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Ukraine Strikes Russian Air Defense, Drone Sites
Confirmed
In Short: Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Buk-M3 air defense complex, a Nebo-U radar station, and a drone production site in Severodonetsk, as well as command posts across occupied Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Concurrently, in the Luhansk region, Ukrainian forces engaged an industrial facility used by Russian forces for manufacturing attack drones near the occupied city of Severodonetsk.
Ukrainian forces also targeted tactical command nodes in the Donetsk region, hitting a Russian command and observation post near Zoryane and destroying a UAV control station located in the vicinity of Staromykhailivka.
The strikes were part of a broader campaign aimed at dismantling Russian tactical drone infrastructure, command nodes, and supply hubs in active operational zones.
A separate incident saw a Russian drone strike a civilian vessel flying the flag of Tanzania in the Black Sea, killing the ship’s captain and injuring three crew members, according to Oleh Kiper, the regional head in Odesa.
Ukraine’s air force reported destroying or suppressing 131 Russian aerial targets during overnight attacks in the Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa regions.
In Odesa, seven people were injured, including two children, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine’s operation against the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery was conducted jointly by the country’s Security Service, special operations forces, military intelligence, and the Foreign Intelligence Service.
On Thursday, Ukraine received the bodies of 252 fallen soldiers as part of ongoing exchanges between Ukraine and Russia, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a Telegram post.
Peace efforts to end Russia’s 4 1/2-year full-scale invasion have stalled, with territorial concessions in eastern Ukraine among the central sticking points.
What this adds
The reported sabotage follows a June 22 Ukrainian strike on a Voronezh facility producing electronic components for Russian precision-guided weapons.
The plant produces integrated circuits, power switches, and power supply units for the onboard computers and navigation systems of Kh-101 missiles; automation components and control units for Iskander-K missiles; and semiconductors for the radars and fire-control systems of the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile-gun complex.
Background
A Russian drone hit a passenger bus near a public transport stop in Zaporizhzhia, injuring five people.
A Russian FPV drone hit a bus near a public transport stop in Zaporizhzhia, injuring five passengers.
What's confirmed
- Concurrently, in the Luhansk region, Ukrainian forces engaged an industrial facility used by Russian forces for manufacturing attack drones near the occupied city of Severodonetsk.
- Ukrainian forces also targeted tactical command nodes in the Donetsk region, hitting a Russian command and observation post near Zoryane and destroying a UAV control station located in the vicinity of Staromykhailivka.
- The strikes were part of a broader campaign aimed at dismantling Russian tactical drone infrastructure, command nodes, and supply hubs in active operational zones.
- A separate incident saw a Russian drone strike a civilian vessel flying the flag of Tanzania in the Black Sea, killing the ship’s captain and injuring three crew members, according to Oleh Kiper, the regional head in Odesa.
- Ukraine’s air force reported destroying or suppressing 131 Russian aerial targets during overnight attacks in the Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa regions.
- In Odesa, seven people were injured, including two children, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
- President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine’s operation against the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery was conducted jointly by the country’s Security Service, special operations forces, military intelligence, and the Foreign Intelligence Service.
- On Thursday, Ukraine received the bodies of 252 fallen soldiers as part of ongoing exchanges between Ukraine and Russia, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a Telegram post.
- Peace efforts to end Russia’s 4 1/2-year full-scale invasion have stalled, with territorial concessions in eastern Ukraine among the central sticking points.
What's still developing
- According to the official military dispatch by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Ukrainian precision fire engaged high-value Russian air defense and reconnaissance assets deployed across three eastern and southern provinces.
- Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a Russian Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system, a Nebo-U long-range surveillance radar, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing facility, and frontline command installations across occupied territories on Sept.
- In the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Buk-M3 medium-range surface-to-air missile complex deployed near the settlement of Ukrainka.
- The Buk-M3 system is among Russia’s modernized mobile air defense assets designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and combat aircraft.
- The Nebo-U system operates in the Very High Frequency (VHF) band and is engineered to detect, identify, and track aerodynamic and ballistic targets, including low-radar-cross-section aircraft and missiles, at ranges of several hundred kilometers.
- The group claims the outage lasted weeks and delayed deliveries, while Ukraine said the facility was previously hit in June during a missile strike.
- The Atesh partisan movement said it carried out a sabotage operation at an electrical substation serving the Voronezh Semiconductor Devices Plant-Assembly (the VZPP-Sborka plant) in Voronezh, Russia, which produces electronic components for Russian missiles and air defense systems.
- According to Atesh, a partisan agent spent an extended period reconnoitering the site, planning the operation, and identifying security vulnerabilities.
- “Putin does not plan to stop the war, despite massive losses, and is preparing for a broad mobilization. The Russian army and Putin’s regime must be stopped for the greater good,” the report added.
- The reported sabotage follows a June 22 Ukrainian strike on a Voronezh facility producing electronic components for Russian precision-guided weapons.
- Ukraine’s General Staff said that Air Force units had struck a facility that was part of Russia’s defense-industrial base and produced components for missile guidance systems, onboard computers, and air defense equipment.
- Russian independent outlet Astra, citing OSINT analysts, identified the likely target as the Voronezh Semiconductor Devices Plant-Assembly, a claim later confirmed by the Ukrainian military.
Sources
- Kyiv Postlink
- Kyivpostlink
- Newsdaylink
- Washingtonexaminerlink
- Transylvaniatimeslink
- Al Jazeeralink
- Eutodaylink
- Kyivindependentlink
- The Guardianlink
- Euromaidanpresslink
- BBClink
- Northeasttimeslink
- Newsukrainelink
- WarpBeat — background on Russian Drone Strikes Bus in Zaporizhzhia Injuring Five link
- WarpBeat — background on Russian Drone Strikes Bus in Zaporizhzhia, Injuring 5 link