Ivan Khomenko
News Writer
Ivan is a news writer for UNITED24 Media. He covers key developments in the war, providing readers with sharp, informed analysis from the front lines and beyond.
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![Thermal‑imaging view shows a Russian MiG‑29 fighter jet on the ground moments before being targeted during a Ukrainian intelligence strike in Crimea. (Source: HUR)]( "Thermal‑imaging view shows a Russian MiG‑29 fighter jet on the ground moments before being targeted during a Ukrainian intelligence strike in Crimea. (Source: HUR)")
![Ukrainian troops repel Russian sabotage group near Dobropillia, Zaporizhzhia region. (Source: General Staff)]( "Ukrainian troops repel Russian sabotage group near Dobropillia, Zaporizhzhia region. (Source: General Staff)")
![Russian and Belarusian troops observe the Zapad 2017 joint military exercises at the Asipovichy training ground in Belarus. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian and Belarusian troops observe the Zapad 2017 joint military exercises at the Asipovichy training ground in Belarus. (Source: Getty Images)")
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Despite not engaging in active combat operations against Ukraine in late 2025, Belarus continues to serve as a critical industrial support hub for Russia’s military, providing weapons components, vehicle platforms, and ammunition production capacity.![Russian nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgorukiy, a Project 955 “Borei”-class SSBN, seen during Navy Day celebrations in Severomorsk on July 27, 2014. India is expected to lease a similar vessel from Russia under a $2 billion agreement. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgorukiy, a Project 955 “Borei”-class SSBN, seen during Navy Day celebrations in Severomorsk on July 27, 2014. India is expected to lease a similar vessel from Russia under a $2 billion agreement. (Source: Getty Images)")
![New IRIS-T SLM with integrated SLS launchers. (Source: 223rd Air Defense Regiment)]( "New IRIS-T SLM with integrated SLS launchers. (Source: 223rd Air Defense Regiment)")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin observes the “Zapad‑2025” joint military drills with Belarus at a training ground in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, September 16, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian leader Vladimir Putin observes the “Zapad‑2025” joint military drills with Belarus at a training ground in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, September 16, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
