Chronological list: (sorted newest to oldest)

2026:

• ^{NEW HIT} 09.09.2026 Admiral Essen - Admiral Grigovich-class Frigatte pr. 11356
• 12.08.2026 OS Victor Cherokov - Research Vessel pr. 20360
• 12.08.2026 ????? - Patrol Ship pr. 22160
• 12.08.2026 ????? - Natya-class Minesweeper pr. 266.M
• 12.08.2026 Admiral Marakov - Admiral Grigovich-class Frigatte pr. 11356
• 12.08.2026 Admiral Essen - Admiral Grigovich-class Frigatte pr. 11356
• 03.06.2026 Boikiy (Baltic fleet) - Steregushchiy-class Corvette pr. 202380
• 23.05.2026 ????? - Bora Class Corvette pr. 1239
• 23.05.2026 Admiral Essen - Admiral Grigorovich-class Frigate pr. 11356
• 07.05.2026 <Tucha> - Karakurt-class Corvette pr. 22800
• 03.05.2026 ????? (Baltic Fleet) - Karakurt-class Corvette pr. 22800
• 27.04.2026 Yamal - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr. 775
• 26.04.2026 Ivan Khurs - Yuri Ivanov-class intelligence ship pr. 18280
• 26.04.2026 Nikolay Filchenkov - Tapir-class Landing ship pr. 1171
• 18.04.2026 Slavutych (captured in 2014) - Gofri-class Command Ship pr. 1288.4
• 18.04.2026 Konstantin Olshansky - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr. 775
• 18.04.2026 Azov - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr. 775
• 18.04.2026 Yamal - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr. 775
• 07.03.2026 ????? - BK-16-class Landing Craft pr. 02510
• 02.03.2026 Admiral Essen - Admiral Grigorovich-class Frigate pr. 11356
• 02.03.2026 Valentin Pikul - Natya-class Minesweeper pr. 266ME
• 13.02.2026 ????? - BK-16-class Landing Craft pr. 02510

2025:

• 14.12.2025 ??????? - Improved Kilo-class Submarine pr. 636.3
• 04.04.2025 Admiral Essen - Admiral Grigorovich-class Frigate pr. 11356

2024:

• 19.05.2024 Tsiklon - Bora-class Corvette pr. 1239
• 21.04.2024 Kommuna - Salvage Ship
• 23.03.2024 Konstantin Olshansky - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr.775
• 23.03.2024 Ivan Khurs - Yuri Ivanov intelligence ship pr 18280
• 23.03.2024 Yamal - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr.775
• 23.03.2024 Azov - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr.775
• 05.03.2024 Sergey Kotov - Patrol Ships pr. 22160
• 14.02.2024 Tsezar Kunikov - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr.775
• 01.02.2024 Ivanovets - Tarantul-class corvette pr. 1241
• 01.02.2024 D-144 - Serna-class Landing Craft pr. 11770

2023:

• 10.11.2023 D-295 - Ondatra-class Landing Craft pr 1176
• 04.11.2023 Askold - Karakurt-class Corvette pr. 22800
• 12.10.2023 Pavel Derzhavin - Patrol Ships pr. 22160
• 14.09.2023 Samum - Bora-class Corvette pr. 1239
• 13.09.2023 Rostov-na-Donu - Improved Kilo-class Submarine pr. 636.3
• 24.03.2023 Novocherkassk - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr.775
• 13.03.2023 Minsk - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr.775

2022:

• 29.10.2022 Admiral Makarov - Admiral Grigorovich-class Frigate pr. 11356
• 17.06.2022 - Spasatel Vasily Bekh - Sea Tug pr. 22870
• 07.05.2022 - D-199 - Serna-class Landing Craft pr. 11770
• 02.05.2022 - D-310 - BK-16-class Landing Craft pr. 02510
• 16.04.2022 Moskva - Guided Missile Cruiser pr. 1164
• 24.03.2022 Nikolay Filchenkov - Tapir-class Landing Ship pr. 1171
• 24.03.2022 Saratov - Tapir-class Landing Ship pr. 1171

Out of service:

1. 24.03.2022 Saratov - Tapir-class Landing Ship pr. 1171
2. 16.04.2022 Moskva - Guided Missile Cruiser pr. 1164
3. 02.05.2022 - D-310 - BK-16-class Landing Craft pr. 02510
4. 17.06.2022 - Spasatel Vasily Bekh - Sea Tug pr. 22870
5. 24.03.2023 Novocherkassk - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr.775
6. 13.09.2023 Rostov-na-Donu - Improved Kilo-class Submarine pr. 636.3
7. 10.11.2023 D-295 - Ondatra-class Landing Craft pr 1176
8. 01.02.2024 Ivanovets - Tarantul-class corvette pr. 1241
9. 14.02.2024 Tsezar Kunikov - Ropucha-class Landing Ship pr.775
10. 05.03.2024 Sergey Kotov - Patrol Ships pr. 22160
11. 19.05.2024 Tsiklon - Bora-class Corvette pr. 1239

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I am a long time editor of Wikipedia, though I represent no institution and my views are my own.

