Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Zelensky warns of another imminent Russian offensive near Kharkiv
In a video address to world leaders on 26 May, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russian Armed Forces are planning an offensive 90 kilometres from Kharkiv.
The Russian Armed Forces are assembling a new group of troops near the border with Ukraine, preparing for an offensive 90 kilometres northwest of Kharkiv, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his address to global leaders.
The Ukrainian President shared a video shot at a Kharkiv printing house, recently destroyed by …
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Military commander claims Ukrainian Forces ready to strike Russian bases used for attacking Kharkiv, but international restrictions remain
Ukrainian Forces are capable of striking Russian bases, which the Russians use to relentlessly shell Kharkiv. However, the main issue lies in the current prohibition by Kyiv's partners, including the US, against attacking Russian territory with a range of firepower, said in an interview with TSN by Yuriy Fedorenko, commander of the Achilles battalion of strike drone aviation systems of the 92nd Brigade.
“Thus, we do not have the capability to destroy the enemy in areas where they are …
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Ukrainian military: Russian offensive in Kharkiv region stalled near Lyptsi
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have halted the threat of a breakthrough by Russian troops in the Strilecha — Hlyboke sector of the Kharkiv region, reported Nazar Voloshyn, spokesperson for the operational-strategic military group Khortytsia, on 26 May during a national news broadcast.
Ukraine's Defence Forces are steadily displacing enemy units from their positions. Systematic efforts to push out the Russians are ongoing. "The Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to occupy most of the defensive lines in …
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FSB initiates major purge within Russian Defense Ministry: top brass under arrest amidst Ukraine conflict fallout
Arrests of senior Russian generals are just beginning, all with the Kremlin's consent, reported Russian publication The Moscow Times, citing five anonymous sources.
The journalists spoke with two government officials, two sources close to the Kremlin, and an informed source within the Ministry of Defense. All five agreed that the ongoing wave of arrests aims for the security agencies to pin the blame for failures in Ukraine on the military and gain control of defense expenditure.
“There’s a …
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Explosions in Belgorod cause fires and significant damage
Explosions were heard in the Russian city of Belgorod on the evening of Saturday, May 25, amidst daytime attacks on Kharkiv.
Russian social media reports claim multiple buildings in the city have been damaged following an attack.
Numerous videos of fires post-explosions have been recorded by local residents. These reports come from pro-government Telegram channels.
Russian social media claims the damage in the city include a residential building on Yesenin Street and school building No. 43. …
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Multiple explosions shake annexed Crimea
Explosions were heard in several settlements in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Anti-aircraft systems were activated on the peninsula, and there are reports of casualties. Multiple social media users have shared details of the incidents.
Residents of Yevpatoria reported seeing ambulances and fire trucks on the streets following the explosions.
Partisans from the pro-Ukrainian Atesh movement reported explosions in temporarily occupied Yevpatoria via their Telegram channel. Explosions were …
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Russian ambassador warns Washington: accept peace terms or face further Ukrainian territorial losses
Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, has warned that Ukraine stands to lose more territory amid current military advancements in the Kharkiv region. He touted these gains as significant achievements for the Russian army.
Antonov responded to a Reuters report suggesting that the Kremlin might be considering a halt to the war against Ukraine. In an interview with Newsweek, he asserted that Washington would have to "agree to Russia's peace proposals."
"We view the …
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Italy rejects NATO Chief's call to lift restrictions on Ukrainian strikes against targets in Russia
The Italian government has rejected NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's call for allies to lift restrictions on the use of weapons supplied to Ukraine against targets in Russia, reports the news agency Ansa.
Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Lega party, Matteo Salvini, expressed disagreement with the NATO chief’s stance.
"Italy is not at war with anyone, and while it was right to assist Ukraine militarily, lifting the ban on Kyiv to strike military targets in Russia is out …
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Russian opposition convenes in Lviv to discuss anti-Putin strategy
Russian opposition figures gathered in Lviv met with Ukrainian authorities to discuss strategies to combat the Putin regime, with the meeting remaining unannounced until it was revealed on social media. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) supported the forum, with its head, Kyrylo Budanov, deeming it a "manifestation of the fight against the Kremlin dictatorship, helping Ukraine to prevail against the aggressor state".
Details about the event were further …
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Former Russia’s Nuclear Agency Chief warns of imminent strategic security collapse following Ukrainian drone strike on Russian radar station
Former head of Roscosmos and ex-Deputy Prime Minister for the Defense Industry Dmitry Rogozin has claimed that the world is teetering on the edge of an "irreversible collapse of the strategic security of nuclear powers."
In his post on Telegram, Rogozin has confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian early warning radar station in the Krasnodar region.
According to the former head of Roscosmos, a Ukrainian drone targeted a "key element of the strategic nuclear forces' combat control …