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140th Marine Reconnaissance Bataillon (Ukraine)
The 140th Separate Marine Reconnaissance Battalion is a marine reconnaissance battalion of the Ukrainian Marine Corps established in 2019 as an independent unit subordinated directly to the Marine Corps Command and has seen combat during both the War in Donbass and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, performing combat and ISTAR for military intelligence operations throughout the entire front. History It was officially established on 1 February 2019 by the Ukrainian Marine Corps Commander Lieutenant General Yu.I. Sodol with its headquarters being the "White Wings" camp complex in Skadovsk community, in the immediate vicinity of the Russian occupation of Crimea, Russian occupied Crimea to conduct observation of Russian actions in the air, land and water near Crimea as well as taking part in international cooperation measures, conducting international exercises,defense and protection of important sites. In November 2020, the battalion started participating in the War in Donbass as a par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skadovsk
Skadovsk (, , ) is a port city on the Black Sea coast in Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Skadovsk Raion and also hosts the administration of Skadovsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The city had a population of It is located from Kherson. Skadovsk has a seaport. The closest railway station is Kalanchak, from Skadovsk. As of 2025, the city is occupied by Russia. History The town was founded in 1894 by Sergey B. Skadovsky, a hydrobiologist and biochemist who was also a member of the State Council of the Taurida Governorate during the Russian Empire. The town was originally a seaport for sending wheat, wool and furs to France, Germany and other European countries. The initial territory consisted of the Crimean Tatar fishing village Ali-Agok ( Crimean Tatar for "quiet harbor") and the lands owned by Skadovsky. He and his wife are buried in Skadovsk. During World War II, the town was occupied by Germany. The Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Occupation Of Crimea
On 27 February 2014, Little green men (Russo-Ukrainian War), unmarked Russian soldiers were deployed to the Crimea, Crimean Peninsula in order to wrest control of it from Ukraine, starting the Russo-Ukrainian War. * * * * * * * This military occupation, which the Ukrainian government considers to have begun on 20 February, laid the foundation for the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Russian annexation of Crimea on 18 March 2014. Under Russia, the Ukrainian Autonomous Republic of Crimea was replaced by the Republic of Crimea (Russia), Republic of Crimea, though the legitimacy of the latter is United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262, scarcely recognized internationally. The occupation began during Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, which ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych. Russian special forces without insignia Capture of the Crimean Parliament, took control of Crimea's government buildings, surrounded Ukrainian military bases, and blockaded th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast (, ; ), also known as Khersonshchyna (, ), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in southern Ukraine. It is located just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson, on the northern or right bank of the Dnieper river, which bisects the oblast. The oblast has an area of 28,461 km2 and a population of It is considered the 'fruit basket' of the country, as much of its agricultural production is dispersed throughout the country, with production peaking during the summer months. Most of the area of the Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast, oblast has been under Russian military occupation since early in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In September 2022, Russia claimed to have Annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine, annexed Kherson Oblast after arranging a 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, disputed referendum. The referendum and the subsequent claimed annexation are internationally unrecognized. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Courage And Bravery (Ukraine)
For Courage and Bravery () is an honorary award established by the President of Ukraine to recognize distinguished combat performance, courage, bravery and heroism of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guard of Ukraine, State Border Service of Ukraine, Security Service of Ukraine, State Special Communications Service of Ukraine, State Transport Special Service, State Special Transport Service of Ukraine, during the protection of state sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity of Ukraine, while conducting combat operations and performing special tasks. History At meeting held at the Ministry of Defence (Ukraine), Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on August 18, 2015, a proposal was made to develop a presidential award to be presented to the units that distinguished themselves in the Joint Forces Operation (Ukraine), anti-terrorist operation in the Donbas. It was decided that this award would take the form of an honorary ribbon to be attached to the staff of the uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lymanske
