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☆ A Ukrainian military official who blew himself up with a grenade he got as a gift probably 'did not believe' it was real
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian commander's top aide was killed in an explosive "accident," a Ukrainian official said. A suspect warned Hennadii Chastiakov that the grenades he gave him for his birthday were real. "The deceased probably did not believe this information," Maryana Reva told Radio Svoboda. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Ukrainian military aide who blew himself up with a grenade he was given as a birthday gift probably didn't believe it was real, according to a preliminary investigation. The suspect had "warned that the grenades were live ammunition," Reva told the outlet, but "the deceased probably did not believe this information," she said.

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☆ Ukraine Commander Says Assistant Killed by Booby-Trapped Gift
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief said on Monday that his assistant, a major in rank, was killed when a booby-trapped birthday present he had been given exploded. "My assistant and close friend, Major Hennady Chastyakov, was killed in tragic circumstances on his birthday in a family setting," General Valery Zaluzhnyi wrote on the Telegram messaging app. The Ukrainska Pravda online news outlet said a security source was told by Chastyakov's wife that the gift was a bottle of liquor in the form of a grenade that he had brought home. The source told Ukrainska Pravda that Chastyakov, 39, was a graduate of a military academy and fully trained in handling grenades. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had denied any suggestion that the war has entered into a stalemate.

Persons: Major Hennady Chastyakov, Valery Zaluzhnyi, Chastyakov's, Ukrainska, Zaluzhnyi, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ron Popeski, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Reuters, Ukraine's, Pravda, Ukrainska Pravda, Economist

☆ Zelenskyy slammed Ukrainian commanders for 'negligence' after Russian airstrike on an open-air ceremony left troops dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a social media video, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused military commanders of "negligence." AdvertisementAdvertisementUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy slammed military commanders for "negligence" after Ukrainian soldiers died in a Russian airstrike late last week. AdvertisementAdvertisementZelenskyy accused Ukrainian commanders of "negligence" and of failing to take the necessary precautions that could have stopped such a "tragedy." The Ukrainian president went on to say that changes would be made to avoid all future "negligence." This latest airstrike echoes an attack on Russian soldiers earlier this year.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Rustem Umerov, Zelenskyy, —, Oleg Nemchinov, Sam Fellman Organizations: Service, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, Ukrainska Pravda, Facebook, New York Times, Telegram, BBC News Locations: Zaporizhzhia oblast, Ukrainian, Soviet

☆ An aide to Ukraine's top general was killed by an explosive hidden in a birthday gift, Zaluzhnyi says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An assistant and friend of Ukraine's top general was killed in an explosive incident. Valerii Zaluzhnyi said an explosive device hidden in a birthday gift killed Maj. Hennadii Chastiakov. The commander-in-chief said Chastiakov's death caused "unspeakable pain and heavy loss." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe top Ukrainian general said on Monday that one of his aides was killed by an explosive device hidden inside a birthday gift. Zaluzhnyi said Chastiakov's death caused "unspeakable pain" and is a "heavy loss" not only for himself but for the military as well.

Persons: Ukraine's, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Hennadii, —, Maj, Hennadii Chastiakov, Zaluzhnyi, Chastiakov, Chastiakov's, Ukrainska Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Armed Forces, Ukrainska Pravda Locations: Ukraine

☆ Ukraine replaces special forces commander, removed officer wonders why
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address that Colonel Serhiy Lupanchuk would now head the forces and described him as "an experienced officer, combat officer and the right man in command". The president said Lupanchuk's predecessor, Maj-Gen. Viktor Horenko, who led the forces from July 2022, "will continue to perform special tasks" within the Defence Ministry's Intelligence Directorate. The special forces are believed to be behind the most sophisticated operations Ukraine's military has conducted in areas under Russian control, in particular Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014, eight years before Moscow's full land invasion. The special forces are also responsible for military information and psychological operations, as well as the organization of resistance in occupied territories. Zelenskiy this week praised Ukraine's military for diminishing Moscow's military strength in the Black Sea through increased air and sea drone attacks on Russian military targets.

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☆ Putin fake death rumors are being spread by the Kremlin to gauge Russian reactions, Ukraine intelligence says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Kremlin is using them to gauge Russian reactions, intelligence spokesperson Andriy Yusov said. "It's an internal story that is intended for an internal Russian audience," Yusov told NV Radio. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Kremlin is using fake rumors about President Vladimir Putin's death to gauge Russian reactions, according to Ukrainian military intelligence. "It's an internal story that is intended for an internal Russian audience," Yusov told NV Radio, per Ukrainska Prava. Last week's claims prompted Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, to dismiss speculation about Putin's health on two occasions.

