📦North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for mass production of attack drones capable of striking land and sea targets, personally overseeing their testing.
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💥Russian forces continued limited offensive operations north and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vysoka Yaruha, Lyptsi, Hlyboke, Tykhe, Starytsya, and Vovchansk on November 14 and 15 but did not advance.
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🤝Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma met to discuss accelerating military aid delivery to Ukraine, with emphasis on NATO membership invitation, long-range weapons provision, and air defense enhancement.
🏗️The UN warned that renewed Russian targeting of Ukraine's energy infrastructure could cause severe hardship and trigger mass movements of people, potentially reaching a tipping point.
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💥A massive Russian attack on Odesa killed one person and wounded 10 others, damaging residential buildings, the heating system, churches and educational institutions.
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November 16, 2024 183 events 💥 3 📢 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Verkhnokamyanske and Vyimka east and southeast of Siversk on November 15-16 but did not advance.
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💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk and north of Kharkiv City near Vysoka Yaruha and Strilecha on November 15-16 but made no confirmed advances.
📢President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview that the war with Russia will end after the new U.S. presidential administration takes office, though no exact date is known.
🏗️Lviv Airport could resume flights in 2025 according to a foreign expert, partially restoring air services suspended since the Russian full-scale invasion
💥Ukrainian border guards used an FPV drone to destroy a Russian truck carrying ammunition near the northern border, disrupting supply lines and reducing enemy combat effectiveness.
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November 17, 2024 212 events 💥 3 ✈️ 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian drones struck the Kupol Electromechanical Plant in Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, marking the first reported drone attack in the republic.
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💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast, claiming to have encircled Ukrainian forces near the Olgovka forest.
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✈️Russian forces conducted the largest missile and drone strike since August 2024 against Ukrainian energy infrastructure, launching 90 Shahed drones and 120 missiles including Zirkon, Kinzhal, Kh-101, Kalibr, and Iskander-M systems.
💥Russia launched a massive attack using dozens of drones and missiles against Ukraine on Sunday morning, targeting thermal power plants and causing significant damage to energy equipment.
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🏗️Russian strikes damaged energy facilities across multiple oblasts, causing power outages and forcing reductions in output at three nuclear power plants.
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November 18, 2024 208 events 💥 2 🤝 2 🛡️ 1 ▸
💥Russian missiles struck residential buildings in central Odesa, killing at least 10 people and injuring 39 (including 4 children), with the attack targeting civilian infrastructure including residential buildings, a university, and an administrative building.
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🛡️Colonel Vadym Mysnyk, spokesperson for the Siversk Operational Tactical Group of Troops, explained on television that Ukraine's northern border defense system differs from other regions due to extensive swamps and dense forests, requiring adapted defensive strategies.
🤝Kurt Volker, former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations and Distinguished Fellow at CEPA, stated that the Biden Administration's decision to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons to strike targets deeper inside Russia reverses a policy that should never have been taken.
🤝Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will attend a UN Security Council meeting to discuss Russia's war on the 1000th day of full-scale invasion.
💥Russian forces launched another ballistic missile strike on Sumy's critical infrastructure, causing widespread power outages.
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November 19, 2024 252 events 💥 3 🤝 2 ▸
🤝Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha addressed the U.S. Helsinki Commission in Washington, stating that Ukraine will not accept any initiatives involving compromises on its sovereignty or territorial integrity.
🤝Russian President Vladimir Putin approved an updated nuclear doctrine that broadens the circumstances under which nuclear weapons may be deployed, including responses to mass launch of aerospace attack means or conventional weapons attacks like cruise missiles and drones.
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💥Ukraine fired 10-12 British Storm Shadow missiles at the underground headquarters of Russia's Joint Forces North near Maryino, reportedly causing 30-40 casualties including senior Russian and North Korean officers.
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💥Ukraine launched U.S.-made ATACMS missiles into Russian territory for the first time, striking a facility in the Bryansk region with six ATACMS ballistic missiles targeting the 67th arsenal of the Russian Missile and Artillery Directorate near Karachev.
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💥Russia is using Gerbera drones against Ukraine, which are capable of carrying warheads and conducting electronic reconnaissance. The drones resemble Iranian Shahed-136 or Russian Geran-2 drones and are used to overload Ukraine's air defense systems.
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November 20, 2024 258 events 🤝 2 💥 2 ⚔️ 1 ▸
🤝Canadian Parliament passed a non-binding resolution calling on the government to strengthen military and humanitarian support for Ukraine, ban Russian state media, support NATO membership for Ukraine, increase sanctions against Russia, and facilitate the return of Ukrainian prisoners of war and forcibly deported children.
💥Ukrainian drones struck the 13th Arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry in Kotovo, Novgorod region.
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⚔️Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, stated that Russia is attempting to incite panic among Ukrainians by spreading information about potential strikes while embassies are closing.
