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Wagner PMC begins a new round of recruitments in Russian prisons
Recruiters from the Russian private military company the Wagner Group began coming to Russian penitentiaries again, where they had already recruited prisoners to the war in Ukraine, reports the news outlet Mediazona.
The inmates told reporters that now the recruitment process takes place in a less "solemn" environment. Prisoners are no longer lined up on the parade ground, and the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, does not fly in by helicopter.
In addition, 50 or 75 percent fewer …
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Kyiv: Russia may launch a sudden offensive in the south of Ukraine
Russian troops are amassing offensive forces in eastern Ukraine but can launch a surprise attack in the south, said the spokesperson of the Ukrainian operational command South Natalia Gumenyuk on Ukrainian TV.
"The fact that they are transferring more trained forces to the east is understandable, their priority is there now. But the southern region has always remained in their field of their vision. They do not let it get out of control and keep it as an additional direction in which an …
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Strategic bridge destroyed by Ukrainian HIMARS strikes near occupied Melitopol
On the afternoon of January 29, a strategically important bridge was destroyed by the Ukrainian Forces in the temporary occupied territory near the village of Svitlodolynske, in the Melitopol district.
The Russia-installed governor of the Zaporizhzhia region Vladimir Rogov said that the bridge across the Molochna River near the village of Svitlodolynske, was hit by the Ukrainian HIMARS missiles.
According to him, the repair work was being done on the bridge at the time of the strike which led …
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Russia warns the West of ‘horrible war’ if Ukraine continues to be supplied with weapons
Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin threatened the Weste with decisive retaliatory measures if it supplies Ukraine with offensive weapons, which, in his opinion, will certainly be used to capture Russian territories and strike peaceful Russian cities.
"If Washington and NATO countries supply weapons that will be used to strike peaceful cities and try to capture our territories as they threaten. This will lead to retaliatory measures using more powerful weapons. Members of the U.S. …
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Iran refuses to recognize occupied territories of Ukraine as part of Russia
Iran does not recognize the annexed territories of Ukraine, including Crimea and the so-called Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republic as part of Russia, said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in an interview with the Turkish TV channel TRT World.
According to him, Iran recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries within the boundaries of the international law. It is for this reason, "despite the excellent relations between Tehran and Moscow," Iran did not …
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Shoygu announces large-scale reform of Russian armed forces, wants to increase number of troops to 1.5 million
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu announced a large-scale reform of the Russian armed forces in order to fulfill the instruction of president Vladimir Putin to increase the number of troops from 1.15 million to 1.5 million people. "Ensuring the full military security of the state, protection of new subjects and critical facilities of the Russian Federation is possible only by strengthening the key structural components of the Armed Forces," Shoygu said at a meeting with his deputies, …
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Kyiv denies Russia’s claims that Ukrainian Forces are withdrawing from Soledar
Russian media reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were ordered to withdraw from the city of Soledar, Donetsk region.
Ukrainian officials denied the reports that the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost control over Soledar or plan to withdraw from it.
The representative of the Eastern Group of Forces, Serhiy Cherevatyi, the deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee on national security, defense and intelligence Yuri Mysyagin, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Pavlo …
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Two trains with Russian military equipment arrive in Belarus
At least 50 units of military equipment were delivered to Belarus from Russia, reports the monitoring group Belaruski Hajun.
"According to our data, about 43 KAMAZ and Urals trucks, BAZ-6306, 5 fuel trucks, 2 ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns, field kitchens and water tanks were delivered by train. It should also be noted that on one of the cars, there are numbers specific to the 44th region of the Russian Federation, which is the Western Military District," it was reported.
The Belarusian Defense …
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Russia continues to amass troops in Belarus
Russian troops continue to arrive in Belarus, reports the Belarusian news agency Belta, citing the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus.
The news agency writes that the process of "building up the regional grouping of troops" is taking place in stages. Now the personnel, weapons, military, and special equipment of the Russian Armed Forces are being transferred to the country. Another shipment of new BTR-82A, BTR-80K, armored medical, repair and evacuation vehicles has just arrived in …
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Russia is preparing for a new round of mobilization
The second round of mobilization for the war in Ukraine will apparently begin "under public pressure." The Russian president has already begun to receive requests. A certain group called "Soldiers' Widows" published an open letter on Telegram, in which it demanded a general mobilization and banning the men of military age from leaving the country.
"Today, all the world's evil has united against Russia, the entire Western world has turned against us. It’s either us or them. There is no other …