Category: War in Ukraine

In 2024, the Russian Federation accidentally dropped 159 FAB bombs on its territory and the occupied lands of Ukraine. In the latest incident in the Belgorod region, 100 people were evacuated due to the fall of a 250 kg bomb.

Russia dropped 159 FAB bombs on its own and occupied territory of Ukraine in 2024. UNN reports this with reference to the ASTRA telegram channel.

It is reported that 100 people were evacuated due to the fall of a 250-kilogram aerial bomb in a village in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation. 2 more fabs fell on the same day in the region, no one was injured.

As ASTRA found out, due to the "abnormal descent" of the FAB-250 from a Russian plane in the village of Kazatskoye in the Yakovlevsky city district, residents of several streets were evacuated on November 26, about 100 people in total. As sources in the emergency services of the region told ASTRA, an aerial bomb fell next to an apartment building on Novaya Street. The bomb did not explode, so no one was injured. Now the FAB has already been withdrawn, the residents have returned to their homes.

Another aerial bomb was found on the same day a few kilometers from the village of Nikolskoye in the Belgorod region. Another FAB was dropped in the Bystry farm on November 26. In both cases, there are no injuries or injuries.

Thus, it became known about at least 159 cases of FAB bombs falling in Russia and in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine in 2024.

On November 19, as reported by ASTRA, a Russian plane dropped a 250-kilogram aerial bomb on a school in the Belgorod region. The UMPB aerial bomb "accidentally descended" on a school in the village of Bykovka in the Yakovlevsky city district. According to sources, the bomb broke through the roof. There was no evacuation from the Bykovskaya SOSH. Police and territorial defense officers arrived at the scene.

As ASTRA previously told, in order to counter the Ukrainian air defense, the Russian army began to equip Soviet air bombs with UMPC complexes. After such an update, wings and satellite guidance appear on the Headlights, allowing you to launch bombs directly from the territory of the Russian Federation. The Russian army began to actively use the UMPC in the spring of this year. And the problem of updated fabs was immediately revealed — often bombs simply do not reach Ukraine. On May 4, a Russian plane dropped a FAB-500 on Belgorod, as a result of which 7 people were injured, 31 households and 10 cars were damaged. The authorities hid the reason for the fall of the bomb, as well as the fact that it was Russian.

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Russian strikes against Ukraine killed at least 11 civilians and injured at least 51 over the past day, regional authorities reported on Dec. 1.

Russia launched 78 drones against Ukraine overnight on Dec. 1 from the Russian cities of Kursk, Orel, and Bryansk, according to a report from Ukraine's Air Force.

Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, and mobile firing groups shot down 32 drones in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, Poltava, and Zhytomyr oblasts. Forty-five drones were lost allegedly due to electronic warfare countermeasures.

Russia attacked the Dniprovskyi district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the evening of Nov. 30, killing four people and injuring at least 24 others. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia targeted the village of Tsarychanka with a missile strike.

Eighteen people are in hospital, seven of which are in a serious condition, Governor Serhii Lysak reported at 7:30 a.m. local time on Dec.1. The injured victims include an 11-year-old boy.

In Kherson Oblast, Russia targeted 14 settlements, including the regional center of Kherson, overnight on Dec. 1. As a result of the attacks, two people were killed, and another 15 were injured, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.

In Kherson, the Russian military attacked a public transport vehicle with a drone at around 8 a.m. local time on Dec. 1, killing at least three people and injuring at least seven. All the injured were hospitalized.

In Donetsk Oblast, Russian strikes killed two people in the town of Myrnohrad. Four people were also injured due to attacks across the front-line region, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a 50-year-old man suffered injuries as Russian forces attacked the village of Mala Tokmachka with an FPV (first-person-view) drone. The man was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds, according to the local military administration.

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The Russian military attacked a minibus in Kherson, dropping explosives from a drone. As a result of the attack, 3 people were killed, 11 were injured, 8 of them are in hospital.

