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☆ Ukraine war live updates: Blinken visits Kyiv to boost morale as Ukrainian forces battle Russian onslaught in northeast border region
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine's security services on Monday said they had prevented "terrorist attacks" by alleged Russian agents in Kyiv that were meant to take place on May 9. Explosive devices were meant to be detonate in several locations in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, including shops, the country's security services said in a Google-translated Telegram post. Explosives were allegedly also meant to be installed in a car that was to be parked near a popular cafe, the security services said. Ukrainian security services used counter-intelligence to identify the man behind the planned attack, they said in another Telegram post. The alleged Russian agent had also planned an attack that was meant to take place in February, which was also thwarted by Ukrainian security services, they said.

Persons: — Sophie Kiderlin Organizations: Explosives, Ukraine's, Monday Locations: Russian, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Moscow

☆ Ukraine says it flew a drone 930 miles into Russian territory to strike an oil refinery
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewUkraine's latest aerial attack on Russian soil is its farthest one yet, Ukrainska Pravda reported, with officials saying a drone traveled 930 miles to strike an oil refinery far inside Russia's borders. AdvertisementThe strike, which has not been independently confirmed, would represent a distance record in Ukraine's ever-more ambitious series of drone strikes on Russian energy facilities. In early April, Ukraine demonstrated its drones' increasing reach after Russian officials reported strikes 620 miles inside their country. Related storiesReports claim that the White House has reached out to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to signal its concern that hitting Russia's oil production will destabilize global energy prices. The strikes have also led to a surge in the price of refined oil products within Russia itself, they argued.

Persons: —, Ukrainska, Radiy Khabirov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Michael Liebreich, Lauri Myllyvirta, Sam Winter, Levy, Carnegie, Sergey Vakulenko, Ann Marie Dailey Organizations: Service, Ukrainska Pravda, Ukraine's Security Service, Gazprom, Business, RIA Novosti, Russian, White, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Foreign Affairs, RAND Corporation Locations: Russian, Bashkortostan, Ukraine's, Ukraine, Russia

☆ An alleged plot to assassinate Zelenskyy gives an alarming look into how deeply Russia can penetrate his inner circle
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewUkraine's security service, the SBU, said on Tuesday that it had foiled the latest Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials. Among those allegedly involved in the planned assassinations were senior members of Ukraine's government protection service. Last year, the Ukrainian president said he was aware of so many plots against his life since the start of the war he'd lost count. Related storiesAccording to SBU, the men involved in the latest plot were working as part of a network of agents for the Russian FSB security service. It's alleged that the plotters had planned to kill Budanov by Orthodox Easter (May 5) and the mission was "supposed to be a gift to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's inauguration."

Persons: —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mark Episkopos, he'd, SBU, Artem Dehtiarenko, Vasyl Malyuk, Kyril Budanov, It's, Budanov, Vladimir, Putin's, Maxim Mishustin, Dmytro Perlin, Aleksii Organizations: Service, Business, Eurasia Research, Quincy Institute, Responsible Locations: Eurasia, Russia, Russian

☆ Putin's Crimea bridge has been out of military use for at least 3 months, satellite images suggest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRussia has all but stopped transporting military equipment via a strategic Crimean bridge, Ukrainian analysts say, based on satellite imagery. In an examination of Maxar satellite images by open-source intelligence agency Molfar, analysts said that between February and mid-April, they saw no Russian freight trains carrying military equipment on the Kerch Bridge. It also said it saw no trains carrying military equipment on the bridge between May and September 2023. Built in 2018 following President Vladimir Putin's annexation of Crimea, the bridge is considered an illegal construction by Ukraine. AdvertisementA potent symbolAn explosion causes fire at the Kerch bridge in the Kerch Strait, Crimea on October 08, 2022.

Persons: —, Molfar, Vasyl Malyuk, Vladimir Putin's, Kyrylo Budanov, Artem Starosiek, Vera Katkova, Starosiek, Putin, Oleksii Neizhpapa, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Inna Sovsun, Sovsun, Artem Organizations: Service, Business, Ukraine's Security Service, The Telegraph, Anadolu Agency, Getty Locations: Russia, Kerch, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia's Rostov, Ukrainian

☆ Russia's April oil and gas revenue could double despite Ukraine hammering its oilfields with drones, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's oil and gas revenue is set to surge despite Ukraine's attacks on energy infrastructure. Revenue from oil and gas is a key way Russia funds its war in Ukraine. AdvertisementRussia's oil and gas revenue for April is expected to soar by roughly double year on year despite increased Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure, a Reuters report said. Despite Russia's strong April revenue projections, it seems Ukraine's strikes are having some success. Bloomberg reported this week that Russia's oil refining was at an 11-month low because of flooding and Ukraine's drone campaign.

