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☆ Ukrainian attack causes 'serious damage' at Crimea air base - Ukrainian intelligence source
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Ukraine's SBU security service and navy struck the Saky air base in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight, inflicting "serious damage", a Ukrainian intelligence source said on Thursday. The Russian military, meanwhile, said it had destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones over Crimea and the Black Sea, and gave no details on casualties or damage. Ukraine has ramped up attacks in the Black Sea and Crimea, which was seized and annexed by Russia in 2014, as Ukrainian forces press on with a nearly four-month-old counteroffensive. Kyiv said a series of attacks on Crimea last week damaged two Russian patrol ships and destroyed a sophisticated air defence system. On Wednesday Kyiv said Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Black Sea fleet command post near Sevastopol in Crimea.

Persons: Tom Balmforth, Anna Pruchnicka, Mark Heinrich, Timothy Organizations: Security Service, Navy, Wednesday Kyiv, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Crimea, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Russian, Sevastopol

☆ The new T-14 tank Russia has been bragging about? We haven't seen it 'a single time,' Ukraine's military intel chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russian media has reported that the new T-14 tank has seen combat in Ukraine. But Ukraine's military intel chief says Ukrainian forces haven't seen any T-14s in action. It's possible the T-14 has been used, but the war has tarnished the reputation of Russian tanks. "We haven't seen a single instance of this machine being used," Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, chief of Ukrainian defense intelligence, said in response to a question about the T-14 during a recent conference in Kyiv. Not only is the T-14 expensive, but Russian defense industry publications have reported development and manufacturing problems with it.

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☆ Ukraine is trying to get a captured mayor back from Russia more than a year after he went missing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian mayor went missing more than a year ago, when his city was under Russian control. Ukraine confirmed for the first time that he is a Russian captive, saying it's trying to get him back. Ihor Kolykhaev was the mayor of the southeastern city of Kherson, which was captured by Russia in March and then retaken by Ukrainian forces in November. Yusov would not comment on whether Russia had identified any prisoners that Ukraine holds that it might exchange for Kolykhaev. Kherson is the biggest city that Russia has captured since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022.

Persons: it's, Ihor Kolykhaev, Andriy Yusov, Kolykhaev, Yusov, Galyna Organizations: Service, Kyiv Post, Kolykhaev, Military, Cross Locations: Ukrainian, Russian, Ukraine, Kherson, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ihor, Kyiv, Geneva

☆ 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.

Persons: Ukraine's, Radio Svoboda, Kyrylo Budanov, Essen, Vasily Bykov, Dmitry Rogachev, Pavel Derzhavin, Sergey Kotov, Ukrainska Organizations: Service, Radio, Ukraine's Strategic Communications Directorate, Fleet, Ukrainska Pravda, Technology, Putin's, The Security Service Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Sevastopol Bay, Russia, Russian, Crimea

☆ An experimental sea drone was used to damage a Russian missile ship, Ukrainian sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian sources say they used an experimental drone called Sea Baby to strike a Russian missile ship. The attack took place off the coast of occupied Crimea, where Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based. Russia confirmed that an attack took place but said it was repelled. The attack on the Samum missile ship took place on Thursday off Sevastopol Bay amid ongoing Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Ukrainian sources confirmed the attack to Reuters and Ukrainian media, claiming that a sea drone had hit the rear of the ship and caused "significant damage."

Persons: Vasyl Maliuk Organizations: Service, Fleet, Defense Express, The Security Service of Ukraine, New Locations: Russian, Crimea, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Sevastopol, Ukrainian

☆ 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.

