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CNN —Ukraine’s military intelligence says it sank a Russian warship off the coast of Crimea overnight into Thursday, landing the latest in a series of blows to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after mounting a “massive” missile attack on the occupied peninsula hours earlier. Night-time footage supplied by Ukraine showed naval drones racing toward the Russian ship before exploding on impact, causing significant damage to the vessel. CNN could not independently verify Ukraine’s claims and it is unclear from the footage which vessel was struck and when. The vessel became infamous after it threatened to bomb Snake Island in the Black Sea if the Ukrainian soldiers defending it did not surrender. In the meantime, I thank everyone who contributed to the cleansing of Crimea from the Russian presence,” Oleshchuk said.

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☆ Flying attack helicopters low on risky runs the way they do in Ukraine is far from easy, former Super Cobra pilot says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewUkraine's attack helicopter pilots are flying low and fast, navigating a dangerous battlefield where almost anything in the air is at risk. Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters attack Russian positions with the use of unguided rockets. And then, of course, there is the serious threat of Russian surface-to-air missiles and other weapons, to include Russian aircraft. AdvertisementThe General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed footage of the combat operation of the Mi-24 attack helicopter. Part of the larger problem facing Ukrainian helicopter pilots is identifying where threats are coming from in combat environments.

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CNN —Ukraine says it has intelligence suggesting only five bodies were delivered from the crash site of a Russian military transport plane to a nearby morgue, a Ukraine military intelligence official told CNN, casting doubt on Moscow’s claim that dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in the explosion. Moscow says the plane was transporting Ukrainian prisoners of war, while Kyiv says it was carrying Russian missiles to be used in further strikes on Ukraine. Ukraine’s military command said it regarded Russian military aircraft approaching Belgorod as legitimate target, but did not confirm it had fired at the plane. Traffic officers block off a road near the crash site of the IL-76 plane outside the village of Yablonovo, Russia, January 24, 2024. Russia has not yet provided evidence that dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board the plane that crashed.

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☆ War in Ukraine shows a need to rethink air superiority, as it may only be possible in short bursts, top US Air Force officer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The war in Ukraine has proven a need to rethink air superiority, the top US Air Force officer said. "Air superiority still matters — it may be for shorter periods of time because it's just unaffordable to do it for longer periods of time." For air operations, air supremacy means "the opposing force is incapable of effective interference," according to the Air Force, while air superiority means the military can conduct operations without significant "prohibitive interference" from air and missile threats. AdvertisementA Mig-29 fighter of the Ukrainian air force is seen on a mission in Ukraine's war-hit east Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. He emphasized that if this method is executed in short bursts, an air force can be "very effective" during that timeframe.

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☆ Large Military Airplane Crashes in Russia, Moscow Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Ivan Nechepurenko | More About Ivan Nechepurenko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A large Russian military transport plane crashed on Wednesday in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, state news agencies said, citing a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry. The plane also carried six crew members and three other individuals, the ministry said, according to Tass, a Russian state news agency. The Defense Ministry did not say whether there were any survivors. The Ukrainian military intelligence agency said that it could not immediately comment. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that it was looking into the situation and declined to comment, according to Suspilne, a Ukrainian news website.

Organizations: Russian Defense Ministry, Tass, The Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Air Force Locations: Belgorod, Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian

☆ Russia will be scared to deploy its precious command planes after the 'embarrassing' loss of 2 of them, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine said it damaged two Russian command aircraft — a Russian A-50 radar early-warning plane and Ilyushin Il-22 airborne command post — on Sunday, hitting the planes with its air defense systems. A photo that purports to show the wing of a Russian Il-22 aircraft shared by pro-war Russian milblogger Fighterbomber. Considering those losses together, Manon said: "For the Russian Air Force, it's kind of embarrassing." Given the limited supply, the latest developments are "a pretty big loss" for Russia, Manon said, adding that these aircraft are a key resource for Russia. Ukraine says it needs more air defense equipment, with Russia trying to erode Ukraine's stockpiles to clear the way for unobstructed attacks.

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CNN —Ukraine claimed it destroyed a Russian spy plane over the Sea of Azov on Monday, in what would be a significant strike against Moscow’s aerial capabilities. In a statement, the Ukrainian Air Forces called the special operation in the Azov Sea region “successful.”Information about the downing of two Russian military aircraft by Ukrainian forces over the Sea of Azov appeared in social media late on Sunday. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov did not comment on the reports on Monday and referred journalists to the Russian Ministry of Defense. “The long-range radar detection aircraft A-50 was and is a priority target for us,” he added. An ambulance and fire fighters are urgently needed,” the nearby Russian jet allegedly radioed down to ground control.

