-85b25b2ff8b0ce62595067f44ce8fa8f.jpeg "Major Andrey Kondratyev, commander of a Russian Mi-8AMTSh helicopter shot down in Mali on April 25, 2026. (Source: Open Source)")
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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![Major Andrey Kondratyev, commander of a Russian Mi-8AMTSh helicopter shot down in Mali on April 25, 2026. (Source: Open Source)]( "Major Andrey Kondratyev, commander of a Russian Mi-8AMTSh helicopter shot down in Mali on April 25, 2026. (Source: Open Source)")
![A Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft moments before being struck by a Ukrainian drone near Taganrog, Russia, on May 30, 2026. (Source: Madyar)]( "A Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft moments before being struck by a Ukrainian drone near Taganrog, Russia, on May 30, 2026. (Source: Madyar)")
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Two Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft, among Russia’s primary platforms for anti-submarine warfare and long-range surveillance missions, were destroyed by Ukrainian long-range drones near Taganrog![Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian military equipment. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian military equipment. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
![McDonald’s restaurant near Kyiv’s Lukianivska metro station stands beside heavily damaged buildings following Russia’s massive missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital on May 24, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "McDonald’s restaurant near Kyiv’s Lukianivska metro station stands beside heavily damaged buildings following Russia’s massive missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital on May 24, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Davor Savičić, commander of the Russian “Volki” mercenary unit. (Source: Open source)]( "Davor Savičić, commander of the Russian “Volki” mercenary unit. (Source: Open source)")
![Stylized illustration featuring satellite imagery of Russian military targets. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)]( "Stylized illustration featuring satellite imagery of Russian military targets. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)")
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Ukraine’s crowdfunded “People’s Satellite” has helped Ukrainian military intelligence identify and strike Russian military targets worth billions of dollars using radar imagery captured from orbit since 2022.