Persons: Ukrainska, Oleksiy Danilov, Trump, Michael Kofman Organizations: Service, BBC, for, Ukrainska Pravda, Ukraine, UK's Ministry of Defence, US Patriot, Pentagon, New York Times, Times Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Wall, Silicon, Yevpatoriya, Ukrainian, Olenivka, Russian, Turkey

☆ Ukraine sea drone damages small Russian missile ship -Kyiv source
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV, Sept 15 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian sea drone damaged a small Russian missile ship off occupied Crimea, a Ukrainian intelligence source said on Friday, contradicting a Russian account that said the attack was repelled. The Ukrainian source told Reuters that another attack with a sea drone hit the rear right part of Russia's "Samum" small missile ship on Thursday at the entrance to Crimea's Sevastopol Bay and inflicted "significant damage". The vessel had to be towed away for repairs and was listing to one side, the source said. Russia's defence ministry reported a Ukrainian attack on the Samum in a statement on Thursday, but said it was repelled and that the naval drone was destroyed. Reporting by Tom Balmforth; editing by Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tom Balmforth, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Russian, Crimea, Russia, Sevastopol

☆ Ukraine destroyed a prized $1.2B Russian air-defense system with cruise missiles, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine destroyed a Russian air-defense system worth $1.2 billion, reports said Thursday. The S-400 "Triumf" was taken down using a combination of Neptune missiles and drones, reports said. The advanced S-400 "Triumf" air-defense system was destroyed in a joint operation by Kyiv's security service (SBU) and navy, the BBC and Reuters reported, citing Ukrainian intelligence sources. It wrote that before its attack, Ukraine sent out drones to strike a Russian ship in the Black Sea. The air-defense system fired its rounds to shoot the drones down, thus revealing its location, Rybar reported.

Persons: Anton Gerashchenko, Jake Epstein Organizations: Service, BBC, Reuters, Kremlin, Wagner Group, Ministry of Defense, US's Patriot Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Yevpatoriya, Crimea, Russia, Kremlin Russian

The attacks come a day after Kyiv said it seriously damaged a Russian submarine and landing ship undergoing repairs in a missile strike on a shipyard in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed an attack on the Sergei Kotov in a morning statement, but said the assault involving five sea drones was repelled. Kyiv, he said, was targeting air defence systems to open up the path to more strikes on Russian military and warehouse infrastructure. "We need to chase away remnants of the Russian Black Sea fleet from Crimean territorial waters and beyond and reinstate the status of the Black Sea as the sea of external jurisdiction," he wrote in English. Russia regards the peninsula as strategically important and uses its Black Sea Fleet to project power.

Persons: Sergei, Kotov, Andriy Yusov, Sergei Kotov, Mykhailo Podolyak, Tom Balmforth, Timothy Heritage, Daniel Wallis Organizations: REUTERS, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Fleet, Ukrainian, Reuters, Russian Defence Ministry, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Russian, Crimean, Russia, Novorossiysk, Yevpatoriya, Moscow

☆ Ukraine reports a surge in Russians offering to defect after a helicopter pilot switched sides and took his chopper with him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

More Russian soldiers are offering to defect via a surrender hotline, a Ukrainian official said. The rise in calls comes after a Russian helicopter pilot publicly defected to Ukraine last month. The official said the number of Russian appeals to defect jumped by about 70 percent daily. "After the successful operation Synytsia with the Mi-8 and the pilot, the number of Russian army servicemen considering such a scenario has increased," he added. AdvertisementAdvertisementBy March this year, around 10,000 Russian soldiers used the hotline to offer their voluntary surrender, officials said at the time.

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CNN —Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite systems are being used by Ukrainian forces on all front lines in the war with Russia, the country’s spy chief has said. You can say what you want about whether [Starlink systems] are good or bad, but facts are facts. Absolutely all front lines are using them,” Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Ukrainian Intelligence Directorate, said Saturday, according to Interfax Ukraine. The spy chief also gave a positive account of the difference Starlink is making in the war. “I can absolutely confirm that Starlink systems did not work for a certain period of time near Crimea.

