Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall buys 50 Leopard-1 tanks from Belgium for shipment to Ukraine
The German defense concern Rheinmetall has bought 50 Leopard-1 tanks from Belgium, reports the newspaper Handelsblatt, citing its sources.
Rheinmetall reportedly purchased Leopard 1 tanks from Belgium to re-equip them and ship about 30 of them to Ukraine.
According to the newspaper, Rheinmetall initially wanted to buy Leopard tanks from the Swiss defense company Ruag. However, Switzerland did not issue an export license in accordance with its neutrality law, and Rheinmetall had to look for …
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Ukrainian Forces cross the Dnipro river, gain foothold on the Russia-occupied left bank
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are stepping up their operations in the Kherson region, gaining footholds on the Dnipro river for the transfer of forces and equipment from the right bank. The Ukrainian troops have reportedly crossed the Dnipro River to the occupied left bank near the village of Kazachi Lageri.
"So far, it looks like a reconnaissance attack carried out with the help of speedboats. But the Russians have tasted what will happen," writes Julian Roepcke, a military columnist for the …
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Kremlin is upset Russia was not invited to Ukraine summit in Saudi Arabia
The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the results of the summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which was held to discuss the "peace formula" tabled by Ukraine. The Kremlin said that Russia does not accept any negotiations without its participation.
"We are convinced that a truly comprehensive, sustainable and fair settlement is possible only if the Kyiv regime stops hostilities and terrorist attacks, and its Western sponsors stop pumping weapons into the Ukrainian Armed Forces," said the …
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Ukraine carries out missile attack on bridges connecting Crimea and Kherson region
Ukraine launched a missile attack on the Chongar bridge connecting the annexed Crimea and the Kherson region, said Russia-installed head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov. According to him, one missile hit and damaged the roadway, the other missiles were allegedly shot down by the Russian air defense forces. According to Aksenov, there were no casualties, and repair work on the roadway had already begun.
The Russian-appointed governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, claims that the attack on the …
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Kyiv: Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian air bases are not effective
Commenting on the Russian overnight air attack on Starokostiantyniv airfield, the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuriy Ihnat, said that in case of risks of air attacks, the Ukrainian pilots would relocate the planes to other airfields in Ukraine.
"It is the Starokostiantyniv airfield that haunts the enemy. It's clear why. From here, our pilots give a whipping to the enemy in the occupied territories. We see how their ammunition depots go up in flames," Ihnat said.
"This is not the …
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Russia loses half of its airborne troops in war against Ukraine
Russia has lost at least half of its airborne troops (VDV) during the invasion of Ukraine, according to the Intelligence of the British Defense Ministry.
According to the report, the annual celebration of the VDV Day on August 2, 2023, was "overshadowed by an unsanctioned disclosure of the scope of the casualties the elite forces have suffered in Ukraine."
In his address the commander-in-chief of the Russian airborne troops, Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinsky, said that 8500 Russian …
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Lukashenko says he joked when claiming that Wagner mercenaries want to attack Poland
The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenka, said he was joking when he said that Wagner mercenaries wanted to attack Poland.
"I joked that the Wagner fighters were talking that they would go on a trip to Rzeszow. Why? Because the equipment and weapons went from Rzeszow to where these "Wagner soldiers" fought near Artemovsk (Bakhmut). Thousands of their guys died there. And they will remember this," he said.
Lukashenko said that the Polish authorities still have to thank …
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Zelensky: Putin will not survive another 10 years of war with Ukraine
Russian president Putin will not survive another 10 years of full-scale war against Ukraine, because he is no longer an influential political figure either inside Russia or abroad, said Ukrainian President olodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the Brazilian news agency Globo.
The journalist asked the Ukrainian President a question about the war that the Russian Federation has been waging in Syria for more than 10 years, and asked "whether the same thing can happen to Ukraine that happened to …
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Ukrainian Forces liberate Andriivka south of Bakhmut
The Ukrainian military drove the Russians out of Andriivka south of Bakhmut. This will make it easier to encircle the enemy in Bakhmut, said the speaker of the Eastern Group of Ukrainian Forces, Serhiy Cherevatyi, on the Ukrainian TV.
"Like any other settlement around Bakhmut, this makes it possible to complete the encirclement of Bakhmut and oust or encircle the enemy," Cherevatyi said.
Cherevatyi emphasized that the Russians no longer have the upper hand in the area. They are thoroughly …
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Ammunition depot on fire in Russia occupied Crimea
Early morning, multiple explosions were heard in Crimea at the Starokrymsky military training ground near the village of Kirovskoye, in Feodosia district. The Telegram Channel Crimean Wind published the videos of the explosions.
There were reportedly three strikes on an ammunition depot and a strike on the landfill, which caused the ammunition in the warehouse to explode.
According to the residents, the explosions continue, and the sounds can be head in.
The Russia-installed head of Crimea, …