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☆ A Ukrainian special forces soldier who snuck into Crimea in a nighttime raid said he was chased by Russian warships as he left
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's special forces recently conducted a nighttime raid on Crimea using jet skis. A soldier involved in the raid said they were chased by Russian warships as they left, but escaped. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Ukrainian special forces soldier said he and his comrades were chased by Russian warships after a daring nighttime raid on occupied Crimea. Ukrainian soldiers then appear to hold up a Ukrainian flag. There were four of them, each with a crew of 20 Russian soldiers armed with heavy machine guns and a 30-millimeter gun," he said.

Persons: —, GUR, Andrey Yusov, Muzykant Organizations: Service, CNN, Pravda, Raptors, Black, Ukrainian Locations: Crimea, Ukraine, Russia, Russian, London

☆ The Ukrainian draft dodgers who don't want to go to war against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Ukrainian men cannot leave the country under martial law and face being drafted into war service. He told Insider he's desperate to leave Ukraine to escape being drafted and had already attempted one escape. Bohdan's unit suffered significant casualties while stationed near Svatove and the Serebryansky forest, he told Insider, and he was one of the few who survived without injuries. "Young men at a checkpoint near the border told me not to bother trying," Artem told Insider. 80,000 Ukrainian men have crossed over to PolandA Ukrainian soldier who lost her leg in the fighting near Kherson.

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☆ Zelenskyy advisor says slow Western weapon deliveries put Ukraine 6 to 9 months behind in its fight back against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian official said his country is up to nine months behind in its pushback against Russia. Mykhailo Podolyak told Channel 24 that Western approvals delayed weapons by three to four months. AdvertisementAdvertisementA top advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country's military efforts against Russia are six to nine months behind schedule because of delays in Western weapons deliveries in the fall of 2022. "If Ukraine had received weapons faster, we could have defended ourselves better and launched a counterattack," Mykhailo Podolyak told Ukrainian Channel 24 news outlet, per the Kyiv Post . Weapon deliveries to Ukraine were delayed by three to four months due to the logistics and approvals of Western nations, Podolyak said, which "seriously" hampered its defense capability.

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☆ Ukraine claims to have invented a new radio that's immune to Russian jamming
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine says it's devised a radio that's resistant to Russian radio jamming. According to Ukrainian media, the Himera radio has already reached the front lines. A Ukrainian Himera radio in images shared by Mykhaylo Fedorov on October 11, 2023. A Ukrainian team of engineers exhibited the Himera radio at an expo in London in September. Not quite echoing Fedorov's claim of total immunity to Russian radio jamming, the exhibit's notes say that the device has "a Low Probability of Detection, Low Probability of Interception, a high degree of data encryption, and protection against communication jamming."

Persons: it's, —, Mykhailo Fedorov, Fedorov, Mykhaylo Fedorov, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Digital Transformation, Himera, Motorola, Royal United Services Institute Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, London, Russian

☆ Russia gave captured US weapons to Hamas as a ploy to undermine Ukraine, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine is accusing Russia of seeking to exploit the Hamas attacks on Israel. It says Russia is handing Ukrainian weapons to Hamas fighters. It's a ploy to undermine international support for Ukraine, says Kyiv. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkrainian intelligence accused Russia of a plot to place "trophy" Western weapons seized from battlefields in Ukraine with the Hamas militant group to undermine international support for Kyiv, according to a report. "The aggressor state, Russia, is using the attack by Hamas terrorists on the state of Israel for a large-scale provocation against Ukraine," the Ukrainian military intelligence said, according to the report.

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But officials have made clear recently that other forms of US aid are potentially in jeopardy if Ukraine does not do more to address corruption. The US has provided Ukraine with over $23 billion in direct budget support since the war began, according to the Congressional Research Service. In a statement to CNN, the Ukrainian embassy in Washington said that Ukraine has moved “ambitiously” to pass reforms, including on its IMF program. That money is also the “most closely scrutinized” form of aid to Ukraine, a senior Democratic Senate aide told CNN. The US intends to provide up to $3.3 billion in direct economic aid to Ukraine if Congress authorizes its $24 billion supplemental request for Ukraine.

