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Crimea
Ukraine's defense forces destroyed Russian anti-aircraft missile systems in the temporarily occupied Crimea, causing significant losses to Russian air defense in Crimea.
Jun. 10
Drones
This is not the first time Ukraine was shown utilizing a Soviet-era trainer aircraft to down Russian drones, but the newest interception might indicate a shift in Ukrainian tactics.
Jun. 9
ATACMS
With at least six civilians dead and over 60 injured on Friday, Kremlin-installed officials tried to blame a Ukrainian ATACMS, but examination of debris shows it was a Russian air defense missile.
Jun. 8
Germany
German defense manufacturer Hensoldt is to provide a second batch of self-protection sensors for Ukraine’s fleet of military helicopters.
Jun. 8
Poland
In response to the heightened activity of Russian aviation frequently used for missile attacks, Poland, alongside allied nations, scrambled their military aircraft.
Jun. 7
Italy
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s pro-Putin deputy prime minister, has once again attacked the French President’s suggestion that Western nations should be prepared to send troops to fight in Ukraine.
Jun. 5
Air Defenses
The US has twice practiced the deployment of the US Army’s Typhon containerized vertical missile launcher by air to the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.
Jun. 4
ATACMS
Ukrainian strikes on oil installations, Russian warships and transport ferries in and around the Kerch Strait show the area around Crimea remains firmly in Kyiv’s crosshairs.
May. 31
War in Ukraine
Reports suggest that NATO members can provide less than 5 percent of the air defense capability needed to protect Central and Eastern Europe from a full-scale attack.
May. 30
Business
No new warehouses and business centers were opened in the first quarter of 2024, while commercial real estate leasing activity stays below pre-war levels in Kyiv.
May. 29
War in Ukraine
There is a proposal to train Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) soldiers within Ukraine itself, rather than transporting them across Europe.
May. 27
ATACMS
The Epicentr hypermarket near Kharkiv was destroyed on May 25 by glide bombs launched by aircraft that took off from a Russian airfield well in range of ATACMS and other Western-supplied weapons.
May. 27
Crimea
A member of the Atesh guerrilla movement destroyed telecommunications equipment near Smolensk which resulted in the shutdown of the Russian air defense system.
May. 24
Germany
Despite a German plan to protect Ukraine against missile attack, partner nations hesitate to send needed batteries to Ukraine, largely due to the high cost of Patriot systems.
May. 23
Germany
Germany’s 2022 proposal for the European Sky Shield Initiative, the continent’s version of Israel’s Iron Dome, finally looks set to be revealed according to Donald Tusk.
May. 21
Three years ago, Natalia Hrabarchuk was a preschool teacher but on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 17 she took out a Kh-101 missile with an “Igla” MANPADS missile.
Nov. 18