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☆ Russia unleashes another barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Maria Kostenko | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Kyiv CNN —Russia unleashed another large barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine on Saturday, the fourth such attack since December 29, amid concerns that Moscow is trying to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defence. Ukraine managed to take down eight missiles, its air force said. Additionally they stated that “over 20 launched air attack weapons did not reach their targets due to extensive electronic warfare countermeasures.”The air raid warnings and defences were activated across the country. Changing tacticsAnalysts say the recent onslaught of Russian missiles aims to overload Ukraine’s limited missile defense. Ukraine has been relying on mobile firing groups for air defenses to shoot down drones as anti-air missiles stocks run low.

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☆ Russia Targets Ukraine With Large-Scale Missile Attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Russia attacked Ukraine with several waves of missiles on Saturday morning, the Ukrainian and Russian militaries said, putting the entire country under an air-raid alert and sending people rushing for shelter as bangs were heard in several cities. They were directed at cities including Kyiv, the capital, and Lviv, near the border with Poland. It followed Russia’s recent strategy for large-scale air assaults: waves of different types of aerial weapons launched almost simultaneously from multiple locations and aimed at various targets, with the goal of overwhelming Ukrainian air defenses. The Ukrainian Air Force said that it had shot down eight missiles — a low interception rate compared with previous assaults — but that more than 20 other missiles and drones had missed their targets because of electronic jamming. Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that its missiles had hit “Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities” that produce shells, gunpowder and drones.

Organizations: Ukrainian Air Force, Russia’s Defense Ministry Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Crimea, Kyiv, Lviv, Poland

☆ A downed Russian Shahed drone was found with a Ukrainian SIM card, suggesting the technology was used to pilot the explosive drone: think tank
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A downed Russian Shahed drone was reportedly found with a Ukrainian SIM card inside. This suggests the tech was used to pilot the attack drone, war analysts said. Last month, Russia launched its largest drone attack against Kyiv in the war so far. AdvertisementOne of Russia's downed Shahed drones was reportedly found this week with a Ukrainian SIM card inside, suggesting that the technology was used to pilot the explosive attack drone, according to war analysts. Last month, Russia launched its largest drone attack against Kyiv since the Kremlin invaded the Eastern European country in February 2022.

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☆ Ukraine Says One Killed as Russia Launched 25 Drones Overnight
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Dec. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV (Reuters) - Russia launched 25 drone attacks on Ukraine overnight, killing one person and damaging a warehouse and farm equipment, the Ukrainian military said on Friday, adding that it had downed 18 of the drones, all but two of them in southern Ukraine. One civilian was killed and another injured in attacks on the southern Kherson region, where a culture centre was damaged, Ukraine's Southern Military Command said on the Telegram messenger app. In the neighbouring region of Mykolaiv, a warehouse, a hangar and agricultural machinery were damaged, it said. The Ukrainian Air Force said the drones had been launched from southwestern Russia and Russian-occupied Crimea, as well as two missiles from the occupied part of Kherson region. (Reporting by Dan Peleschuk, Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Tom Hogue and Gareth Jones)

Persons: Dan Peleschuk, Yuliia, Tom Hogue, Gareth Jones Organizations: Southern Military Command, Ukrainian Air Force Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Russian, Crimea

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Zelenskyy calls for fortifications, U.S. helps with winter assault preparations
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian servicemen of a drone hunting team stand next to an anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon that they use to target Russian launched drones, in the outskirts of Kyiv, on November 30, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday called for quicker fortifications in key battlegrounds that face assaults from Russian forces, particularly in eastern Ukraine. Russia's navy reported early Friday morning that it destroyed a Ukrainian navy vessel without crew that was heading towards Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. Separately, Russia's presence at a European security meeting taking place Thursday caused a stir. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attended the annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with Baltic nations and Ukraine refusing to attend as a result.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, John Kirby, Sergei Lavrov Organizations: . National Security, Russian, Organization for Security, Cooperation Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian, Russia, Crimea, Washington, Europe, Baltic

☆ Ukraine's air force dropped a wild video of a MiG-29 hugging the ground in a shockingly low pass
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new video shared by Ukraine's air force shows a MiG-29 fighter jet making a wildly low pass. AdvertisementA wild Ukrainian air force video shows a MiG-29 fighter jet making an incredibly low airfield pass in flight, hugging the ground before soaring back up into the sky. AdvertisementAnd there's lot of examples of low flying, though not usually as low as the video posted by Ukraine's air force. Flying low isn't necessarily more difficult, but it does require certain skills, according to Snodgrass. AdvertisementAs for the MiG in the Ukrainian air force video, it doesn't get much lower than that.