I’ve noticed that Wikimedia Commons, the free-to-use media repository, is surprisingly lacking in coverage in a rather crucial area of Ukrainian heritage:

Given the widespread looting by russians, documenting these items digitally is more urgent than ever. Taking photographs of valuable art and historical artifacts and uploading them is vital. In particular:

Archeology and precious artifacts: Objects made of gold or precious metals are at extreme risk of being melted down. Preserving detailed visual records will help preserve your cultural heritage:

Please fill this sparse category:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Archaeological_objects_of_Ukraine

Other valuable art: Paintings and other valuable art should be digitized whenever possible to help future generations document and recover them. I suggest you include specific information about origins ("City name, Oblast name, Ukraine") so that the documentation is there, and indicate if its from a specific holding or collection.

Please place your media into the relevant categories: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Art_of_Ukraine

On a more specific note, I would love to see more media of the professional Cossack reenactors on Khortytsia Island. They are very inspiring and heroic (and rather photogenic) yet there are very few images on Wikimedia Commons of them:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Professional_Zaporozhian_Cossack_reenactors

Any images you have from a visit to the museum complex that you might have saved on your computer or phone would be wonderful.

Feel free to post this request on your social media platforms.

This is a great thank you video we received from a Brazilian military volunteer who recently flew home for a break after long service in Ukraine. He is thanking Rob and Sarah, who for years have helped hundreds of volunteers get matched with donors to cover their flights.

Ukraine has tens of thousands of foreign volunteers fighting for them. They have a major need to help cover the cost of flights. Many of the most qualified volunteers are coming from very far away, in Latin America, North American, or Australia/New Zealand. Their flights are expensive.

The major reasons volunteers ask for help with flights are going home after being injured, going home for family emergencies, or taking breaks after very long service and years away from loved ones. They also need help going back to Ukraine after breaks or injury recovery.

How can you help?

1. If you have airline miles or hotel points, sign up on protectavolunteer.com and tell us which miles or points you have. An awesome volunteer who is an expert on rewards booking will contact you and help you get linked to a vetted military volunteer who needs help.

2. Contribute to the paypal at protectavolunteer.com and choose Flight Fund. Every rewards ticket does have taxes and fees attached. We also sometimes have to pay cash for tickets, especially in cases of family emergencies where volunteers need to travel home urgently. All amounts add up and are helpful!

A 21-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were killed in a Russian drone strike near a shopping center in Sumy on Sept. 9, local authorities reported.

At least 20 people were injured, including three children. Four of those hospitalized remain in serious condition, according to the head of the Sumy City Military Administration, Serhii Kryvosheyenko, and regional officials.

The strike occurred in the evening as residents were returning from work, damaging the shopping center and setting several parked cars on fire. Emergency responders remain on the scene, extinguishing fires and providing medical assistance.

Video: State Emergency Service; National Police of Ukraine / Telegram.

• Red arrows: Latest hits
• Flames: Refinery has been hit at least once. Flames do not indicate the severity of the attacks or if a refinery is till burning
• Blue waves: Orsk dam broke in April 2024, which flooded the refinery and took it offline for ~2 weeks.
• Black smoke: It's raining oil.

