Ukrainian attack drones struck the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl this morning, setting it ablaze. Multiple columns of smoke rose from the complex. Slavneft-YANOS is one of Russia's largest refineries, processing around 15 million tons of crude oil per year.
Ukraine's Air Force says 137 of 164 Russian drones launched overnight were downed or suppressed. Half were jet-powered. Strikes were recorded at 16 locations, debris at 4, and around 10 hostile drones remained in Ukrainian airspace as of 09:00.
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Slovak prosecutors say a foiled arson plot targeted a factory of Ukraine-founded drone manufacturer Skyeton in eastern Slovakia. Two suspects, a Latvian and a Ukrainian, were detained in Slovakia, while another Latvian was detained in Germany. Police said the suspects acted on commission but did not identify who ordered the attack.
A Russian soldier films the moment kamikaze drones strike a concentration of military equipment in one of Russia's rear areas.
❗️Ukraine's Air Force says about 120 of roughly 140 Russian attack drones launched between 07:00 and 19:00 on August 27 were downed or suppressed. More than 100 were jet-powered, most were directed toward Kyiv, and over 10 remained in Ukrainian airspace at 19:00.
Ukraine is testing the Spys interceptor drone, developed by WIY Drones to counter jet-powered UAVs. A first batch of 50 has been sent to military units for combat trials. The drone has a stated operating speed of 450 km/h, reached 600 km/h in tests, carries a 300 g warhead and has a range of about 20-30 km. Developers are also working on target lock, automatic detonation and a handheld launcher fo...
Defense Express says debris recovered after the Donetsk strike may point to Ukraine's first use of JDAM-LR, a jet-powered weapon with a stated range above 550 km. One fragment carried the code 6F8W7, linked to Australian firm Ferra Aerospace, which manufactures wing kits for JDAM-ER. The outlet says JDAM-LR uses the same wing kit and can carry a 500-pound Mk-82 bomb. The identification remains a h...
Ukraine's HUR says Russia asked North Korea for 120 ballistic missiles and 6 launchers, including newer KN-30 missiles, three times more powerful than KN-23/24. HUR says no KN-30 transfers have been detected yet. Moscow has reportedly received 40 KN-23/24 missiles, 2 of which were used in a recent attack on Ukraine. Russia is also seeking a North Korean missile unit of up to 90 personnel and 30,00...
Did Ukraine hit something important in occupied Donetsk? Russia threatened that its response to Ukrainian strikes using British weapons could be directed against any UK military facilities in Ukraine or elsewhere. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Vodkarova issued the warning.
Russia used the upgraded 9M723-2 ballistic missile, informally known as Iskander-1000, for the first time during a combined strike on Kyiv this summer, Ukraine's HUR says. Part of the Bora-M system, the missile has a larger engine and a range of up to 550 km, versus 390 km for the 9M723-1.
Ukraine's 429th Achilles Brigade says its long-range strike company hit a Nebo-U radar at Millerovo airfield in Russia's Rostov region, around 170 km from the front. The unit estimates the radar's value at about $100 million. Millerovo is regularly used to launch Shaheds and other strike and decoy drones against eastern, central and northern Ukraine.
Satellite imagery confirms an almost completely burned down Wildberries logistics hub in Kotovsk, Russia after Ukrainian long-range drone strikes.
The Turkish Ro-Ro ship Lider Bordo Mavi was reportedly struck by drones off Russia's Tuapse port on August 26 while carrying fresh vegetables from Samsun. A fire broke out aboard the vessel and five crew members were injured. Local reports said three drones targeted the ship.