Victorious news of 356th day of war: partisans in Nova Kakhovka, drones that can fly 2,500 km, and US assistance in counteroffensive

A car with representatives of Russian special services was blown up in Nova Kakhovka

According to the National Resistance Center, in the temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka, members of the Atesh partisan movement blew up a car carrying Russian military and intelligence officials. As a result, two Russian occupiers were killed and two others were seriously injured.

The army of drones has been replenished with "birds" that cover a distance of 2500 km

The army of drones has been replenished with two powerful Ukrainian Raybird-3 systems that can cover up to 2500 kilometers, fly behind the enemy lines and work despite electronic warfare.

According to Mykhailo Fedorov, the Minister of Digital Transformation, Raybird-3 performed well during the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. The Russian occupiers tried to shoot down the drone from the BUK complex near Balakliia. Raybird-3 not only escaped the attack, but also tracked the enemy system, which went to reload. The drone then gave the coordinates to the Ukrainian artillerymen. And they did a good job of targeting the occupiers' ammunition depot.

US Secretary of Defense promises to help Ukraine in counteroffensive

Before the meeting of the Ramstein group, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that Western allies are stepping up efforts to help Ukraine liberate its territories more effectively.

"We will help Ukraine launch a counteroffensive in the spring. Our unity and rapid response will help Ukrainians liberate their own territories. We will do everything we can to ensure that Ukraine quickly receives the weapons promised by its allies. We are also helping and will continue to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine with training to make them more effective," he added.

Ukraine receives international award for public debt management

Ukraine has received the IFR Awards 2022 from the International Financing Review  analytical and news portal for the success of its public debt management operation.

"We are grateful to the IRF for recognizing the success of the sovereign debt management operation that the ministry of finance conducted together with its advisors last summer. We are committed to continue our high-quality public debt management, ensuring financial stability and transparent communication with investors. This is not the first award we have received as a result of this transaction, but it is a very important recognition that motivates us in these difficult times," said Yuriy Butsa, Government Commissioner for Public Debt Management.

Soldiers of the 128th brigade targeted a Russian "unique" electronic warfare system

The soldiers of the 128th mountain assault Transcarpathian brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the Russian Army's Palantin electronic warfare system, which was launched only in 2019.  Russian propaganda presented this system as “unique”.

According to the General Staff, over the past day, the Armed Forces targeted two enemy e-warfare stations.  During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 8 strikes on the areas of concentration of occupiers’ personnel and military equipment, and missile and artillery hit the area of manpower concentration and three ammunition depots.