Ukraine

The War Zone Ukrainian officials are trying to keep imagery of their air defenses off social media after the massive attack on Kyiv. Twitter Screencap “We assess the system sustained some damage but remains operational at this time,” a U.S. official told The War Zone Wednesday. The official declined to specify which components were damaged […]

The War Zone The Patriot has done a phenomenal job during its short service in Ukraine, but it was always going to be Russia’s top target. DoD Yesterday evening, video began to emerge out of Kyiv showing a massive volley of surface-to-air missiles roaring into the night sky. This came as reports stated that the

The War Zone The French move to provide SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missiles comes after the U.K. delivered essentially identical missiles to Kyiv. MBDA Following the United Kingdom’s announcement that it had sent Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country will provide Kyiv with virtually identical weapons called SCALP-EGs.

The War Zone Satellite imagery shows an explosives storage area in Ukraine that was supposedly attacked by Russian drones has been devastated. PHOTO © 2023 PLANET LABS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRINTED BY PERMISSION New satellite imagery of an ammunition and explosives storage site just to the west of the Ukrainian city of Khmelnitsky show

The War Zone As we predicted back in December, a report states that Russia targeted emissions from the Patriot system’s radar to locate and attack it. Ukraine MoD “U.S. officials believe the Russians picked up on signals that are emitted from the Patriot, allowing them to target the system” with a ballistic missile that can

The War Zone Horrific video is coming out of Bakhmut showing blocks of the devastated city covered in brightly glowing incendiaries dropped from above. Ukraine MOD It appears that the Russians have launched a large incendiary weapons attack on the heavily embattled city in Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast. Video shot from a drone has emerged

The War Zone Ukraine’s info war is in full swing as “Capt. HIMARS” taunts Russian troops by saying contrary to Kremlin claims, none have been destroyed. Ukraine MoD screencap Ukraine on Wednesday combined two of its most effective weapons – U.S.-donated  M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS  and its own top-notch information warfare

The War Zone Over 20,000 Russians were killed in Ukraine since December, according to White House National Security Council spokesman. Via Twitter Screencap Russia has made “incremental gains” in Bakhmut, but those gains and other actions have come at the tremendous cost of more than 20,000 Russian troops killed and 80,000 wounded across Ukraine since

The War Zone Donated tanks and other vehicles have given Ukraine an “armored fist” needed to launch an offensive says Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov. via Twitter Ukraine’s military is “more than ready” to launch its much-discussed offensive, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told reporters Friday morning. “If in a global sense, in a high-percentage mode,

The War Zone The fortifications were likely installed due to Russia’s concerns over an offensive that could run through the plant, the U.K. MoD says. U.K. MoD Ahead of the looming Ukrainian counteroffensive that could very well drive through the occupied portions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Russians have been reinforcing their military presence at Europe’s