Persons: —, Russia's Organizations: Service, Reuters, Bloomberg, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia's Smolensk

☆ Audacious Ukrainian drone attacks keep doing massive damage to Russia's oil industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The strikes are doing serious damage to Russia's oil and gas sector. Bloomberg reported that Russia's oil refining is at an 11 month low. AdvertisementBloomberg earlier this week reported that Russia's oil refining is at an 11-month low because of flooding and Ukraine's drone campaign. Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil depots are one of the few bright spots in its war in recent months. "Future Ukrainian drone strikes may disable and disrupt more of Russia's refining capacity and inflict critical constraints on Russian refining that begin to substantially impact Russia's production of distillate products," the analysts said.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, AFP, Metallurgical, The Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russia's Smolensk, Lipetsk, Russia's, Ukraine's, US

☆ Ukraine says it used 7 exploding drones to take out a $100 million Russian radar system
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine said on Tuesday that it used 7 exploding drones to destroy a Russian radar system. Ukrainian media said the destroyed system was a Nebo-U, which monitors hundreds of miles of airspace. Ukraine assessed that the Nebo-U, downed by cheap drones, was worth $100 million. Ukrainian outlets reported that the destroyed Nebo-U was worth about $100 million. Multiple variations of the Nebo, which translates to "sky" in Russian, are used by Russian air and ground forces.

Persons: —, Yemen's Organizations: Service, Security Service of Ukraine, Kyiv Independent, Ukrainska Pravda, Kyiv, Business, Hamas Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Nebo, Bryansk, Russia, Belgorod, Ukrainian, Kharkiv, Rostov, Israel, Red

☆ Ukraine drones attack multiple oil refineries in the campaign against Russia's strategic energy industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine attacked another Russian oil refinery on Saturday night. AdvertisementA long week of attacks on oil and gas infrastructureThis past week, Ukraine has made a concerted effort to degrade Russia's oil production capabilities. The governor of Russia's Samara Oblast reported on March 16 that Ukrainian drones had attacked two Rosneft oil refineries. One attack had hit another major oil refinery operated by Lukoil in the southwestern Volgograd region. Similar incidents had occurred across Russia in January, hitting the Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery, an oil refinery in Tuapse, a storage facility in Klintsy, and a Baltic sea Ust-Luga terminal.

Persons: —, Ukrainska, Russia's, Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelensky, Краснодарському кра РосВдео Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Business, Astra, Ukrainska Pravda, Security Services, Security Service, Stringer, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Reuters, Staff, Lukoil, НПЗ Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Krasnodar, Moscow, Russia, Russia's Samara Oblast, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Leningrad, Lukoil's Norsi, Russia's Belgorod, Norsi, Ukrainian, Volgograd, Tuapse, Klintsy, Baltic

☆ A decadelong secret partnership between the CIA and Ukraine has been critical for lethal operations against Russia: NYT
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ten years ago, the CIA cautiously partnered with Ukraine to help gather intelligence on Russia. The agency initially made clear that it would not help Ukraine conduct lethal operations, per NYT. AdvertisementUkraine has relied on a decadelong secret partnership with the CIA to gather critical Russian intelligence and, more recently, carry out lethal operations during the war, according to a new report from The New York Times. The CIA made clear that it would not help Ukraine carry out lethal operations against its adversary, the Times reported. The Biden Administration greenlighted the CIA to provide intelligence critical for Ukraine's lethal operations against Russia, the report said.

Persons: —, Viktor Yanukovych, Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, Nalyvaichenko, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: CIA, Service, The New York Times, Kremlin, Times, Ukraine's Security, MI6, Biden Administration greenlighted Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Crimea

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia, Ukraine's security service reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was elected on an anti-corruption platform in 2019, long before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Security officials say that the current investigation dates back to August 2022, when officials signed a contract for artillery shells worth 1.5 billion hryvnias ($39.6 million) with arms firm Lviv Arsenal. However, the goods were never delivered and the money was instead sent to various accounts in Ukraine and the Balkans, investigators said. Ukraine’s prosecutor general says that the funds have since been seized and will be returned to the country's defense budget.

