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Ukrainian president visits wounded soldiers in Kropyvnytskyi

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited wounded defenders in Kropyvnytskyi and presented them with state awards.
The head of state announced this on his Facebook page, Ukrinform reports.

"It is always a special honor for me to speak with our warriors. Today, I visited one of the hospitals in Kropyvnytskyi where our defenders are recovering from their injuries and presented them with state awards," Zelensky said.

Президент України відвідав одну з лікарень Кропивницького, у якій лікуються після поранень захисники

Video: Office of the President of Ukraine

He thanked the warriors for defending Ukraine, its freedom and independence.

"We are all immensely proud of you," Zelensky said.

According to the presidential website, Zelensky visited a hospital in Kropyvnytskyi that provides medical, psychological and rehabilitation assistance to military personnel, their families and internally displaced persons.

The head of state inspected the renovated surgical unit, the reconstruction of which was completed last month, adding nine operating rooms.

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Ukrainian, Dutch top diplomats talk F-16s, air defenses
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine on Tuesday had a phone call with his Dutch counterpart Caspar Veldkamp to discuss the supply of F-16 fighter jets and additional air defense systems.
That’s according to Kuleba’s post on X, seen by Ukrinform.

"We discussed the development of the F-16 program for Ukraine, as well as efforts to provide additional air defense," the Ukrainian minister wrote.

He added that during the call, the parties coordinated the next steps to expand the global coalition in support of the Peace Formula.

"Ukraine remains focused on restoring just and lasting peace. I am grateful to the Netherlands for its support," the head of Ukrainian diplomacy emphasized.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on August 4, during the Air Force Day celebrations, President Volodymyr Zelensky presented F-16 fighter jets in the Ukrainian sky, highlighting the beginning of a new stage in the development of the nation’s Air Force.

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Ukrainian Air Defense Shoots Down 2,500 Missiles Since War Began

^{The launcher of the Buk-M1 air defense system of one of the battalions of the Ukrainian Air Force. Photo credits: AFU}

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russian invaders have used 9,627 missiles against Ukraine.

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that Ukraine shot down 2,429 of them.

“Since the beginning of the large-scale aggression, the enemy has used more than 9.6 thousand missiles and almost 14,000 attack drones. Over 2.4 thousand missiles and 9.2 thousand drones were destroyed by air defense systems,” added Syrskyi.

In total, the Russian military used:
• 111 Kinzhal missiles (28 downed);
• 894 Kalibr missiles (443 downed);
• 1846 X-555/101 missiles (1441 downed);
• 211 Onyx missiles (12 downed);
• 202 Iskander-K missiles (76 downed);
• 15 Kh-35 (1 downed);
• 57 other missiles (0 downed);
• 362 Kh-22/32 (2 downed);
• 1300 Iskander-M/KN-23 from the DPRK (56 downed);
• 6 Zircon missiles (2 downed);
• 68 Tochka-Us (6 downed);
• 1547 Kh-25/29/31/35/58/59/60 (343 downed);
• 3008 S-300/400 (19 downed).

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The man who accused residents of the Kursk region of saving their lives makes money in the funeral business — "Agency"

The author of the video, known for the excerpt "What the fuck have you got mixed up in? Where are you going, my dears?", turned out to be the director of the granite workshop "SuvorovЪ" from St. Petersburg. It makes tombstones and helps bury fallen soldiers.

His company has been serving clients throughout the Leningrad region for many years. In addition to making monuments, it offers cremation, burial and delivery services for "cargo 200". The workshop promises to help relatives of deceased servicemen with paperwork, accompanying the deceased and buying tickets for any type of transport.

In the photo, he poses in the office of the Suvorov company. In the upper left corner is a letter of gratitude from the Wagner PMC.

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"YOU'RE FUCKING DEAD! STOP!" - Z-war correspondent Steshin published an appeal to Kursk men who are saving their lives and not going to fight with Ukrainians

The man in the video condemned the evacuation of civilians from the border area, which is under fire. According to him, if people cannot go and kill Ukrainians in the war unleashed by Putin, then they should dig trenches.

Instead of taking their wives and children away from the war, men should deliver food to soldiers or donate their personal cars to the army, the author believes.

