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Latvia 'forgot' about ammunition when buying anti-drone systems — new PM reveals strange incident
"They purchased the equipment, but forgot to buy the ammunition," Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said, without disclosing further details about what systems he was referring to or who was responsible.
Ukraine’s protest movement has run into a wall
After weeks of protests over the dismissal of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, the movement is losing momentum as organizers struggle to decide what comes next and President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to ignore their central demand. Zelensky's lack of a public response has caught organizers off guard. While they say the protests have achieved some of their initial goals, they are now uncertain how to pressure the president into reinstating Fedorov. "I've been feeling some total frus
Cheaper than a missile, just as hard to down — Russia's Banderol munition adds strain to Ukraine's air defenses
Odesa, one of southern Ukraine's most popular domestic tourist destinations, has spent much of this summer listening not to the sounds of a beachside holiday, but to air raid alarms — sometimes nearly every hour. "You don't hear the air raid siren because you're in a deep sleep," Yehven, 34, a resident of Odesa, told the Kyiv Independent. "You just wake up at some point to the sound of something with a jet engine flying overhead." "That engine is the scariest part because it sounds like a crui
121st Brigade soldiers report shortages of food, water at positions, command vows to evacuate them when 'security situation allows'
Platoon Commander Anatolii Syshchuk said his unit arrived at the position in April to relieve troops who had been stationed there for eight months without rotation. Their deployment was initially expected to last one month, he said.
Ukraine's HUR reveals size of Russia's Geran attack drone stockpile
During periods when Russian forces are replenishing their stockpiles, however, they typically launch around 150–200 drones per attack, with the number occasionally reaching approximately 300, the report read.
Explosions rock Russia's Novorossiysk after 'unique operation' targeting Black Sea Fleet, Zelensky says
Drone attacks were reported overnight in Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk and across occupied Crimea, with explosions heard near Sevastopol and the Crimean Bridge.
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A fire broke out at an oil refinery over 6,000 kilometers (4,000 miles) from Ukraine in Russia's Far East, as a Voronezh Oblast logistics hub belonging to major Russian online retailer Wildberries was targeted overnight on Aug. 11, monitoring channels reported.
