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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukrainian Air Force releases footage showing precision strike on Russian facilities
The Air Force of Ukraine has posted a video showing a MiG-29 fighter jet using guided bombs to deliver a high-precision strike on a command post of Russian UAV operators. Source: Ukrainian Air Force Command on social media Details: The strike on the Russian facility was carried out on the Zaporizhzhia front. The second bomb destroyed a Russian ammunition and fuel depot. The date of the effective strike has not been disclosed. Quote: "We thank our partners for their high-precision and effective 'arguments'!" Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia attacks Ukraine with 63 drones overnight: 7 locations hit and fallen debris recorded
Russia attacked Ukraine with 63 Shahed-type loitering munitions and various types of decoy drones on the night of 11-12 June. Ukrainian air defence units have destroyed 49 of them. Source: Ukrainian Air Force Command on Facebook Details: Starting at 22:00 on 11 June, the Russians launched strikes from the directions of the Russian cities of Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea. The main targets of the aerial attack were Kharkiv, Donetsk and Odesa oblasts. As of 09:00, Ukrainian air defence units had destroyed 49 Russian Shahed-type UAVs and other types of drones in the east, south and north of the country. A total of 28 were shot down by air defence assets and 21 disappeared from radar/were suppressed by electronic warfare. Russian airstrikes were recorded in seven locations, with debris from downed aircraft falling in four locations. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kyiv attacked by Russian drones carrying shrapnel
Russian forces used Shahed-type drones equipped with shrapnel warheads designed to inflict maximum damage on people and property to attack Kyiv on the night of 9-10 June. Source: Yurii Ihnat, Head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, on the air during the national joint 24/7 newscast Details: Responding to queries, a journalist stated that, according to a 24/7 newscast correspondent, Kyiv residents discovered metal balls and other such objects in areas where debris from Russian drones had fallen. She questioned how frequently Russian troops arm Shahed-type drones with such materials and how dangerous they are. Quote: "The warhead of both missiles and Shahed-type drones can have different equipment. It can be thermobaric or high-explosive fragmentation ammunition, as well as shrapnel, in order to strike as large an area as possible. Not only equipment and cars can suffer from this, but also people. Therefore, with such attacks, all services urge citizens not to stand at windows or on the street, because the scattering of those elements poses a deadly threat to the lives of citizens." Background: Four people were injured following a large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of 9-10 June. In addition, residential buildings, a business centre, warehouses and a railway were damaged, cars were destroyed, and about 10 fires broke out – some of which are still being extinguished. Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with 322 aerial attack assets since the evening of 9 June, 284 of which were successfully intercepted. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukraine needs to prepare for increase in number of Russian drones during attacks
Ukraine should be prepared for a further increase in the number of Russian drones during attacks, in particular, up to 1,000 Russian drones in a single attack. Source: Yurii Ihnat, Head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, on the air during the national joint 24/7 newscast "We need to be ready for an increase [in the number of drones during attack - ed.] because this is the tendency," Yurii Ihnat said. Details: Ihnat said that Russia is already using up to 500 drones per night and that thousands of drones at once are likely. Quote from Ihnat: "It is possible to talk about 1,000 [Russian drones – ed.], but for now we have what I mentioned regarding these dates [previous large-scale attacks - ed.]. The enemy is already deploying up to 500 [drones per night – ed.]." Background: The Russians launched 215 aerial attack assets to strike Ukraine on the night of 6-7 June, with 174 of them failing to reach their targets. On the night of 31 May–1 June, Russia attacked Ukraine with a record 479 aerial weapons. Air defences destroyed three Russian cruise missiles and 210 drones, while 172 UAVs disappeared from radar. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
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Ukraine needs about 200 aircraft for effective defence – Ukraine's Air Force spokesperson
Ukraine needs about 200 aircraft of various types to repel the Russian aggression effectively. Source: Yurii Ihnat, Head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda (translation is coming soon) Quote from Ihnat: "The aircraft themselves should be of different types. The F-16 is a multipurpose aircraft. It can operate in the sky and against air, ground and surface targets. There are specific and different tasks in aviation, as I have just mentioned. Estimates have been made of how many types of aircraft are needed. Well, about 200 for effective defence of the country." Details: Ihnat says that in the early 90s, there were about a thousand aircraft in Ukraine, but this was the total number of flying and non-flying aircraft. The Soviet Union was building up a grouping of nuclear forces and tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Ukraine. The same Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 strategic bombers were in Poltava Oblast. There were also many frontline aircraft and bombers in Dubno and Starokostiantyniv. This was a huge aircraft grouping to be directed to the West in case of emergency, Ihnat explains. However, some warplanes rotted away in the 1990s and early 2000s, and some were sold to Africa and other countries. Therefore, the spokesman stressed that efficiency today is not measured by quantity but by modernisation and innovation. Background: Even before Ukraine received F-16 fighters, Colonel Ihnat noted that Ukraine needed up to 200 multipurpose aircraft to defend its skies. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