He also spoke about the community of St. Petersburg veterans, who are "on edge" and thinking about how they can participate in protecting the border. The lack of permission prevents them from buying a ticket to Kursk, so peaceful Kursk residents must fight.

BSB activists: Russians, aren't you ashamed to fight?
Z-activists: Russians, aren’t you ashamed not to fight?

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Op dinsdag 20 augustus 2024 23:52 schreef Nebelwerfer het volgende:

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Nee, je kan maar lastig voorspellen hoe lang zulke zaken duren. Maar gezien de snelheid waarmee Rusland nu oprukt is het uiteindelijk volledig bezetten van de Donbas geen gekke gedachte.

Mocht die tijd komen zou het mij niet verbazen dat Rusland, met de nodige fysieke druk, wil onderhandelen.

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Ukraine's IRIS-T Takes Two Missiles Down With a Single Interceptor, Neutralizes 45 Threats in Half a Year

^{Illustrative photo: IRIS-T SLM of the Latvian Armed Forces / Photo credit: Latvijas armija}

The IRIS-T air defense system boasts very high target interception efficiency by itself, and when complemented by the skill and experience of Ukrainian operators, an episode when this efficiency exceeds 100% becomes possible
German-made IRIS-T surface-to-air missile systems in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to prove their high efficiency in intercepting cruise missiles which are commonly regarded as difficult targets. In some unique cases, the efficiency of the complex can exceed 100%, thanks to the skill of the team operating the system and luck.

This is exactly what happened to a unit under the Air Command "West" of the Ukrainian Air Force. This Command's press service published a really interesting story of the career of a battery commander, Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr, who met the outbreak of the russian full-scale invasion operating a Soviet Buk M1 missile system, and later on switched to another type of air defense system.

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Fuel worth $200 million is burning at an oil depot near Rostov. That's the annual budget of an average Russian city

The damage from the fire at the oil depot in the Rostov region, where diesel fuel tanks have been burning for three days after a Ukrainian drone strike, may be comparable to the annual budget of an average Russian regional center.

The total cost of the fuel stored at the burning Proletarsk depot is about $200 million, according to calculations by The Wall Street Journal journalist Yaroslav Trofimov based on the domestic Russian price of diesel fuel (about $500 per ton).

In total, the base, which is part of the state reserve, contains 74 fuel tanks, each with a capacity of 5,000 tons. In rubles, the cost of the diesel fuel in them is about 18 billion rubles.

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Kursk Region to Stop Sending SMS Alerts About Shelling in Order to “Reduce Network Load”
The Kursk region authorities have decided to cancel the sending of SMS alerts about missile danger and drone threats in order to reduce the load on communication systems.

“This is due to the fact that for technical reasons it is not possible to distribute them in a timely manner, as well as the need to reduce the load on cellular communication systems for prompt interaction,” said the acting governor of the region, Alexey Smirnov, on his Telegram channel.

SMS alerts about air raid sirens were launched in the region on February 6, and a month later residents began to be informed about the danger of drone attacks. Alerts were provided around the clock via SMS, push notifications, and TV signal interception, and from 6:00 to 23:00 — via a sound system. A similar warning system operates in the Belgorod Region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces invaded the Kursk region on the morning of August 6. The Ukrainian army controls more than 1,250 square kilometers of the Kursk region and 92 settlements, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday . "Overall, this operation has become the largest investment in the process of liberating Ukrainians from Russian captivity - we have already received the largest number of Russian prisoners in one operation, and this is a significant result, and this is one of our goals, and our actions continue," the website of the head of state quotes Zelensky as saying. A week ago, on August 12, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky said that Kiev had taken control of 1,000 square kilometers in the Kursk region. This is more territory than Russia captured in Ukraine in all of 2024.

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Another Russian scientist has been charged with 'treason'
A researcher from Moscow has been accused of "high treason," the FSB Public Relations Center reports. According to investigators, the scientist, who was detained in the winter, carried out DDoS attacks on critically important facilities on the instructions of Ukrainian special services. The suspect's name and the scientific organization where he worked have not been disclosed.

