Key developments on May 28: Ukraine attacks elite Russian unit base nearly 7,000km away in Vladivostok, source claims Ukraine ready for 2nd round of Istanbul talks but seeks Russian draft memo in advance, Yermak says Senate to ‘start moving’ Russia sanctions bill next week, Graham says Russia may ‘consider’ ceasefire if Ukraine stops mobilization, arms […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Andriy Portnov, a former top official in Ukraine’s ex-President Viktor Yanukovych’s administration, was shot dead by unidentified attackers outside the American School in Madrid, Reuters reported on May 21, citing a source close to the investigation. A source in Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent that […]
Ukrainian security service drones struck an ammunition depot used by Russia’s 126th Coastal Defense Brigade near the village of Perevalne in occupied Crimea, causing a large explosion and fire, a security source told the Kyiv Independent on May 17. The depot, located near a key highway between Simferopol and Alushta, reportedly housed military equipment, ammunition, […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukraine is ready to sign the long-anticipated minerals agreement with the U.S. and the signing could happen as early as April 30, a source in the President’s Office has told the Kyiv Independent. According to the source, the final version of the deal includes […]
Ukrainian drones struck the Murom Instrument-Making Plant in Russia’s Vladimir Oblast overnight on April 30, damaging two buildings and sparking a fire, a source in Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent. The facility, known locally as the city’s “powder factory,” produces ignition components for ammunition used by Russia’s Armed Forces, Interior Ministry, and […]
Drones launched by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) struck two gas compressor stations and a warehouse storing missiles for Russia’s S-300/S-400 air defense systems, a security source told the Kyiv Independent on March 14. The long-range drones targeted gas compressor stations in Russia’s Tambov and Saratov oblasts, according to the source. Another strike reportedly hit a […]
A Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) operation was behind the detonations of goggles for first-person-view (FPV) drones used by Russian soldiers, a HUR source told the Kyiv Independent on Feb. 20. The news comes after Russian pro-war Telegram channels reported a series of explosions of FPV goggles while they were being used by Russian drone operators. […]
Ukrainian drones, operated by the Special Operations Forces (SSO) and Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), hit the Ilsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai and the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station in the Kavkazsky District of Kuban overnight on Feb. 17, an SBU source told the Kyiv Independent. “The SBU and SSO of the Armed Forces continued […]
A Lukoil oil refinery in the Russian oblast of Nizhny Novgorod was struck by multiple Ukrainian drones in the early hours of Jan. 29, a military intelligence (HUR) source told the Kyiv Independent. Drone strikes were reported by local officials across several Russian regions overnight, including the Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Tver, and Bryansk oblasts, causing […]
Key developments on Jan. 10: Ukrainian Neptune missile hits Russian drone warehouse in Rostov Oblast, SBU source claims Ukraine conducts ‘precision strike’ on Russian army command post in Donetsk Oblast, General Staff claims Ukrainian forces defending Kurakhove thermal power plant amid intense fighting in Donetsk Oblast, military says Scholz blocks proposal for $3 billion arms […]
Editor’s note: This story is being updated. Ukraine struck a Russian warehouse storing ammunition and reconnaissance drones using a domestically-made Neptune missile overnight on Jan. 10, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told The Kyiv Independent. According to the source, the attack near the village of Chaltyr in Russia’s Rostov Oblast was […]
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a drone attack on one of Russia’s largest commercial seaports, Ust-Luga, in Leningrad Oblast on Jan. 4, an intelligence source told The Kyiv Independent on Jan. 6. According to the source, Ukrainian long-range drones flew over 900 kilometers (559 miles) and almost reached St. Petersburg. The source shared […]