Ivan Khomenko
News Writer
Ivan Khomenko 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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![Fire at a Russian missile and artillery depot near Solone Ozero in occupied Crimea, August 13, 2026. (Source: 422nd Unmanned Systems Regiment)]( "Fire at a Russian missile and artillery depot near Solone Ozero in occupied Crimea, August 13, 2026. (Source: 422nd Unmanned Systems Regiment)")
![Russian attack drone that entered Romanian airspace on August 14, 2026. (Source: Defense and Security Monitor)]( "Russian attack drone that entered Romanian airspace on August 14, 2026. (Source: Defense and Security Monitor)")
![A Russian artillery position is struck by Ukrainian forces in the Pokrovsk sector of Donetsk region. (Source: 147th Separate Artillery Brigade)]( "A Russian artillery position is struck by Ukrainian forces in the Pokrovsk sector of Donetsk region. (Source: 147th Separate Artillery Brigade)")
![Russian MiG-31K fighter jets carrying Kinzhal missiles fly over Moscow during the Victory Day parade, May 9, 2018. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian MiG-31K fighter jets carrying Kinzhal missiles fly over Moscow during the Victory Day parade, May 9, 2018. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Ukrainian Special Operations Forces soldier holds a rescued fawn during a combat mission, August 2026. (Source: 6th SOF Regiment Rangers)]( "A Ukrainian Special Operations Forces soldier holds a rescued fawn during a combat mission, August 2026. (Source: 6th SOF Regiment Rangers)")
![Smoke rises over an industrial area in Samara following a reported Ukrainian missile strike, August 15, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Smoke rises over an industrial area in Samara following a reported Ukrainian missile strike, August 15, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
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Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles struck the Progress Rocket Space Centre in Samara overnight on August 15, hitting the factory that produces Soyuz-2 launch vehicles used to deploy Russian military satellites and the Rassvet low-Earth-orbit network—Moscow’s answer to Starlink.