"The detainee carried out DDoS attacks on important Russian facilities in order to damage the country's information security. He also collected data on Russian military personnel and the movement of military equipment," the FSB reported. In addition, according to law enforcement, the scientist transferred money and cryptocurrency to the accounts of Ukrainian funds, which were used to purchase weapons and equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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NATO delays air defense supplies to Ukraine
Some NATO countries that promised to provide Ukraine with air defense systems and other weapons soon at the alliance's July summit have yet to do so and are unlikely to do so by the fall. Amid the delays, President Volodymyr Zelensky has renewed public calls for Western allies to quickly provide Ukraine with defenses.

NATO made pledges at the summit to rapidly beef up Ukraine’s air defenses, including at least five long-range Patriot systems and their analogues, as well as dozens of shorter-range systems. Not all countries, including those that promised long-range systems, are delivering on their commitments, Bloomberg reported , citing people familiar with the situation. They said many deliveries are unlikely to be made by the fall, when Russia is expected to step up shelling of critical infrastructure, including energy, to further complicate life in Ukraine this winter.

The US, Germany and Romania have promised to send one American Patriot air defense missile system each, and European countries will chip in for another – the Netherlands proposed this idea in the spring, having found out that some EU countries have individual parts of the system, while others can share missiles. In addition, Italy is ready to transfer the SAMP/T system, similar to the American air defense system.

One of Bloomberg's sources, a Western official, called Western allies' support for Ukraine "uneven." Another said some were failing to provide the necessary military equipment, which was hurting the country's defense capability.

At the end of March, Zelensky stated that at least five Patriot air defense systems were needed; a month later, when Russia destroyed many energy system facilities, he said seven; and in May, he asked for two more to protect Kharkov, which Russian troops were then trying to approach after crossing the border.

Now he is again calling for faster deliveries. "We are asking very much. War has no vacations," the president said on Sunday. "We need solutions, we need timely logistics" in delivering weapons in line with promises, he added.

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Ukraine launches 'one of largest ever' drone attacks on Moscow, mayor says
Ukraine launched one of the largest ever drone attacks on Moscow on Wednesday, the city's mayor said, with Russian air defence units destroying at least 10 drones flying towards the capital.

Some of the drones were destroyed over the city of Podolsk, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. The city in the Moscow region is some 38 kms (24 miles) south of the Kremlin.

"The air defence systems of the defence ministry continue to repel enemy UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) attacks," Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app at 4:43 a.m. (0143 GMT).

"This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow using drones ever. We continue to monitor the situation."

He said that according to preliminary information, there were no injuries or damage in the aftermath of the attacks.

Ukraine has often launched one or two drones targeting Moscow in recent months, causing no substantial damage.

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Russia complains about one of largest drone attacks on Moscow since start of war
In the urban district of Podolsk, the Russian Ministry of Defense's air defense forces repelled a drone attack targeting Moscow, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

According to Sobyanin, a total of 10 drones were shot down in the region.

"This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow using drones since the beginning of the war," Sobyanin stated.

Earlier, the mayor noted that there were no damages or casualties at the crash sites of the drone debris, and emergency services were actively working on the scene.

There were no damages or casualties at the site of the debris crash. Specialists from emergency services were deployed to the location.

Russian social media channels published videos of air defense systems shooting down aerial targets.

Shelling of Russian territory
On the night of August 21, near the Russian city of Novoshakhtinsk, a large-scale fire broke out after an air defense missile was shot down.

Additionally, explosions were heard in the Bryansk region due to a drone attack and the activation of air defense systems.

Meanwhile, the US has reported that Russia is moving some troops to settlements in the Kursk region that have been captured by Ukrainian forces.

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Op woensdag 21 augustus 2024 02:25 schreef uitkeringsgenieter het volgende:

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Doe eens een poging en kom met een onderbouwing.

Donbas is 53.201 km2. Rusland bezet nu 75% ofzo (?). Dus nog 25% te gaan. Sinds einde 2022 420K slachtoffers aan Russische zijde en 1065 km2 aan terreinwinst geboekt. Dat is 394 slachtoffers per km2.
Dus om Donbas over te nemen: 0,25 x 53.201 x 394 = ruim 5 mln.

Dus hoe moet ik dit precies zien als je zegt dat Donbas uiteindelijk volledig wordt bezet door de Russen? Ik hoor het allemaal graag.....

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Op dinsdag 20 augustus 2024 22:09 schreef ExTec het volgende:

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