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☆ Ukraine says its Patriot missile system once took out 5 Russian aircraft in 5 minutes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian official said Ukraine took out 5 Russian aircraft in May. The official said the planes were taken down using a Patriot missile system donated by the the West. AdvertisementA Ukrainian official said the country military shot down five Russian aircraft in five minutes in a frenzied counterattack in May of this year. Patriot systems have a range of around 100 miles, and are considered to be among the world's most effective air-defense systems. The US and Germany provided Ukraine with Patriot systems last December, as Russia launched waves of attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.

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☆ Russia says it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow, following a mass strike on Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 25, 2023. Moscow's Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports also briefly shut down because of the drone attack, according to Russia's state-run news agency Tass. The attack was "the most massive air attack by drones on Kyiv" in the war so far, Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city administration, said on Saturday. Ukrainian air force spokesman, Yurii Ihnat, confirmed later that same day that air defenses shot down 66 air targets over the Ukrainian capital and surrounding region throughout the morning. The Ukrainian air force early on Sunday said it had brought down eight of nine Iranian-made Shahed drones fired overnight by Russian forces.

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Russian authorities on Sunday claimed that Ukraine tried to attack Moscow with dozens of drones overnight, just a day after Russia launched its most intense drone attack on Kyiv since the beginning of its full-scale war in 2022, according to Ukrainian officials. Andrei Vorobyev, governor of the Moscow region, wrote on Telegram that the drone strikes damaged three unspecified buildings there, adding that no one was hurt. The wounded included an 11-year-old child, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The attack was “the most massive air attack by drones on Kyiv" in the war so far, Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city administration, said on Saturday. Ukrainian air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat confirmed later that same day that air defenses shot down 66 air targets over the Ukrainian capital and surrounding region throughout the morning.

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☆ Attack Drones Bombard Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Marc Santora | More About Marc Santora | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Russia launched the largest drone attack it has ever directed at the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, before dawn on Saturday, sending wave after wave of drones packed with explosives toward a city that is home to more than three million people. The Ukrainian Air Force said that the attack featured “a record number” of one-way attack drones. At least five people were injured in Saturday’s attack, city officials said, and dozens of homes damaged or destroyed. Searchlights swept the predawn skies as air defense teams hunted for the drones approaching the city from all directions. The first alarms sounded shortly after 2:30 a.m., and the rattle of antiaircraft guns and powerful explosions echoed for hours, the noisiest night that Kyiv has endured in months.

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☆ F-16: Ukraine pilot races to get to grips with fighter jet
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Daria Markina-Tarasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —It can take years to fully train an F-16 fighter pilot. Moonfish is the call sign of a Ukrainian pilot who is training to fly the United States-designed multirole aircraft. In August, after months of lobbying by Kyiv, the US committed to approving the transfer of fourth-generation fighter jets to Ukraine. Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk told CNN that Ukrainian air defenses destroy on average about 75% of incoming cruise missiles and attack drones, but that the remainder of the weapons still reach their targets. He couldn’t attend the funeral or say goodbye but says he continues the F-16 training for the sake of Pilshchikov as well as for his comrades.

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☆ Ukraine and the US are mixing weapon systems that weren't built to play together to up Kyiv's defenses, and apparently they work
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

They've seen success in using US missiles with Buk-M1 systems and HARM missiles on Soviet fighter jets. AdvertisementWith its air defenses working overtime to defend against constant Russian strikes, Ukraine is working with the US to create new capabilities by cobbling together Western and Soviet systems that weren't built to play together. Reporting earlier this year indicated Ukraine had found ways to modify the Soviet Buk air defenses to fire the RIM-7. The US and its Western allies have offered Ukraine air defenses like Patriot batteries, IRIS-T, NASAMs, and Gepard anti-aircraft guns, but Ukrainian forces continue to operate a number of Soviet air defenses, the Buk and the S-300 being among the most prominent. AdvertisementThe new capability was promising for Ukraine and indicated future modifications to its Soviet systems could be made, like firing US missiles from Soviet Buk vehicles, which are self-propelled, mid-range surface-to-air missile systems.

