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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Russians strike house in Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast: two killed, three injured
Russian forces have launched an airstrike on a house in the town of Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast, killing two women and injuring three other people. Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "As of now, two people are reported to have been killed – women aged 85 and 56. A 60-year-old man and two women aged 75 and 68 have also been injured. Medics are providing them with the necessary assistance." The aftermath of the Russian attack on Kupiansk Photo: Oleh Syniehubov Details: Early reports indicate that the strike was carried out using a FAB-500 aerial bomb. The aftermath of the Russian attack on Kupiansk Photo: Oleh Syniehubov Background: On the night of 24-25 May, Russian forces launched a combined attack on Ukraine using 367 aerial weapons. More than 310 of them were either destroyed or disappeared from radar (without causing adverse effects). As a result of the large-scale overnight attack, three children were killed and 12 people injured in Zhytomyr Oblast. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Russian aerial bomb hits city in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring three civilians
Russia carried out an airstrike on a residential area in the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast on the morning of Sunday 18 May, injuring three civilians. Source: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office Details: The explosion is reported to have occurred near a residential building at around 09:30, with a guided bomb hitting the road nearby. As a result: A 55-year-old man sustained a blast injury. Two women, aged 75 and 55, suffered acute stress reactions. The aftermath of the attack. Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office The strike also damaged houses and outbuildings. The aftermath of the attack. Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office Early reports indicate that the Russians used a FAB-500 aerial bomb equipped with a Unified Gliding and Correction Module (UMPK) for converting unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions. Quote from the Prosecutor's Office: "A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the commission of a war crime (Article 438.1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)." The aftermath of the attack. Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office Background: On the night of Sunday 17-18 May, Russia launched a record 273 drones on Ukraine. Ukrainian air defence units destroyed nearly a third of them, while a further 128 disappeared from radar. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Russia Today
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russian glide bombs pounding Kiev's troops (VIDEOS)
New videos show glide bombs deployed by Russian aircraft destroying Ukrainian forces' positions in several areas on the front line. The clips, posted by Telegram channels on Saturday and Sunday, capture the use of FAB (high explosive bomb) munitions in Ukraine's Kharkov Region and Russia's Kherson Region. In one of the videos, a FAB-3000 is seen leveling a temporary deployment point for Ukrainian troops in the town of Kupyansk in Kharkov Region. The bomb is one of the most powerful in the series, weighing more than three tons and carrying explosives equivalent to almost 1.4 tons of TNT. More footage, also from Kupyansk, shows a glide bomb striking an administrative building used as a command post by the Ukrainian military. The other clips showcase glide bomb strikes against Ukrainian targets in the settlements of Burgunka, Berislav and Kutkovka in Kherson Region – including with smaller FAB-500 munitions. The FAB series was designed in the Soviet Union to destroy enemy defenses and fortifications, as well as military industrial facilities. The bomb's strong case is capable of penetrating ceiling joists in multistory buildings while keeping it relatively intact. Last year, the Russian military began outfitting its FAB bombs with Universal Correction and Guidance Modules (UMPK), which turn older free-fall munitions into high-precision weaponry. Some Western think-tanks and media outlets described the development as 'a game changer on the battlefield.'
Euronews
10-02-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
Russia launches wave of overnight drones towards multiple Ukrainian cities
Russia launched a wave of overnight drone attacks on several Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv as well as cities in the Donetsk and Sumy regions. On Sunday evening, the Russian Armed Forces attacked Ukrainian territory with 83 drones, 61 of which were shot down while 22 were "locationally lost, without negative consequences," according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). One drone hit a residential area in Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy. Another hit a parking lot near a high-rise building, damaging at least three houses and roughly 20 vehicles. According to the State Emergency Service, 65 residents were evacuated. One woman was hospitalised, while no casualties were reported. In the Donetsk region, at least one person was killed and nine others injured after the Russian army dropped a FAB-500 bomb on the city of Kramatorsk. Seven houses, several apartment buildings, a family outpatient clinic, an educational centre and commercial facilities were damaged. Olena Sharshakova, head of the outpatient clinic, said that some equipment was lost but the majority of medication stores in the premises was saved. Meanwhile, two women and three men were wounded in the shelling of a residential neighbourhood in Kostyantynivka, the local prosecutor's office said. In both cities, dozens of cars, power lines and gas pipelines were damaged. In Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a drone attack sparked a fire in a non-residential building, with no injuries reported. Ukraine drone attacks on Russia's Krasnodar Krai In Russia, authorities said the debris of a Ukrainian UAV damaged the roof of a 19-storey residential complex in Krasnodar. They reported no injuries or casualties. Meanwhile, explosions were heard near the Afipsky oil refinery, a major oil depot located roughly 200 kilometres from the frontline. The Krasnodar regional governor wrote on Telegram that a drone in the area had been shot down. Russia "leveraging" technological adancements against NATO states According to a report by the ISW, Russia has been using its "experience on the battlefield in Ukraine to innovate new technologies," to carry out attacks against NATO states. Its authors claim that Russia is actively testing its latest drones and electronic warfare equipment in military operations on Ukrainian territory, while the organisation also cited the reported failure by German authorities to shoot down suspected Russian reconnaissance drones near a German military facility last month. The report notes that last year the bloc's nations faced an increased number of "hybrid operations and sabotage" by Russia. "NATO states need to develop their defence capabilities as Russia continues to use its experience on the battlefield in Ukraine to introduce new technologies," it added. Russia has been suffering from labour shortages, in both the civilian and defence sectors, since the start of its full-scale invation of Ukraine. The report suggests that Moscow's partnership with North Korea is aims at making up for this lack of resources. According to South Korea's Yonhap news agency, thousands of North Korean workers arrived in Russia in 2024. "North Korea's provisions of materiel and troops to Russia have significantly increased over the course of 2024, however, and the several thousands of North Korean workers that arrived in Russia recently may be the beginning of larger influxes in the future that could more significantly help Russia's labor shortage issues," the ISW report concluded.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian forces drop FAB-500 bomb on Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast: 1 killed and 9 injured
One person has been killed and nine others injured in a Russian attack on the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast late on 9 February. Source: Oleksandr Honcharenko, Head of Kramatorsk City Military Administration, on Facebook; Ukraine's State Emergency Service on Telegram Quote: "The Russians struck Kramatorsk with a FAB-500 bomb fitted with a guidance kit late on the evening of 9 February. A densely populated residential area came under fire. Nine people were injured. One person was killed." The aftermath of the Russian attack on Kramatorsk Photo: Kramatorsk City Military Administration Details: Honcharenko reported that the aftermath of the bombardment was being dealt with. The aftermath of the Russian attack on Kramatorsk Photo: Kramatorsk City Military Administration He added that the strike had damaged seven houses, apartment blocks, a family medicine outpatient clinic, an educational institution and retail outlets. The aftermath of the Russian attack on Kramatorsk Photo: Kramatorsk City Military Administration The State Emergency Service stated that the body of the deceased man had been retrieved from under the rubble. "A strike caused a car to catch fire: firefighters quickly extinguished it. Overall, seven residential buildings and two vehicles were damaged," emergency workers noted. The aftermath of the Russian attack on Kramatorsk Photo: Kramatorsk City Military Administration Background: Earlier, Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, reported that at least six people had been injured in Russian strikes on the northern districts of Donetsk Oblast. Four people were reported to have been injured in Kostiantynivka and two in Kramatorsk. Support UP or become our patron!
