Contents tagged with Russian soldiers in Ukraine

  • Ukrainian intelligence reports arrival of 200 Russian soldiers in Donbas

    Around 200 Russian soldiers have arrived in the separatist-held territory of the Donbas, the press center of the Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donbas reported on Facebook.

    “In order to avoid losing control of the temporarily occupied portion of the Donbas and the illegal armed formations, the Kremlin handlers recently sent several unusual humanitarian loads – roughly two hundred officers,” the post reads.

    According to the intelligence, these are most likely representatives of …

  • Human rights activist: At least 1,500 Russian soldiers have died in the Donbas

    At least 1,500 Russian soldiers were killed and about 5,000 more were injured in the Ukrainian Donbas during Russia’s aggression in the region, according to Valentina Melnikova, a human rights activist and leader of the Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia.

    "We believe that Russia’s losses in Ukraine make up at least half of the Ukrainian army’s losses... A minimum of 1,500 Russian soldiers were killed. That means that almost 5,000 more were wounded, and maybe even more... I …

  • Ukrainian MoD: Russia has deployed special forces to the Donbas

    The units of the 604th Special Purpose Center Vityaz of the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation arrived from the Moscow region of Balashikha to the area of Yasynuvata.

    This was stated at a briefing in Kyiv by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense spokesman Colonel Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, Ukrinform reports.

    “According to the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, there was another rotation in the ranks of the enemy. The units of the 604th Special Purpose …