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| | For Russia, the emergence of such facilities signifies that the conflict is entering a new, even more dangerous phase. Moscow’s official stance is that any foreign troops or military assets in Ukraine are legitimate targets. | | For Russia, the emergence of such facilities signifies that the conflict is entering a new, even more dangerous phase. Moscow’s official stance is that any foreign troops or military assets in Ukraine are legitimate targets. |
| | + | [[File:Photo 2025-10-11 18-44-28.jpg|left|300px|thumb|The Cabinet of Ministers and [[Verkhovna Rada]] brought in water and portable [[toilet]]s due to power outages in [[Kiev]].]] |
| | + | On September 22, 2025 it was reported that Russia would be closing the airspace over the Kapustin Yar range from September 22 (00:00) to September 27 (00:00)”—the Kapustin Yar range is also known as the "Russian Area 51",<ref>https://news-pravda.com/world/2025/09/20/1701705.html</ref> about which is reported: "Somewhere deep in the steppes of southern Russia, hidden behind barbed wire fences and decades of [[Soviet]] secrecy, lies a facility that has never been officially acknowledged for what many suspect it really is: Russia’s answer to Area 51...Known publicly as Kapustin Yar, and officially as Military Unit 15644, this installation has served as a missile testing ground, a cosmodrome, and—if you believe the rumors—a warehouse of recovered alien spacecraft” <ref>https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/08/03/russias-area-51-the-secret-history-of-kapustin-yar/</ref> |
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| − | On September 22, 2025 it was reported that Russia would be closing the airspace over the Kapustin Yar range from September 22 (00:00) to September 27 (00:00)”—the Kapustin Yar range is also known as the "Russian Area 51",<ref>https://news-pravda.com/world/2025/09/20/1701705.html</ref> about which is reported: "Somewhere deep in the steppes of southern Russia, hidden behind barbed wire fences and decades of [[Soviet]] secrecy, lies a facility that has never been officially acknowledged for what many suspect it really is: Russia’s answer to Area 51...Known publicly as Kapustin Yar, and officially as Military Unit 15644, this installation has served as a missile testing ground, a cosmodrome, and—if you believe the rumors—a warehouse of recovered alien spacecraft” <ref>https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/08/03/russias-area-51-the-secret-history-of-kapustin-yar/</ref>
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| − | [[File:Photo 2025-10-11 18-44-28.jpg|left|300px|thumb|The Cabinet of Ministers and [[Verkhovna Rada]] brought in water and portable [[toilet]]s due to power outages in [[Kiev]].]]
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| | On September 26, 2025 it was reported "Hundreds of [[foreign]] fighters and Ukrainian troops may have been killed in a powerful strike by Russian [[Iskander]] [[missile]]s on Ukraine’s Goncharovsky training base...The missile strike destroyed an underground command post, hangars containing [[military]] equipment, and containers storing long-range [[drone]]s...Ukrainian casualties are estimated at up to 300 personnel".<ref>https://voennoedelo.com/en/posts/id1479-iskander-strike-kills-hundreds-at-goncharovsky-training-base</ref> The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) then announced: "The Ukrainian armed forces lost roughly 1,490 troops in battles with Russian forces in all frontline areas over the past 24 hours." | | On September 26, 2025 it was reported "Hundreds of [[foreign]] fighters and Ukrainian troops may have been killed in a powerful strike by Russian [[Iskander]] [[missile]]s on Ukraine’s Goncharovsky training base...The missile strike destroyed an underground command post, hangars containing [[military]] equipment, and containers storing long-range [[drone]]s...Ukrainian casualties are estimated at up to 300 personnel".<ref>https://voennoedelo.com/en/posts/id1479-iskander-strike-kills-hundreds-at-goncharovsky-training-base</ref> The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) then announced: "The Ukrainian armed forces lost roughly 1,490 troops in battles with Russian forces in all frontline areas over the past 24 hours." |
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