Several Ukrainians have camped out in the Kharkiv subway system, frightened of Russian shelling and refusing to give up the inconveniences despite Moscow’s withdrawal from the region. “We call ourselves the moles because we live underground,” Kateryna Talpa, 35, a call centre manager, said. Talpa lives in the “Heroes of Labour” station in the Saltivka … Read more
A group of Ukrainian soldiers recorded themselves erecting a checkpoint marking near Kharkiv on the Russian border. They demonstrated the distance they’ve been able to push the Russians back. They drag the post to a ditch and film a video for President Zelenskyy. Satellite photography from the Russian border near Kharkiv shows wooded areas that … Read more
As Ukraine braces for a new assault by Moscow’s soldiers in its eastern Donbas area, Russia warned Finland and Sweden that joining NATO would be a “grave mistake.” The two Nordic countries are poised to jettison decades of military non-alignment due to fears of aggression from Russia, with which Finland shares a 1,300-kilometre (800-mile) border. … Read more
Russia said on Sunday it had pummelled Ukrainian positions in the east with missiles, targeting command centres and arsenals as its forces seek to encircle Ukrainian army units in the battle for Donbas. Russia’s defence ministry said rockets had hit two command points, 11 company positions and four artillery stores in four regions of the … Read more
On Sunday, the front lines in Ukraine altered as Russia advanced in the highly contested eastern Donbas area and Ukraine’s forces launched a counteroffensive near the strategically important Russian-held city of Izium. Commanders in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, where Ukrainian forces have been attacking since early this month, claimed Russia was withdrawing soldiers to … Read more
The war in Ukraine could reach a “breaking point” by August and end in defeat for Russia before the end of the year, according to Kyiv’s head of military intelligence, Major General Kyrylo Budanov, 36, told the news network that he is “optimistic” about the conflict’s current trajectory. “The breaking point will be in the … Read more
Russia is gaining “incremental advances” in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas area, according to a senior US defense official, and Russian morale “remains a concern” for Moscow. “We continue to get anecdotal evidence that morale and unit cohesiveness remains a concern,” the defense official added. “Soldiers who are not obeying commands, or who are not fighting as … Read more
Car cable production at Leoni’s Ukrainian factories is nearly back to normal, according to the German supplier, after production halts caused by the Russian invasion shook the auto industry. After a “rapid resumption” of production following the outbreak of the war at the end of February, output figures from plants in western Ukraine were “approaching … Read more
According to the US director of national intelligence, Putin is preparing for a lengthy fight in Ukraine. A Russian win in the Donbas may not be enough to end the conflict. Avril Hanes told, “We assess President Putin is preparing for a prolonged conflict in Ukraine during which he still intends to achieve goals beyond … Read more
Barbed wire, sand bags, and other barriers have replaced youngsters playing in the sand on the municipal beach in Nikopol, Ukraine. The Russians control the other bank of the Dnipro, the river that separates Ukraine into east and west. A slightly rusted sign in the sand requests that people pay attention — a gentle reminder … Read more
The infant-confronted teenager in saggy shorts raced his skateboard beyond the bombed burger joint and hit Peace Square simply as air raid sirens rolled over the Ukrainian front. He crashed sometimes doing flips at the good sized and absolutely abandoned expanse on the coronary heart of Ukraine’s administrative centre for the jap battle area. White … Read more
The Pentagon assisted Ukrainian forces in sinking the Russian cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea last month, in a humiliating defeat for Moscow’s invasion, according to reports. “We did not provide Ukraine with specific targeting information for the Moskva,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. Kirby stated that the US had “no previous … Read more
The Russian foreign ministry spokesperson on Wednesday alleged that Israeli mercenaries were fighting alongside Ukraine’s far-right Azov Regiment, further inflaming relations with Israel after Russia said Adolf Hitler had “Jewish blood.” In an interview with pro-Kremlin radio station Sputnik, Maria Zakharova stated, “Israeli mercenaries are practically shoulder to shoulder with Azov militants in Ukraine.” The Azov … Read more
As Moscow’s forces press farther into eastern Ukraine, eight civilians died on Sunday as a result of Russian shelling attacks in Donetsk and Kharkiv, according to the governors of the two areas. The deaths came as the Russian army refocuses its efforts on eastern Ukraine, notably the Donbas region, which incorporates Donetsk and Lugansk. Four … Read more
