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Over 1,000 Russian troops lost in just three days in the Azov Group’s area of operations. Ukraine’s General Staff reports exceptionally high Russian personnel losses in the sector defended by the Azov Group of Forces. In just 72 hours: — Over 1,000 Russian troops killed or wounded — 702 confirmed killed These are among the highest daily Russian casualty figures recorded in the sector, according to the General Staff. While Russia continues its attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilians, our Defense Forces are inflicting heavy losses on its troops at the front. Russia’s estimated personnel losses since the beginning of the full-scale invasion have now reached approximately 1,547,780. Russia continues to commit troops to its invasion. Our Defense Forces continue to make it pay a heavy price. #Ukraine #Azov #RussianLosses #DefenseForces #UkraineWar

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🔥1,300 km from Ukraine’s border. Russia’s oil industry is still within reach. Overnight, Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refining and petrochemical complex in Bashkortostan, deep inside Russia. According to Ukraine’s General Staff, a fire broke out at the facility following the strike. This is one of Russia’s largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes, with an annual processing capacity of up to 10 million tonnes of hydrocarbon feedstock. It produces gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, bitumen, polyethylene and other petroleum products. The facility also supports Russia’s military needs. Kind reminder Russia’s ability to wage war depends not only on weapons factories and military bases, but also on the industrial infrastructure supplying fuel and other essential materials. Our long-range strikes are systematically targeting that military-economic foundation — reducing the resources available to sustain Russia’s invasion. Russia launched this war against Ukraine. Our Defense Forces are bringing its consequences back to the industrial infrastructure that sustains it. #Ukraine #DeepStrike #DefenseForces #RussianOil #UkraineWar

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A soldier’s service may end. Our responsibility to that soldier must not. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is developing a continuous support system for servicemembers and their families — from active duty through the transition to civilian and veteran life. What changes? Preparation for civilian life would begin before discharge, not afterward. Military units would help servicemembers complete legal, financial and administrative procedures. With their consent, information about their needs would be transferred to a designated veteran support specialist. After discharge, that specialist would become the veteran’s main point of contact, coordinating access to: — Healthcare, psychological support and rehabilitation — Housing and social services — Education and employment — Benefits, payments and compensation Military units could also maintain contact with former servicemembers, preserving connections with their units and fellow soldiers. Deputy Defense Minister Liubov Halan discussed the proposed system with representatives of the Canadian Embassy. Canada is also helping prepare a multi-donor fund to support Ukrainian veterans. Why does this matter? After years of war, Ukraine faces a long-term responsibility: ensuring that military service does not end with a veteran having to navigate multiple institutions alone. The goal is a clear handover of responsibility, uninterrupted support and one identifiable point of contact. No veteran should have to rebuild their support network from zero after leaving the military. #Ukraine #Veterans #VeteranSupport #DefenseForces #CanadaUkraine

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For the first time in eight years, NATO’s entire Military Committee is in Kyiv. Military representatives from all 32 NATO member states, led by Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone @CMC_NATO, arrived in Ukraine for talks with our military leadership. This is NATO’s highest military authority — the body that provides consensus-based military advice to the Alliance’s political leadership. The agenda in Kyiv: the battlefield, Ukraine’s military priorities, continued support — and the lessons NATO can take from our war experience to prepare its own forces for current and future threats. That last point matters. Ukraine is not only receiving support from NATO countries. Our Defense Forces now hold combat experience in drone warfare, electronic warfare, air defense, long-range strikes, logistics and battlefield adaptation that is directly relevant to how Allied militaries prepare for the next war. NATO itself has made accelerated adoption of new capabilities, innovation and lessons from Ukraine central to its current military agenda. As Admiral Cavo Dragone put it, the full committee came to Kyiv with a clear signal: the military relationship between NATO and Ukraine is getting stronger. #Ukraine #NATO #NATOMC #DefenseForces #MilitaryCooperation

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⚠️ Russia is preparing a new information operation around occupied Oleshky. The context matters. Oleshky, in the occupied part of Kherson region, has been under Russian control since 2022. Around 2,000 civilians, including roughly 50 children, remain there amid severe shortages of food, water and electricity, according to Ukrainian officials. Russia has prevented civilians from leaving, while Ukraine has been using heavy drones to deliver food and medicine across the front line — including nearly 400 aid packages, around four tonnes, in one recent mission. Now Ukraine’s Security Service warns that Russia is preparing an information operation around the city. According to the SBU, Russian troops have been ordered to produce a series of staged “interviews” with residents of occupied Oleshky. The intended messages are predictable: — blame Ukraine’s Defense Forces for shelling and “blockading” the city — attack Ukraine’s military and political leadership — portray Russian occupation forces as helping local civilians The campaign is expected in October and early November. So if videos suddenly appear showing residents of occupied Oleshky delivering remarkably similar accusations against Ukraine, check the source before amplifying them. Occupation creates more than control over territory. It also gives Russia control over the environment in which such “testimonies” are recorded. Expect the information operation. Verify before sharing. #Ukraine #Oleshky #Disinformation #InformationWarfare #Kherson