🤝Heads of Ukraine's and Poland's border guard services met in Chełm to discuss common border security, combatting cross-border crime, and managing increased traffic due to Russia's war against Ukraine.
💥Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported a successful strike on the command post of the Sever military grouping in Gubkin, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Residents observed thick black smoke, noted its odor, and heard loud explosions.
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November 21, 2024 237 events 💥 3 ⚔️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥A senior North Korean general fighting with Russian forces in the Kursk region was wounded in a recent Ukrainian air strike, marking the first time Western officials confirmed a high-ranking North Korean officer was injured since their arrival weeks ago.
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💥Russia launched an IRBM with MIRV warheads at Dnipro, nominally targeting the Yuzhmash facility but scattering sub-warheads across southern suburbs, killing two civilians.
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💥Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine on November 21.
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⚔️A Russian milblogger claimed on November 21 that Russian forces repelled Ukrainian mechanized assaults southeast of Korenevo near Novoivanovka and Darino.
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🤝Ukraine and 12 European countries launched a new defense cooperation framework called the Northern Group-Ukraine format to strengthen security and support Ukraine.
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November 22, 2024 227 events 💥 4 ➡️ 1 ▸
➡️Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced near Darino (southeast of Korenevo) and in forested areas near Olgovka (east of Korenevo) and Malaya Loknya (north of Sudzha) on November 22, though ISW has not observed confirmation.
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💥Russian forces continued assaults in the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on November 21 and 22 but did not make confirmed advances.
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💥Russian forces continued assaults north of Kharkiv City near Hlyboke and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk and Starytsya on November 21 and 22 but did not make confirmed advances.💥Positional fighting continued in the Dnipro direction in east bank Kherson Oblast on November 21 and 22, with no changes to the frontline.
💥Russia launched a new hypersonic missile named "Oreshnik" in an early morning attack on Dnipro, which was described by Putin as a new intermediate-range missile system that can also carry nuclear payloads.
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November 23, 2024 179 events 🤝 3 💥 1 ⚔️ 1 ▸
🤝Andriy Yermak met with French Foreign Policy Advisor Emmanuel Bonne and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Paris to discuss countering Russia's actions and the Ukraine Victory Plan.
💥Ukrainian forces used ATACMS missiles to strike a 92N6E radar and two S-400 launchers.
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⚔️Commander of the Russian Southern Group of troops, General-Colonel Gennady Anashkin, has been removed from his position. According to sources within the Russian Ministry of Defense, this is described as a 'planned rotation.' Pro-war Russian bloggers claim he was removed due to systematic deception of the command regarding non-existent victories, particularly on the Severodonetsk front.
🤝Ukrainian community in Poland and diplomats commemorated Holodomor victims at the Volske Orthodox Cemetery in Warsaw, honoring the 1932-1933 famine that killed over 4.5 million Ukrainians.
🤝U.S. President Joe Biden issued a statement commemorating the 91st anniversary of the Holodomor, reaffirming U.S. commitment to supporting Ukraine's defense and Euro-Atlantic future.
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November 24, 2024 163 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Russian servicemen executed five Ukrainian prisoners of war near the settlement of Novodarivka in Zaporizhzhia region.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil depot in Kaluga Oblast and an airbase in Kursk Oblast on the night of November 24-25.
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💥Russian forces made confirmed battlefield gains near Vuhledar and Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast.
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💥Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) against targets in Ukraine.
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💥Russian drone attacks killed at least 4 people across Ukraine, including at least 3 in Odesa and Kharkiv. Iranian-made drones struck residential areas, damaged buildings and a gas pipeline.
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November 25, 2024 234 events 💥 4 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian drones set an oil refinery on fire, likely exploiting gaps in S-400 coverage.
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💥Russian drones attacked Kyiv in the early hours, with UAV debris causing damage to private property including a car and residential area in Darnytsia district. Initial reports of an apartment balcony catching fire were not confirmed.
💥ATACMS missiles struck Khalino airfield, an S-400 system, and an electronics factory.
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💥Ukraine fires approximately six ATACMS missiles at the Karachev ammunition depot in Bryansk region, marking the Biden administration's decision to allow Ukrainian use of ATACMS against targets inside Russia.
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🏗️A DHL cargo plane operated by SwiftAir crashed during an emergency landing near Vilnius Airport in Lithuania, killing one crew member and injuring three others. The plane was traveling from Leipzig, Germany to Vilnius.
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November 26, 2024 247 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 📢 1 ▸
💥Ukraine fires approximately 10-12 Storm Shadow missiles at what appears to be the headquarters of Russia's Joint Forces in Kursk region, near the village of Maryino.
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💥Russian drones attacked a DTEK power brigade conducting repair work near the combat zone in Dnipropetrovsk region. One drone dropped explosives next to the repair team's car, damaging the windshield.
🛡️Currently, the foundation is operating near the Kreminna forest.
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📢Sergei Naryshkin, director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), stated that Russia categorically rejects any freezing of the Ukrainian conflict and maintains the only path forward is through Putin's peace plan ultimatum.
