Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Southern Operational Command Speaker: Ukrainian forces make progress in Kherson region despite challenges
Speaker of the Southern Operational Command Nataliya Gumenyuk, during a briefing, commented on the progress made by Ukrainian forces on the east bank of the Kherson region.
"We can state today that our efforts are yielding results. We have expanded our bridgeheads, but we must realize that the front line is very fluid," underlined Gumenyuk.
She also noted that there are many Russian units on the east bank of the Dnipro River, which are better fortified than the Ukrainian defenders. "They have …
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Ukraine denies Russian claims of capturing village of Tabaivka in Kharkiv region
Russian media have been disseminating reports claiming the capture of Tabaivka in the Kupiansk direction, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) have refuted these claims. The head of the Press Service of the Ukrainian Land Forces Command, Volodymyr Fityo, said during a broadcast on the Espresso television channel that fighting continues in and around the village.
"The enemy's current boasting in their public releases about Tabaivka does not reflect reality. Combat actions are ongoing there; …
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Major Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl comes under drone attack
The largest oil refinery in Russia's Northern region, located in Yaroslavl, was attacked by a drone, reported Russian Telegram channel Baza.
According to the channel, the drone crashed near a hydrocracking unit at the Slavneft-YANOS refinery at around 7 a.m. Moscow time.
According to the Telegram channel 112, the site of the incident has been cordoned off, with a bomb disposal team expected to arrive.
Preliminary data indicates that there were no casualties as a result of the attack.
At the …
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Ukraine launches mysterious electronic warfare system designed to combat missiles and drones fired by Russian forces
On January 13, the Ukrainian Air Command South reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had shot down 40 aerial threats, including three Shahed drones, with the remaining being various types of missiles. According to the press service, 20 of these threats failed to reach their targets due to electronic warfare (EW). This announcement raised many questions, as there had been no such reports before. In particular, questions arose about how exactly it's possible to influence missiles and why it …
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Russian troops intensify assault on Avdiivka from multiple directions
Russian forces attempt to capture Avdiivka in Donetsk region, attacking the town from three directions, military expert Ihor Romanenko reported during a national news broadcast.
The expert highlighted that the Russian Armed Forces are trying to breach the city’s defenses from the north, south (towards Pervomaisk), and in a direct frontal attack.
To the north, near the Stepne area, the adversary is focusing on cutting off logistic routes from this direction towards the south. The corridor …
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Scholz urges European nations to increase financial and military aid to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has renewed calls for European partners to bolster financial and military support for Ukraine. With difficulties facing U.S. President Joe Biden in passing a new aid package for Kyiv through Congress, supporters of Ukraine are in a particularly challenging position, stated Scholz at a meeting with German Social Democratic Party members of the European Parliament in Berlin on Sunday, January 28. Consequently, he emphasized that Europe must discuss "how each can …
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Kyiv: Russia produces 100 missiles monthly for use in attacks on Ukraine
Russia produces about 100 missiles a month and almost the same number are used during strikes, reported the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuriy Ihnat, during the "United News" telethon.
He noted that, for example, on January 2, Russians launched around 100 missiles, while the attack on December 29 was even larger—with 158 various air attack weapons fired at Ukraine.
According to Ihnat, Russians cannot afford to be left with nothing. For instance, they currently make little use of …
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Tragic irony: Russian engineer commits suicide after missile he helped create kills his grandmother in Kharkiv
An engineer at the Almaz-Antey factory in Russia reportedly took his own life after a missile he had worked on killed his grandmother in Kharkiv, reports the Telegram channel Novaya Velikaya Rossiya (New Great Russia).
It is noted that the man left a suicide note stating that the missile he had contributed to landed in the home of his maternal grandmother, killing her. "I could not live with this. What is happening now is a horror and a nightmare. I refuse to participate in it any longer, but …
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Greece to supply Ukraine with Soviet-made military equipment in exchange for $200 Million U.S. assistance package
Greece has agreed to a US State Department proposal to transfer or sell weapons to Ukraine in exchange for Washington's assistance amounting to $200 million, reports The Greek newspaper Kathimerini.
It is noted that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has given instructions regarding the transfer to Ukraine of systems and equipment that are not being used by the Greek army.
Before this, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent a letter to the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis …
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Ukrainian Forces report erratic Russian assault tactics in the South
Ukrainian forces are witnessing erratic behavior from the enemy, with the Russian troops in the South ramping up and then scaling down assault operations, said Natalia Humeniuk, head of the United Press Center of the Operational Command South, during a broadcast on the ‘United News’ telethon.
“We are observing some sort of 'tachycardia' in their assaults. They increase them, then decrease, nervously retreating to their positions with losses. Then they develop some dreadful plans and return to …