Persons: SBU, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ivan Bakanov Organizations: —, European Union, NATO, State Security Service, Lviv Arsenal Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, Kyiv, Lviv, Balkans

☆ Ukraine predicted where Russia would reroute trains after it blasted the railroad connecting Russia and China, and then attacked again, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine's security service attacked a major railroad connecting Russia and China, reports say. A Ukrainian official told the BBC they had preempted the diversion, and Russians fell into the "trap." AdvertisementUkraine's security service attacked a railway line deep inside Russia in an act of sabotage and then attacked again when the trains were diverted. Speaking about the act of sabotage, a Ukrainian official told Politico: "This is the only serious railway connection between the Russian Federation and China. Aviation fuel on the second train spilled over 150 square meters, or over 1600 square feet, Politico reported.

Persons: —, Ukraine's, Baza Organizations: BBC, Service, Security, Russian Telegram, Russian Railway, Politico, Russian Federation and, Aviation Locations: Russia, China, Russia's, Ukraine, Russian Federation and China

☆ Ukraine's security service alleges Russian plot involving ex-president
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Poroshenko's political party, European Solidarity, said the former president had scheduled only meetings in Poland and the United States and warned the SBU security service against becoming involved in politics. Orban has frequently been at odds with Zelenskiy on several issues related to Ukraine's EU membership bid. European Solidarity, in its statement, called for dialogue with Orban who, it said, had a veto right over accession talks. Poroshenko, president from 2014 to 2019, accused Zelenskiy's administration on Friday of cancelling the permission and playing politics ahead of elections. Additional reporting by Boldizsar Gyori in Budapest, Editing by Ron Popeski and Daniel WallisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Petro Poroshenko, Gleb Garanich, Poroshenko, SBU, Viktor Orban, Vladimir Putin, Orban, Putin, Oleksandr Korniyenko, Poroshenko's, Zelenskiy's, Zelenskiy, Boldizsar Gyori, Ron Popeski, Daniel Wallis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, European, Hungarian, European Union, Ukraine, EU, European Solidarity, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, European Solidarity, Poland, United States, Moscow, Budapest

☆ Ukraine set off 4 explosive devices on a freight train operating on the only major railroad connecting Russia and China: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine targeted a freight train with four explosive devices, an unnamed source told CNN. It is the only major railroad connecting Russia and China for military supplies, per Russian media. "The explosion is yet another successful special operation by the SBU," the source told CNN. AdvertisementUkraine set off four explosive devices on a freight train operating on the only major railroad connecting Russia and China, CNN reported , citing an unnamed Ukrainian defense source. AdvertisementThe railway line, the source added, is the "only major railroad connection between Russia and China."

Persons: —, Sovetskaya Gavan Organizations: CNN, Service, Ukraine's Security Services, Siberian Travel Company, Trade, Kremlin, Telegraph, Politico Locations: Ukraine, Russia, China, Buryatia, Baikal, Amur, Russian, Tayshet, Sovetskaya, Itykit, Politico Europe

☆ Russia has activated a sleeper network of spies in Ukraine to try to exploit internal divisions, Ukrainian official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia has activated a sleeper network of spies in Ukraine to exploit tensions, an official said. Oleksiy Danilov told The Times of London that they are spreading "false narratives" to sow division. AdvertisementIn recent months, Russia has activated a web of sleeper agents in Ukraine to try to exploit "so-called tensions" between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and military leaders, according to a Ukrainian official. Danilov told the newspaper that other tactics being deployed by the Russian agents include stirring up opposition to the government, setting up anti-war protests, and targeting soldiers' relations. Russia and Ukraine have struggled to make any significant breakthroughs in recent months along the 745-mile front.

Persons: Oleksiy Danilov, —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Danilov Organizations: Times, Service, Ukraine's Security Service, National Security and Defense, of, Ukrainska Pravda Locations: Russia, Ukraine, London, Kyiv, of Ukraine, Soviet Union, Ukrainian

☆ Ukrainian politician suspected of treason says he has been detained
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Dubinsky is seen during a parliament session in Kyiv, Ukraine November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 14 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian lawmaker who was formally notified this week that he was suspected of treason for allegedly cooperating with Russia's military intelligence said on Wednesday a Kyiv court had ordered him detained for 60 days. Oleksandr Dubinsky, who is on a U.S. sanctions list, was told on Monday he was also suspected of spreading misinformation about Ukraine's political leadership, officials said. Ukraine's security service, the SBU, on Monday said on Telegram that a politician was under suspicion of treason, but did not name the suspect. "Dubinsky received a (notice of) suspicion of state treason.