According to a senior US defense official, Russian military chief of staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov was recently in Ukraine. The person refused to reveal why the US was so certain about the whereabouts of the Russian general or what evidence it had that led to the decision. According to the source, there have been claims … Read more
Russian troops in Ukraine’s jap Donbas location have shifted from a steamroller approach to one of relentlessly chipping away at their combatants with the desire of grinding them down. Ukraine’s army has little option but to attempt to stall their larger and better-geared-up enemy within the sprawling plains of Donbas, in which artillery is king. … Read more
Following a discussion with his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Saturday that France would “intensify” its military and humanitarian assistance. Zelensky thanked France for “large-scale military shipments that contribute to the Ukrainian resistance,” Macron said, adding “that this support will continue to intensify, as will the humanitarian assistance provided by … Read more
Russian forces in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region have switched from a steamroller tactic to one of persistently chipping away at their foes in the hopes of crushing them down. Ukraine’s army has little option but to try to stall their larger and better-equipped enemy in the sprawling plains of Donbas, where artillery is king. “It’s … Read more
BEIJING: Russia’s foreign minister has asked the US and NATO to cease selling armaments to Kyiv if they are “really interested in resolving the Ukraine crisis“, according to Chinese official media. Moscow is stepping up operations in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas area, months after an invasion that failed to achieve its short-term goal of seizing Kyiv. … Read more
Russia’s campaign to seize control of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine is moving slowly and behind schedule According to a Pentagon official. Ukrainian troops’ stiff resistance and caution in the aftermath of Russia’s failure to capture Kyiv have resulted in “slow and uneven progress” in Donbas, the official told reporters. “We believe that essentially … Read more
The Russian military resumed their onslaught on Ukraine’s south and east on Friday, after bombing the country’s capital during the UN Secretary-visit. General’s At least three people were injured in strikes in Kyiv’s western suburbs late Thursday, the first in the capital in over two weeks, and which occurred after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres toured … Read more
At a market within the industrial metropolis of Lysychansk in east Ukraine — warfare-scarred after relentless attacks with the aid of Russian forces — one woman quietly hopes Moscow’s navy will step forward. “Technically, we’re Ukrainian. But Donbas is not Ukraine,” Olena confided to AFP, referring to swathes of east Ukraine that Moscow has vowed to … Read more
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov on Wednesday stated Kyiv faced “extremely tough weeks” ahead, warning of foremost “destruction” in a developing Russian offensive in the east of the country. “Some extremely difficult weeks lie ahead,” Reznikov said in a statement on Facebook. “Russia has already gathered forces for a large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine,” he … Read more
Russia stated Wednesday it had destroyed a huge amount of Western-furnished weapons in Ukraine whilst halting gas materials to EU and NATO members Poland and Bulgaria in a flow condemned by means of European capitals as tried blackmail. With the war that has claimed lots of lives coming into its 0.33 month, Ukraine conceded that … Read more
Moscow removed three Swedish diplomats on Tuesday after Stockholm ousted three Russian diplomats for the Ukraine war, contradicting Sweden’s claim that four were sacked. Russia’s foreign ministry said it summoned Sweden’s ambassador and “strongly protested” the expulsion of Russian diplomats as well as Sweden’s “military backing for the Kyiv government.” It also accused Sweden of … Read more
Mykola keeps a “little war diary” of the violence in his part of eastern Ukraine by scouring the frontlines with binoculars from his home in Lysychansk. The date is in the top right-hand corner of every page, and the day’s entry is below it, always beginning with the words “We’re holding on!” The 67-year-old said … Read more
Pavlo Kyrylenko, region’s governor tells that two children have been killed amid Russian fighting in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Kyrylenko tweeted on Sunday, mentioning that two girls, with the ages, 5 and 14, have died. Their family home was destroyed by Russian occupiers. Ukrainian officials say that Russia has escalated its oppression in the … Read more
OSCE members detained in Luhansk and Donetsk The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has relayed some information. It is attempting to get free various Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) individuals who have been kept in eastern Ukraine. “The OSCE is very worried that various SMM public mission individuals have been denied their freedom … Read more
