Defense Intelligence

Intelligence units capture 20 Russian soldiers, kill dozens in Vovchansk Aggregate Plant liberation

Ukrainian forces from the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) have liberated the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant in Kharkiv Oblast, capturing nearly 20 Russian soldiers and killing several dozen more, according to a HUR officer with the call sign Viking.

25 September 2024, 03:50 PM

HUR attacks Russian base near Aleppo — report

Special forces from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) have attacked a Russian military base in Syria, where the enemy was assembling attack drones, Kyiv Post reported on Sept. 16, citing HUR sources.

16 September 2024, 09:07 PM

Ukraine's captured special forces soldier receives 20-year sentence in Russia

A Russian court has sentenced a Ukrainian military intelligence special forces soldier to 20 years in prison for his role in a mission in annexed Crimea, according to a Sept. 3 report by the Russian state-owned news agency TASS.

3 September 2024, 03:40 PM

Around 30 Russian soldiers killed in HUR raid on Kinburn Spit

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) has conducted a raid on the Russia-occupied Kinburn Spit, Mykolayiv Oblast, destroying six armored vehicles and eliminating about 30 Russian troops, HUR reported on Aug. 9.

9 August 2024, 09:42 PM

Kremlin faces conscription issues as volunteer numbers drop despite incentives, says Budanov

Russia is facing significant challenges with its conscription efforts, which began about three months ago, the head of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR), Kyrylo Budanov, said in an interview with Forbes on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 05:55 PM

Russian forces hit in intelligence raid on occupied Tendra Spit

The Special Forces of the Artan Active Action Unit and Ukraine's Defense Intelligence’s (HUR) Naval Center conducted a successful operation on the temporarily occupied Tendra Spit in the northern part of the Black Sea overnight on Aug. 5, HUR reports.

7 August 2024, 11:59 AM

Kyiv refutes Russian claims of an assassination attempt on Putin

Ukrainian military intelligence has dismissed Russian claims that Ukrainian special services planned to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Andrei Belousov during a military parade in St. Petersburg on July 28.

6 August 2024, 04:19 PM

Russia uses tires to fortify airfields after Ukraine strikes strategic bombers

Russia is reinforcing the defense of airfields with improvised means after a successful attack by the Ukrainian military on strategic aviation at the Olenya airfield in Murmansk Oblast, intel representative Andriy Yusov said on national TV on July 31

31 July 2024, 04:28 PM

Ukrainian special forces strike Russian base in Syria after Putin-Assad meeting — video

Special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense conducted a comprehensive strike on a Russian base in Syria on July 25, the Kyiv Post reported, citing sources.

31 July 2024, 03:25 PM

Ukrainian drones strike three Russian military airfields, hit Tu-22m3 bomber

Drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine (HUR) hit a Russian long-range strategic bomber Tu-22M3 at the Olenya airfield in Russia, sources in the HUR told NV on July 27.

27 July 2024, 04:54 PM

Russia produces 50 Kh-101 missiles monthly, says Ukraine Intelligence

Russia produces about 50 Kh-101 air-launched cruise missiles each month, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence told LIGA.net on July 25.

25 July 2024, 09:12 PM

Ukrainian military could use Magura drones to strike Crimean Bridge, but improvements needed – HUR

The Ukrainian military could hypothetically use Magura drones to strike the Crimean bridge illegally built by Russia, Yevhen Yerin, a representative of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), said during the national telethon program on July 16.

16 July 2024, 03:50 PM

SBU and HUR launch drone attacks on Russian military airfield and infrastructure – NV sources

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) targeted a Russian military airfield, a power substation, and an oil depot with drones during an overnight attack, informed sources told NV on July 9.

9 July 2024, 03:41 PM

Ukrainian intelligence operation shuts down key Russian electrometallurgical plant OEMK

Following a drone attack in the early hours of July 1, the Oskol Ugarov Electrometallurgical Plant (OEMK), Russia’s sole full-cycle metallurgical enterprise, suffered significant damage, according to a source in the special services speaking to NV.

3 July 2024, 03:10 PM

Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange underway, further information imminent, says intelligence representative

The latest prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia is not yet complete, and additional information will be announced soon, Andriy Yusov, a representative of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, said on national TV on June 26.

26 June 2024, 02:14 PM

Ukrainian forces thwart Russian capture of Borova in Kharkiv Oblast – Military intel

The Ukrainian Armed Forces foiled the plans of the Russian invasion forces to capture Borova in Kharkiv Oblast, a representative of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) Andriy Yusov said on national television on June 21.

21 June 2024, 07:15 PM

Ukrainian drones target Russian Morozovsk airbase, causing heavy damage

The Ukrainian Armed Forces used at least 70 drones to attack the Russian Morozovsk air base during an overnight operation, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) chief Kyrylo Budanov told The War Zone on June 14.

15 June 2024, 12:22 PM

HUR launches civilian recruitment campaign

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) is now recruiting civilians into the military units under its command, HUR spokesman Andriy Yusov announced on June 13.

13 June 2024, 10:06 PM

Ukrainian HUR hackers wage invisible war against Russia with over 50 cyber operations conducted

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) told NV about the main features of the invisible hacker war against Russia, which is taking place on the Internet.

11 June 2024, 04:20 PM

Russia's advanced Su-57 fighter jet hit in Astrakhan Oblast — HUR

A Su-57 multi-role fighter jet was struck at the Akhtubinsk airfield in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast on June 8, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence reported, citing satellite images of the aircraft's apron at the airfield.

9 June 2024, 11:35 AM

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