Persons: CNN — Elon, “, ” Kyrylo Budanov, Budanov, Victor Pinchuk, ” Budanov, That’s, Walter Isaacson, “ Elon Musk, Musk, ” Isaacson, Isaacson, ” Musk Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian, Main Ukrainian Intelligence, Victor, Victor Pinchuk Foundation, Russian, SpaceX Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Yalta, Crimea, Crimean, Ukrainian, Russian, Sevastopol

☆ Ukraine primes air defences for new Russian winter assault on power grid
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Summary Ukraine expects more air attacks on power grid this winterRussia struck energy facilities across Ukraine last winterKyiv has bolstered its air defences in preparationZHYTOMYR REGION, Ukraine, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian air defence crews are banking on newer and better weapons systems to help prevent their country being plunged into darkness once again in a second winter of Russian missile and drone strikes. Nearly half of Ukraine's energy system was damaged by Russian attacks last winter, when Moscow pummelled power plants and transformers with cruise missiles and Iranian-made Shahed drones. The threat of attacks on the power grid remains acute following reports that Moscow has set up its own facilities to manufacture assault drones based on the Shahed-136. Skybytskyi said Russian attacks on energy infrastructure could begin in late September or early October. COST-EFFECTIVEThe Shaheds are estimated by military analysts to cost about $20,000 each, but the Western-supplied air defence missiles Kyiv used last winter cost many times more.

Persons: Vadym, Skybytskyi, Serhiy Naiev, Naiev, Anton, Timothy Heritage, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Joint Forces of, Armed Forces, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Russia, ZHYTOMYR, Moscow, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, U.S

☆ The Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine said he did it to avoid being involved in 'genocide'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian pilot said he defected to Ukraine, along with his helicopter, to escape what he called 'genocide'. Ukraine published an interview of the pilot, Maksym Kuzminov, who defected in August. Kuzminov said that he defected because he did not want to be involved in war crimes, per CNN's translation. He also didn't explain adding "both Ukrainian and Russian" — though the Russian military has experienced high casualties in the war its civilian population has come to harm on the scale of Ukraine's. AdvertisementAdvertisementElsewhere in his interview, Kuzminov detailed how he arranged his defection with Ukrainian intelligence operatives, who said they spent six months planning the operation.

Persons: Maksym Kuzminov, Kuzminov Organizations: UN, Service, Ukrainian Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia's, Russia, Ukraine —

☆ Ukrainian intercepts show Russian soldiers’ anger at losses, disarray
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Story contains strong languageUkraine’s counteroffensive was in its second month when Andrey, a Russian soldier, called his wife to say his unit was taking heavy casualties. The expletive-laden intercepts, shared with Reuters by a Ukrainian intelligence source, provide a rare - albeit partial - glimpse into the conditions of some Russian soldiers as Kyiv prosecuted a major counteroffensive, which started in early June, two military analysts told Reuters. Ukraine has acknowledged that its efforts to recapture territory have been hindered by vast Russian minefields and well-prepared defensive lines. The Ukrainian intelligence source said they illustrated the challenges facing Russian soldiers but did not elaborate on how the recordings were selected. In the excerpts, several soldiers used profane language to describe Russian units that had taken heavy casualties and had been unable to retrieve their wounded.

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☆ Even an ex-spy is concerned Ukraine's assassination squads are going too far
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ex-spy Valentin Nalivaychenko said even he's concerned Ukraine's assassinations are going too far. He told The Economist Ukraine's "security services shouldn't do things just because they can." Ukraine is tight-lipped, but assassinations in occupied territory and Russia have cropped up over the war. But now, even a Ukrainian ex-spy is concerned the country's assassination squads are going too far. Ukraine's network of spies has supposedly ramped up its attacks, especially on pro-war propagandists far from the front lines.

Persons: Valentin Nalivaychenko, Nalivaychenko, Geenral, Budanov, Darya Dugina, Alexander Dugin —, Dugin Organizations: Service, Security Service, The New York Times Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Russian, Krasnodar, Vinnytsia, St . Petersburg

CNN —A Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last month has revealed details of the daring operation to fly across the border in his Mi8 combat helicopter, in an interview published by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence. The pilot, named by Ukrainian officials as Maxim Kuzminov, explained in the interview how he planned his defection and why he felt compelled to do so. We would prefer (to take) them alive, but it is what it is.”Maxim Kuzminov speaking in an interview published Monday. Defence Intelligence of UkraineIn the interview released Monday, the pilot detailed how the event unfolded. In the newly published interview, the pilot also pushed back against Russian misinformation about the invasion of Ukraine.

