Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Media: Putin is considering a ceasefire in Ukraine to prepare for a new offensive
Russia continues to promote the idea of negotiations with Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin is not going to refuse to continue the war and hopes to use a ceasefire to prepare for a new offensive in February-March 2023, reports the news outlet Meduza, citing its sources close to the Kremlin.
According to Meduza, Putin is thinking about resuming negotiations, despite the refusal of the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, to negotiate with him after Russia’s annexation of 4 regions of Ukraine. At …
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Ukrainian troops continue their advance towards Kherson
While Russian troops are shelling Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure, Ukrainian Forces continue their advance towards Kherson. Since August, the Ukrainian side has regained control over more than 1,170 square kilometers in the Kherson region. On Thursday, in a morning review of the military situation, British intelligence claimed that Ukrainian troops were confidently advancing towards Kherson.
Having retreated about 20 km in early October, Russian troops are likely trying to …
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PACE recognizes Russia as a terrorist state
On Thursday, October 13, The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution recognizing the Russian Federation as a terrorist regime. This decision was supported by 99 delegates, one abstained.
The document entitled " Further escalation in the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine" states that "this aggression should be unequivocally condemned as a crime in itself, as a violation of international law and as a major threat to international peace and security." …
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Kyiv: Russia evacuating FSB officers and local officials from occupied Ukrainian territories
Russian special services are preparing the evacuation of their officers from the captured Ukrainian territories.
FSB officers, currently stationed in the occupied regions of Ukraine, received an order from their leadership to begin preparations for returning to the territory of the Russian Federation, reported the Ukrainian National Resistance Center on its website.
According to the ministry, not only FSB officers, but also members of their families, as well as the heads of the so-called …
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Belarus is moving weapons and armor to Ukrainian border
A convoy or armor and military equipment will arrive, allegedly for the exercises, in the Belarusian city of Yelsk, reported the monitoring group Belarusian Gayun.
"According to our information, in the coming days exercises will be held near the buildings of the local traffic police and the district executive committee in Yelsk (Gomel region, Belarus). This is also confirmed by the cancellation of classes in the music school, which is located opposite these buildings. In addition, police …
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Kyiv: Russia is shipping Iranian kamikaze drones to Belarus
Russia is shipping Iranian kamikaze drones Shahed-136 to Belarus and takes ammunition from Belarusian military warehouses, reported the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
According to intelligence data, as of October 10, 32 kamikaze drones were brought to Belarus. By October 14, Russia is planning to bring eight more. In addition, Belarus provides the Russian troops with its military equipment and ammunition.
A 12-car train with ammunition arrived at the …
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Kremlin: deliveries of American air defense systems will not change Russia’s goals in Ukraine
Deliveries of American air defense systems to Ukraine will not change "Russia's goals as part of a special operation,” said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Peskov noted that Russia sees signals from the United States about its intentions to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine. According to Peskov, this "makes the conflict even more painful for Ukraine."
In addition, he confirmed Putin's meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 13.
After yesterday's …
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Putin and Lukashenko agree to deploy joint group of troops on Ukrainian border
The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, and Russian president Vladimir Putin, agreed to deploy a joint regional grouping of troops.
"In connection with the escalating situation on the western borders of the Union State, we agreed to deploy a regional grouping of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. This is all according to our documents. If the threat level reaches the current level, as it is now, we begin to use the Union State grouping," Lukashenka said …
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Russian officials complain about ‘war without rules’ after explosion on Crimean Bridge
Vladimir Putin's administration has promptly sent out a "manual" to the Russian media and state news agencies on how to cover the situation with the Crimean bridge which shows that the Kremlin is trying to avoid panic among Russians. But the Russian parliament, the State Duma, seems to have other plans. A deputy from the pro-presidential United Russia party, Oleg Morozov, called the incident a declaration of "war without rules."
"The terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, announced long ago, …
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Estonian Foreign Minister congratulates Ukrainian Special Services on destroying Crimean bridge
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu suggested that Ukraine may be behind the explosions on the Crimean bridge and congratulated the "Ukrainian special forces" on this event.
"Estonia certainly welcomes this (the explosion on the Crimean bridge) and congratulates the Ukrainian special forces units that are probably behind this operation," said the Estonian Foreign Minister.
He added that the Crimean bridge has an important symbolic value for Russia, since it connects Russia and Crimea and …