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💥Ukrainian drones struck an oil-and-gas refinery in Bashkortostan.
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November 27, 2024 251 events 💥 3 🤝 2 ▸
💥Ukrainian forces used drones, converted S-200 missiles, and Storm Shadow missiles to attack Belbek airfield.
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🤝Former Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad stated in an interview with Ukrinform that Ukraine's EU accession would spur economic growth in Slovakia's eastern border regions, citing the development of Eastern Austria after Slovakia joined the EU as a model.
🤝Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko nominated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his diplomatic achievements including the Abraham Accords and support for Ukraine's military capabilities.
💥Russia launched a nuclear-capable intermediate-range Oreshnik ballistic missile at a weapons facility in Ukraine's Dnipro.
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💥Russian forces conducted large-scale strikes using distractor drones and cruise missiles targeting industrial centers and power distribution infrastructure in Dnipro, Rivne, and Lviv.
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November 28, 2024 310 events 💥 4 📦 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched attack drones targeting Kyiv and other regions on the evening of Nov. 28, damaging a children's medical center in Kyiv.
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💥Ukraine conducts massed missile attack targeting Russian naval infrastructure and vessels in the Black Sea.
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💥Russian forces are conducting reconnaissance and preparing for assault operations in the Orikhiv and Huliaipole sectors of the Southern front, with daily counter-battery warfare, shelling, missile strikes, and drone attacks against Ukrainian positions.
📦The Joe Biden administration is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $725 million, which would be one of the largest under presidential drawdown authority.
💥Russian forces launched overnight missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, including 97 drones and 91 missiles of various types, with some using cluster munitions targeting energy infrastructure.
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November 29, 2024 271 events 💥 4 ➡️ 1 ▸
💥A strike demolished an S-400 air defense battery near Evpatoria. Russian officials claimed it was controlled ammunition demolition, but open-source evidence indicated missile detonations at the S-400 site.
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💥Ukrainian Defence Intelligence (DIU) soldiers from the Wings unit used four long-range FPV drones to strike and destroy a Russian Zoopark radar complex worth approximately UAH 1 billion.
➡️Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi visited Ukrainian units in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors of Donetsk Oblast to address urgent operational issues and ensure comprehensive support.
💥Ukrainian drones attacked and set fire to an oil refinery in the Rostov region.
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💥Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed elements of a S-400 air defence system in Simferopol, Crimea on November 29, 2024.
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November 30, 2024 302 events 🤝 1 🛡️ 1 📊 1 💥 1 +1 ▸
🤝Head of the Presidential Office Andrii Yermak called on partners to strengthen export controls and sanctions against Russia and its allies following reports that North Korea transferred 100 ballistic missiles to Moscow.
🛡️Construction of heavy fortifications in Zaporizhzhia and nearby settlements is nearly complete, designed to repel artillery and FPV drone attacks.
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📊One man was killed in an aviation bomb attack on the Kupiansk district in Kharkiv Oblast.
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💥A Russian missile strike targeted the Dniprovskyi district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the evening of November 30, killing four civilians and injuring 24 others.
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🏗️Russia has targeted Ukraine's port infrastructure nearly 60 times over the past three months, damaging or destroying close to 300 facilities and 22 civilian vessels, Shmyhal stated.
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Invalid Date 11 events 💥 2 🛡️ 1 ➡️ 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
💥North Korea test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), marking Kim Jong Un's first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine.
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💥Russia fired its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in a major escalation.
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🛡️Ukrainian forces in recent weeks have struggled to hold back Russian advances in the eastern Donetsk region.
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➡️Ukrainian military picked up some ground in opportunistic attacks in a few places along the front line.
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🏗️In November, Kyiv police uncovered a scheme involving the resale of international train tickets at three times the regular price on online platforms including Telegram.
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December 2024 (6,707 events)
December 1, 2024 26 events 💥 5 ▸
💥Russian forces continuously shelled a strategic coal mine near Pokrovsk, causing casualties among mine workers and making the entrance to shaft #3 too dangerous.
💥SSO fighters captured and eliminated Russian military equipment, destroying military assets including pontoon crossings and electronic warfare systems in the Kursk region.
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💥Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian Armed Forces' radiation, chemical, and biological defense troops, was killed in an explosion at a residence in Moscow in December 2024.
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💥In a similar incident in December 2024, a Ukrainian broadcaster reported that a National Guard serviceman on guard duty in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi district was killed after a remotely detonated explosive device hidden in a package went off.
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💥British intelligence recorded approximately 850 Russian drone launches in December 2024, with weather appearing to affect operations.
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December 1, 2024 289 events 💥 4 📊 1 ▸
💥Russian forces recently advanced near Pokrovsk.
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📊In the Dniprovskyi district attack, 18 people were hospitalized, seven in a serious condition, including an 11-year-old boy.
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💥Russia attacked the Dniprovskyi district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing four people and injuring at least 24 others.
