Ukrainian military intelligence
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (HUR) is a special intelligence body within the Ukrainian armed forces, subordinate to the Ministry of Defence. It is responsible for military intelligence, including intelligence gathering, special operations, and signals intelligence. It has been headed since 2020 by Kyrylo Budanov.
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Ukraine's military intelligence details upgraded Russian 'Geran-4' drone with new warhead and Russian-made engine
Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) published data on 5 October on a new modification of the Russian jet drone 'Geran-4'. The upgraded version features a Russian-produced turbojet engine made in Alabuga, a new cumulative-cutting warhead designed to strike bridge structures and power line supports, and improved autonomous navigation components including an American-made magnetometer and a 'Susaпin' optical correlation system.
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At UN General Assembly, Zelensky calls Putin 'patient zero' of global war, unveils FREYJA air-defense program, and warns of painful winter for Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the 81st UN General Assembly in New York on September 23, calling Vladimir Putin a "patient zero" spreading war, announcing the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea, and disclosing that Russia is using citizens of 47 countries in its war against Ukraine. He detailed Ukrainian strike figures, threatened retaliation against Russian energy infrastructure this winter, and unveiled the FREYJA anti-missile defense program with 10 partner countries. The speech followed a day of high-level diplomacy, including his meeting with US President Donald Trump and a Rubio-Lavrov exchange on a possible energy ceasefire.
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Ukraine's air-defense missile stocks nearly exhausted as Russia scales up drone and ballistic missile output
Russia fired jet-powered Geran drones at Ukraine every day in August, with monthly totals rising from 350 in June to 2,800 in August, according to Ukrainian Air Force data cited by the BBC. Ukraine's stockpiles of PAC-3 interceptors for Patriot systems and AIM missiles for F-16s are nearly exhausted, and Kyiv is turning to European SAMP/T batteries and a joint European-Ukrainian project called Freyja to field cheaper, mass-produced alternatives.