Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Russia to hold nuclear deterrence drills
Russia will conduct the Thunder-2022 nuclear deterrence exercises by the end of the year. This is the second such exercise in 2022, the first took place five days before the invasion of Ukraine.
The timing of the exercises is still unknown, but it is expected that they will take place after the completion of the NATO exercise on nuclear deterrence Steadfast Noon, which started on October 17 and will last until October 30. The Russian Federation is obliged to warn about such exercises.
The …
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Putin’s friend Prigozhin claims inmates who joined his private military company have ‘balls of steel’
The founder of the Russian private military company the Wagner Group, an oligarch and close associate of the Russian president, Yevgeny Prigozhin, also known as "Putin's cook", is confident that the inmates who joined his private military company have "balls of steel " and are ready to fight amid any adversity.
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Prigozhin, apparently having special powers, began to visit penal colonies and prisons and recruit convicts to join the Wagner Group and …
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Kyiv: Russia deploying additional troops to Kherson
Evacuation of people and property from the occupied Kherson, previously announced by Russia, is an information operation and manipulation. In fact, the Russian authorities are bringing additional military units to the city and preparing the streets for defense, said the Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Kirill Budanov in an interview with the newspaper Ukrainska Pravda.
"In many aspects, it is an information operation and manipulation. Here are some …
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Russian authorities call on the residents of Kherson to immediately leave the city
The Russia-installed administration of the Kherson region called on the residents to "immediately leave the city."
"Residents of Kherson and all departments and ministries of civil administration should cross to the left bank of the Dnieper today. Due to the tense situation at the front, the increased danger of massive shelling of the city and the threat of terrorist attacks, all civilians should immediately leave the city and cross to the left bank of the Dnieper!" reads the statement. …
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Ukraine starts using Israeli systems to counter Iranian kamikaze drones used by Russia
While the debate continues in Israel about whether to provide military assistance to the Ukrainians Forces fighting the Russian army, and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz unequivocally states that there will be no shipments of Israeli weapons to Kyiv, an Israeli anti-drone system has appeared in the arsenal the weapons used by Ukraine, reported the Israeli news website Dossier Debka, citing Ukrainian military sources.
According to the publication, the Ukrainian army has completed the …
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Russia threatens not to extend the grain deal if the UN sends experts to investigate use of Iranian drones in Ukraine
Russia has threatened to reconsider cooperation with the UN, in particular, a grain deal, if it sends to Ukraine experts to inspect Iranian drones shot down by Ukrainian military, said the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky.
Earlier, Ukraine invited UN experts to check the origin of drones, which Russia uses to strike civilian targets in Ukraine. There drones are believed to be supplied to Russia by Iran.
According to Polyansky, these are …
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Russian troops reportedly leaving Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia region
The Russian military and Russia-installed authorities began to leave in a hurry Enerhodar in Zaporizhia. They are taking all the valuables with them, reported the telegram channel Enerhodar.
"The invaders begin to flee from Enerhodar. Panic, fear and expectation of defeat, which affect the invaders in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, reached Enerhodar. Yesterday, October 19, and tonight, looted property began to be removed from the centers of residence of the Russian military and the …
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Russia preparing to surrender Kherson
According to the commander of the Russian troops in the zone of the so-called "special operation" in Ukraine, General Sergei Surovikin, "the situation in Kherson is very difficult."
"We will act consciously, in a timely manner, not excluding the adoption of the most difficult decisions," the general said on the air of the TV channel Russia 24.
According to Surovikin, "the enemy strikes at critical infrastructure," so "further plans and actions regarding the city of Kherson itself will depend …
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Putin declares martial law in occupied regions of Ukraine
Speaking at a meeting of the Russian Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he had signed a decree introducing martial law in four regions of Ukraine - Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk. All these areas are partially occupied by the Russian military. On September 6, Putin signed decrees on the accession of these regions to the Russian Federation.
According to the decree, which was published on the Kremlin's website, the martial law regime will take effect from …
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Estonian Parliament recognizes Russia as a terrorist state
The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) adopted a statement condemning the annexation of the territory of Ukraine and declaring Russia as a terrorist regime. The declaration was unanimously supported by all 88 members of parliament.
"Putin's regime, threatening to use nuclear weapons, has made Russia the greatest threat to peace both in Europe and around the world," the document reads.
Estonian MPs supported the appeal of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to deprive the …