Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Ukraine scaling up drone production, expects to produce tens of thousands monthly by end of 2023
By the end of 2023, Ukraine will be producing tens of thousands of drones monthly, reported the Minister for Strategic Industries, Oleksandr Kamyshin, during a briefing in Stockholm. "Regarding drones, we are already producing them in the thousands.
By the end of the year, it will be tens of thousands per month. This is an industry that is growing for us even faster than ammunition and weapons," he noted, speaking at the NATO Industrial Forum.
The Minister also mentioned that Ukraine has …
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Russia increases security measures on railways in occupied Crimea amid sabotage threats
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian troops are increasing the security of trains due to constant sabotage on railway infrastructure, reported the pro-Ukrainian underground movement ATESH on Telegram.
It is noted that the Russian transport police have introduced additional security measures in Yanky, Kerch, Feodosiya, and Simferopol.
"The occupiers are mobilising additional personnel to escort cargo and passenger trains. Forces from the operational command are deployed to enhance …
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BILD: former Russia’s space agency chief plotted strike on Ukraine using modified Soyuz rocket
The German tabloid BILD has obtained secret audio recordings of the former head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, in which he talks about the possibility of launching a Soyuz rocket to strike Kyiv are discussed.
According to BILD, a group of high-ranking Russian officials and scientists were planning a terrorist attack on Ukraine to impress Putin. They considered modifying a civilian-type Soyuz carrier rocket so that it does not go to the Earth’s orbit upon launch, but …
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Ukraine and German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall establish joint venture to service western equipment
Ukrainian Defense Industry PLC and leading German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall have established a joint venture, reported Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal on his Telegram channel.
Rheinmetall-Ukrainian Defense Industry LLC will provide repair and maintenance services for Western equipment, noted Shmygal. The opening of the new company took place at the 6th German-Ukrainian Economic Forum in Berlin.
"The joint venture will carry out the servicing and repair of equipment supplied to …
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister: Russia is using Hamas-Israel conflict to ramp up its Ukraine offensive
Russia was waiting for Hamas to attack Israel in order to resume its offensive in Ukraine, said Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis, as reported by Ukrinform.
"We cannot forget or divert our attention from Ukraine, where the situation is not the easiest. We have seen that Russia has resumed its offensive. This reminded us that Russia is expecting a situation like this where we can be distracted and reduce our focus on these attacks. My main hope is that we can send a …
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Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces hold their positions near Avdiivka and Marinka as Russians trying to advance
The speaker of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Andriy Kovalyov, speaking on Ukrainian news broadcast, provided details of Russian offensive near Avdiivka in Donetsk region.
"In the Avdiivka direction, the Russian invaders, with the force of up to three battalions, supported by tanks and armored vehicles, intensified their offensive actions in the areas of Avdiivka, Tonenke, Keramik and Pervomaiske in the Donetsk region," emphasized Kovalyov.
According to him, the Ukrainian …
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Kremlin condemns Biden's comparison of Putin to Hamas
Emotional rhetoric from high-ranking world politicians towards Russian President Vladimir Putin is unacceptable, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at a briefing, commenting on the comparison made by US President Joe Biden, likening Putin to Palestinian terrorists from the Hamas movement.
"We consider such a tone towards the Russian Federation and our president unacceptable," said Peskov.
Continuing the topic, he noted that there is currently a "very alarming and potentially dangerous …
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Putin unexpectedly visits headquarters of Russia’s Southern Military District
Russian president Vladimir Putin made an unexpected visit to the headquarters of the Russian Southern Military District in Rostov-on-Don.
It is reported that Putin listened to a report by Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov about the war in Ukraine, and also had "other conversations" with the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry.
In the only published video of Putin's visit, he is seen getting off the plane, getting into a car, entering the headquarters accompanied by Gerasimov, …
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Putin: U.S. delivery of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine is a mistake
Russian president Vladimir Putin referred to the delivery of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine as a "mistake by the United States". "We will of course be able to repel these attacks (referring to ATACMS missiles). War is war. What is most important is that it is fundamentally incapable of changing the situation on the contact line," he said during a press conference in China. Putin also added that the transfer of missiles to Ukraine is another "mistake by the United States", as it prolongs the " …
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Putin orders Kinzhal missile-equipped aircraft to Patrol Black Sea's neutral zone
Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that Russian aircraft armed with Kinzhal missiles will patrol the neutral zone of airspace above the Black Sea. The patrols will be conducted by the Russian Aerospace Forces using the MiG-31 aircraft, which are equipped with Kinzhal missiles that have a range of over 1000 kilometers, although previous claims stated a range of over 2000 kilometers.
President Putin did not clarify the rationale behind deploying such aircraft over the Black Sea, …