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Strategic rail network repaired and relaunched by Russian forces in occupied territories of Ukraine
The Russian troops have revitalized the rail networks across occupied regions, specifically the Ilovaisk—Larino—Karavannaya – Dolya - Yelenovka passage. It augments the functioning line Rostov - Ilovaisk - Granitnoye - Volnovakha - Mariupol, operative since yesterday, announced Petro Andryushchenko, an advisor to the Mariupol City Council.
According to him, just yesterday a train with 88 coal-laden freight cars was observed heading towards Mariupol for subsequent port transport. A significant …
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Ukraine warns of Russian propaganda push as Kremlin plans to declare 'victory' over Ukraine and NATO
Russian propagandists have been instructed by the Kremlin to advance narratives about Russia's victory in the war against Ukraine by the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion—February 24, 2025, reports the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
"Moreover, these plans may also include mentioning 'Russia's victory over NATO,' as for a long time, Moscow propaganda has depicted the war against Ukraine as a war with the Alliance," notes the Ukrainian …
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Le Monde: without U.S. military aid, Ukraine could withstand Russia for no more than 6 months
The recent statement by former U.S. President Donald Trump labeling Volodymyr Zelensky as a "dictator without elections" has fueled concerns among Ukrainians that U.S. military aid could soon be questioned by a new administration, according to a report by Le Monde.
The absence of American military assistance would mean that "we will last for six months," stated Lieutenant General Ihor Romanenko, the former deputy chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, during the Munich …
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Russia seeks sanctions relief and asset recovery in U.S. talks
Among the conditions for ending the war and restoring peace in Ukraine, Russia has demanded that the U.S. lift the freeze on its state assets and soften sanctions. The Moscow Times reports, citing a diplomatic source familiar with the Riyadh meeting, that Moscow is pushing for access to approximately $6 billion—part of the Central Bank's reserves invested in dollar assets prior to the war's onset. Western nations have sanctioned a total of $300 billion of the Central Bank's reserves, with …
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Russian forces employ 'human wave' tactics amid ongoing clashes near Pokrovsk
In a report from the southern flank of the Pokrovsk region, Russian forces are employing "human wave" tactics to assault Ukrainian Defense Force positions in small groups. They have been noted to rarely use armored vehicles during these attacks, reports press officer of the 32nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Bordian.
"We rarely see any machinery. Occasionally, they use equipment seized in temporarily occupied territories," Bordian stated. He recalled a specific …