to their families alive and unharmed, so let's join and support them so that we don't honor their memory, but so that we celebrate their birthdays, well, now a moment of silence, let's honor the memory with a moment of silence ukrainian military and civilian citizens of ukraine who died. in the war that was unleashed by russia.

the third assault brigade of the armed forces of ukraine reported that it had launched an offensive in the kharkiv region, will it be possible to repel the forces of the russian federation there and how will this affect the front, and what is the purpose of the kursk operation? on the eve of independence day, the us embassy in ukraine and the national police warn of possible missile attacks, and the media write about the possibility of strikes on decision-making centers. what should the cities of ukraine prepare for? well, we ask you, dear viewers, about your opinion, your thoughts on the eve of independence day, what challenges are facing the authorities and ukrainian society today. this is svoboda ranok, my name is kateryna nekrecha, we are starting, join us. and we will start the broadcast with important

operational information, after the ukrainian missile hit the russian port of kavkaz, that in the krasnodar territory, a railway ferry sank there. this was reported by the authorities of the russian region, the russian state media and the monitoring ukrainian telegram channel krymsky vytir. ukraine has not yet officially claimed responsibility for this attack, but the ukrainian pravda publication, citing sources in the command of the defense forces, writes that... the attack on the russian ferry was carried out by the naval forces of ukraine. according to the information of the crimean avitra, it is about the ferry conroneider, which was transporting tanks with fuel. after defeating the vessel on it caught fire. tanks began to explode one after another, and smoke could be seen from the side of the occupied crimean peninsula at the approaches to the kerch bridge. this is the video shared by eyewitnesses of the fire.

it's coming at us, it's coming at us with a rocket, a rocket, just a slipper, just a slipper. after the fire, the ferry sank in the port, this was reported in the operational headquarters of the krasnodar region. they say that the ship had 30 tanks with fuel and lubricants and blamed ukraine for this attack. the russian ministry of emergency situations reported that 17 sailors were rescued from the shipwreck vessel and another crew member is being sought. i would like to note that according to the russian telegram channel shot, the ship was attacked by a ukrainian neptune missile. the russian edition of the important history writes that the conroy trader serviced the crimean bridge, and the telegram channel krymsky vytir reported that queues formed at gas stations in kerch after the sinking of this ship. dmytro plytenchuk, spokesman for the navy of the armed forces of ukraine, joins our broadcast. dmytro, welcome to ours.

etheri, thanks for joining. greetings from the studio, greetings from the audience. mr. dmytro, are you ready? officially confirm that the forces of the armed forces, in particular the naval forces, hit the ferry conroader in the port of the krasnodar territory? this is how we can confirm the information that this target was destroyed by the naval forces without much detail, i can only note that this ferry, as i have done several times before. stated on the air, is one of the important chains of russian military logistics for providing the occupation forces, primarily with fuel and bridging materials, but in addition , of course, he transported weapons, so this is a completely legitimate goal, and accordingly it should reduce the potential, the capabilities of our enemy in those locations where they conduct active combat operations. sir? dmitry, this is not the first

attempt to hit this ferry, can you tell us how many attempts there were in total and why it was important for the defense forces to hit it, as far as i remember, this is already his second... with military logistics, and i will remind you that the so-called crimean bridge does not transport this load, as the russians say , literally and figuratively, so it relies more than 3/4 on ferry crossings itself, but now the situation is as follows: firstly, we confirm that it has sunk, accordingly, one of the piers now, there are two iron ones. inoperable because no one can go in there until it 's removed, so it's a double bonus, so to speak, it's firstly, and secondly, the other two units are also currently out of service, one of

the ferries that was damaged earlier, the slav is currently at anchor in the sea of ​​azov awaiting repairs, the second is now is being repaired and... the same way we in eteri, including me personally, have repeatedly said about this, frankly and directly, that this logistics, it must be interrupted, that it will probably suffer the fate of the previous ferry, as you can see, that is how it is happened, dmitry, and why the kerch bridge is not enough for the russian forces, because of the volume, why they also use the kerch ferry crossing, no. due to damage received earlier during a joint operation of the naval forces and the security service of ukraine. they are loads now for a long time, they are afraid to give it to him, because there are such well-founded fears that he may not withstand it. therefore, tanks, for example, and

heavy weapons, they do not transfer by rail over this bridge. analysts point out that the konro trader was the only major ferry operating... between kerch and russia, is this true, are these targets still legitimate for the defense forces? as i just said, there is another slav, which is the same in capacity, which is after receiving damage and awaiting repair, it is in the sea of ​​azov, at anchor, and another the smaller one is currently under repair, the operational headquarters of the kuban reported that... the ferry has sunk, and they also say that there are 17 rescued russian sailors from the sunken vessel, and it seems that another crew member is being sought, what information do you have on this, can you to confirm such information from the russian side, that i am not ready to either confirm or deny this

