RUSSIAS WAR AGAINST UKRAINE

Russian troops use African mercenaries as bait for Ukrainian drones

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has released an intercepted conversation in which a Russian commander orders his subordinate to direct Ukrainian drones at African mercenaries. By doing so, Russian troops are attempting to safeguard their own…

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ZSU Concludes Operation “Black Bird” in the South

Ukrainian military units have nearly completed Operation “Black Bird” in southern Ukraine. Intelligence and combat groups successfully destroyed energy infrastructure that Russian forces had resorted to using due to severe fuel shortages.


Four soldiers from the ‘Shkval’ unit captured about 30 occupiers in the Zaporizhzhia region

In the Zaporizhzhia sector, four Ukrainian stormtroopers from the ‘Shkval’ unit forced about 30 Russian military personnel to surrender. Among the captured occupiers was a man who bears a physical resemblance to the former leader of the Wagner PMC…


Trump signs a ‘sanctions hammer’: Russian oil buyers now face consequences

The information is confirmed: on September 18, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. The document targets Russia’s energy and defense sectors, banks, officials, and the so-called…


524,132 UAVs destroyed since the start of the war — enemy combat losses as of September 19, 2026

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the russian army has lost 524,132 operational-tactical level UAVs and 1,516,430 military personnel.


For a year, no one systematically dealt with technologies to counter enemy MESH networks

Throughout the year, no one in the Armed Forces of Ukraine systematically engaged in technologies to counter enemy MESH networks. Due to the lack of proper electronic warfare protection for the capital, the enemy managed to develop this technology.