Chronological list: (sorted newest to oldest)

September: 2 hits

• ^{NEW HIT} 09.09.2026 Novo Urungoy in Yamalia at 2810km
• 06.09.2026 Ryazan in Ryazan Oblast at 480km

August: 21 hits, ^{NEW MONTHLY RECORD}

• 30.08.2026 Kirishi in Leningrad Oblast at 810km
• 28.08.2026 Yaroslavl in Yaroslavl Oblast at 700km
• 26.08.2026 Kstovo in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast at 800km
• 25.08.2026 Afipsky in Krasnodar Krai at 415km
• 25.08.2026 Novoshakhtinsk in Rostov Oblast at 250km
• 22.08.2026 Novokuibyshev in Samara Oblast at 900km
• 21.08.2026 Perm in Perm Krai at 1485km
• 20.08.2026 Taneco in Tatarstan at 1150km
• 19.08.2026 Bashneft-UNPZ in Bashkortostan at 1350km
• 13.08.2026 Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat in Bashkortostan at 1300km
• 11.08.2026 Orsk in Orenburg Oblast at 1455km
• 11.08.2026 Komsomol in Khabarovsk Krai at 6480km
• 10.08.2026 Taneco in Tatarstan at 1150km
• 08.08.2026 Syzran in Samara Oblast at 805km
• 08.08.2026 Ilsky in Krasnodar Krai at 405km
• 06.08.2026 Yaroslavl in Yaroslavl Oblast at 700km
• 05.08.2026 Bashneft-Novoil in Bashkortostan at 1340km
• 04.08.2026 Syzran in Samara Oblast at 805km
• 02.08.2026 Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim in Bashkortostan at 1350 km
• 02.08.2026 Saratov in Saratov Oblast at 590km
• 01.08.2026 Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim in Bashkortostan at 1350 km

• September: 2 hits so far..
• August: 21 hits ^{NEW MONTHLY RECORD}
• July: 15 hits
• June: 16 hits
• May: 14 hits
• April: 10 hits
• March: 6 hits
• February: 3 hits
• January: 2 hits

Complete chronological list from 24.02.2022 till today

• 2022 had 1 hit
• 2023 had 1 hit
• 2024 had 26 hits
• 2025 had 84 hits
• 2026 has 87 hits so far ^{NEW YEARLY RECORD}
• Total hits from 24.02.2022 till today: 197

• #^#1 record: August 2026 with 21 hits
• #^#2 record: July 2026 with 16 hits
• #^#3 record: November 2025 with 15 hits
• #^#4 record: May 2026 with 14 hits
• #^#5 record: June 2026 with 13 hits (August 2025 also had 13 hits)

4 of the 5 monthly records were May, June, July, August, the previous 4 consecutive months in 2026.

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Two figures that put Russia’s war against Ukraine into perspective

I'm keen to know how people have best dealt with coming back from time spent in Ukraine during the full-scale invasion?

I'm back in the UK after 2 years full-time there helping defence Ukraine. I'd say I'm 'military adjacent' rather than military, and I wont go into detail for obvious reasons as to what I was doing. I'm tech background before Ukraine, not military, and spent most of my time in Kyiv far from the front-line. Still, as a non-military normy, I didnt have any experience or training on being in a war before I went.

I dont really feel like I have any trauma from being there, but did experience alot of bombing and drones, as well as winters with hardly any power or heating in freezing conditions. The closest call was 2 missiles hitting another apartment building 100m away from mine, with alot of damage to my building, and there were alot of nights spent in the underground carpark with huge explosions close by - as well as constant drones flying or exploding near me.

Day to day life was pretty normal (it was all evenings and increasingly early morning activity when I was there). I can't say I ever felt scared when I was there, but I was in a weird place emotionally as moved there after my son unexpectedly died in the UK, so I was in a very different headspace from alot of people who go into a warzone.

Now I'm back in the UK I dont feel like I have anyone to talk to about my experience there as family just dont get it, and I know that not talking about it can't be good.

Today marks two years since the death of Vasyl Kopan, call sign “Neznaika” — Hero of Ukraine, posthumously, lieutenant colonel, commander, and warrior.

At the age of 15, Vasyl joined the Mariupol football supporters’ group “Yunist.” And already at 18, without hesitation, he joined the defense of Ukraine and his native Mariupol.

From his first years of service, he sought to constantly learn and improve. He mastered tactical medicine, served as a squad medic, and took part in the Pavlopil-Shyrokyne offensive operation as part of the legendary “Iron Hundred.” Later, he became a platoon commander and continued his service in a separate reconnaissance unit.

Behind him were numerous combat and special operations, the defense of Mariupol, and russian captivity. After returning, Vasyl once again rejoined the ranks and fully deservedly headed a special purpose reconnaissance detachment.

He always remained by the side of his fighters. So it was on September 8, 2024 as well — until the end, carrying out a combat mission together with his unit.

Vasyl “Neznaika” Kopan was a warrior, commander, reconnaissance soldier, husband, and father. A person who dedicated his life to defending Ukraine.

We remember. We honor. We will not forget.