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Civilians and robots are fighting side by side to drive Russian forces from Ukrainian land. You may have already seen the Ukrainian grandmother who came to the rescue of a damaged ground robot. Now we have another episode. A Ukrainian UGV operated by the National Guard’s Omega Special Purpose Center was moving on a combat mission when fallen branches blocked its route. Then a random passerby stepped in. Despite the danger, the man cleared the road by hand — and the robot continued its mission. No coordination. No introduction. Just a Ukrainian, a military robot and a road that needed clearing. Different roles. Human or machine. One objective: drive the Russian forces from Ukrainian land. The human-machine team keeps getting bigger. #Ukraine #UGV #MilitaryRobotics #DefenseTech #DroneWarfare

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Russia launched another massive combined attack on Ukraine overnight. Ballistic and cruise missiles. Shahed-type attack drones. Jet-powered UAVs. Russia once again combined different weapons in an attempt to overwhelm our air defenses and strike cities across the country. Our Defense Forces intercepted or suppressed 161 aerial targets: — 5 ballistic and other high-speed missiles — 39 Kh-101, Iskander-K and Kalibr cruise missiles — 117 Russian UAVs Russia launched 130 drones, including dozens of jet-powered UAVs, alongside dozens of missiles. Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions were among the main directions of attack. But interceptions are only part of this morning’s story. Russian weapons reached 18 locations. In Pryluky, a missile struck directly into a residential apartment building while people were sleeping. Rescue teams are searching the rubble. People have also been killed and wounded in Kyiv, Kremenchuk, Oleksandriia and Zaporizhzhia region. Homes, businesses, transport and critical infrastructure were hit. This is what our air defense is confronting: increasingly complex attacks combining ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and different generations of strike drones in a single operation. 161 threats were stopped this morning. Behind every interception are Ukrainian crews protecting our cities — and behind every Russian weapon that gets through are real people and real homes. #Ukraine #RussianAttacks #DefenseForces

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October 7, 2026 | Day 1687 Putin turns 74. A birthday is a good time to review achievements. Since Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s estimated losses now include 1,545,950 personnel, 12,396 tanks, 25,498 armored vehicles, 50,836 artillery systems, 2,192 MLRS, 1,690 air-defense systems, 443 aircraft, 356 helicopters, 35 warships and boats, and 2 submarines. Plus 551,876 UAVs and more than 159,000 vehicles. Today’s birthday contribution alone: +1,690 personnel, +51 artillery systems, +8 MLRS, +1,890 UAVs and +577 vehicles. And that’s just the military balance sheet. It doesn’t count burning oil refineries, fuel depots, logistics hubs — or Wildberries warehouses ;) Putin wanted to go down in history as the restorer of the Russian Empire. “Liquidator of the Russian Empire” may prove the more accurate title. Quite a legacy to build by 74. Figures: @GeneralStaffUA #Ukraine #Russia #RussiaLosses #Putin

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We are buying for the battlefield we have now — not the one we planned for in 2024 Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, together with the General Staff and Logistics Forces Command, has reviewed existing contracts and planned procurements, freeing up UAH 15.6 billion for higher-priority needs of the Defense Forces. The reason: the battlefield is changing faster than traditional procurement cycles. Some weapons and systems planned for purchase in 2024–2025 no longer match current combat requirements. In other cases, manufacturers cannot deliver the required volumes, systems have not completed codification, partners are already covering the requirement, or the same mission can now be performed by cheaper systems purchased at greater scale. As a result, some contracts will be terminated and some planned purchases will not proceed. Why this matters: in a technology-driven war, procurement cannot be locked to yesterday’s battlefield. The requirement is no longer simply to buy what was planned — but to continuously redirect resources toward what units need now. UAH 15.6 billion will now be available for exactly that. #Ukraine #DefenseProcurement #DefenseTech #DefenseForces #MilitaryInnovation

