Ukraine reports Monday that it has downed 13 of the 15 explosive drones that Russia fired at night. The drones were Iranian-made. The supplies of Western anti-aircraft guns help Kyiv effectively repel such attacks. “The Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with Shahed-131/136 drones from the north,” the Ukrainian army said. “In […]
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, has admitted to being behind The Wagner Group for the first time. His mercenary company is accused of being an extension of the Russian state. Prigozhin says he founded the paramilitary group in 2014 to send people to eastern Ukraine […]
Ukraine has launched a long-awaited counter-offensive to liberate the country’s south from Russian occupiers. One of the targets is Kherson, the only major city captured by Russian forces west of the Dnieper River, which flows through the center of Ukraine. The southern command of the Ukrainian army calls on residents […]
Russia must be judged on the blockade of grain from Ukraine, says EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell. He speaks of a “true war crime” as hunger threatens poor parts of the world. “So I can’t imagine this going on for much longer.” Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, […]
“The fierce battle for the Lugansk region continues.” That says the commander of the Ukrainian army Valeriy Zaluzhny. Russia has concentrated its main forces in the north of the region, and is trying to attack simultaneously from nine directions, Zaluzhny says. The Russians use airplanes, rocket-propelled grenades and artillery […]
Germany wants to supply Ukraine with multiple rocket launchers and a modern anti-aircraft system to fight against the Russian aggressor. During the budget debate, Chancellor Olaf Scholz also promised the Ukrainian armed forces a modern tracking radar. According to the British secret service, the Russian military is still gaining […]
The Russian-appointed administration in the Kherson region, in southeastern Ukraine, is going to ask Moscow to place a military base in the region. A local government official has said so, according to the Russian state news agency RIA. “There should be a Russian military base in the Kherson region,” […]
Despite the war in Ukraine, Russia’s role in the OPEC+ oil cartel will not change substantially. That message was sent by Saudi Arabia, the largest oil-producing country in OPEC +. In addition to OPEC members, there are also some allies such as Russia and Kazakhstan, the British business newspaper […]
Russian authorities say a Russian civilian has been killed on Russian soil for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine. According to the governor of Belgorod, this happened in that border region during shelling. Three were also injured. “At the moment there is one fatality. […]
The Russian Foreign Ministry claims that Israeli mercenaries are fighting in the war in Ukraine. Sputnik, a spokesman, told the Russian radio station that the Israelis are “practically shoulder to shoulder with the Azov battalion”. The Russian information has not been independently confirmed. Russian state media often describes the […]