Three people were killed and 11 were injured as a result of the attack of the Russian army on Kherson. The invaders dropped explosives on a minibus, said the head of RMA Alexander Prokudin, reports UNN.

Today, Russia has once again shown its true face. On the anniversary of the referendum on Ukraine's independence, the enemy launched another strike on civilians, dropping explosives on a minibus. currently, 11 victims are known. Three people were injured, incompatible with life. Eight are in the hospital

– Prokudin wrote on Telegram.

According to him, six Kherson residents were diagnosed with mine-explosive injuries. A 56 – year-old woman has a shrapnel wound to her head, arm and legs. Another 70-year-old resident suffered a broken lower leg.

Earlier it was reported that today, on December 1, the Russian invaders launched drone strikes on public transport in Kherson.

Russia has lost 742,130 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Dec. 1.

This number includes 1,730 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,469 tanks, 19,369 armored fighting vehicles, 30,507 vehicles and fuel tanks, 20,923 artillery systems, 1,253 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,019 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 19,803 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.

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Over the past day, 224 military clashes took place, most of the attacks – in the Pokrovsky direction. The enemy launched 2 missile strikes, used 1,682 kamikaze drones and made 4,271 artillery attacks.

At the front over the past day, on November 30, 224 military clashes took place. Most of the enemy attacks – on Pokrovsky direction, where Ukrainian defenders stopped 47 assaults of Russian troops. this is stated in the summary of the General Staff as of the morning of December 1, reports UNN.

Yesterday, the enemy launched two missile strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements using two missiles, in addition, they used 1,682 kamikaze drones to defeat them. He also carried out 4,271 artillery attacks, including 142 from multiple launch rocket systems.

Over the past day, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit three areas of concentration of personnel and equipment of the Russian invaders.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy tried nine times to advance in the areas of Volchansk, Cossack Lopan and Hoptovka.

On Kupyansky direction during the day that passed, there were seven attacks of the invaders. The defense forces repelled enemy assault actions near Peschany, Kolesnikovka, Lozovaya and Zagrizovo.

In the Limansky direction, the enemy attacked 20 times. I tried to move forward near Grekovka, Druzholyubovka, Novoegorovka, Zarechny, Ternov and Torsky.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy carried out 17 attacks on the positions of our troops in the area of the settlements of Chasov Yar, Predtechino and Stupochki.

Over the past day, 16 military clashes occurred in the Toretsk direction near the settlements of Toretsk, Nelipovka and Shcherbinovka.

In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 47 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Mirolyubovka, Luch, Mirnograd, Lisovka, Krasny Yar, Dachenskoye, yellow, Chumatskoye, Elizavetovka and Novy Trudovoy.

The Defense Forces yesterday repelled 54 attacks on the positions of our troops in the Kurakhovsky direction near Solntsevka, Berestkov, Zarya, Novodmitrovka, Kurakhovo, Dachny, Dalny, Katerynivka, Romanovka, Antonovka, Ganovka, Elizavetovka and Uspenovka.

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In the Vremovsky direction, the enemy carried out 18 assaults on our positions in the areas of the settlements of Vesely Gai, Konstantinopolskoye, Razliv, Velikaya Novoselka, Novodarovka and Novopol.

In the Dnieper direction, the defense forces repelled four enemy assaults.

On Seversky, Orekhovsky and Gulyai-pole directions yesterday, the enemy did not conduct active actions.

In the Volyn and Polessky directions, no signs of the formation of offensive groups of invaders were found.

The operation continues in the Kursk region, over the past day there were 22 clashes, enemy artillery carried out 353 attacks on settlements and positions of our troops.

The invaders carried out 315 attacks on settlements in the Zaporizhia region, using drones and artillery. As a result of the shelling, infrastructure was damaged and a 50-year-old man was injured.

The invaders attacked 315 times 8 settlements of the Zaporozhye region. This is reported by the chairman of the Zaporozhye RMA Ivan Fedorov, reports UNN.

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The strike operations were carried out using unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery.

