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Yahodyn checkpoint on Polish border still operating after Russian strike

The Yahodyn international border crossing in Ukraine’s Volyn Oblast remains open and is functioning normally after a Russian attack, State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on Sept. 13.

13 September, 06:05 PM

Russia times massive Shahed attack on western Ukraine to rainy weather

Russia waited for rainy, overcast weather to launch gasoline-powered Shahed drones at rear regions of Ukraine, calculating that such conditions would make them harder to intercept, Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, presidential adviser on defense technology and a radio technology expert, said on Telegram on Sept. 12.

13 September, 04:04 PM

Russia launches prolonged combined strike targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure

A prolonged combined aerial strike against critical infrastructure in Ukraine began, Military Intelligence (HUR) reported on May 13.

13 May, 01:42 PM

Three Ukrainian oblasts plunge into near-total blackout

Mass Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy system has left Rivne, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts almost completely without power, acting Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov wrote on Dec. 23.

23 December 2025, 12:51 PM

Russian forces strike Ukraine with 524 air weapons, 483 destroyed

Russia launched 524 aerial targets at Ukraine, 483 of them were downed or supressed, Air Force reported on Nov. 19.

19 November 2025, 10:48 AM

Two energy sites hit in Lviv Oblast, hourly outages imposed

Combined Russian strike damaged two energy facilities in Lviv Oblast, forcing hourly power cuts and prompting officials to urge residents to save energy, governor Maksym Kozytskyi said on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 01:50 PM

Russia launches combined missile and drone strike on Ivano-Frankivsk infrastructure - photoreport

Russian forces carried out a combined missile and drone strike targeting a critical infrastructure site in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, western Ukraine, local administration head Svitlana Onyshchuk reported on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 08:00 AM

Shaheds and Kh-101s: Russia launches 623 aerial targets overnight, Ukraine downs 602

Russia’s military launched one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine overnight into July 12, unleashing a total of 623 aerial targets, according to the Air Force of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 602 of them.

12 July 2025, 10:46 AM

Russia strikes Lviv, Lutsk, Chernivtsi, Kharkiv and other cities with drones and missiles, leaving destruction and deaths

Russia launched a combined drone and missile assault on Ukraine overnight into July 12, striking targets across the country, including in the west. The attacks killed and wounded civilians, damaged infrastructure, and sparked fires in multiple cities.

12 July 2025, 10:12 AM

SBU captures FSB agent directing missile strikes on Ukrainian airfields

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained an agent of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) who helped guide enemy missiles toward Ukrainian Armed Forces airfields, the officers reported on May 30.

30 May 2025, 12:20 PM

Water and heating back online in Lutsk, power still out after Russian attack

Following a major Russian air strike on energy infrastructure in western Ukraine, water supply and central heating have been restored in Lutsk, but the city is still in blackout, Mayor Ihor Polishchuk said on Nov. 28.

29 November 2024, 12:12 AM

Russia targets western Ukraine's energy grid in coordinated air attacks

The specifics of Russia’s air attack on Nov. 28 were analyzed on Radio NV by military observer Denys Popovych.

28 November 2024, 12:05 PM

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