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⚠️ Russia is actively recruiting online — and a dating chat can be part of the operation. Ukraine’s Security Service detained a Ukrainian serviceman in the Kharkiv region who was allegedly recruited by Russian intelligence through Telegram dating channels. Russian operatives used a fake female profile to build contact and extract information about his reconnaissance battalion and neighboring Ukrainian units near Vovchansk. The warning is simple: Russian intelligence does not always approach you as Russian intelligence. ❗️It can be a romantic interest. A new friend. A sympathetic stranger asking seemingly harmless questions. And this warning goes beyond Ukraine. NATO and the EU say Russia is already conducting hybrid campaigns across democratic countries, including sabotage, cyber operations, interference and other activities involving proxies. For servicemembers, defense-industry workers and anyone with access to sensitive information: verify who you are talking to. Do not discuss units, locations, movements, capabilities, facilities or operations with people you only know online. A match can be an intelligence operation. #Ukraine #OPSEC #Counterintelligence #HybridWarfare

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Operation Vivaldi: How Ukraine broke Russia’s rear — not just its front line Operation Vivaldi retook more than 200 km² of Ukrainian territory and five settlements, while more than 250 Russian troops were captured. Those results are already known. What is more interesting now is how the operation worked. Lt. Col. Bohdan Korzhenko, commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade’s 1st Assault Battalion, described a rare feat on the 2026 battlefield: a successful mechanized penetration into Russia’s second and third defensive lines. The objective was not simply to push Russian infantry out of forward positions. Ukrainian assault forces went after the system keeping those positions operational: artillery, UAV crews, communications, command posts and logistics. The preparation was granular. Routes and targets were studied in detail. Russian communications were deliberately disrupted. Plans moved from higher command down to the smallest tactical elements — while battlefield feedback moved back up. The scenario was continuously refined against battlefield reality. Then came logistics. As Ukrainian forces advanced, they cut routes carrying ammunition, reinforcements, food and water. The deeper the penetration, the longer Russian rear positions remained isolated. The resulting disorganization produced one particularly telling detail: Korzhenko says Russian commanders eventually sent their own UAV operators into infantry counterattacks with just three magazines each. And Russian POWs described what was happening inside those isolated positions: “They were very hungry. They had no water.” That may be one of the most revealing details of Vivaldi. A carefully planned Ukrainian operation disrupted Russian command, communications and logistics deeply enough that drone specialists were being used as infantry while Russian troops deeper in their own defensive system went without food and water. The self-proclaimed “second army in the world” — from the inside. #Ukraine #OperationVivaldi #3rdAssaultBrigade #MilitaryOperation

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🇫🇷🇺🇦 From France to Ukraine’s skies: Rafale is set to become the next chapter in our combat aviation. Ukrainian pilots will soon begin training on French Rafale fighter jets in France, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy @ZelenskyyUa said following a call with President Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron. But the cooperation goes beyond aircraft and pilot training. Ukrainian and French teams are also working to localize production of French missiles and aerial bombs in Ukraine, while France prepares a new defense-support package. For France, this means French aviation expertise and defense technology becoming part of Ukraine’s combat capability. For Ukraine, it means another step toward a stronger, more modern Air Force — built together with our French partners. Merci, la France. The next generation of Ukrainian combat aviation is taking shape. 🇫🇷🤝🇺🇦 @FranceenUkraine #Ukraine #France #Rafale #DassaultRafale #AirForce

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Artillery has not disappeared from the drone war. It has evolved with it. In June 2022, Maj. Vladyslav, callsign “Triumph,” used a Mavic to adjust artillery fire for the first time. His crew was operating just 800 meters from the nearest Russian positions. In 10–15 minutes, the drone helped confirm two Russian BMPs were still operational — and artillery destroyed both. Four years later, drone-assisted fire correction is routine. But drones have also fundamentally changed how artillery itself survives and fights. “Drones changed everything,” says Triumph, now an artillery battalion commander with Ukraine’s 40th Separate Artillery Brigade. FPVs and reconnaissance UAVs have pushed guns farther from the front, made concealment critical and narrowed movement to short windows when the sky is relatively clear. On his sector, Triumph estimates the drone-dominated kill zone at at least 15–17 km. The result is counterintuitive. Earlier in the war, mobility favored self-propelled artillery:

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AI is entering Ukraine’s air-defense fight — and it is already helping shoot down Russia’s jet-powered Shaheds. Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said AI-assisted turrets using machine vision have already successfully engaged Russian Geran-5 jet-powered UAVs. “I was a big skeptic myself. I thought: ‘How is this possible?’” Ihnat said. “But the use of innovative AI technologies eliminates human errors. Machine vision and artificial intelligence are used in the engagement. This makes it possible to engage even jet-powered UAVs.” The development matters because Russia is making its strike drones faster. Jet-powered UAVs reduce the time available for detection, tracking and engagement, putting additional pressure on conventional air-defense crews. Automated turrets offer another layer of defense. Machine vision can help detect and track fast-moving targets, while automation shortens the engagement cycle. #Ukraine #AirDefense #Shahed #DroneWarfare #DefenseTech

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