Persons: Oleksandr Dubinsky, Gleb Garanich, Dubinsky, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, Oleksiy Honcharenko, Honcharenko, SBU, Trump's, Joe Biden, Yuliia Dysa, Lidia Kelly, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, People, European Union, NATO, State, Bureau, Thomson Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukrainian, United States, U.S, Russian, Lincoln

☆ Ukraine's security service raided a factory in Ukraine making uniforms for the Russian national ski team, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A factory in western Ukraine was caught making uniforms for Russia's national ski team. Ukraine's security service said it found a production line for the ski team in Zakarpattia Oblast. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementA factory in Ukraine was caught making uniforms for Russia's national ski team, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said, per The Kyiv Post. The SBU said it had found evidence of a production line for the ski team operating within a factory located in the Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine, per the report.

Persons: —, Viktor Mykyta Organizations: national, Service, Ukraine's Security, Zakarpattia Regional, Kyiv Post, Russian Federation, United Nations Locations: Ukraine, Zakarpattia Oblast, Kyiv, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Mukachevo

☆ Russia will need to sacrifice air defense at its own borders to help cover gaps in Ukraine, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia could be forced to sacrifice air defenses at its borders, UK intelligence said. Losses in Ukraine mean that key air defense weapons will likely need to be redeployed, it said. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia may need to sacrifice air defenses protecting its borders to help cover gaps in the front lines in Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defence said in an intelligence update on Thursday. Last week, Russia lost three S-400 Triumf missile systems in the Luhansk region, weakening its air defenses there, the MOD said. The British ministry added that Russia's struggle to keep its air defenses in place is proof the war is overstretching its military.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, UK Ministry of Defence, MOD, BBC, Reuters, Institute for Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Luhansk, Crimea, Russian, Olenivka

☆ Ukrainians in a Kherson village secretly worked as informants and used hunting and barbecuing references as codes to guide the next artillery strike on Russian positions: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bilozerka, a village in the Kherson region, was seized at the beginning of Russia's invasion. AdvertisementAdvertisementSome Ukrainians in the small settlement of Bilozerka, a village in the Kherson region, secretly worked as informants to aid the Ukrainian military during the Russian occupation last year. AdvertisementAdvertisementClosely familiar with the region, Kysil recruited "spotters" to help locate positions of Russian troops and equipment, according to the Times. Kysil told the Times how he and his spotters spoke in code and used hunting and barbecuing references to relay information. Ukrainian soldiers retook Bilozerka and Kherson after Russian forces retreated last November.

Persons: —, James Verini, Oleksandr Kysil, Kysil, Verini Organizations: New York Times Magazine, Service, Ukrainian, Ukrainian Armed Forces, The New York Times Magazine, Times, Bilozerka Locations: Kherson, Bilozerka, Russian, Ukrainian, Khvylia

☆ Ukraine came close to assassinating the leader of Russia's entire military when he visited the front lines, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine was close to killing Russia's Chief of the General Staff, per The Washington Post. Valery Gerasimov was on the front lines when the attack happened, per The New York Times. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementA top Russian military official came close to death in a Ukrainian attack, The Washington Post reported , citing Ukrainian intelligence. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn December 2022, The New York Times reported that Gerasimov was visiting the front lines when he came under attack.

Persons: Valery Gerasimov, —, Gerasimov, Darya, Alexsandr, Kyrylo Budanov, We've, Budanov Organizations: General Staff, Washington Post, New York Times, Service, Russian, Staff, Post, The New York Times, Ukrainian, CNN, Times, Kyiv Post, Fleet, Special Forces Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Donbas, Moscow, Ukrainian, London, Kyiv, Crimean

☆ Here's the 'experimental' sea drone, called the 'Sea Baby,' that Ukraine claims has carried almost 1,900 pounds of explosives and has been attacking Russia's Black Sea Fleet
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine intelligence officials claim that an experimental sea drone hit two Russian military ships. The drone has been dubbed the "Sea Baby," an invention of Ukraine's security services. The drone is called the "Sea Baby," which officials in Ukraine have now claimed is behind at least three covert drone operations against Russia. AdvertisementAdvertisementAround mid-September Ukrainian sources said that the sea drone attacked a small Russian missile ship that was part of the Black Sea Fleet. The other sea drone that Ukraine developed, with a 300-kg payload, can hit targets 500 miles away, CNN reported.

Persons: —, Vasyl Maliuk, Maliuk Organizations: Service, The Washington Post, Russia, Security Service, CNN, Black, Russia's, Baby Security, Reuters, Security Service of Ukraine, New Voice, New York Times, Ammo Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Kerch, Russian, Russia, Kyiv, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine accuses 2 brothers of betraying their former neighbors by helping Russia fire a missile on their hometown café killing 59
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian missile hit a village in northeast Ukraine last week, killing 59 people. Ukraine now accused two brothers of passing Russia information to plan the attack on their hometown. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine has accused two brothers of helping Russia orchestrate a deadly missile strike on their hometown, which killed over 50 people. Ukraine's security service (SBU) named brothers Volodymyr and Dmytro Mamon and said they have been charged with treason. Authorities said they were working to locate the brothers, who are Russian passport holders and are believed to be in Russia, per the FT.

