Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Russia blames Ukraine for overnight explosions at military bases in Bryansk region
The Bryansk region of Russia was rocked by powerful explosion on the night of December 13. Loud bangs were reported by the residents of the city of Klintsy and the village of Klimovo. "The houses were shaking," the Russian newspaper Tsargrad quoted a local resident as saying.
According to the data from open sources, communication facilities of the Russian military unit 47144 are located in Klimovo.
A unit of the 144th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army is …
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Ukraine unleashes HIMARS missile strikes on occupied Melitopol, hundreds of Russian soldiers reportedly killed
Up to 200 Russian servicemen were killed and wounded in explosions and fires caused by Ukrainian strikes on Russia-occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, reported Ukrainian mayor Ivan Fedorov. According to him, the fires occurred at the bases of Russian troops in various parts of the city. Fedorov himself is not in Melitopol and does not refer to any sources. According to the mayor, there are so many injured Russians that ambulances from the annexed Crimea had to be brought in to transport …
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Morocco becomes the first African country to provide military assistance to Ukraine
Morocco, following the recommendation of the United States, is beginning to supply Ukraine with spare parts for T-72 tanks. This is the first African state that refused neutrality in the Russian-Ukrainian war and provides military assistance to Ukraine, writes the French news outlet Africa Intelligence.
In March, Morocco abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. In November, Morocco was one of several countries that also did not …
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Putin criticizes Merkel and regrets that he did not attack Ukraine earlier
Russia should have "started earlier" to act in relation to Ukraine, and not expected to solve the situation peacefully, said Vladimir Putin at a press conference after the visit to the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, for the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union.
"Apparently, we got our bearings late, to be honest," RIA Novosti quoted Putin as saying. “ Maybe all this should have started earlier. We just hoped that we would be able to reach an agreement within the framework of the Minsk peace …
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Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces advancing towards Svatove and Kreminna despite buildup of Russian troops
Ukrainian troops are advancing towards Svatove-Kreminna, even though the Russians are deploying large numbers of weapons and troops to the area, said the head of the Luhansk regional military administration Serhiy Haidai.
"We are gradually moving forward. However, the Russians managed to amass a huge amount of equipment and personnel there: newly mobilized, prison inmates, Kadyrov fighters, regular troops, and some paratroopers who were transferred from the Kherson region. Therefore, the …
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Kyiv: Russia has run out of Iranian kamikaze drones
The speaker of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, Yuri Ignat, said that the Russian troops have not used Iranian kamikaze drones for several weeks. This is not so much because of the cold weather, but because the shipment of drones delivered by Iran has been used up, said Ignat at a briefing.
"For several weeks, the use of kamikaze drones of the Shahed type has not been observed. There are different opinions, factors and signs that suggest that probably the first batch that the occupiers …
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Russia asks Israel not to interfere with transfer of air defense systems from Syria to Ukraine
Russia has asked Israel not to interfere or hinder its efforts to transfer military equipment from Syria to Ukraine.
Israel’s national broadcaster Kan-11 reported, citing an Israeli official, that recently representatives of Russia and Israel had a series of talks in which Moscow asked Jerusalem "not to interfere" with the transfer of Russian weapons from Syria to Ukraine.
Kan described this request as "extraordinary".
Russia and Israel have been jointly coordinating their air operations in …
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Russian strategic airbases rocked by explosions
On the morning of December 5, emergency situations occurred at two Russian air bases. In one of the accidents a fuel truck exploded at the Dyagilevo airfield, reported the Russian news agency TASS.
"Three people were killed, five were injured. Two out of five suffered serious injuries," TASS quotes one of its sources. The Ryazan Regional Hospital confirmed that 5 people had been hospitalized. "We accepted five victims after the explosion at the airfield near Ryazan," TASS correspondents were …
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Ukrainian Forces reach outskirts of Kreminna in Luhansk region
Improved weather conditions have contributed to successful offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Luhansk region. Ukrainian troops have reached the outskirts of the town of Kreminna, reported the ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Igor Mosiychuk.
"The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue active offensive operations near the town of Kreminna in the Luhansk region. The enemy is retreating. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have reached the outskirts of Kreminna. At the same time, the offensive …
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Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces are advancing towards Svatove and Kreminna in Luhansk region
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are advancing towards Svatove and Kreminna in the Luhansk region, but every meter of land is given very hard due to the significant forces of the enemy, said the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai on the air of the all-Ukrainian news telethon.
"We are not far from Kreminna, just a few kilometers away," he said.
"We have recently published a video from the Kreminna power substation, which was destroyed by the Russian occupiers. To give …