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Severe losses force premature withdrawal of Russian 83rd Brigade from Vovchansk
Russian command is prematurely withdrawing the remnants of its battered 83rd Assault Brigade from Vovchansk due to severe losses and deserters, reports influential military blogger “Nikolaevsky Vanek”, who is associated with the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
He noted that the deployment of the Russian 83rd Air Assault Brigade to Vovchansk was known approximately three weeks ago. The group was sent to the frontline for "ambitious objectives", particularly to intensify assaults. They became embroiled …
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ICC issues arrest warrants for high-ranking Russian generals accused of war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for former Russian Defence Minister General Sergei Shoygu and Chief of the Russian General Staff General Valeriy Gerasimov, according to the press release of the court.
The ICC states that Shoygu and Gerasimov are suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between October 2022 and March 9, 2023. Specifically, the charges include:
- Deliberate attacks on civilian objects in Ukraine, including the country’s …
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Russian Foreign Ministry condemns US over Sevastopol attack, threatens retaliation
US Ambassador Lynne Tracy was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, where she was issued a formal protest concerning the attack on Sevastopol, which the Russian Defence Ministry claims was carried out by Ukrainian armed forces using American long-range ATACMS missiles.
"It was emphasized that the United States, which is waging a hybrid war against Russia and has effectively become a party to the conflict by supplying the most advanced weapons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including ATACMS …
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For the first time, Ukrainian Forces use HIMARS to strike Russian military facilities in Kursk region
For the first time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) used HIMARS systems in an attack on military facilities in Russia's Kursk region, specifically targeting the village of Mirny (Sudzhansky District) and the village of Dolgie Bumy (Belovsky District).
On Saturday, June 22, AFU launched their HIMARS rocket strikes against Russian military installations located in the Kursk region. The building of the Federal Security Service (FSB) came under fire.
The news outlet Astra reported that a total …
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Hamas deputy leader to hold discussions in Moscow as Russia seeks release of hostages
Hamas' Deputy Head of the Political Bureau, Musa Abu Marzouk, is scheduled to arrive in Moscow tomorrow, June 24, for talks, according to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
"Abu Marzouk will arrive in Moscow on Monday," an informed source told the agency.
According to the source, Marzouk has meetings lined up at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During his previous visit to the Russian capital on March 1, Abu Marzouk met with the Russian President's Special Representative for the …