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☆ Russia imposes 'military censorship' on the internet, ban on public gatherings and strikes in occupied Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia, via a local proxy, is imposing a ban on public gatherings and strikes in occupied Ukraine. A decree published Sunday also announces that "military censorship" will be imposed on the internet. In a decree published Sunday, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People's Republic, "imposed military censorship on mail, Internet communications and phone conversations," Russian state media reported. The decree also prohibits public gatherings that have not received prior approval from military authorities, according to Reuters. The order comes as Ukrainian and Russian forces clash along the borders of Donetsk, which Moscow formally (and illegally) annexed last year.

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☆ Ukraine says one of its soldiers survived over a year on the frontlines, only to die in a Russian attack on his 1st day of work after returning home to his family
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian soldier survived for over a year on the frontlines of the war against Russia. Ukraine says he was killed in a Russian attack after returning home. —Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 20, 2023Burban, a 32-year-old native of Davydiv, Lviv Oblast, volunteered to fight in the war in April 2022, according to Ukrainska Pravda. AdvertisementAdvertisementA woman who knows Burban from their home village told Ukrainska Pravda that Burban was a good man. Burban is survived by his three kids, aged 7, 5, and 2 1⁄2 old, according to Pravda.

Persons: Petro Burban, Petro, Burban, Ukrainska, Ivanna Horyn Organizations: Service, Russia, Twitter, Caritas, —, Ukrainska Pravda, Pravda Locations: Ukrainian, Russia, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Davydiv, Lviv Oblast

☆ Saboteurs 'blew up' aircraft at a Russian base in the latest in a string of attacks, causing 'hysteria,' Ukrainian military intelligence reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Unknown saboteurs blew up several Russian aircraft at a military base near Moscow, Ukraine reported. Kyiv said the attack damaged two planes and a helicopter and caused 'hysteria' in the Russian military. These attacks, some of which were carried out by drones, have damaged and destroyed several Russian military aircraft and underscored serious gaps in Moscow's force protection capabilities and air-defense network. The Ilyushin Il-20 ground attack aircraft. After the incident and in an attempt to better protect the airbase from future attacks, Moscow turned to a newly created civilian volunteer force to patrol the area.

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☆ Ukraine removes deputy defence ministers after new minister's appointment
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Newly appointed Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov addresses commanders of the Armed Forces during a meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 7, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian government dismissed six deputy defence ministers on Monday following the appointment of a new defence minister earlier this month. The government gave no reason for the dismissals, but such moves are common after a new minister's appointment. Rustem Umerov became defence minister less than two weeks ago, replacing Oleksii Reznikov. Maliar, a war crimes lawyer, had served as a deputy defence minister since 2021 and her latest update on the war in Ukraine appeared on Monday morning.

Persons: Rustem Umerov, Hanna Maliar, Oleksii Reznikov, Reznikov, Umerov, Anna Pruchnicka, Timothy Organizations: Ukraine's, Armed Forces, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Ukrainian, Pravda, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia

☆ Ukraine drones strike Crimea, Moscow, oil depot, Russia says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Russia said it had thwarted a coordinated Ukrainian attack on Crimea early on Sunday, while drones also targeted Moscow, disrupting air traffic in the capital, and caused a fire at an oil depot in the southwest of the country. Ukraine in recent days has launched a series of strikes on Russian military targets in occupied Crimea, including the Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet's facilities, seeking to undermine Moscow's war efforts in the critical region. Attacks deep inside Russia, far from the front lines, have also increased, with Moscow's mayor saying at least two drones were shot down in the region of the capital early on Sunday. Reuters could not independently verify Sunday's reports and there was no immediate comment from Kyiv. Russian air defense systems destroyed at least six drones targeting Crimea from different directions, Russia's defense ministry said on Sunday.

Persons: Oleksiy Danilov, Kyiv's, Danilov, Russia's Organizations: Russian Navy, Sunday, Reuters, Security, Pravda Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Crimea, Moscow, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russian

☆ Ukraine media say Sevastopol explosions due to special operation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Ukrainian media outlets quoted intelligence sources as saying explosions reported in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on Sunday were due to a joint operation by its forces but a Moscow-installed official said Russia's enemies were trying to claim false victory. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, home to Russian's Black Sea Fleet, said on Telegram that everything was calm in his city, the largest in Crimea. He also said no damage was done when Russian air defences brought down three Ukrainian drones in the area on Sunday. Reuters could not independently verify accounts of events on the peninsula, including explosions reported in Sevastopol by Telegram accounts which Ukrainian media quoted intelligence sources as saying were due to a joint operation by Ukraine's GUR military intelligence and the country's Navy. "The planned work of the GUR and Navy continues," the Ukrainska Pravda news site quoted an unnamed intelligence source as saying.

