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The Armed Forces of Ukraine are the military forces of Ukraine. They consist of the three branches: the Ground Forces, the Air Force and the Navy, and a number of separately organized forces and specialized support commands: the Air Assault Forces, the Marine Corps, the Special Operations Forces, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Territorial Defence Forces, the Medical Forces, Support Forces, Logistics Forces and the Communications and Cybersecurity Troops. Ukraine's navy includes its own Naval Aviation, and the National Guard serves as a paramilitary reserve component of the Armed Forces.
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Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest city in Ukraine. Located in the northeast of the country, it is the largest city of the historic region of Sloboda Ukraine. Kharkiv is the administrative center of Kharkiv Oblast and Kharkiv Raion. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, it had an estimated population of 1,421,125.
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Ukraine accuses Russian soldier of killing six people in Kharkiv Oblast On 14 October 2026, a 36-year-old Russian citizen, a native of St Petersburg and a serviceman of the 2nd Battalion of the 1009th Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces, was detained in Kharkiv and is accused of involvement in the murder…
The Russian soldiers are believed to belong to the 38th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, which is operating in the area. Kravchuk alleged that orders of this nature within the brigade are issued at the initiative of its commander, Colonel Valery Kazak.
Maksym Kravchuk, a spokesperson for the “South” military group, stated that in the Huliaipole sector of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russian troops—presumably from the 38th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, had taken Ukrainian servicemen prisoner and subsequently executed them. The Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor’s Office…