Ukrainian forces took out one of Russia's "Strela-10" Arrow air defense systems in a drone attack on Sunday, according to Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR).Video of the attack was shared to Telegram on Tuesday by HUR, which said that fighters of Kyiv's special operations unit detected the defense system along the front lines. The roughly 30-second footage shows the moment that Ukraine's first-person-view (FPV) drones struck the system, which went up in smoke after getting struck."On...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday said European Union (EU) leaders are planning to provide Ukraine with seven additional Patriot air-defense systems, according to Bloomberg.Scholz's comments come as Russia continues to bombard Ukraine with missile and drone strikes, many of which striking residential areas and energy infrastructure.The U.S.-made Patriot is considered among the most effective air-defense systems in the world and has been credited with intercepting Russia's supposedly...
More than 450,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded. On top of this, tens of thousands have deserted their positions. More than 10,000 armoured vehicles have been destroyed as well
(FOX40.COM) -- One of Travis Air Force Bases KC-10 Extenders will not be subject to the scrapyard and instead will live out retirement as a display aircraft at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Ohio. On Monday, the museum began sharing photos and videos of KC-10 Serial Number 84-0191 arrival, dawning []
Regional armed forces admit ‘difficult situation’ as Kyiv awaits western military aidRussian forces have made significant advances in a narrow corridor in eastern Ukraine as an offensive by Moscow to take territory before western military aid arrives appears to be gathering pace.Footage posted by Kremlin military bloggers shows a Russian tricolour flying above the shattered village of Ocheretyne. Russian troops reportedly entered the territory on Sunday, north-west of the town of Avdiivka, after...
Australia has ramped up military aid for Ukraine, with A$100 million ($65 million) in new funding to go toward short-range air defense systems, drone development and other equipment needed in the nation’s war against Russia.
After reports emerged from several Iranian media outlets regarding the explosions heard in Isfahan, a senior Iranian army commander in Isfahan stated that the sound of explosions was caused by the firing of air defense systems at a suspicious object. According to IRNA, Siavosh Mihandoust, the commander of the Iranian army in Isfahan, said: “The […]
Ukraine's Air Force relies on Apple's iPad to help control its Soviet-era planes. The Ukrainian Air Force shared a video of its pilots using an Apple iPad to help them in combat and further assist them when flying their Soviet-era aircraft during missions.
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‘Difficult but not catastrophic’ situation as Russians press for gains before US resupply of Kyiv’s forces. What we know on day 796See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageUkraine’s troops have made a tactical retreat westwards from the villages of Berdychi, Semenivka and Novomykhailivka on the war’s eastern front, according to Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s military commander in chief. “The most difficult situation is in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions, where fierce battles continue,”...
Joe Biden gave missiles to Ukraine under prior funding, after the US reportedly warned Russia against using long-range missiles in Ukraine. What we know on day 792Atacms long-ranges missiles capable of hitting targets 300km away had already arrived in Ukraine this month at the president’s direction, before the US security package was passed by Congress on Wednesday, the state department has said. Vedant Patel, a state department spokesperson, explained that the weapons were part of a March aid...
Israel carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in southern Syria, causing material damage, state-run SANA news agency quoted a military statement as saying Friday.