information, it is already secondary, it is not a military personnel theoretically, therefore, in principle, i did not even ask for such information, as regards... directly consequences, so i will repeat once again that the ferry sank, accordingly, the operation of this part of the port is actually blocked, that is, they have one more, one platform for loading wagons onto the ferry, but there are no ferries, so what is the moment, and so it is not for nothing that the local residents immediately in crimea, the occupied ukrainian, immediately responded to the check-in. mass at gas stations. regarding the neptune, i want to clarify with you, because the russian side reports that it was a ukrainian neptune missile. did they hit this ferry with this missile? regarding the weapons systems we use, information we cannot provide. tell me, please,

how much time the russian forces have to use the kerch bridge, what are the plans of the defense forces? well, the plans remain. as the head of our state, volodymyr zelenskyi, noted, this object must be destroyed, and the commander of the naval forces, vice-admiral oleksinovych papa, also emphasized this, of course, of course, this is the joint work of many components of the defense forces of ukraine, by the way, this case also took place with the help of our colleagues from other branches of the armed forces of ukraine. such operations are complex, they are usually carried out with the involvement of many components, uh, directly the damage was inflicted by the naval forces, but of course the help of our colleagues is also of great importance to us. thank you for joining and sharing exclusive information. dmytro

plytenchuk, spokesman for the navy of the armed forces of ukraine, told about the defeat of the conroader and all the details that the defense forces can provide today. society, thank you dmitry, i urge all our viewers to subscribe to the radio liberty channel, if you have not already done so and follow our content, as you can see, just on... on our broadcast you can get really exclusive comments and clarifications regarding information, then we will talk about the situation at the front and in general today we will talk a lot about independence day, because on the eve of this date we talked and interviewed people on the streets about their feelings, reflections, if they witnessed how ukraine gained independence, what they felt at that moment. we will talk a lot about this too, so also in the comments you can leave your thoughts on this matter, and we return to the situation at the front: the third

assault brigade of the armed forces of ukraine is counterattacking in the kharkiv region, the brigade itself announced this the day before. they say that on august 15 they took control of the battalion defense area of ​​the russian troops, their platoon and company strongholds and advanced almost 2 km deep into the front. the military posted footage of the operation on social networks. the main task was to defeat the potential of the russian army and it was accomplished, the commander comments brigade andriy biletskyi. until now, information about the operation has not been disclosed for security reasons, the brigade says. ukrainian analysts of the deepstate portal clarify that it is about positions near novovodyanyi and that the operation was carried out from august 12 to 15. oleksandr borodin, press officer of the third separate assault brigade oleksandr, joins our broadcast. welcome to our broadcast, thank you for joining, good, good morning, i congratulate you, tell me the details you can about the offensive of your

brigade in the kharkiv region, what were the goals, what are there results? well, currently stabilization actions are underway, we have consolidation, in general , consolidation has already been carried out, that is, a fairly stable situation, we have one of, let's say, one of the successes, this is what we were able to prevent from undermining. other plans and the possibility of developing assault actions on the part of the russian 20th army, that is, their strength at the moment, well, that is, they wanted, as far as we can understand, they wanted to advance towards makiivka, from one side, from the other side, and they could overturn, let's say so, personnel, and forces and means to other directions of the front throughout the country, which could complicate the tasks for our brothers there from other brigades, currently they are engaged in... trying to restore some parts of the position, trying to build a new line of defense, so it is extremely important

from a military point of view, even more important than the territories there , because from a military point of view, the destruction of forces and means and the violation of plans are often a more important success than the liberation of territory, well, if we speak in military language, the operation of the third assault unit in the kharkiv region, it began a week after the operation in kursk region of the russian federation, is it all connected? well, let's say so, at the operational, even strategic level, it is difficult for me to tell you whether it is related or not, because at my level it is difficult for me to comment on such things, but nevertheless, well , let's say success can be said to be synchronous, on let's stop at this, how are the russian forces reacting to your counterattacks, to your offensive... and what are they doing there now, are they strengthening their positions? yes, they are strengthening,

they are making new ones, well, the fact is that there were quite serious defensive positions, which they lost those that they had been building for a long time, logistics were being adjusted, it was all destroyed for them, they lost these positions, now they are ours and we have to build not only new positions, but also logistics, which is, well, this is also such a component that... . is holding back the forces and the means because it is difficult for them to get their positions now because they are not actually there yet, that is why it is quite seriously holding them back, let's say, all the resources that are there, so i consider it a success, that is first of all , secondly, the fact that the number of personnel, forces and means were also destroyed there subject to serious restoration there, yes, they still have to understand that their reserves are large. they have built such a system that they almost never run out, if we are talking about infantry reserves, a large

