Ukrainians woke up on Nov. 20 to a message that a number of foreign embassies were closing their Kyiv offices — a stark reminder of the departure of foreign diplomats from Kyiv days before the start of the all-out war. The U.S. Embassy in the capital said it had received
In a post on Telegram, HUR said the aircraft was attacked at the Klin-5 airbase overnight on Nov. 9-10, and attached a video allegedly showing it on fire.
Russian Major Dmitriy Pervukha, allegedly involved in war crimes against Ukraine, was killed in the center of Russian-occupied Luhansk after his car exploded, Ukraine's military intelligence said on Oct. 19.
"As a result of the operation, the enemy was driven out of the settlement, and the occupiers' routes of movement were mined," Ukraine's military intelligence said.
Russian banks Alfa-Bank and Otkritie Bank, as well as Rostelecom, Russia's largest provider of digital services, were targeted, the source said, adding that these firms "ensured the aggression of the Russian armed forces against Ukraine."
The Kyiv Independent contacted Ukraine's military intelligence for confirmation of who was behind the attack. It replied with a smiling face with sunglasses emoji.
The recent attack affected at least 33 servers and 283 office computers at industrial facilities, took down 21 websites, and destroyed 15 cloud and file storages.
The bridge was heavily damaged by Ukrainian strikes in October 2022 and July 2023, prompting Russia to take steps to further defend the structure.
The operations damaged a Mi-8, Mi-28, and Ka-226 helicopters in Moscow and Samara region, a source in Ukraine's military intelligence agency told the Kyiv Independent on July 27.
Key updates on July 26: * Russian losses in Ukraine causing 'serious problems' for recruitment, HUR says * Ukraine hit Russian airfield in occupied Crimea, General Staff confirms * Russia using new, cheap drones to locate Ukraine's air defense, military intelligence says * Inspection of Ukraine's 59th Brigade finds management issues, but no criminal
Speaking on national TV, Andrii Yusov said the situation will soon have an impact on the frontline situation and Russia's ability to effectively wage war.
Roman Chervinskyi previously served in Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR). He was indicted by the State Security Service (SBU) in April 2023 for abuse of power. According to SBU officials, Chervinskyi, along with others in the HUR, tried to hijack a Russian Air Force aircraft whose pilot was allegedly planning to defect to Ukraine.
"The cyberattack was aimed at destroying internal information of companies that serve Russian public sector clients involved in the war against Ukraine," HUR said in a post on Telegram.
The Ukrainian ex-intelligence officer Roman Chervinsky was released on bail on July 15 for Hr 9 million ($219,450) following his arrest in April 2023, Suspilne news outlet reported.
"There is preliminary information that there could have been two downed Su-57 aircraft," military intelligence spokesperson Andrii Yusov said on June 9.
Key developments on June 6: * Ukraine's military intelligence destroys Russian tugboat in Crimea * Russian forces using thermobaric munitions in attacks on Chasiv Yar, says Ukraine * 'We're not authorizing strikes on Moscow,' Biden says on Ukraine's use of US arms * ‘A tyrant bent on domination,’ Biden says of Putin during
Ukraine's military intelligence agency confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that it was behind a drone attack targeting Russian military facilities in Russia's Tatarstan Republic on May 23.
Drones from Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) attacked an oil base in the Rostov region of Russia overnight, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent on May 15.
Drone footage shows what used to be home to 12,000 people has been reduced to a mass of rubble and burned out buildings as Russia continues its attempt to take the town.
Based in Moscow, 1C Company is a software developer, distributor and publisher best known for its widely used business software.
Andriy Yusov said Russia has been taking steps to counter the attacks including trying to hide ships and build protective barriers, but said HUR was "finding new ways to show that HUR and Magura work extremely efficiently."
The Podlet-K1, also known as the 48Ya6-K1, is a modern mobile radar system designed to detect air targets at low and extremely low altitudes, according to the Army Recognition website.
A Russian multirole helicopter Ka-32 was destroyed at the Ostafyevo airfield in Moscow overnight on April 26, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) reported. An intelligence source confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that the helicopter was destroyed as a result of a HUR operation.
Maksim Kuzminov, a Russian helicopter pilot who has defected to Ukraine, will receive the hryvnia equivalent of $500,000 (approximately Hr 18.48 million), Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) spokesperson Andrii Yusov said on Sept. 5.