Persons: Maxim Kuzminov, “, ’, Kyrolo Budanov, ” Budanov, ” Maxim, ‘, I’m, ”, Yuriy Butusov Organizations: CNN, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, Radio Liberty, . Defence Intelligence, Ukrainian, Russian Telegram, Eastern Military District, Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Armed Forces Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Poltava, Ukrainian

☆ Russia sank ships to protect a key bridge from Ukraine's naval drones. It might not be enough to keep the small exploding vessels from hitting their targets.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russia is sinking ships to protect the Kerch Bridge to Crimea from Ukraine's naval drones. The barrier is estimated to be less than a mile in length — a small fraction of the massive 12-mile-long bridge. The ships Russia appears to be sinking were destined for the scrapyard, but could have been valuable for recycling parts. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn July, an explosion apparently caused by a surface drone rocked a section of the Kerch Bridge, wrecking the roadbed and killing two adults. With Crimea being among the most important territory for Kyiv to reclaim in the war, the Kerch Bridge is an important bond to sever.

Persons: Bryan Clark, —, Clark, Vladimir Putin, STRINGER Organizations: Service, Twitter, Russian Navy, US Navy, Hudson Institute, Getty, Russian, Kremlin, Ukrainian, Sig Locations: Russia, Kerch, Crimea, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, AFP, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Russian, Novorossiysk

☆ Russia and Ukraine are battling it out over gas and oil platforms in the Black Sea, UK Ministry of Defence says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia and Ukraine are battling over strategic gas and oil platforms in the Black Sea. The Black Sea is a key spot in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and it has become a hotbed of military activity in the war. Ukraine has also struck several Russian-controlled platforms in the Black Sea, including three gas platforms that Russia had converted into "small garrisons." AdvertisementAdvertisementLast year, military expert Oleg Zhdanov said that the towers were like the "ears and eyes of the Russian Black Sea Fleet," according to Offshore Energy. Ukraine has also used many of its hi-tech sea drones in the area, with Ukrainian intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov saying they had successfully paralyzed Russia's Black Sea fleet using the drones.

Persons: Oleg Zhdanov, Kyrylo Budanov, Russia's Organizations: Service, UK Ministry of Defence, Twitter, Offshore Energy Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Crimea, Odesa, Russian, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine shows off its next-generation 20-foot-long underwater drone that will sink Russian warships from below the surface
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine has unveiled a new 20-foot-long underwater drone to attack Russian warships. However, it is still being determined if it has been used to attack Russian ships, British newspaper The Telegraph reported. Since last year, Ukraine has stepped up its drone attacks on Russian warships in the Black Sea in occupied Crimea. Ukrainian intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said this week that naval attack drones have been able to "paralyze" the Russian Black Sea Fleet. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine has also established its first naval drone brigade, the 385th Separate Brigade of Special-Purpose Marine Unmanned Systems.

Persons: Russia's, Navalnews, Kyrylo Budanov, Budanov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, British, The Telegraph, Ammo Ukraine, 385th, Brigade, Marine, Systems, Telegraph Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Wall, Silicon, Crimea, Russia

☆ Ukraine's hi-tech naval attack drones have paralyzed Russia's Black Sea Fleet, spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kyrylo Budanov said the maritime attack drones had successfully paralyzed Russia's Black Sea fleet. AdvertisementAdvertisementBudanov noted one occasion when a sea drone had been destroyed as it approached Russia's Admiral Essen frigate in Sevastopol Bay. "Russia's equipment is from the 20th Century, ours is from the 21st"Russian Navy vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea on February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey PavlishakUkraine proved the threat offered by its sea drones earlier this month when it attacked a major Russian naval base in the Black Sea. "As the result of the attack, the Russian ship has received serious damage and is not able to fulfill its duties."

