• Ukrainian kamikaze drone Silent Thunder successfully passes flight tests

    Ukraine conducted the next stage of testing of the loitering munition "Silent Thunder" during which different modes were used to test the UAV control systems and target detection algorithms, reported Defense Express

    It is noted that for the preservation of the experimental sample, the explosive unit was replaced by a parachute.

    According to a representative of Athlone Avia, the manufacturer of the UAV, the new drone is a search and destroy system consisting of a multicopter with a transponder …

  • Kyiv detains Ukrainian general on suspicion of spying for Russia

    Ukrainian counterintelligence officials have detained a of a high-ranking agent of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Major General of the Ukrainian Security Service Valery Shaitanov.

    According to a statement published on the website of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), Shaytanov is suspected of treason and committing terrorist acts.

    "Following the instructions of the Russian special services, he planned to kill a well-known military volunteer Adam Osmayev. The SBU has collected …

  • 10,000 land plots owned by Ukrainians in Crimea fall under Putin's decree banning ‘foreign’ ownership

    In the annexed Crimea, 9,747 plots of land in the "border territories of Russia" belong to the citizens of Ukraine, reported RosReestr (The Russian Federal Service for State Registration, Cadaster and Cartography).

    Their owners will be required to sell them to Russian citizens or Russian companies, or they can be bought by Russian government.

    "According to RosReestr, more than 11,500 plots of land in Crimea in the border territories of Russia belong to foreigners. This list did not include …

  • Ukraine begins large-scale military exercises

    Tactical military exercises will begin in the West of Ukraine, involving the Airborne Assault Forces, infantry units and the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.

    As part of the exercises, the movement of units, landings and combat missions in mountainous areas will be practiced.

    The amphibious units will be supported by Air Force combat aircraft, helicopters and army engineering units.

    "We urge citizens not to worry! These drills are based on …

  • France condemns conscription of Crimeans into Russian army and Putin's decree on land in Crimea

    The French Embassy in Ukraine condemns the conscription of Crimean residents into the Russian army and the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin banning "foreigners" from owning land in the "border territories of Russia" in the annexed Crimea, stated the French Embassy in Ukraine on Twitter.

    "These two measures (forced conscription and prohibition of foreigners to own land in Crimea), adopted by the Russian authorities  in a matter of several days, perfectly illustrate the strategy of …