Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Finland announces €200 million military aid package for Ukraine
Finland has announced its 27th military assistance package for Ukraine, valued at nearly €200 million, according to a statement issued by Finland’s Ministry of Defense. The decision, made by Finland's President based on a government proposal, is expected to cost Finland approximately €198 million to replace the equipment included in this set. So far, Finland has supplied Ukraine with defense equipment worth a total of €2.5 billion.
This package, meticulously coordinated with Ukrainian …
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Ukrainian Forces strike Russian command center in Kursk region
Ukrainian forces have destroyed a command post of the Russian troops in the city of Rylsk, in the Kursk region, reported the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
"Today, the missile and artillery units of Ukraine's Defense Forces delivered a fire strike on the command post of the Russian Armed Forces in Rylsk, Kursk region,” the statement reads. The targeted and coordinated attack resulted in the destruction of the enemy control center.
The operation marks part of a systematic effort to …
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Ukrainian drone strikes cause explosions at Russian oil refineries in Volgograd and Yaroslavl
Volgograd Oil Refinery, the sixth largest in Russia, annually processes approximately 14 million tons of crude oil. While local authorities assert that the plant sustained minimal damage, footage from the scene depicts significant explosions.
Overnight Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russian oil refineries in the Volgograd and Yaroslavl regions, as reported by the Russian media outlet Shot.
According to Shot, around 4:00 AM, four UAVs were neutralized above the "Slavneft-YANOS" oil plant in …
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Ukrainian Court freezes $57 million in assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska
A Ukrainian court has frozen assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska,
A Ukrainian court has frozen assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, valued at 2.11 billion hryvnia ($57 million). The assets include nearly 500,000 tons of bauxite and alumina, materials stockpiled at the Mykolaiv Alumina Plant, previously owned by Deripaska, reported The Security Service of Ukraine.
The total value of the seized assets exceeds 2.11 billion UAH. Alumina and bauxite are essential elements …
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Russian plot to assassinate Rheinmetall CEO uncovered by intelligence agencies
Russia reportedly had plans to assassinate Armin Papperger, the head of the German defense giant Rheinmetall, due to dissatisfaction with Western arms supplies to Ukraine, revealed Papperger himself in a discussion with the news agency BNS.
“It's quite obvious that countries like Russia aren't very happy. We are the world's largest producer of large-caliber ammunition and assist Western nations in defending themselves," he stated. Currently, the safety of Rheinmetall's head is being secured …
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Ukraine urgently seeks alternatives amid USAID funding suspension
Ukrine has initiated talks with European counterparts at the parliamentary level to explore temporary replacements for American aid amid the suspension of funding by USAID, while reviews are ongoing in Washington. This delay could extend the normalization of processes by 3-6 months, announced the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Humanitarian and Information Policy.
"The scope of the issues Ukraine and dozens of other countries face with the cessation of American aid is …
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U.S. transfers 90 Patriot missiles from Israel to Poland for delivery to Ukraine
The U.S. military has extracted approximately 90 Patriot air defense system missiles from storage in Israel, rerouting them to Rzeszow, a pivotal logistics hub in southeastern Poland for U.S. and NATO arms supplies to Ukraine.
"This marks the largest arms transfer from Israel to Ukraine since the onset of Russia's invasion," Axios reported, citing three informed sources. The report did not specify if Ukraine would be receiving the Patriot systems themselves.
As Axios highlighted, the Israeli …
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Massive Ukrainian drone attack hits multiple Russian regions
On the night of Wednesday, January 29, Russian regions were hit with a massive drone attack, according to local reports. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that they had shot down 104 drones across nine regions in the country. The drones targeted areas including Kursk, Bryansk, Smolensk, Tver, Belgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaluga, Rostov, and Leningrad. Tragedy struck in Belgorod, where two people—a woman and a child—were killed, and two others were injured, Telegram channels reported.
In the …
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Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov under investigation by Anti-Corruption Bureau for alleged abuse of power
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has launched a criminal investigation into Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, according to a response from the agency to an official inquiry from Radio Liberty.
The Defense Minister is accused of power abuse due to his refusal to extend the contract of Marina Bezrukova, head of the Defense Procurement Agency, and for withdrawing two members, Taras Chmut and Yuriy Dzihir, from the agency's Supervisory Board.
The investigation was initiated …
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NATO strengthens Baltic Sea security amid concerns over Russian sabotage
In a recent press conference in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed deep concern over ongoing damage to underwater cables in the Baltic Sea.
"The latest incident involving an underwater cable in the Baltic Sea highlights the threat posed by Russia's 'shadow fleet," Scholz remarked during the joint briefing with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday, January 28.
Last weekend, a fiber-optic cable between Sweden and Latvia sustained serious damage.
During the press …