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One air base attacks happened more than 400 miles away from Ukraine Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Andriy Yusov told the Ukrainian LIGA.net news outlet on Monday that at least one Russian warplane was damaged in the attack on Shaikovka. He said it was carried out by people who worked in close coordination with Ukrainian military intelligence but gave no further details. The Russian Defence Ministry said the attack on Soltsy damaged one aircraft. It did not comment on the reported attack on Shaikovka, but Russian media did. Ukraine has been seeking to take the war into the heart of Russia...

Update from Ukraine | Kerch Bridge is Smoking | Ukraine Liberated Urozhaine | Awesome News! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X7fNbrK8AU The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 9th August 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-532-summary/ *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Russia loses yet another fighter jet during a training exercise, as Ukraine strikes the Kerch bridge yet again. A Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight on Saturday in Russia's Kaliningrad region, killing the two pilots on board, RIA news agency quoted the Defense Ministry as saying. "The Su-30 aircraft crashed in a deserted area. The flight was being carried out without ammunition. The crew of the aircraft died," the ministry said in a statement cited by RIA. It said the likely cause of the crash was a technical malfunction but gave no further information.

Update from Ukraine | The biggest Kaboom near Moscow | Ukraine Made the Trap. Ruzzian commander lost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04uIWH-NiEg The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 9th August 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-532-summary/ *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Local officials in Russia say an explosion at an optical plant in the city of Sergiyev Posad, about 70 kilometers outside Moscow, killed one person and injured at least 43 people on August 9. Five of the injured are in intensive care with serious burns or head injuries, according to the city administration's Telegram account. Some of the 43 people admitted to a regional hospital have shrapnel injuries, it said. Officials at the city’s central hospital said that a woman had succumbed to wounds sustained in the blast. Independent Telegram channel Baza shared images of a tall cloud of smoke...

The Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to break through the first line of Russian defense on the left bank of the Dnipro, and take control of the settlement of Kozachi Laheri, dialog.ua reports. The Russian military is sounding the alarm, reporting a serious advance of the Ukrainian army units, which were able to force the Dnipro and take control of the settlement of Kozachi Laheri on the left bank, breaking through the first line of Russian defense in this area. Russian military Yegor Guzenko (call sign “Thirteenth”) reports this on his Telegram channel, noting the rapid deterioration of the...