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💥Riot police used water cannons, pepper spray, and tear gas against protesters in Tbilisi who were protesting the Georgian government's decision to suspend EU accession negotiations until 2028.
💥Debris from downed Russian drones damaged three private houses, an apartment, several cars, and a garage across three districts in the Kyiv region during a nighttime UAV attack.
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December 2, 2024 176 events 💥 4 🛡️ 1 ▸
🛡️Ukrainian air defense forces detected and intercepted approximately 20 Russian drones targeting Kyiv during an overnight attack.
💥Russia attacked Ukraine with 110 drones overnight, killing one man in the western town of Ternopil.
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💥Border guards from the Steel Border brigade of the Offensive Guard destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in Sumy region using a Mavic drone.
💥Russian forces carried out 1,156 assaults on Ukrainian positions in the Khortytsia Group of Troops area over the past week.
💥Russian forces attacked Nikopol district with kamikaze drones, artillery, and UAV-dropped ammunition, injuring a 21-year-old man who was treated on an outpatient basis.
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December 3, 2024 218 events 💥 3 🏥 1 📊 1 ▸
🏥A Ukrainian citizen named Viacheslav Borodiy was sentenced by the Gomel Regional Court in Belarus to ten years in a maximum-security prison on charges of espionage-related activities.
💥Russian forces attacked an energy infrastructure facility in Rivne region during a nighttime attack.
💥Russians shelled the village of Bilozerka in Kherson region with artillery, injuring two people - a 48-year-old man with mine-blast trauma and forearm injury, and a 45-year-old man with shrapnel wound to his shin.
📊Russian combat losses in November 2024 reached a new monthly record, with 2,030 Russian soldiers killed or wounded on November 29 alone - the bloodiest day since World War II.
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💥Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian tank, several armored vehicles, and infantry during clashes in the Kurakhove sector of Donetsk region.
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December 4, 2024 224 events 💥 1 🏥 1 🏗️ 1 ⚔️ 1 +1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched a significant assault on Kozatsky island northeast of Kherson city, near Nova Kakhovka, as part of efforts to seize river islands for advancing across the Dnipro.
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🏥Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, called on the UN Security Council to take immediate action to protect children caught in the war in Ukraine.
🏗️Police explosives experts in Zhytomyr region neutralized an unexploded warhead of a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile that fell in a field near a settlement. Residents of surrounding villages were temporarily evacuated for safety.
⚔️Ukrainian forces from the 48th Assault Brigade, supported by elements of 3/31 Mechanized Infantry, 23rd Tank Brigade, and drones from 241st Territorial Brigade, conducted a counterattack against Russian 40th Naval Infantry in Novy Komar, reportedly destroying vehicles and forcing Russian survivors to dig in or retreat.
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🤝Russia's Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia accused Ukraine of providing support to Syrian rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad's government, claiming Ukrainian intelligence agencies are arming and training rebel fighters.
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December 5, 2024 186 events 💥 2 ⚔️ 1 🤝 1 🔥 1 ▸
⚔️Ukrainian 8th Mountain Assault unit wiped out a Russian bridgehead on the west bank of the Oskil River near Novomlynsk and reduced a second bridgehead to shallow holes under shelling and drone strikes.
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💥Russian army conducting continuous infantry assaults in Toretsk using 'meat' tactics to exhaust Ukrainian defenders, under cover of artillery and mortars.
💥Russian military attacked a civilian car in the Dnipro district of Kherson with explosives dropped from a drone, wounding a 53-year-old man.
🤝Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga called Russia's Sergei Lavrov a 'war criminal' at the OSCE meeting in Malta, marking Lavrov's first visit to an EU country since 2022.
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🔥Ukrainian defense forces destroyed 9,506 Russian tanks (+13 in past day), 19,472 armored fighting vehicles (+22), and 21,023 artillery systems (+21).
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December 6, 2024 200 events 💥 3 ✈️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
💥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) conducted a raid in the Kursk region, eliminating 17 Russian soldiers and capturing 12 POWs.
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💥Russian aerial strike on Kryvyi Rih destroyed a three-story building and damaged residential buildings and cars, injuring 16 people including a child.
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💥Russian forces bombed Zaporizhzhia, destroying a gas service station and causing a massive fire that damaged neighboring buildings.
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✈️Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed more than a dozen Russian drones that were targeting Kyiv during a night attack. The air alert lasted 4 hours total with two separate alerts.
🤝Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Paul Richard Gallagher to discuss the release of Ukrainians from Russian captivity.
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December 7, 2024 186 events 💥 4 📦 1 ▸
💥Explosions consistent with long-range Ukrainian drone or missile strikes targeted refining infrastructure and air defense systems in Adygea.
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📦The US Department of Defense announced an additional military aid package for Ukraine worth $988 million.
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💥Russian forces are fighting within the center of Kurakhove, which forms an important section of the front line in Donetsk Oblast.
