The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
According to Zelenskyy, Russia is increasing recruitment and plans to involve foreigners. More than 8,000 North Korean troops are in the Russian Federation, and another 10,000 are being prepared.
The Third Army Corps announced the liberation of 125 km² in two phases of Operation "Vivaldi. " Russian losses exceeded 3,000 military personnel.
The tournament in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast brought together 127 athletes from 11 institutions. Veterans and wounded soldiers competed for the first time.
Ukrainian intelligence demonstrated components of a North Korean ballistic missile to the Japanese delegation. The details help assess Pyongyang's weapons.
Zelenskyy reported the striking of the Yaroslavl oil refinery and six aircraft at a military airfield in Rostov. The operation was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and the Foreign Intelligence Service.
The Cabinet of Ministers submitted the 2027 budget draft to the Verkhovna Rada, with expenditures of UAH 7. 2 trillion and a deficit of UAH 1.623 trillion. UAH 4.885 trillion is allocated for defense.
The HUR published data on 54 enterprises of the "KRET" concern, 19 of which are not under sanctions. They supply components for missiles, aviation, and UAVs of the Russian Federation.
Russia has shown the S-71K and S-71M for the first time for the Su-57. They have already been used against Ukraine, in particular to strike stationary and moving targets.
On the night of September 14, a series of explosions rang out in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai during a massive UAV attack. The day before, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate confirmed that an oil refinery in the region had been hit.
HUR operators struck a key unit and the tanks of the "Slavyansk-EKO" oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban. A large-scale fire broke out at the facility.
The Ukrainian Navy and the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine conducted the first battle between uncrewed boats. A Sargan 3000 equipped with a Protector turret destroyed a Russian boat.
The DIU demonstrated components from 11 countries that Russia uses in arms production. The data is being published on the War&Sanctions portal.
The HUR estimates that Russia will exhaust its military and economic resources by 2028 at the current rate of losses. Every day, Russia loses up to 1,500 military personnel.
Three Russian ships were damaged after the strike on the port of Novorossiysk. Two carriers of "Kalibr" missiles may require extensive repairs.
Ukrainian intelligence struck the infrastructure of the Russian base in Novorossiysk and the frigate "Admiral Essen. " A fire broke out on the ship's superstructure.
Russia plans to test new ballistic missiles with a range of up to 800 km by the end of the year. The HUR does not rule out strikes on western Ukraine.
Candidates from places of detention are selected for "Artan X" after interviews, tests, and a polygraph. Around 90% are motivated to defend Ukraine.
SBU Head Oleksandr Poklad and the entire staff of the Security Service congratulated the personnel of Ukraine’s military intelligence and personally the head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Oleh Ivashchenko, on their professional holiday.
In August 2026, Group 13 fighters struck a Russian "Bastion" system in Crimea. Two fuel trucks and a command-and-staff vehicle were also destroyed.
Following the shootout between the SBU and the HUR, two suspects were notified. Zelenskyy announced the dismissal of the deputy heads of both agencies.
Following the shooting on September 1 in Kyiv, an SBU employee and a HUR serviceman were notified of suspicion. The disappearance of an RVC fighter is also being investigated.
Stepan Kaplunov said that SBU officers abducted him and subjected him to physical and psychological pressure. He added that he was interrogated by Oleksandr Poklad, the acting head of the SBU, in person.
The DIU warned of an unfolding campaign to discredit military intelligence. The statement came after an incident involving the SBU in Kyiv.
The Verkhovna Rada committee will hear explanations regarding the shooting in Kyiv involving the SBU and HUR on September 2. Parliament is awaiting a report.
The SBU stated that a serviceman had contacts with Russian special services and had been tasked with eliminating Ukrainian military personnel. During investigative proceedings, a shooting occurred; the SBU called it an unacceptable phenomenon.
The president dismissed Oleh Khramov from the position of head of an SBU department. No official link between the decision and the shooting involving the SBU and the HUR has been confirmed.
A video of a clash and shooting between the SBU and representatives of the DIU in Kyiv is circulating online. The sides describe the circumstances of the incident differently.
The Prosecutor General’s Office and the SBI are investigating a shooting between SBU and HUR units in Kyiv. Zelenskyy said personnel decisions may be made.
The President believes that the heads of the agencies involved should communicate about the shooting in Kyiv. Representatives of a unit of the Defense Forces were wounded and detained during the search.
During a search in a case following a foiled terrorist attack, an armed attack on an SBU group took place by the FSB. There are wounded. The attackers were detained; an investigation is ongoing.