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Cherkaske Missile Attack
On 1 March 2025, a missile attack by the Russian Armed Forces hit a Ukrainian training ground in Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. Event On 1 March 2025, a Russian 9K720 Iskander, Iskander-M missile struck a Ukrainian military training ground located 130km from the frontline. The attack was recorded by a Russian Orlan-10 drone, and footage circulated in social media. On 3 March, Ukrainian Commander Mykhailo Drapatyi reported that Russian forces struck a Ukrainian military camp in Cherkaske. Drapatyi did not specify the number of losses suffered, but said that he ordered an investigation on the circumstances of the attack. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said the same day that the head and commander of the military unit were suspended from the Army, and called for further investigation into the actions that lead to the deaths and injuries of Ukrainian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missile Strike
A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor. Historically, 'missile' referred to any projectile that is thrown, shot or propelled towards a target; this usage is still recognized today with any unguided jet- or rocket-propelled weapons generally described as rocket artillery. Airborne explosive devices without propulsion are referred to as shells if fired by an artillery piece and bombs if dropped by an aircraft. Missiles are also generally guided towards specific targets termed as guided missiles or guided rockets. Missile systems usually have five system components: targeting, guidance system, flight system, engine, and warhead. Missiles are primarily classified into different types based on firing source and target such as surface-to-surface, air-to-surface, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. Terminology Missile is derived from Latin "missilis" meaning "that may be thrown". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokrovsk
Pokrovsk (, ; ), formerly known as Krasnoarmiisk (until 2016) and Grishino (until 1934), is a city and the administrative center of Pokrovsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located northwest of Donetsk. Prior to 2020, it was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Its population was approximately However, due to residents’ relocation during the Pokrovsk offensive by Russia, the population declined to around 7,000 as of January, 2025. Names * 2016–present: ''Pokrovsk'' (; ) * 1964–2016: ''Krasnoarmiisk'' () or ''Krasnoarmeysk'' () * 1938–1964: ''Krasnoarmeyskoye'' () or ''Krasnoarmiiske'' () * 1934–1938: ''Postyshevo'' () or ''Postysheve'' () * 1884–1934: ''Grishino'' () or ''Hryshyne'' () History Early history Pokrovsk was founded as Grishino in 1875 by a decision of the Ministry of Railways of the Russian Empire authorizing a railway station. The railway settlement had two thousand inhabitants. In 1881, a locomotive depot which became one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast In The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper River, Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is the Capital (political), administrative centre of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. It hosts the administration of Dnipro urban hromada. Dnipro has a population of Archeological evidence suggests the site of the present city was settled by Cossacks, Cossack communities from at least 1524. Yekaterinoslav ("glory of Catherine") was established by decree of the Emperor of all the Russias, Russian Empress Catherine the Great in 1787 as the administrative center of Novorossiya Governorate, Novorossiya. From the end of the 19th century, the town attracted foreign capital and an international, multi-ethnic workforce exploiting Kryvbas iron ore and Donbas coal. Renamed Dnipropetrovsk in 1926 after the Ukrainian Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Communist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
