Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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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 …
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Religious conflict blamed for mass shooting at Russian military training ground near Belgorod
The number of victims of the mass shooting at the training ground near Belgorod is probably three times higher than officially reported, report Russian telegram channels.
On the morning of October 15, a shooting occurred at the training ground of the Russia Armed Forces near the village of Soloti in the Belgorod region. According to the Russian Defense Ministry’s report, 11 servicemen were killed in the incident, but in reality there may be more than three dozen victims, reported the Russian …
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Russia orders Iranian drones which were designed for attacks on Tel Aviv and Haifa
Russia has ordered a new type of unmanned aerial vehicle from Iran, which has not yet been used in Russian attacks on Ukraine yet, said the expert of the Russian Center for Military-Political Journalism, Boris Rozhin, referring to unnamed sources in the Islamic Republic. These are Arash-2 drones. Earlier, the commander of the Iranian ground forces, Brigadier Kioumars Heydari, said that these drones were designed specifically to attack Tel Aviv and Haifa. The range of the drone's flight is 2000 …
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Russia: Ukrainian Forces have begun active phase of offensive in Kherson region
The Ukrainian Forces have begun the active phase of the offensive in the Kherson region, but the Russian army is ready to repel attacks, said the Russia-installed deputy “governor" of the region, Kirill Stremousov.
"It doesn't mean anything. On August 28, there was also an active phase just in the area of Posad-Pokrovske, which was successfully stopped by the Russian army," he stressed.
Stremousov said that the Ukrainian troops are carrying out the offensive between Dudchany and Berislav. He …
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Media: Putin is considering a ceasefire in Ukraine to prepare for a new offensive
Russia continues to promote the idea of negotiations with Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin is not going to refuse to continue the war and hopes to use a ceasefire to prepare for a new offensive in February-March 2023, reports the news outlet Meduza, citing its sources close to the Kremlin.
According to Meduza, Putin is thinking about resuming negotiations, despite the refusal of the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, to negotiate with him after Russia’s annexation of 4 regions of Ukraine. At …