Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Russian 'elite' air assault brigade fakes combat wounds for payouts and medals
Russian soldiers and officers from the so-called “elite” 83rd Air Assault Brigade in the war in Ukraine resorted to widespread self-inflicted gunshot wounds that were registered as combat injuries, with the aim of securing cash payouts, state honors and other benefits, the Russian newspaper Kommersant reports.
According to Russian media, 35 people have been identified in the scheme, including Col. Artem Gorodilov and his deputy, Lt. Col. Konstantin Frolov, known by the nickname “Executioner.” …
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Russian drone crashes in eastern Poland, igniting cornfield and prompting Warsaw protest
Overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday, a Russian drone crashed in eastern Poland, setting a cornfield on fire and blowing out windows in several homes. An hour earlier, air-raid sirens had sounded in western Ukraine, but Polish air defenses did not register any violation of Poland’s airspace.
Local media report the drone came down in a cornfield in the village of Osiny in eastern Lublin Voivodeship, just over 100 km from the Ukrainian border and roughly 40 km from Warsaw.
At the blast site, …
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Ukrainian military: Russia holding Lyman axis due to manpower edge, not superior training or equipment
Russian forces are managing to hold positions along the Lyman axis, a Ukrainian unit says, citing manpower advantages rather than superior training or equipment.
Small infantry teams backed by drones are trying to pierce Ukrainian defenses on the Lyman front, according to Vasyl Denysiuk of the 66th Mechanized Brigade, who spoke to Ukrainian media. He said Russian troops attack not only during the day but also at night, RBC-Ukraine reported.
Denysiuk said Russian forces build up at night and …
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Lavrov says Russia wants to join China, the US, Britain and France in providing Ukraine security guarantees
Russia agrees that security guarantees for Ukraine should be provided on an equal basis with the participation of countries such as China, the United States, the United Kingdom and France, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on August 20.
He added that Russia itself should also be among those providing Ukraine’s security guarantees.
“As for reports that Britain, France and Germany want to create and develop collective security guarantees, we are in favor of those guarantees being truly …
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Russia launches overnight drone strikes on Sumy and Odesa regions, at least 18 injured
Russian forces attacked the city of Okhtyrka in Ukraine’s Sumy region early Wednesday, August 20, the regional prosecutor’s office said.
The strike was carried out with unmanned aerial vehicles; 14 people sought medical help and at least 13 private homes were damaged or destroyed.
A pretrial investigation has been opened into alleged war crimes.
The regional administration and the National Police reported 12 wounded. Police said a multi-story residential building, a garage and an outbuilding …
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18,500 soldiers convicted in Russia of desertion or unauthorized absence since 2022, analysis finds
At least 18,500 people have been convicted in Russia for desertion and unauthorized absence from their units since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to a new analysis.
Over 3.5 years of war, Russia’s garrison military courts handed down at least 18,341 convictions in cases of desertion and leaving one’s duty station, the research center led by Kirill Parubets found in a study by The Insider.
Since February 2023, the Judicial Department of Russia’s Supreme Court …
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Ukraine’s Border Guard: Russia amasses 50,000 troops in Sumy’s Kursk axis as assaults wane
Ukraine’s “Stalevyi Kordon” (Steel Border) border guard brigade says Russian forces are pressing forward on only one axis - the Kursk direction. Moscow has not met its objectives there but is building up troops.
“In the Sumy region, the situation remains quite tense specifically on the Kursk axis — within the Khotin and Yunakivka territorial communities. That’s where the enemy is concentrating the largest number of personnel — about 50,000,” Ivan Shevtsov, head of the Steel Border brigade’s …
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Ukraine makes gains near Dobropillya amid rapid push
On Monday, Ukrainian military observer Konstantin Mashovets said Ukraine’s Armed Forces had cleared Zapovedne and Dorozhne of Russian troops.
Geolocated footage from August 14 and 18 indicated Ukrainian troops halted a Russian advance along a tree line southwest of Petrovka. Footage from August 17 and 18 shows a Ukrainian flag in Zolotyi Kolodets. ISW had previously not marked these settlements as areas of Russian advances on its maps due to a lack of geolocated evidence of Russian presence in …
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Syrskyi: Russia redeploys troops from Sumy region for a new push on Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi is warning of a new Russian push toward the Zaporizhzhia region, saying Moscow is moving forces from the Sumy sector to support the effort.
The Russian military is preparing a new offensive on the Zaporizhzhia axis with the aim of seizing the entire region. To do this, Russian forces are redeploying troops from Sumy, Syrskyi said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
He said the situation along the front remains difficult. Russian forces are …
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Lavrov ties Ukraine peace talks to respect for Russians and Russian speakers’ rights
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said ceasefire agreements in Ukraine will not be reached unless Ukrainian authorities “fully respect” the rights of Russians and Russian-speaking people.
He outlined the conditions in an interview with state-run Rossiya 24, according to the RIA Novosti news agency. He added that a lasting peace won’t be possible unless the “causes” of the war are removed.
“Without respect for Russia’s security, without full respect for the rights of Russian and Russian- …