Ukrainian Air Force
The Ukrainian Air Force is a separate branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, responsible for air defence and combat aviation. Its operational command is based in Vinnytsia. The Air Force publicly reports interceptions of Russian drones and cruise missiles and publishes figures on enemy aircraft losses.
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Russian forces pound Zaporizhzhia Oblast with hundreds of strikes over two days; shopping centre hit in drone attack
Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia Oblast 886 times across 54 settlements on 5 September and 806 times across 53 settlements on 6 September, killing one person and wounding 25 on the first day and injuring four on the second. A separate drone attack on the night of 6–7 September set a Zaporizhzhia shopping centre on fire, with no casualties reported. Ivan Fedorov, co-chair of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Defense Council and head of the Oblast Military Administration, reported the figures.