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💥Russian airstrikes in Zaporizhzhia and Kryvyi Rih killed at least 10 civilians and wounded over 20 others.
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💥Russian forces are conducting raids on the population in the occupied settlement of Aidar (formerly Novopskov) in Luhansk region, blocking three exits and checking locals against a list of ATO/JFO participants and their relatives.
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December 8, 2024 187 events 💥 2 🤝 1 🔥 1 🏥 1 ▸
🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with French President Emmanuel Macron and US President-elect Donald Trump at the Élysée Palace following the Notre Dame cathedral reopening ceremony in Paris.
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💥An explosion caused by an unidentified explosive device occurred outside the main entrance to a police station in Kharkiv's Slobidskyi district on December 8 at around 17:00.
🔥Ukraine's defense forces destroyed 9,519 Russian tanks (+5 in past day), 19,571 armored fighting vehicles (+36), and 21,058 artillery systems (+3) since the full-scale war began.
💥Russian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast and the Pokrovsk and Vuhledar directions.
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🏥First Lady Olena Zelenska called on Ukrainian parents to join the 'Zasvitys' educational campaign for children's road safety during winter months, highlighting survey data that 31% of Ukrainian parents reported their children don't use reflective elements.
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December 9, 2024 215 events ➡️ 1 🤝 1 📢 1 🔧 1 +1 ▸
➡️Partisan group ATESH discovered Russian military forces and equipment stationed at a recreation base in the village of Maryine, Chornomorske area of occupied Crimea.
🤝Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko and German CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz visited a Ukrainian energy facility destroyed by Russian shelling.
📢Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, stated that Vladimir Putin's focus on continuing the war against Ukraine is pushing Russia toward severe economic depletion that could affect several generations.
🔧Electrica, Romania's largest electricity supplier operating in 18 counties, was targeted by a cyberattack on December 9, 2024. Specialist teams are working with national cybersecurity authorities to manage the incident and identify the attack source.
💥Former Olenivka prison boss Sergey Yevsyukov was killed by a car bomb explosion in Russian-occupied Donetsk.
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December 10, 2024 261 events 💥 4 🤝 1 ▸
🤝Ruslan Stefanchuk met with a delegation of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament to discuss Ukraine's EU integration, defense assistance, and sanctions on Russia.
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💥Russian forces launched a strike damaging a thermal power plant operated by DTEK, disrupting heating for nearby communities.
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💥A Russian strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia killed three people and wounded 11 others.
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💥Russian forces launched a significant assault on Kozatsky Island northeast of Kherson city, near Nova Kakhovka.
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💥Missile attack damaged a boiler house in Taganrog, cutting off heat supply to 27 apartment buildings.
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December 11, 2024 239 events 💥 3 📊 1 ⚓ 1 ▸
📊Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia city center killed six civilians and injured 22 others.
💥Russia's Defense Ministry stated that air defenses intercepted and destroyed 14 Ukrainian drones in Bryansk.
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⚓Ukraine continues to restrict Russian maritime operations to the eastern Black Sea, maintaining successful naval denial in the region.
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💥US officials indicated Russia may launch another Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Ukraine within the coming days, following Moscow's first use of the weapon in a strike last month.
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💥Ukraine launched six US-made ATACMS missiles at an airfield in Taganrog, Russia. Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed to have intercepted two and diverted four using electronic warfare systems.
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December 12, 2024 215 events 🤝 1 🔥 1 📦 1 🔧 1 +1 ▸
🤝Gabriel Felbermayr, director at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), comments on Ukraine's economic resilience and highlights concerns about macro-financial situation, need for continued international support, and effectiveness of Western sanctions against Russia.
🔥Mikhail Shatsky, Deputy Chief Designer at the Mars Design Bureau and head of the software department, was killed in Moscow.
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📦Ukrposhta released a postal stamp dedicated to Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk and his upcoming fight against Tyson Fury for the WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBO world heavyweight champion title.
🔧Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) hacked the Russian State Duma website and posted a banner reading 'A country named Russia does not exist' on December 12, which is Russia's Constitution Day.
💥Russian Su-34 medium-range strike aircraft are deploying aerial guided bombs from standoff positions behind the front lines against Ukrainian battlefield positions and cities like Kharkiv.
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December 13, 2024 328 events 💥 3 ✈️ 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
✈️Air defense forces engaged a UAV spotted in the airspace of Kyiv Oblast.💥Russian missiles and drones targeted power installations in western Ukraine, hitting facilities as far as Lviv and Ternopil.
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🏗️The National Bank of Ukraine announced that inflation is expected to slow down in 2025 due to new harvests entering the market and improved energy sector conditions.
💥Russia launched one of its largest missile attacks ever, targeting Ukraine's energy grid and severely damaging some Ukrainian power plants.
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💥Russian forces launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with almost 100 missiles and about 200 drones launched.
