Ukraine

The War Zone Ukrainian attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea appear to have taken their next high-profile victim, an S-400 air defense system. via X Ukraine claims to have destroyed another example of the advanced Russian S-400 Triumpf air defense system, near the town of Yevpatoriya in occupied Crimea. While you can read more about the wider […]

The War Zone Ukrainian attacks are helping the U.S. learn about Russian air defense capabilities, but Russia is learning too, a top general says. Russian MoD Severe damage inflicted on Russian naval vessels in Crimea by Ukrainian air-launched cruise missiles Wednesday and on an advanced Russian surface-to-air missile system there by drones and domestically produced

The War Zone Kim Jong Un made a rare foreign trip to Russia, amid U.S. fears that he has agreed to send weapons for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. Photo by VLADIMIR SMIRNOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Today’s news from the war in Ukraine was understandably dominated by the latest attack on the Russian Black Sea

The War Zone Swedish Gripens could bring great capabilities to Ukraine’s fight, alongside F-16s being donated from NATO countries. SAAB The Swedish government is reportedly considering donating a number of JAS 39 Gripen fighters to Ukraine as that country continues to defend itself against Russia’s all-out invasion. This follows news earlier in the summer that

The War Zone The training extension request means it will be additional weeks before the M1s arrive in Ukraine and the rainy season is fast approaching. (Photo by Nicolas Armer/picture alliance via Getty Images) Earlier hopes that U.S. M1 Abrams tanks would soon arrive on the battlefield in Ukraine have been tempered by news that

The War Zone Gepard self-propelled 35mm anti-aircraft guns, once widely seen as antiquated, have played a critical role in protecting Ukraine’s airspace. Ukraine MOD A new video shows just what it looks like from a first-person point of view when a German-made Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAG) lets loose a barrage 35mm shells from its

The War Zone Ukraine’s breakthrough at Russia’s second defensive line is “pretty considerable,” the DIA’s director of analysis says. Ukraine Armed Forces General Staff Ukraine continues to expand the salient it has created in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, pushing closer toward the small town of Verbove, the Institute for the Study of War says in its latest

The War Zone The Ukrainian counteroffensive along the Zaporizhzhia Oblast sector continues to push south past Robotyne toward Verbove. Twitter via @saintjavelin “Geolocated footage posted on Sept. 5 shows Russian forces striking Ukrainian positions northwest and west of Robotyne, indicating that Ukrainian forces have advanced into an area near the settlement that Russian forces previously

The War Zone While the circumstances are unclear, the incident is apparently the first time the battle-proven Challenger 2 has been lost in combat. via Twitter Previously undefeated in combat — as far as we know — a British-made Challenger 2 main battle tank has been knocked out for the first time, in Ukrainian hands.