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☆ Ukraine crowns a week of military successes with a 'significant' tactical breach on the southern front, think tank says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine likely made "a significant tactical breach" on the southern front, a new report says. The advance comes after a successful week for Ukrainian forces. The offensive of Ukrainian forces has been widening a gap in the frontline for several weeks, the report adds, clarifying that "Ukrainian forces have yet to complete a breakthrough of this defensive layer" with heavy armor and vehicles. Ukrainian forces told Reuters and Ukrainian media that an experimental sea drone called Sea Baby, was used as part of this attack. On Saturday, a NATO admiral told the military alliance that "history books will show Ukraine has transformed modern warfare.

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☆ Ukraine's sea drones can damage Russian warships even if they don't directly hit them, Ukrainian spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine reported an attack by drones on two warships in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. Ukraine's spy chief says that even if the drones are blown up near the ship, they can cause damage. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine claimed on Thursday that it had also used sea drones to carry out a successful attack on two Russian warships in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. Ukraine has frequently utilized sea drones in its fight against Putin's forces. The country recently used an experimental sea drone to target a Russian missile ship off the coast of occupied Crimea, Ukrainian sources claimed.

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☆ Ukraine is rolling out a lighter, form-fitting body armor for women after female soldiers said wearing men's clothes got in the way of their frontline fighting
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The body armor is lighter than the men's version and is easier to take off. The body armor will be rolled out once it passes tests by Ukraine's Ministry of Defense. The new body armor solves the chafing and discomfort that flat armor chest plates pose for women on the battlefield, per Ukrainian Armor. The body armor has passed internal tests and will now undergo tests by Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, per Ukrainska Pravda. A representative for Ukraine's Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Ukraine's attack on a Russian air-defense system may point to 'systemic tactical failures' with Russia's air defenses in Crimea, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine has recently taken out two of Russia's prized S-400 air-defense systems in Crimea. US-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War said the latest attack may signal Russia's air defenses in Crimea have "systemic tactical failures," it wrote on Thursday. In April, Ukrainian defense secretary Oleksiy Danilov hinted that Ukraine sees Crimea as a testing ground for new weapons. The UK's Ministry of Defence said that those attacks also expose weaknesses in Russia's air defenses and have likely prompted a reorganization around air bases. The S-400 system was created as an upgrade to Russia's earlier S-300, the country's answer to the US Patriot air defense system.

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☆ Ukrainian intelligence says it lured Russian helicopter to land in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency deliberately lured a Russian military pilot to land his Mi-8 helicopter at a Ukrainian airfield, spokesperson Andriy Yusov said on Wednesday, amid differing media reports of what happened. A successful operation to capture a working Russian helicopter and its pilot would represent an audacious coup for Ukraine, allowing it to simultaneously replenish its limited aviation stocks while also potentially getting valuable intelligence on the Russian air force. The report said the helicopter landed in eastern Ukraine with the pilot. Ukrainian military journalist Yuriy Butusov reported that the Mi-8 helicopter had landed at a Ukrainian air base "some time ago", citing unnamed sources in the Ukrainian military command. In April, Ukraine's domestic security service accused a number of Ukrainian military personnel of treason after what it said was an unsuccessful attempt to lure a Russian pilot to land at a Ukrainian air base, which led to a lethal Russian missile strike on that location in July 2022.

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CNN —An alleged informant for Russia has been detained in connection to a plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said Monday. However, SBU agents had obtained information about the “subversive activities of the suspect” and adopted additional security measures, foiling the plot. Russian special forces were tasked with eliminating the Ukrainian president at the start of the war. Several more attemptsUkrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said in March last year that Zelensky had survived more than a dozen assassination attempts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed questions about his personal questions in an interview with CNN in July.

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☆ Wagner mercenaries entering Belarus as Minsk announces 'road map' for joint military drills
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A fighter from Russian Wagner mercenary group conducts training for Belarusian soldiers on a range near the town of Osipovichi, Belarus July 14, 2023 in this still image taken from handout video. Separately, a spokesperson for Ukraine's State Border Guard Service said Saturday that the force also had observed "some groups" of Wagner fighters crossing from Russia into Belarus. The Belarusian Defense Ministry said in an online statement late Friday that it had developed a "road map" with Wagner's management for joint training exercises drills by the nation's military personnel and the private mercenaries. Earlier Friday, the Defense Ministry said that Wagner fighters had begun training Belarusian soldiers. Prigozhin had accused the senior Russian military leadership for months of bungling the war in Ukraine and starving his troops of ammunition.

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