Lymanske () may refer to several places in Ukraine: Places * Lymanske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast * Lymanske, Kherson Oblast * Lymanske, Mykolaiv Oblast * Lymanske, Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast * Lymanske, Rozdilna Raion, Odesa Oblast Lymanske (; ) is a rural settlement in Rozdilna Raion of Odesa Oblast in Ukraine. It belongs to Lymanske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Lymanske is located along the east side of the Kuchurhan Reservoir on the border with T ... * Lymanske, Zaporizhzhia Oblast Other * Lymanske Airport {{SIA, populated places in Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibrova
Dibrova () may refer to the following places in Ukraine: * Dibrova, Saranchuky rural hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast * Dibrova, Saranchuky Hromada, Ternopil Raion * Dibrova, Zbarazh Hromada, Ternopil Raion * Dibrova, Zhytomyr Oblast * Dibrova, Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast * Dibrova, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast Dibrova (), formerly known as Kabany, Kaganovichi, and Kaganovichi Drugi, is an abandoned settlement and former village in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, part of Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It was resettled due to the Chernobyl disaster and deregistered ... * Dibrova, Bakhmut Raion {{SIA, populated places in Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luhansk Oblast
Luhansk Oblast (; ), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (), is the easternmost Administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the name ''Voroshilovgrad Oblast'' until 1958 and again from 1970 to 1991. It has a population of Important cities in Luhansk Oblast include Alchevsk, Antratsyt, Brianka, Kadiivka, Kirovsk, Luhansk Oblast, Kirovsk, Krasnodon, Khrustalnyi, Luhansk, Lysychansk, Pervomaisk, Luhansk Oblast, Pervomaisk, Rovenky, Rubizhne, Sievierodonetsk and Sverdlovsk, Ukraine, Sverdlovsk. All of the oblast is in the Donbas region. In 2014, large parts of the oblast, including the capital Luhansk, came under the control of Russian-backed separatists who declared the Luhansk People's Republic, leading to a War in Donbas (2014–2022), war against Ukrainian government forces. Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the oblast has come almost entirely under Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though due to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, the regional administration was moved to Kramatorsk. Historically, the region has been an important part of the Donbas region. From its creation in 1938 until November 1961, it bore the name ''Stalino Oblast'', in honour of Joseph Stalin. As part of the de-Stalinization process, it was renamed after the Donets river, the main artery of Eastern Ukraine. Its population is estimated at The oblast is known for its urban sprawl of Donetsk–Makiivka and Horlivka–Yenakiieve and it is often associated with the coal mining industry. In 2014, parts of the oblast, including Donetsk, came under the control of Russian-backed separatists who declared the Donetsk People's Republic, leading to a War in Donbas (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solodke
Solodke () may refer to the following places in Ukraine: * Solodke, Donetsk Oblast, village in Donetsk Oblast * Solodke, Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, village in Melitopol Raion * Solodke, Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, village in Polohy Raion {{SIA, populated places in Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasna Poliana, Donetsk Oblast
Nova Karakuba (), until 2024 known as Krasna Poliana (; ; ) is a village in southern Ukraine, administratively located in Staromlynivka rural hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though d .... History The modern village is the result of a merger of two historic villages: the Greek colony of Nova Karakuba and the German colony of Elizavetdorf. Nova Karakuba was renamed to Krasna Poliana on 15 August 1945. On 19 September 2024, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted to restore the name Nova Karakuba to the village. Demographics According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 4606, of whom 12.44% spoke Ukrainian, 80.26% spoke Russian, 7.1% spoke Greek, 0.11% spoke German, and 0.04% spoke Belarusian. Notable p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NLAW
The Saab Bofors Dynamics NLAW ( ), also known as the MBT LAW or RB 57, is a fire-and-forget, lightweight shoulder-fired, and disposable (single-use) line of sight (LOS) missile system, designed for infantry use. The missile uses a soft-launch system and is guided by predicted line of sight (PLOS). It can carry out an overfly top attack (OTA) on an armoured vehicle, or a direct attack (DA) on structures, non-armoured vehicles and helicopters. The system was developed in Sweden by prime contractor Saab Bofors Dynamics, on behalf of the British and Swedish defence authorities who procured the system in a joint venture. It was mainly produced in the United Kingdom by Team MBT LAW UK, which included 14 subcontractors, most notably Thales Air Defence. Users of the weapon include Finnish Defence Forces, Finland, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Indonesia, Luxembourg Armed Forces, Luxembourg, Malaysian Armed Forces, Malaysia, Swedish Armed Forces, Sweden, Swiss Armed Forces, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zachativka (village)
Zachativka is a village (selo) in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is connected by road to the city of Mariupol Mariupol is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius, Kalmius River. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the tenth-largest city in the coun ... on the coast in the south. Villages in Volnovakha Raion Khlibodarivka rural hromada {{Donetsk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