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☆ Ukraine has begun 'in the air' training on F-16s, a key development in its fight against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's pilots are now learning to fly Western F-16 fighter jets. So, for Ukraine's allies, it was welcome news that Ukraine's pilots are finally flying F-16 fighter jets. "Some pilots are already undergoing air training with an instructor on combat aircraft," Ignat said during a nationally televised broadcast, according to the outlet. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine has sought F-16s for its arsenal of fighter jets since the early days of Russia's invasion. Defense experts previously told Insider that adding AIM-9 and AIM-120 missiles could give the F-16s in Ukraine an "incredible capability" for close-range battles.

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☆ Ukraine's strike on a brand-new missile carrier could force Russian shipbuilders further away from the war, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's strike on a Crimean shipyard poses a problem for Russia's fleet, UK intel said Monday. Ukraine said the Askold, a brand-new cruise missile carrier, was badly damaged in the attack. The strike may force Russia to move its shipbuilding to safer waters, the UK MOD said. A spokesperson for Ukraine's air force, Yuriy Ihnat, named the damaged ship as the Askold, one of Russia's most advanced corvettes. A Ukrainian air force commander hinted that it was struck by a French-supplied SCALP missile, also known as a Storm Shadow missile .

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☆ Ukraine says it struck a brand-new Russian cruise missile carrier before it even got a chance to fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine struck a new Russian missile carrier over the weekend, causing significant damage to the vessel before it had even had the chance to join the Black Sea Fleet, military officials said. Oleshchuk added that Russia was keeping one of its most modern warships, which is capable of carrying Kalibre cruise missiles, at Zaliv. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe vessel was undergoing testing in the Black Sea and was intended to officially join the fleet's operations this year, the Black Sea Fleet site said. Russia regularly uses its Black Sea Fleet to target Ukrainian infrastructure with cruise missiles. AdvertisementAdvertisementAttacks like these have put the Black Sea Fleet high on Ukraine's hit list.

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☆ A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Russian military said a Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in annexed Crimea had damaged a Russian ship. In September, a Ukrainian missile strike on a strategic shipyard in the port city of Sevastopol damaged two Russian ships and wounded 24 people. Later that same month, a missile strike blasted the Crimean headquarters of Russia's navy in Sevastopol. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military said a Russian missile strike killed troops and injured civilians in the Zaporizhzhia area late Friday. A deadly missile strike on a Ukrainian village on Oct. 5 killed 59 civilians attending the wake for a local soldier who died fighting Russian troops.

Persons: Mykola Oleshchuk, Vladimir Putin, Andriy Yermak, Rustem Umerov Organizations: Russian Defense Ministry, Air, Ukraine's Locations: Ukrainian, Crimea, Russian, Kerch, Crimean, Russia, Ukraine, Sevastopol

☆ Ukraine war: Zelensky insists conflict with Russia is not at a ‘stalemate’ as tensions grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Apparent divisions between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his military command are becoming increasingly public, after a bitter back-and-forth over the state of play in the war with Russia. Zhovka told Ukrainian television that Zaluzhny’s interview will have been “carefully read, noted down and conclusions drawn” by the Russians. He said he had received calls from counterparts in partner countries “in a panic” asking if the war really is at a stalemate, as described by Zaluzhny. It came as a separate interview, given by Zelensky to TIME, painted the Ukrainian president as an increasingly isolated figure. Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleschuk congratulated pilots involved in the strikes in a post on Telegram.

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☆ Russian forces want to capture big coking plant in key town, mayor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russian forces, focused for weeks on seizing the key eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, are now intent on capturing its vast coking plant, the town's mayor said on Friday. Mayor Vitaliy Barabash, speaking on national television, said audio transmission intercepts had revealed that Moscow was now seeking to secure the town's giant coking plant. Ukrainian military analysts say a sustained assault on Avdiivka had more political that military significance and could be little more than a propaganda prize for Moscow. The General Staff report also reported that Ukrainian forces had repelled seven attacks near Kupiansk, a town in the northeast first seized by Russia but recaptured by Ukrainian forces in a fast-moving offensive late last year. Russian accounts of the fighting said Moscow's forces beat back Ukrainian attempts to advance near Kupiansk and struck Ukrainian forces in a series of towns south and west of Donetsk.

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