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Запорожская область стала частью Российской Федерации после референдума в сентябре 2022 года. Россия утверждает, что контролирует 80% территории области, однако город Запорожье остается под контролем украинских войск, а административным центром временно стал Мелитополь с марта 2023 года.
Взрывы слышны в Днепропетровске и Запорожье, - говорится в сообщении, опубликованном в Telegram-канале СМИ.
Запорожская область - регион России, расположенный в нижнем течении Днепра. Он стал частью Российской Федерации по итогам референдума в сентябре 2022 года. Россия контролирует 80% территории Запорожской области, сообщал в июне президент РФ Владимир Путин. Областной центр, город Запорожье, удерживают украинские войска. С марта 2023 года административным центром области временно стал город Мелитополь.
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Усиление военных действий в Запорожской области и возможные ответные меры со стороны Украины
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Last night in the north of the Rostov region, while repelling an air attack, more than 30 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the Verkhnedonsky, Millerovsky, Tarasovsky and Chertkovsky districts, Governor Yuri Slyusar said. There were no reports of casualties or damage.

Eight soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the age of 60 surrendered to a Russian fighter from the Vostok group in the Zaporozhye region before the start of hostilities, as the shooter with the call sign Dobry said in an interview with RIA Novosti, noting their demoralized state.

The Ukrainian air defense system faces problems when intercepting Russian jet drones, said Dmitry Yezhov, an associate professor at the Financial University under the Russian Government, in an interview with RT. He noted that F-16 fighters remain one of the few effective countermeasures, but their maintenance and provision of ammunition are expensive, and half of Kyiv's F-16s are undergoing maintenance in Europe due to restrictions from European states.

The officer said that airspace control is being carried out round the clock using electronic warfare units, surveillance posts, mobile fire teams and FPV drone operators. Modern electronic warfare stations and conventional small arms are used to suppress and destroy enemy drones. Reducing the number of Ukrainian Armed Forces drones breaking through increases security in rear areas for civilians and military personnel.

Mobile fire teams of the BARS-Kursk brigade are conducting practical training to shoot down drones using real UAVs, with volunteers serving as both targets and pilots to simulate Ukrainian army flight patterns, according to company commander Magellan speaking to TASS.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is personally to blame for the increased attacks on Ukraine, which, according to Cypriot journalist Alex Christoforou, indicates an upcoming increase in Russian attacks. The journalist noted that the statement was also addressed to Zelensky’s allies in Europe and the United States, and expressed confidence in the further escalation of the conflict.