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Russia’s top brass have failed and are now being blamed
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he would declare that the region of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern and southern Ukraine will be part of Russia on Friday. Russia had annexed the two regions after it fought a war with Ukrainian forces in the region for over seven months. At least 3,610 people have been…
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There is a revenge for Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the threat of nuclear war is growing and suggested that Russia could abandon its “no first-use” nuclear weapons doctrine. The Russian leader’s comments come amid a standoff between Russia and Ukraine following Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in March. Earlier, Putin had said that Russia would only…
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Ukraine is in a situation of panic
Ukraine on Monday said that it destroyed a Russian drone that had fired 76 missiles at it on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the drone was shot down by nine Shaheeds, a type of drone used by the Russian military for reconnaissance and attack operations. At least three Russian servicemen were killed when…
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As war rages, the Allies of Ukraine meet to plan arms supply
Ukraine’s air defense systems had shot down around 30 missiles fired by Russia over the past 24 hours, the country’s defence ministry said on Thursday. Russia has said that it has fired about 65 missiles at Ukraine this week. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said that the country is ready to defend itself with…
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Should the world respond if Putin fires a nuclear weapon?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his “special military operation in Ukraine is taking longer than expected”. He added that it has succeeded in seizing new territory and added that Russia’s nuclear weapons are deterring escalation of the conflict. Putin’s comments came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the international community for a…
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Ukraine is at risk unless it is attacked, as tensions escalate at the border
Russian forces in Ukraine were running out of troops on Monday as the Ukrainian military made gains in the South of the country and pressed their offensive in the east. Meanwhile, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko rejected a proposal to establish a joint force between Belarus and Russia, calling it “co-aggressor”. The move comes after a…
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An orphan who survived the Mariupol siege finds a family
A 27-year-old railroad worker Vladimir Bespalov has said the first day of the conflict in Ukraine was “very clearly” when Russian forces invaded their country. “We realized we were already in a state of war, and we thought we could no longer adopt,” he added. Bespalov and his wife Maria were later to learn from…
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The Russian servicemen were killed near an air base
Russia’s Defense Ministry said that three Russian soldiers were killed after a Ukrainian drone was shot down by air defenses as it approached a military airfield. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday. Ukraine had requested the system to help it defend against repeated Russian missile and drone attacks.
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The Bradley vehicles will be part of the new aid package
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that his country is not worried that the US will cut aid to Ukraine due to the ongoing standoff between Russia and Ukraine. He was speaking during a visit to Warsaw, where he met with the leaders of Poland and the Baltic states. Zelenskyy’s comments came a day…
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Russia’s missile attacks force a frantic race to shore up Ukrainian defenses
Ukraine’s defence minister Oleksii Reznikov has said that Ukrainian forces are poised to start training on newly committed advanced battle tanks “as soon as possible”. “As the leadership of our country has stated…the tasks set within the framework of…special military operation will be fulfilled,” he added. Earlier, Russia had said that the war inUkraine is…
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The Kremlin warned about a long war after Biden offered more support for Zelensky
A report on Russian-Ukrainian children who went missing since World War II has accused Russia of “systematically abducting and forcing” children from Ukraine’s Crimea region and the rest of eastern Ukraine. The report by Yale Humanitarian Research Lab was produced as a part of the work of the US State Department-backed Conflict Observatory by the…
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The river turned into a new front line after the Russian retreat
The death toll from conflict in eastern Ukraine has risen to over 7,800, the Ukrainian military has said. It added that Russian forces “lost 760 people killed just yesterday (and) continue to attempt offensive actions on Bakhmut”. Russia-backed rebels in the region have been fighting Ukrainian forces for more than 10 months.
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Russia accused the U.S. of a proxy war in Ukraine during Zelenskyy’s visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday arrived in Washington DC for talks with US President Joe Biden. Zelenskyy will meet Biden, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes. Zelenskyy’s visit comes a week after he announced that Ukraine would not enter into talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Russia-installed mayor says Ukraine has launched the “most massive strike” on occupied region since 2014)
Ukraine’s military said that its artillery battalions had fired more than 165 times at Russian positions over the past 24 hours, while Russian state media said that Ukrainian shelling had damaged the power lines. While state media in Russia said that Ukrainian shelling had damaged power lines, the Kherson regional military administration blamed Russian troops.
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Biden promised advanced air defense systems for the Ukranian people
US Vice President Joe Biden met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday. The two discussed the ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the State Department said in a statement. “The President also underscored his ongoing engagement with allies…to continue imposing costs on Russia, holding Russia accountable for war crimes and atrocities,” it added.
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A Malaysian Airlines shootdown probe found strong indications that Putin approved missiles
Ukraine said that a Russian drone was shot down by air defenses in the country’s Saratov Oblast, deep inside Russia’s territory. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the Russian military carried out strikes against the country’s energy infrastructure on Monday. Russia claims that the Ukrainian drone was shot down by its air defence system.
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Zelensky will make a highly publicized visit to Washington to rally US support for the defense of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is desperate because of battlefield losses and uses missile terror to try to change the pace of war in his favour, Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence Agency said. This comes after Ukraine claimed that it had been planning a “massive” missile attack on Ukraine since early last week. The US has announced that…
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There’s an Opinion about why Netanyahu is less friendly with Putin
Israel will share its airspace in the North with Russia in response to Syria’s invasion of Ukraine, Defence Minister Benny Gantz said. However, he added, Israel will “support and stands with Ukraine, NATO and the West”, but will not move its systems to Ukraine because “we have to share our airspace in the North with…
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Russian missile strikes knocked out power inUkraine and put the whole country under air-raid alarm.
Russian defence ministry has said two men shot at Russian troops preparing to deploy to Ukraine and killed 11 people. The ministry added that the men were later killed by Russian forces. The ministry further said that a total of 15 people were wounded in the attack, including the two victims who were killed by…
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Public pressure increases over F-16 fighter jets.
Ukraine’s Defence Minister said that the country’s air defence systems are making a difference in fighting against Russian forces. “These air defence systems are making a difference because many of the incoming missiles (this week) were actually shot down by the Ukrainian air defense systems provided by NATO Allies,” his statement read. The Russian forces…
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A rocket hit the mayor’s office in a rebel-controlled area.
Ukrainian officials said that there had been rocket attacks from Russia that hit a town across from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Ukraine also reported holding the line in continued fighting around Bakhmut, where Russian troops have claimed some gains amid a seven-week Ukrainian counteroffensive. The region of Zaporizhzhia also was illegally annexed by Russia…
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Russia has shouted for a long time.
The US is supplying the Surface-to-Air Missile system to Ukraine to strengthen its air defence capabilities, an upgrade that will represent one of the most advanced defence systems that the US has so far provided to support Ukraine. Russia’s Defence Ministry said that three servicemen were killed by debris at the Engels airbase that houses…
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There is a report that the US is about to send the most advanced Missile system to Ukraine.
Russia has said that it will send Patriot missile battery to Ukraine, amid tensions between the countries over the ongoing war in the country. The battery will be used to protect the country against Russian air attacks, it added. Germany will also give Ukraine new fighting vehicles, along with a Patriot missile battery to protect…
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Boris Johnson said that Putin said it would take a minute to hit him.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine is taking longer than expected but added that it has successfully seized new territory. Zelenskyy was speaking to journalists after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian President Putin said the West failed to respond to his demands for security…
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The cease-fire is temporary.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed his country’s defence minister to order a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas. During his nightly address on Thursday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia aims to use Orthodox Christmas “as a cover and resupply” to stop Ukrainian advances in the eastern Donbas region.