Victorious news of 338th day of war: world's first drone strike companies, ‘Shahed hunters’, gold at Open European Championship

Ukraine acquired 'Shahed hunters'

Six systems for protecting energy facilities from enemy drones have already arrived in Ukraine.  'Shahed hunters' were developed according to modern American technologies

“The complex of radars and signal jamming devices helps to detect and block enemy UAVs and launches its drones. Fortem DroneHunter F700 is an autonomous drone with radar control and artificial intelligence. It flies at a speed of more than 100 km/h, intercepts and lands enemy drones,” Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov said. 

The AFU are forming the world's first strike drone companies

The Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, approved the creation of UAV strike companies. A Coordination Headquarters with key ministries and services for the full implementation of the project has already been created.

The most professional servicemen who will lead the shock companies have already been selected. Each of them will receive drones and ammunition, Starlink and other necessary equipment to defeat the enemy.

The Ukrainian national team won the first gold at the Open European Championship

Ukrainian biathlete Anastasiya Merkushyna won the sprint and brought Ukraine its first gold, and overall third medal of the Open European Championship in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

“The 28-year-old representative of Transcarpathia, having shot cleanly on both firing lines, gave all her strength on the distance and showed the first time at the finish line, 0.5 seconds ahead of silver medalist Tilda Johansson of Sweden and 1.8 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Vanessa Hinz of Germany,” the Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee reported. 

Belgium will provide Ukraine with the largest military aid package

Belgium allocates the largest military aid package to Ukraine worth EUR 92 million. In addition, the country will provide Ukraine with humanitarian aid worth EUR 69 million

According to Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder, it includes air defense missiles, anti-tank missiles, machine guns, grenades, munitions, trucks and armored jeeps. Part of this will be taken from the warehouses of the Ministry of Defense of Belgium, and part will be purchased from private companies. The Defense Ministry will send fuel to Ukraine and provide training for the Ukrainian military.

Ukrainian Air Defense Forces shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft

On January 27, the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed an invading Russian troops' Su-25 attack aircraft. “In the eastern direction, another Russian Su-25 attack aircraft was shot down by a unit of the anti-aircraft missile brigade named after Hetman Pylyp Orlyk of the Air Command South,” the Air Force said in a statement.