number of fpv artillery, but that's when, well , that is, the number and scale are on their side, but the plans are broken, the logistics and the number sometimes do not work as an advantage, if, for example , the logistics do not work well, or the plan goes astray? oleksandr, and i want to clarify your possible visions? the situation further, whether the situation will be the same in kharkiv oblast to intensify more or not, because now there are many information media, they are focused on what is happening in donetsk region and kharkiv region. the situation will somehow escalate, let's say this, they have the potential to constantly, constantly storm, that is, i would say yes, they do not accept, they do not make big assaults, yes, that is, they do not and they probably do not have the strength, yes, to carry out such operations, for example, as ours do in the kursk region, yes, when these are large assaults at the level

of detachments, well, a maximum of platoons, but constant, i.e.... they have more exhausting like this, so the situation is generally stable, but due to exhaustion and a long time of this exhaustion, of course, uh, well, these are common signs of general fatigue, certainly with both sides, but for the time being, i think, well, regarding our area of ​​responsibility, it is certainly stable, and even more so, on the contrary, it is successful in our direction, because we are able to destroy their positions and advance further. thank you, thank you for joining. oleksandr borodin, press officer of the third separate assault brigade, svoboda ranok was a guest, and we talked about the third assault situation now in kharkiv oblast. and then you will hear and see very poignant and important stories, they were 7-9 years old when in 14th year russia annexed crimea and started

a war in ukraine, today these boys and girls are 17-19 years old, and they chose for himself a military path in... by entering the national academy of ground forces named after petro sahaidachny. among the future officers , there are many who lost in the full-scale during the russian-ukrainian war, a father or brother who defended the native land. our colleague, halyna tereshchuk, spoke with first-year students at one of the training grounds where they undergo their first military training, what motivates young people to become ukrainian officers, how the death of their parents influenced this choice. let's see. you work well to preserve your life and health, how do you like the heat of 30 today, i 'm used to it, i worked a lot physically in ordinary civilian life, so it's not for me so hard i wanted something related to the military since i was a child, and then my father

died in the war this july, a year has already passed, the circumstances are familiar to me. he died saving his comrades, i carried him on myself, i did not become, because everything happens, many people died at the front, and if everyone is weakened, nothing will come of it, everyone will just go with simple words, like meat, if get your head together, everything will work out, after graduation i plan to become a decent officer who... will not, said, for example, do it and leave, i will go forward with them, if, for example, one of my members dies, i must have the will to call their relatives and properly explain the circumstances under which he died, if possible, help them bury him properly

. i said that... either i'm coming here or i'm signing a contract, i'm more motivated now because my father died four months ago, i have a blast injury, the attack was on their trench, i need to have skills to command his detachment, his own people, his team, so that there would be no such problems that the enemy approaches our trenches and cannot provide reinforcements. it's hard, here we are now under the scorching sun, you have such a heavy bulletproof vest, you have heavy bullets, yes, a helmet, it's not difficult physically, it's hard to lose your father and that's all. i

will do everything to take revenge, the war has been going on for a very long time, there is a lot of information, children see a lot, yes, well, military personnel already see what is happening in the country, accordingly, someone has to protect, defend, but servicemen are motivated, their eyes are burning, this year there was more recruitment of girls. they show themselves very confidently compared to the boys, now you see, our war is like this, a lot of the latest technologies are used, and the same uavs, fpv, accordingly, all our training has changed a little. all the conditions of permanent employment with the active participation of drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, we teach the personnel to act with drones and counter them, many of my family members are engaged in

military affairs, and therefore i decided to continue this business, well, to be worthy husband, was your dad mobilized or was he on contract, no, he was on contract, he signed a contract in the 36th marine brigade three months before the start of the war, it was very difficult at the beginning, because i had there was a younger brother, my mother was with me, and the three of us were kind of alone, and my father, well, we knew that he was at war, so we tried to help him, well, not only there, for example, i don't know, with ammunition or with money , for example, food, medicine for the military, which were with him for his brothers, of course i was worried, like everyone else, but well... i never thought about the fact that he could die there. 15.08 in the donetsk region, in the pokrovsky district, the village of staromayske. at first, to be honest, i was frankly, very angry,

i had a grudge, well, i guess it was all about these russians, and then it started to affect me already about six months later, it started to motivate me to some actions, that is, so that i would not i sit at home and say that everything is a tragedy for me, feel sorry for me, but i think that... something needs to be changed and done better, and that's why i'm here as my father told me that i should be a better version of him, so wearing this uniform and coming here, i want to become even better than my father was and bring even more benefit to the state, a dream, a victory, such a big dream, and probably , so that such as children, like my younger brother, never again saw with their own eyes when... well , this funeral ceremony is taking place, which, well, i don't want any more children to see it, because that's what it is it's terrible that what i see in my life, the right