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December 14, 2024 160 events 💥 3 🔥 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
🔥Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian fuel train with 40 tank cars in Zaporizhzhia Oblast through a multi-stage operation involving sabotage of tracks and HIMARS strikes.
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🛡️The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses intercepted 37 drones across the Kursk, Bryansk, Orel, and Krasnodar regions on Dec. 14.
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💥Ukrainian intelligence conducted an operation in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, destroying a Russian Su-30 fighter jet and disabling three locomotives at an airfield.
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💥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck a major petroleum terminal in Orel, igniting a large fire at the facility.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck an oil depot in Oryol Oblast, causing a fire that firefighters were battling.
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December 15, 2024 154 events 💥 3 🏗️ 2 ▸
🏗️An oil spill occurred after two Russian tankers were caught in a storm in the Kerch Strait on December 15, 2024.
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💥Russian media reported North Korean troops committed to combat for the first time near Plekhovo, claiming Ukrainian positions were overrun with 300 dead, though subsequent drone footage showed possible North Korean casualties and Ukrainian sources claimed heavy North Korean losses.
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🏗️Two Russian tankers (Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239) carrying approximately 9,000-10,000 tons of fuel oil broke up and sank in a winter storm in the Black Sea near Kerch Strait, causing a major oil spill polluting wetlands and beaches
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💥On December 15, drones attacked two bases in Grozny, Chechnya.
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💥Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow in an overnight strike on Dec 14-15, with Russian air defense shooting down at least 18 UAVs en route to the capital.
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December 16, 2024 265 events 💥 2 📢 1 🛡️ 1 🤝 1 ▸
📢The Ukrainian Air Force warned that Russian videos showing interrogations of captured Ukrainian POWs are part of an information war designed to demoralize Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, spread propaganda narratives about distrust in leadership and territorial surrender, and justify Russian aggression.
🛡️Ukrainian troops reported cut off and possibly surrounded in two villages south of Kurakhove, with the situation described as critical by Ukrainian military sources and criticism directed at Joint Force East for failure to extract personnel.
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🤝German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed the Bundestag stating that if Putin wins in Ukraine, European security will be under long-term threat, and Germany will continue to aid Ukraine without being drawn into the war.
💥Ukrainian FPV drones struck North Korean positions in the Kursk region, with one position described as 'effectively covered' by drones.
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💥Russia conducted a brutal missile attack in Zaporizhzhia that killed eight people.
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December 17, 2024 289 events 💥 3 🏗️ 1 ⚔️ 1 ▸
💥Russian drones were downed during a morning attack, with debris falling across four districts of Kyiv (Solomianskyi, Pecherskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Dniprovskyi), causing minor damage to residential buildings and vehicles.
💥A car dashboard camera captured the explosion that killed Russian Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's nuclear protection forces, when an explosive device hidden in a scooter detonated in Moscow
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💥Russian artillery fire has been hitting Pokrovsk as Russian forces advance toward the city, with residents reporting deafening and deadly barrages in recent months.
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🏗️Gazprom shares fell to 106.1 rubles, their lowest since January 2009, representing a 2.4% decline from Monday's close.
⚔️Ukraine's Special Operations Forces reported that drone operators killed 50 North Korean soldiers and injured nearly 50 more over three days in the Kursk region
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December 18, 2024 302 events 💥 3 🏥 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
🏥Six Ukrainian children were successfully returned from temporarily occupied territories in Kherson region, including four boys and two girls ranging from 9 months to 17 years old.
✈️Ukrainian Air Force shared photos of Scalp and Storm Shadow missiles being used in combat, thanking partners from France and the UK for support.
💥Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa overnight, damaging homes and infrastructure. Two people were killed and several injured, including a newborn baby in Dnipro.
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💥Russian troops have been conducting intensive offensive operations for three days in the Kursk region.
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💥A 29-year-old Uzbekistan citizen was detained in Russia for the killing of Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence Forces, and his assistant via a remotely detonated device hidden in a scooter.
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December 19, 2024 192 events 💥 3 🤝 1 🔥 1 ▸
🤝Australia announced it will resume full diplomatic operations at its embassy in Kyiv, with Ambassador Paul Lehmann to be based there starting January.
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🔥A Russian Ka-52 'Alligator' attack helicopter was shot down in what is suspected to be a friendly fire incident, killing both crew members. The preliminary cause was identified as 'our air SAM (surface-to-air missile) system.'
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💥North Korean troops, described as lacking combat experience, suffered heavy casualties from Ukrainian strikes on their command centers and infantry positions.
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💥A Russian missile strike killed three people in the village of Shevchenkove in Kharkiv region.
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💥Ukrainian forces struck the Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast using homegrown missiles in a joint SBU and Naval Forces operation.
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December 20, 2024 238 events 💥 4 ✈️ 1 ▸
💥Russian occupiers launched 399 attacks on 12 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region over the past 24 hours, including 4 air strikes, 240 UAV attacks, 5 multiple rocket launcher attacks, and 150 artillery attacks.
