Moscow’s hopes of storming Kiyv in a matter of days were dashed when its armed forces encountered fierce resistance from Ukrainian forces. The Kremlin quickly changed strategy in an attempt to gradually encircle key cities and strangle resistance forces within them. However, as the conflict enters its fourth week, Western officials say the Kremlin’s backup … Read more
“This is a significant political statement! SwAF Korpen has been updated.” The Gulfstream IV aircraft was seen taking off from Linking airport and flying towards the western Belarus city of Grodno. It was flying at a speed of 836 kilometres per hour at an altitude of just under 12,000 metres. Despite the fact that Sweden … Read more
According to the most recent press briefing by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russia may be willing to accept Ukraine adopting a “neutral” non-aligned military status, allowing Kyiv to keep its army. Journalist Kevin Rothrock, who translated Mr. Peskov’s note, tweeted: “Seemingly very good news: Moscow signals that it might accept Austrian/Swedish-style neutrality in Ukraine.” Specifically, … Read more
The Russian President appears to be planning to scale back his army’s invasion of Ukraine. Following a series of setbacks for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops, Moscow declared that the “special military operation” would now focus on the “main goal, the liberation of Donbas.” Donbas is an eastern Ukrainian region that Russia has now recognised … Read more
Sergey Shoigu made his first public appearance since March 11 in a brief television appearance on Thursday. His absence fueled speculation that he had died of a heart attack in the aftermath of Russia’s disastrous invasion of its western neighbour. On his Facebook page, Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs, wrote: … Read more
Ukraine’s counter-attacks have thrown Russia’s invasion into disarray, with at least 117 tanks belonging to Vladimir Putin’s forces captured and reports that more than 500 may have been destroyed. With unconfirmed figures claiming that Ukraine has lost 74 tanks, its gains mean that it would now have more tanks than at the start of the … Read more
Ukraine has warned that Russian troops have stolen “unstable” nuclear samples after ransacking a lab at the Chernobyl power plant. According to The State Agency of Ukraine, Putin’s men are then believed to have destroyed the £5 million lab, which was full of nuclear waste and located in a radioactive exclusion zone. The agency, which … Read more
UKRAINIAN troops have pushed Russian forces out of Kyiv, indicating that Vladimir Putin’s shambolic invasion is collapsing. Ukraine is on the verge of a major victory after retaking towns and defensive positions up to 21 miles east of the capital. Putin’s troops have suffered from low morale after the tyrant’s promised quick victory turned into … Read more
PRESIDENT Zelensky said 16,000 Russian troops were killed as his troops prepared to retake the first city taken by Putin. In his nighttime address, Ukraine’s leader, 44, said his troops had delivered powerful blows to Moscow’s forces and urged the Kremlin to negotiate an end to the war. But he vowed that no Ukrainian territory … Read more
Ukraine has accused Russian troops of using phosphorus bombs, which are incendiary weapons that are prohibited against civilians but permitted against military targets under an international treaty. Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymr Zelensky, have claimed that phosphorus weapons, which leave a distinctive white trail in the sky, were used against a village in the Lugansk … Read more
Russia’s “bragging” about its nuclear weapons is fueling a dangerous arms race, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday at the Doha Forum. Zelensky also urged Qatar, which hosts the annual gathering of international political and business leaders, to increase natural gas production in order to counter Russian efforts to use energy as a weapon. … Read more
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised the spectre of something previously considered almost unthinkable: the use of a small nuclear weapon during a European conflict. AFP examines the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin would authorise a “tactical” nuclear strike against a country with which he has repeatedly claimed to be “one people.” Why is … Read more
The threat of nuclear war has hung over a president’s crisis diplomacy like it hasn’t since the Cold War. As President Joe Biden meets with NATO leaders, calls for a cease-fire in Ukraine are becoming more urgent than ever — not only to alleviate widespread human suffering, but also to reduce the risk of a … Read more
In 2017, Russian state media depicted how the Kremlin would end up with US metropolitan areas in an alternate reality. Tensions with Russia were not as high at the time as they are now. The US threatened Russia in a television “exercise” and named the targets of the attack. Russian state television stated that the … Read more
A brutal cabal of bloodthirsty generals is running VLADIMIR Putin’s botched but vicious invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s top commanders face a slew of charges, including deliberately running down and killing protesters with tanks and shelling civilians indiscriminately. As Putin’s planned quick invasion of Ukraine appears to be backfiring, the Russian army has resorted to increasingly … Read more
Forget the atrocities, Russia is receiving a terrible name in Ukraine because of the same stupid “cancel culture” that attacked JK Rowling, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. “They cancelled Joanne Rowling, the children’s author — her novels are published all over the globe — because she didn’t meet the demands of gender … Read more
According to John Ciorciari, associate professor of public policy and director of the Weiser Diplomacy Centre, Putin has managed to “shatter the myth” of his invincibility as a “grand chess master.” He went on to say that Putin “appears quite isolated from his senior advisors and military leaders,” which is “a dangerous place to be” … Read more
CNN’s Ivan Watson reports from inside a children’s ward in Ukraine and speaks to an 11-year-old girl who was shot in the face by a Russian soldier. More to follow….
