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Ukraine military using video game-style reward system earning points killing Russians with drones
At least 400 drone units are using the “Army of Drones Bonus System”, which killed or wounded 18,000 Russian soldiers in September, the newspaper reported. This was double the number from last October, after Ukraine’s government doubled the rewards for killing Russian infantry from six to 12 points.
Ukrainian forces hit an important fuel pipeline in the Moscow region that supplies the Russian army, Ukraine's military intelligence said Saturday, as Russia kept up a sustained campaign of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Donald Trump has poured cold water on hopes he would provide Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles - and his new comments will be the source of concern in Kyiv. Meanwhile, drones have been spotted over a military base in Belgium for a third day in a row.
Ukrainian drones targeted oil depots in the city of Simferopol and the village of Hvardiiske in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight on Oct. 29, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported.
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Ukraine says it destroyed one of Russia's new Oreshnik ballistic missiles in a covert operation
Military intelligence said the covert operation took place in 2024, but Ukraine is only now making the details public for the first time.
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces are struggling to fend off intensifying Russian advances around the eastern city of Pokrovsk, the military and open-source analysts said on Wednesday.
In Dobropillia, the Russian military attempted a relatively large-scale armored assault, which the Ukrainian Azov Brigade repelled. The situation in Kupiansk deteriorated, with Kyiv issuing evacuation orders for civilians in the wake of persistent Russian offensive action.
Editor's note: this was Ukraine war latest for Oct. 29. Read our edition of Ukraine war latest for Oct. 30 here. Hi, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,343 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Western analysts say the attacks on energy infrastructure so far have had a serious — but not crippling — effect. Ukrainian drones have repeatedly hit 16 major Russian refineries, representing about 38% of the country’s nominal refining capacity, according to a recent review by the Carnegie Endowment, a U.S.-based think tank.
Ukraine strikes key Russian fuel pipeline near Moscow, calls it ‘serious blow’ to military logistics
Ukrainian forces hit an important fuel pipeline in the Moscow region that supplies the Russian army, Ukraine’s military intelligence said Saturday, a claim that came amid a sustained Russian campaign of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
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Ukraine war latest: 170,000 Russian troops deployed in Pokrovsk sector, Zelensky says
Hi, this is Asami Terajima reporting from Kyiv on day 1,346 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: About 170,000 Russian troops are deployed in the Pokrovsk sector in eastern Donetsk Oblast to aiming capture the semi-surrounded city,
Croatia’s parliament has voted to reintroduce compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member country.