✈️Air raid sirens were triggered at 6:40 a.m. by the takeoff of a MiG-31K fighter jet, followed by at least eight powerful blasts in Kyiv.
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💥Russian Iskander missile strike killed three civilians and wounded three others in the village of Shevchenkove, Kharkiv region.
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💥Ukrainian forces attacked the building of the so-called "Ministry of State Security of the DPR" in temporarily occupied Donetsk on Shevchenko Boulevard.
💥Russian forces are conducting relentless frontal assaults on Ukrainian defensive positions, targeting energy infrastructure and civilian population centers as winter approaches.
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December 21, 2024 148 events 💥 4 🔧 1 ▸
🔧Ukrainian partisan movement Atesh discovered a Russian fuel depot in the Saky district of Crimea containing fuel tanks, tanks, and other military vehicles. The information was passed to Ukrainian authorities.
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💥At least 8 drones attacked Kazan, Russia, with one hitting a high-rise building causing an explosion and fire. No casualties were reported.
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💥Ukraine conducted its first ground attack using solely unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and FPV drones, destroying Russian positions near Lyptsi north of Kharkiv.
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💥Ukraine struck the town of Rylsk in Russia's Kursk region, killing five people and wounding twelve.
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💥Russia launched a missile strike on central Kyiv, killing one man and injuring thirteen people.
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December 22, 2024 132 events 💥 2 📢 1 🔥 1 🏥 1 ▸
📢Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Oleksandr Usyk's victory over Tyson Fury as proof that Ukraine "will not give up what's ours" after nearly three years of war with Russia.
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🔥Ukrainian defense forces destroyed 9,609 Russian tanks (+15), 19,870 armored fighting vehicles (+29), and 21,284 artillery systems (+32) since the full-scale war began.
💥Ukrainian forces reportedly struck an oil depot in Oryol Oblast with drones on the night of December 21 to 22.
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💥Ukrainian forces carried out a successful strike on a key communications hub of the North Korean army, significantly reducing radio communication among their troops.
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🏥Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) evacuated 34 people from Syria, including 31 Ukrainian nationals and 3 Syrian family members (15 children total), through Lebanon to Chisinau, Moldova, then by bus to Ukraine.
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December 23, 2024 221 events 💥 3 🛡️ 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces launched 400 attacks, including 204 drone strikes and 22 rocket artillery strikes, on eight settlements in Zaporizhzhia region.
💥Russian Shahed drones continue to strike Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, with analysis showing significant quality degradation in domestically produced versions.
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💥Ukrainian drones targeted the Millerovo military airfield in Russia's Rostov region, with air defense intercepting multiple drones.
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🛡️Russian forces are advancing near multiple settlements including Pokrovsk, Kupyansk, Toretsk, Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka, and in Kursk Oblast.
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✈️Ukraine's Air Force Command reports that 47 Russian drones were shot down overnight between December 22 and 23, 2024, over multiple regions.
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December 24, 2024 225 events 📢 3 💥 1 🔥 1 ▸
💥Russian forces intensified their use of military equipment and increased the frequency of assaults across the Toretsk, Kramatorsk, and Siversk fronts.
📢Caritas Austria called for continued assistance to Ukraine during the most difficult winter since the invasion.
📢Professor Nikita Vasylenko of Kyiv's National Shevchenko University made controversial comments about demographic solutions involving foreign peacekeepers in Ukraine after the war, comparing the situation to post-WWII period with German soldiers.
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📢Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Christmas Eve, expressing gratitude for spiritual support and stating that Ukraine is working to ensure 2025 becomes a year of just and lasting peace.
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🔥The Russian dry cargo ship Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria on December 24, 2024, due to an explosion in the engine room, leaving two sailors missing.
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December 25, 2024 197 events 💥 2 🏗️ 1 📊 1 🏥 1 ▸
🏗️A Russian environmental official estimated that cleaning the Black Sea fuel spill could take up to 10 years, depending on weather conditions.
📊38 people were killed and 29 survivors (including three children) were hospitalized when the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan.
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💥A Russian missile fired over Grozny, Chechnya downed an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane, causing it to crash in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people.
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💥Ten separate Russian missile strikes were reported in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city.
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🏥Blood donations at Ohmatdyt hospital remain low as many potential donors are either defending the country on the frontline, actively volunteering, or exhausted
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December 26, 2024 170 events 💥 2 📢 1 🏗️ 1 ✈️ 1 ▸
💥Russian forces attacked Nikopol twice with heavy artillery overnight, damaging two shops, three high-rise buildings, and an unused building, while also damaging power lines.
💥Russian forces launched an attack on Slatyne in Kharkiv region using guided aerial bombs at around 14:15, resulting in one civilian death and two injuries.
📢Ukrinform interviewed military expert Serhiy Beskrestnov about the future role of ground robotic systems in combat operations, noting that progress is hindered by budget constraints and a preference for cheaper FPVs over robots.
