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The Pentagon signs a $192 million contract to supply medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) to Ukraine. This was announced on August 31. Under the contract, the US defense company Raytheon Missiles and Defense will purchase AMRAAM missiles from various sources. The number of missiles to be transferred has not yet been disclosed. The works are to […]
A Ukrainian drone survived a chase by Russian combat helicopters and an airplane in occupied Crimea. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate on its Telegram channel, where an archived video was published. The special forces said that the footage shows a Ukrainian drone flying near Cape Tarkhankut. The drone is being chased by […]
The Artan special unit of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine showed an archive video of the evacuation of its cameraman, who fell overboard during a Russian Su-27 fighter jet attack on a motorboat in the Black Sea. The soldier with the call sign “Conan” was rescued. During the intensive maneuvering of the board to avoid […]
The Ministry of Strategic Industry has signed a partnership agreement with one of the world’s largest defense companies, British BAE Systems. The company has already opened an office in Ukraine. This was announced by Minister Oleksandr Kamyshin. “Cooperation of this level is a very powerful signal. Despite daily enemy missile attacks and full-scale military operations, […]
The Russian Federation said that the FSB, the Interior Ministry and the Russian Guard had allegedly defeated a group of Ukrainian saboteurs who were allegedly trying to commit terrorist acts. “The FSB, the Interior Ministry and the Russian Guard defeated a group of Ukrainian saboteurs consisting of SBU personnel, military personnel from the GUR and […]
The Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that on August 29, two Mi-8 helicopters crashed during a combat mission in Kramatorsk district, Donetsk region. Six pilots are known to have been killed. Ilya Yevlash, the head of the press service of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told RBC-Ukraine. “Yes, indeed, there was a […]
On August 29, Lockheed Martin, the Netherlands, and Romania signed a letter of intent. The document shows that the contractors agreed to establish a pilot training center. Ukrainian pilots will be trained there. This was reported on the website of the Romanian Defense Ministry. The center will be established at the 86th Air Base. In […]
Guerrillas set fire to a Russian base in the temporarily occupied Mariupol. At least four enemy vehicles were destroyed. This was reported by Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, in his Telegram. “Group E of the Mariupol Resistance reports another successful arson attack,” the mayor’s adviser wrote. According to him, at least […]
The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces successfully attacked the command and observation post of the Russian invaders in the Bakhmut sector. It is noted that intelligence had previously provided information on the location of the enemy’s KSP. The operators of the unmanned system prepared and sent a drone with powerful projectiles to the specified coordinates. “The […]
Ukrainian engineers modified the R-360 Neptune anti-ship missile. The new version of the missile is suitable for striking ground targets. It hit the S-400 system on the Crimean peninsula. A representative of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry told War Gonzo. According to him, the range of the modified P-360 is currently 400 km. Specialists are working […]