Persons: Ukraine's, Kyrylo Budanov, Russia's, Admiral, Radio Svoboda, Budanov, Russia's Admiral Essen, Alexey Pavlishak, Anton Gerashchenko Organizations: Russia, Service, Fleet, Russian, REUTERS, TNT, CNN Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Sevastopol Bay, Sevastopol, Crimea, Alexey Pavlishak Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine says it hit Russian military base in annexed Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency said on Friday a Ukrainian drone attack had hit a Russian military base deep inside annexed Crimea, while residents reported casualties, explosions and a road closure. Ukrainian intelligence officials said the attack struck Russia's 126th Coastal Defence Brigade based in Perevalnoye, a town more than 200 km (120 miles) from Ukraine-controlled territory. Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimea in 2014, declaring it Russian territory. The United States says it supports Ukrainian attacks on Russian military targets on the Black Sea peninsula of because it should be demilitarised. "Why was a gate to the military town closed?"

Persons: Ukraine's, Andriy Yusov, Kyrylo Budanov, Abdul Has, Vlad, Julia Julia, Lis, Maria Tsvetkova, William Mallard Organizations: Coastal Defence Brigade, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Russian, Crimea, Russia, Russia's, Perevalnoye, Ukraine, Moscow, Ukraine's Crimea, United States, New York

CNN —A top Ukrainian official has detailed for the first time how a Russian helicopter pilot defected by flying his Mi-8, along with unsuspecting crew members, to Ukraine. We would prefer (to take) them alive, but it is what it is.”The defecting Russian pilot flew an Mi-8 helicopter, similar to the one pictured below, into Ukraine. One unofficial Russian Telegram channel had reported that an Mi-8 helicopter had flown into Ukraine and landed in the central region of Poltava by mistake. The Russian Telegram Voenniy Osvedomitel said Ukrainian intelligence had lured the pilot to Ukrainian territory and that the helicopter was carrying spare parts for Su-30SM and Su-27 fighters. Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov, who has well-established contacts in the Defense Ministry, said the Mi-8 had flown to a Ukrainian base.

Persons: Kyrylo Budanov, ”, Delil Souleiman, Voenniy Osvedomitel, Yuriy Butusov Organizations: CNN, Radio Liberty, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, Getty, Russian Telegram, Russian, Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Armed Forces Locations: Russian, Ukraine, AFP, Poltava, Vovchansk, Kharkiv, Ukrainian

☆ 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.

Persons: Ukraine's, Andriy Yusov, Yusov, Yuriy Butusov, Butusov, GUR, Max Hunder, Nick Macfie Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Fighterbomber

☆ A prized Russian bomber was blown up 400 miles behind enemy lines, suggesting the attack came from inside Russia: UK intel
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Photos show a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber destroyed at a base deep inside Russia, the BBC reported. The UK MOD said the attack likely came from within Russia as the drone could not fly all the way from Ukraine. UK intelligence analysts concluded that the type of drone, paired with the location, meant the attack likely originated from hostile units within Russia itself. The aircraft type has been used by frequently Russia to attack Ukrainian cities, the BBC and the UK Ministry of Defense said. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a small number of attacks have taken place inside Russia.

Persons: Vladimir Putin Organizations: BBC, MOD, Service, UK Ministry of Defense, New Locations: Russian Tupolev, Russia, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia's, Ukrainian, Novgorod, Tupolev, St Petersburg, Mariupol, Soltsky

☆ Deep strike drone attack on key Russian bomber highlights Ukraine's 'psychological' reach within Russia's own borders, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A drone attack destroyed a Russian bomber at an airbase in the country over the weekend. A Ukrainian news outlet said agents working with Ukrainian intelligence were responsible. The supersonic bomber was likely destroyed in an attack over the weekend, the UK Ministry of Defense said in a Tuesday intelligence update. #BREAKING A flagship Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike. Ukrainian news outlet New Voice of Ukraine reported that agents operating with Ukrainian intelligence were responsible for the attack, claiming two additional aircraft were also destroyed in the strike.

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