🏗️Ukrenergo announced hourly power outages for household consumers in Ukraine from 08:00 to 17:00 on Friday, December 27, due to energy sector damage from a December 25 Russian attack.
✈️Ukraine's air defense forces shot down 20 Russian Shahed drones and other UAVs overnight, while 11 decoy drones veered off course due to electronic warfare.
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December 27, 2024 213 events 💥 1 ✈️ 1 📢 1 🏴 1 +1 ▸
💥Ukrainian HIMARS precision-guided missiles struck a Russian tactical headquarters in Zaporizhzhia region, followed by FPV drone attacks targeting survivors.
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✈️Israeli air strikes targeted Yemen's international airport in Sanaa, injuring a WHO staff member and killing two people.
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📢Reporters Without Borders accused Apple of removing independent journalistic apps and content from its Russian App Store.
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🏴South Korea's National Intelligence Service confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) captured a wounded North Korean soldier for the first time in the Kursk region.
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➡️Russian forces are constructing defensive fortifications at Saky airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea to protect aircraft from potential strikes.
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December 28, 2024 174 events 🛡️ 2 📢 1 ✈️ 1 🔧 1 ▸
📢Vladimir Putin called Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to apologize for the crash of an Azerbaijani Airlines plane in Russian airspace, while denying responsibility for the incident.
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✈️Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 15 of 16 Russian drones overnight on December 27-28, 2024.
🔧Partisan agent ATESH conducted reconnaissance at the Kremniy EL plant in Bryansk, Russia, a key supplier of microelectronics for Russian missiles and fighter jets.
🛡️Ukrainian border guards from the RUBPAK Phoenix unit repelled a Russian assault near Kurdiumivka, Donetsk region.
🛡️Ukrainian forces repelled multiple attacks in the Kharkiv sector near Vovchansk, and in the Lyman sector near multiple settlements, with combat clashes still ongoing.
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December 29, 2024 157 events 💥 2 📢 1 📊 1 🏗️ 1 ▸
📢Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a 'transparent' probe into the crash after apologizing to Azerbaijan during a phone call with President Aliyev.
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📊A civilian man was killed in the village of Dvorichna, Kharkiv region, following a Russian drone attack.
💥Russian forces shelled a residential building in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, sparking a fire. Rescue teams responded but were forced to suspend efforts due to repeated enemy fire.
💥Russian forces launched 126 drones at Ukrainian fortifications in Luhansk region, specifically targeting the areas of Hrekivka, Nadiia, Tverdokhlibove, Novoyehorivka, and Makiivka.
🏗️Energy workers restored electricity to 7,423 consumers in Ukraine over the past day.
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December 30, 2024 214 events 🏥 2 💥 1 📦 1 🛡️ 1 ▸
💥Storm Shadow/Scalp missiles struck a theater-level Russian command post in Kursk region, possibly underground, reportedly killing a North Korean general among others.
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📦US President Joe Biden announced a $2.5 billion additional military aid package for Ukraine, including artillery rounds, missiles, and armored vehicles.
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🛡️Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi conducted a visit to units and subdivisions conducting defensive operations in the Donetsk region.
🏥Another prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia took place, returning 189 people, including 187 Ukrainian soldiers and two civilians, to Ukraine.
🏥The Security Service of Ukraine released 189 Ukrainian citizens from Russian captivity on December 30.
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December 31, 2024 297 events 💥 3 🏗️ 1 ⚓ 1 ▸
🏗️Occupied Crimea declared a regional-level technological emergency due to massive fuel oil spills caused by sunken Russian oil tankers.
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💥Russia launched waves of drones and missiles at Kyiv on the morning of December 31, 2024.
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⚓Russia maintains one missile carrier in the Black Sea without missiles, while eight enemy ships, including three missile carriers with a volley of up to 26 missiles, are stationed in the Mediterranean Sea.
💥A protected Russian troop barracks in Lgov, Kursk region, was hit by multiple missiles, resulting in dozens of killed and injured troops.
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💥Russian forces shelled the village of Textylne in Kherson's Dniprovskyi district, causing damage to residential homes.
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💥The December 2024 crash of an Azerbaijani airliner, which preliminary investigations suggested was downed by Russian air defense forces near Grozny.
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🏴Ukrainian special forces captured a Russian forward observer in Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast. The individual was guiding Russian strikes on Ukrainian troops and was found hiding in one of the city's districts.
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💥The aircraft, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 of the 67 people on board.
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➡️The Azov International Battalion was formed in late 2024 as part of Ukraine's 12th Special Forces Brigade of the National Guard.
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📦A Ukrainian special forces operative known as Borysfen received the Order of Courage, First Class for his role in defending Kupiansk.
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📦The Netherlands delivered the first shipments of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2024.
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📢Former Ukrainian Armed Forces commander Valerii Zaluzhnyi stated in an AP interview that he had a deep rift with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over military strategy, which undermined the 2023 counteroffensive.
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