Ukraine, 7-31-24

For today, links to six reports: from the Kyiv Post, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA and VENEZUELA entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

   

Ukraine delivers one of largest cyberattacks in history, source says, by Kateryna Zakharchenko | Kyiv Post  A Ukrainian intelligence source said today that hackers from Main Intelligence Directorate last night completed one of the largest distributed denial-of-service attacks in history, derailing Russia’s internet infrastructure, hitting critical resources and gaining access to . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Ukraine says it repelled one of Russia’s largest drone attacks of war, by Anastasiia Malenko and Tom Balmforth | Reuters  KYIV — Ukraine’s air force said today it repelled one of Russia’s largest long-range drone attacks of the war overnight, shooting down all 89 drones launched at Kyiv, the surrounding region and other areas. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

   

Ukraine says it struck weapons facility in Russia’s Kursk region. From Reuters  KYIV — Ukraine’s military said it struck a Russian storage facility for weapons and military equipment in the western Russian region of Kursk overnight, the latest in a series of strikes by Kyiv in that area. READ MORE . . .

   

Russian troops liberate Leninskoye community in DPR over past day — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia’s Battlegroup Center liberated the settlement of Leninskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for earlier report from Reuters.