Persons: —, Volodymyr, Dmytro Mamon, Ihor Klymenko, Andriyi Kozyr, Natalia Mamon Organizations: Service, Telegram, Times, Prosecutors, Russian, Guardian, Politico, Authorities Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Hroza, Kharkiv, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine claims it hit a Russian ship with a 'Sea Baby' drone. Russia is fast running out of space to repair them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine doubled down on claims on Friday that it had damaged a Russian patrol ship near Sevastopol with "Sea Baby" drones. If confirmed, the strike could add to long-term pressure on Russia's ability to maintain and repair its Black Sea Fleet, experts say. Russia is already barred from bringing reinforcements to its Black Sea Fleet. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Consequently, the Black Sea Fleet will have to be increasingly prudent with its remaining assets," he added. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis squeeze on the Black Sea Fleet ultimately hampers some of its ability to project power over those waters, Germond said.

Persons: —, Basil Germond, Pavel Derzhavin, Pavel, Sutton, rove, ake Organizations: Service, Fleet, Lancaster University, Crimean Telegram, Crimean, Russian Telegram, Black, Russia's Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Sevastopol, Russia, Russia's, Ukrainian

☆ Ukrainian soldier says his drone unit hasn't fired their rifles in 6 months and that the future of warfare is all about 'shooting drones at each other'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian soldier said rifles are a thing of the past, and drones are the future of warfare. Valentyn Ilchuk told Metro that he and his three-man unit use drones to target Russian forces. "If you ask me what war will be like in five to 10 years, there will be far fewer rifles," he said. Ilchuk's unit uses self-exploding drones to target Russian positions far behind the front lines, and he told Metro newspaper that these weapons are the future of modern warfare. As a result, he has launched a fundraising drive to buy more drones, batteries, munition drop systems, reconnaissance drones, and other "much-needed" equipment.

Persons: Valentyn Ilchuk, Ilchuk, Samuel Bendett, Cosmolot Organizations: Metro, Service, Facebook, Center for Naval, Ukraine's Security Service Locations: Ukrainian, Wall, Silicon, Zaporizhzhia, Russia, Kyiv, Australia, Russian

☆ Ukraine's drones rain leaflets on occupied territory telling its citizens to boycott Putin's 'election farce'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Resistance efforts have included blowing up a polling station and mass distributing leaflets via drones calling on people to ignore the elections. Russia is holding elections this weekend in occupied Ukrainian territories, including Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Crimea, The Guardian reports. Interventions to sabotage the elections have included Ukraine's Security Service blowing up a polling station in Zaporizhzhia with drones. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Elections here ended prematurely," a Security Service of Ukraine source told the Kyiv Post. AdvertisementAdvertisementAt least 3,000 Ukrainians in the Zaporizhzhia region are said to be implicated in helping Russians with the pseudo-elections, The Kyiv Post cites from authorities.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Andriy Yusov Organizations: of Europe, Service, Kyiv, Guardian, Kyiv Independent, Ukraine's Security Service, Security Service, Armed Forces, National Resistance Center of, of, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UN Charter, National Resistance Center, Main Intelligence Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Crimea, Russian, Kyiv, National Resistance Center of Ukraine, Tokmak, of Europe

☆ Russia's infamous 'dragon's teeth' defenses are a joke and were easily overcome, says Ukrainian ex-commander
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Ukrainian military official said Russia's defensive lines have weak points. Russia constructed defensive lines known as "dragon's teeth" to protect its positions. He said the "dragon's teeth" defenses, in particular, had been easy to overcome. AdvertisementAdvertisementMaxar satellite imagery shows Russian "dragon's teeth" defenses and trenches along the beach just west of Yevpatoria, Crimea in March. Maxar TechnologiesIn the interview, Dyki also described the challenge faced by Ukrainian forces in breaking through Russia's three defensive lines.

Persons: Dyki, Russia's, Tomak Organizations: Service, Aidar Battalion, Security Service, CNN, Maxar Technologies, Ukrainian, Russian, Tomak Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Tomak, Zaporizhzhya oblast, Yevpatoria, Crimea, Robotyne, Zaporizhzhya, Melitopol, Azov, Crimean

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