Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Budanov: Ukraine regains control of Northern Black Sea and targets Russian forces in Crimea
Ukraine's operation to liberate Crimea and its territorial waters in the Black Sea is gaining momentum, according to Ukraine's military intelligence chief Budanov.
During successful multi-faceted operations, Ukraine has managed to take back control of the northern Black Sea and has weakened the Russian forces in Crimea. The Russian fleet is fleeing the peninsula, General-Lieutenant Kirill Budanov of Ukraine's military intelligence service (GUR MO) told French newspaper Le Monde.
"The northern …
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NATO pledges continued military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine with billions allocated for 2024
NATO countries have resolutely stated that they will continue to provide Ukraine with substantial military, economic, and humanitarian aid, with many nations planning to allocate "billions of euros in additional strength and resources in 2024," according to a NATO press service announcement following the NATO-Ukraine Council meeting on Wednesday, January 10, in Brussels.
Furthermore, "NATO's promise was that this year, 500 million euros would be allocated to Ukraine's priority projects," said …
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Families of Russian Novocherkassk ship crew asked for DNA samples for remains identification
The saga concerning the destroyed Russian landing ship Novocherkassk of the Black Sea Fleet continues in Russia.
The Russian authorities are claiming that there are no losses, yet the relatives of the sailors from the Russian landing ship Novocherkassk have been asked to provide DNA samples for the identification of the remains, reports the Russian news outlet ASTRA, referring to the family of the "missing" crew member Alexander Kolotvinov.
Moscow is refusing to acknowledge the fatalities …
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Serbian mercenary recruiter slams Russian army leadership for poor treatment and lack of support
Dejan Beric, a Serbian mercenary recruiter for the Russian army, has criticized the leadership of the 119th Parachute Assault Regiment which includes foreign troops. In a video statement released on VKontakte social network on Monday, January 8, Beric, dressed in a t-shirt emblazoned with 'Putin's Team. The People’s Front' complained that Russian commanders are refusing to supply the Serbians with sufficient weaponry and lack of medical treatment for the wounded.
Beric claims that he had to …
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Russian Colonel Arman Ospanov killed in Ukrainian artillery strike in Kherson region
Colonel Arman Ospanov, the head of the armored service within the Russian airborne troops, was killed in Ukraine's Kherson region, report Russian Telegram channels.
It is noted that Ospanov, a close comrade of the commander of Russia's airborne forces, Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, was killed in a Ukrainian artillery strike.
On January 6, Colonel Ospanov had arrived to inspect the positions of the 104th airborne assault division of the Russian Federation, located near the village of …
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Ukrainian Special Operations Forces destroy Russian Tirada-2 electronic warfare system in Donetsk region
Ukrainian forces have detected and destroyed a Russian electronic warfare system, known as Tirada-2, on the Donetsk front, according to the press service of the Special Operations Forces.
During reconnaissance activities along the Donetsk direction, operatives from the 3rd Separate Special Operations Regiment located the Russian Tirada-2 electronic warfare system.
This system, designed to disable communication satellites, was completed by Russia in the autumn of 2018, with its presence …
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Kyiv: Ukraine is preparing its airfields for F-16 fighter jets
Ukraine is developing its airfield infrastructure to host F-16 fighter jets, concurrently with the training of its pilots and engineers abroad, said the country’s First Deputy Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk, on Telegram.
According to Pavlyuk, the process of integrating the multirole F-16 fighter into Ukraine's overall defence force system is progressing both in Ukraine and also as part of an international coalition of air forces. These efforts are taking place …
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Russia launches massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine
The Russian military has once again attacked Ukraine, using hypersonic ballistic missiles Kinzhal and other weaponry. A nationwide air raid alert was declared across Ukraine on the night of Monday, January 8th, with the Ukrainian Air Force stating that rockets had been launched by Russian strategic aviation aircraft. 11 Tu-95MS strategic bombers and 4 MiG-31Ks were flew from airbases in the Nizhny Novgorod and Murmansk regions. Additionally, missile launches from the Caspian Sea area were …
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Russian military plans major offensive on the left bank of Dnipro river to eliminate Ukrainian stronghold near Krynky
The Russian military is reportedly preparing for an escalation of hostilities around the village of Krynky on the left bank of the Kherson region, with a large-scale offensive in the works to fulfill Vladimir Putin's order to eliminate the Ukrainian stronghold there, reports the Russian war channel "Airborne troops for Honesty and Justice", affiliated with the command of the Russian Dnieper group of forces.
"The 'Dnieper' Main Group is actively preparing troops for operations in the Kherson …
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Unidentified drones persistently hover over German military bases during Ukrainian troops training
In Germany, federal authorities have been trying for more than a year to determine the origin of drones appearing above barracks and military grounds, where both German and Ukrainian troops undergo training, reports Bild.
Nils Hilmer, the State Secretary at the country's Defence Ministry, acknowledged the issue to German parliamentarians: "So far, we have been unsuccessful in capturing any drones or their operators."
Suspicious drones are spotted above military bases and barracks in Germany …