hand, you need to have some kind of motivation, i can't allow it, i can't adjust my sisters, since i can set myself up, i can set myself up there so that i will do everything there today, i will shoot a reload here and there, well, in the evening i can eat there, let's say... some candy, that's my motivation , well, it doesn’t work like that for others, but each person has to set himself up, i think, the military is my business, my father was a machine gunner of the second rank of the quick reaction group of the squall, of the state border service, he called, one might say, told his results, what they studied today, how was their day what kind of order do they have, well, i somehow liked these guys, you could say... give talks on military topics, and he said, i will come back, we will go fishing there, some hunting there, in the forest for picnic, for barbecues, they waited, waited, and unfortunately, they did not

wait, he said that whoever would go instead of me, you can say, he went to fight so that i would not fight, or so that my children and his grandchildren would not fight, revenge would be for every warrior, all will take revenge, because war. dishonesty leaves, and there will always be revenge, my dream is happy family, and that there would be no war. today ukraine celebrates the day of the national flag, and tomorrow it celebrates the day of independence of ukraine. on the eve of these holidays, both the us embassy in ukraine and the national police warn of possible missile attacks, and the news agency , citing unknown sources, writes about the probability of strikes, citing decision-making centers. such warnings are actually made every year. at the same time , oleksandr kovalenko, columnist of the information resistance group , says that the russian forces can use up to 50 missiles in one attack, although they could

accumulate more than 130 missiles. however, they have difficulties with carriers. for more information on what to expect these days, what security measures will be taken in the capital, in particular, as well as who is expected to visit ukraine before independence day, we will ask our. colleague anastasia sereda, who is in touch with us from kyiv. anastasia, congratulations, i pass the word to you, please tell me the details of what to expect for ukrainians. good morning, kateryna, i would like to say that in connection with mass holidays and the threat of shelling, the organizers were asked to cancel part of the festivals and events until the day of the flag of ukraine and independence day to be transferred to the online format. if possible, if not, then use those premises. where there is a bomb shelter, otherwise people simply will have nowhere to hide, because of this, the organizers were asked to choose exactly such places, so that it would be safer,

in addition, the duty will be increased... the police, offline events have not been canceled, there are those that will be held, and ukrainians can gather there, the only condition is that there is safety and people do not ignore the air warning signals, about how many events will be held and what exactly is expected, let's let's listen to the comments of the national police, in addition to the donetsk, luhansk, kherson and sumy regions , 342 events are expected to be held on the occasion of the national flag day of ukraine and 144 to the independence day of ukraine. on these days, the maximum number of policemen will be involved, namely patrol police, investigative and operational teams, reserves will be created from the number of canine service, explosives, as well as special purpose police. in addition, indian prime minister modi arrived in kyiv today for a visit.

he meets volodymyr. zelensky, this morning the meeting should start right now, the radio liberty film crew will be present at this meeting, so all the news and decisions that will be made at the meeting with the prime minister of india will be covered on our broadcasts, i will say that in due to the arrival , the government quarter may be blocked, because of this drivers may have some inconvenience, i will say that this morning... when we got to work, we did not see any security measures or restrictions in the areas, but as of now the situation may change , since several hours have already passed, and we will also say that today ukrainians are preparing for the day of independence and the national flag, we saw how people go to work in embroidered dresses, because of who we talked to, they say that there is no threat, a threat from

heaven forbid... will cancel ukrainian national holidays. katerina thank you, colleague. anastasia sereda, rfe/rl's correspondent from kyiv, joined in and talked about what is happening in the capital today and about the expectations of kyivans. what did ukrainians feel on the day of the declaration of ukrainian independence. our correspondents in three ukrainian cities, dnipro, lviv and kharkiv, asked about the memories and impressions of those who remember those times. let's listen. every person lives with hope, and when you are given hope, as we are now in this difficult wartime, we all dream, live, with the hope that the war will end tomorrow, so i can almost say that then there was also hope that something would change the best, but i don’t like that part, i don’t remember anything good, ugh, i don’t remember anything, because i don’t like it, we were together

good was the right choice, it seemed that that was it, we separated from russia, separated from russia and will build our own independent state, but russia did not think so, they were preparing for its destruction, i cried for joy, that's how it was, we were everyone is comforted, we waited and are waiting for that independence, there was surprise,

joy, and everyone discussed such a possibility, and understood the risks, and wondered whether it would work or not, but most of us wanted it, well, when we voted for independence, when everyone was in high spirits, waiting for the best, what now, share your emotions, feelings in the comments under... this video on the radio liberty channel. so, this year ukraine celebrates 33 years since the day of independence. we decided to talk about what conclusions ukrainian society and the ukrainian government should draw during this time. the main challenge for ukraine now is the war, the aggression of the russian federation, it is obvious, and in this war only one state will be able to preserve its territorial basis, and this state should be ukraine. that's what he says.