In particular, 191 drones attacked Kamenskoye, Gulyai-pole, Novoandrievka, Shcherbaki, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Belogorye and Novodarovka. At the same time, 124 artillery attacks were carried out on the same settlements.

As a result of the attacks, the destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure was recorded. In addition, a 50-year-old man was injured due to enemy aggression in the Pologovsky district.

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At least 15 of Ukraine's 20 civilian airports have sustained damage since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Nov. 30.

Ukraine, which has kept its airspace entirely closed since the all-out war began, has been exploring options to partially reopen it. Currently, Ukrainians traveling abroad must use road or rail to reach neighboring countries, most often Poland, to catch flights. For those in the eastern regions, the journey out of Ukraine alone can take up to a day.

"We conducted a risk assessment and determined the needs of the air defense forces to partially open the airspace," Shmyhal said during a transportation conference, according to the local news agency Ukrinform. "Security issues and the military situation remain key to this decision," he added.

Shmyhal also noted that Russia had targeted Ukraine's port infrastructure nearly 60 times over the past three months, damaging or destroying close to 300 facilities and 22 civilian vessels.

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An Air Alert has been declared in the capital of Ukraine, and the population is being urged to go to shelters. The Air Force reports the movement of UAVs from the North and South-East in the direction of the city.

An Air Alert has been issued in the capital. This is reported by The Kiev City State Administration, reports UNN.

Attention! An Air Alert has been declared in Kiev! We ask everyone to immediately go to the civil protection shelter

– the message says.

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Earlier, the Air Force informed about UAVs in the direction of the city from the North and South-East.

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Six communities of the Sumy region were subjected to enemy attacks using various types of weapons. Krasnopolskaya and Velikopisarovskaya communities were most affected, where attacks from UAVs, mortars and FPV drones were recorded.

During the day, enemy troops launched 42 attacks on border areas and settlements of the Sumy region, which caused 69 explosions. This is reported by the Sumy RMA, reports UNN.

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Six communities were under fire: Miropolskaya, Krasnopolskaya, Velikopisarovskaya, Shalyginskaya, Esmanskaya and Seredino-Budskaya.

Krasnopolskaya hromada: the enemy dropped explosive devices from drones (12 explosions), fired mortars (7 explosions), used multiple launch rocket systems (15 explosions) and FPV drones (1 explosion).

Velikopisarevskaya hromada: UAV attacks (7 explosions), FPV drone attacks (14 explosions) and mortar attacks (5 explosions) were recorded.

Miropolskaya hromada: as a result of artillery attacks, non-residential premises were damaged. The enemy carried out three strikes from barrel artillery.

Esman Community: 2 mines dropped by enemy troops fell on the territory, and Seredino-Budskaya and Shalyginskaya communities suffered from FPV drone attacks.

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The construction of fortifications in Zaporizhzhia and nearby settlements is nearly finished, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Nov. 30.

Ukraine has been building heavy fortifications near the city of Zaporizhzhia in preparations for a potential Russian offensive in the region.

"We are completing the next stage of fortification construction. … The multi-level defense of Zaporizhzhia and nearby settlements is almost complete," Fedorov said via Telegram.

Fedorov said the designs for the fortifications have been "significantly improved" compared to previous versions and that the modernized defenses are particularly adept at repelling drone attacks.

Fedorov's announcement comes after warnings from Kyiv of a possible Russian push in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 25 that Ukraine is tracking Russian troop movement in the southern region, and has observed "existing threats."

Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Southern Command, said on Nov. 11 that Russia could launch a renewed offensive on Zaporizhzhia Oblast "any day." Russia has also begun deploying assault groups to frontline positions in region, Voloshyn said.

Russia is also carrying out intense attacks in multiple sections of the eastern front, with attempts to break through Ukraine's defenses in Donetsk Oblast toward the towns of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove.

Russia is currently advancing at its fastest rate since 2022, according to analysts from the independent Russian outlet Agentstvo.

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