A TERRIFIED Russian soldier told his grandmother that he wants to “get the f*** out of Ukraine” and that the war will be over in two weeks. The unnamed soldier was overheard speaking in an intercepted phone call home, which the Ukrainian government released. Vladimir Putin’s troops have suffered from low morale after the tyrant’s … Read more
According to unconfirmed figures, while Russia has destroyed or seized 74 of Ukraine’s tanks, it has captured at least 117, according to open source intelligence analysts. Russia is thought to have lost between 274 and 561 battle tanks, according to various reports. In a Facebook post on Friday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces … Read more
RUSSIA appeared to admit defeat in its bid to destabilise Kyiv on Friday, when the Kremlin stated that it will now only focus on “liberating” pro-Moscow separatist regions. As the fierce resistance retakes towns up to 21 miles east of Kiev, Moscow signalled that it would scale back its invasion to focus on territory claimed … Read more
According to reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent nuclear submarines into the North Atlantic one day after issuing a chilling threat to the West. Putin ordered his nuclear deterrent forces on alert not long after the invasion of Ukraine, and several Russian submarines capable of carrying 16 ballistic missiles each sailed into the North Atlantic, … Read more
The first phase of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a Russian army chief, is “complete,” but the invasion’s goals may be scaled back. According to reports, Kremlin troops are shifting their focus to completely “liberating” eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region. The country’s defence ministry announced on Friday that it had “liberated” 93% of the territory … Read more
A RUSSIAN colonel was killed in a tank by his own men after leading them to massive losses on the battlefield. According to Western officials, mutinous troops purposefully crushed their commander, believed to be Yuri Medvedev of the 37th Motor Rifle Brigade. Col Medvedev was seen being stretchered to a hospital in Belarus earlier this … Read more
Despite ongoing peace talks, there appears to be no end in sight to Russia’s war on Ukraine. As Ukrainian cities are attacked, a quieter pressure is building in Russia, which is becoming increasingly isolated on the international stage. Sanctions are being imposed, and dissent – which authorities are determined to crush – is on the … Read more
THIS is the horrifying moment when the Russian “Butcher of Mariupol” demanded to know why one of his own soldiers’ ears hadn’t been severed for wearing the wrong uniform. In a chilling intercepted phone call, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev appeared to call for the soldier’s “face to be messed up,” and urged others to beat him … Read more
According to Western officials, a Russian commander was deliberately killed by his own troops in the latest embarrassing episode of Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion. It is believed he was killed by his own men while participating in the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. Western officials say Russia has made no progress in the last week, as … Read more
While NATO is not currently involved in the conflict, it announced on Thursday that it would send 40,000 additional troops to countries bordering the aggressor state. NATO has confirmed the deployment of four new battlegroups totaling 40,000 troops to Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania. While NATO is not currently involved in the conflict, it announced … Read more
