Contents tagged with War in Ukraine

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces strengthening positions in Zaporizhzhia region

    A representative of the United Press Center of the Ukrainian Forces South, Oleksandr Shtupun, has stated that Ukrainian troops are consolidating their positions near the village of Verbove in the Zaporizhzhia region, while Russians are in a defensive position there. 

    "We are securing our positions on the appropriate front lines. In order for us to move forward, we must firmly secure ourselves so that, God forbid, the enemy does not strike us somewhere on the flank or break through our defense …

  • Zelensky: Ukrainian Forces making progress in Donetsk region

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Ukrainian forces have made progress in the Donetsk direction. "I have received reports on the situation on the front lines, supplies of equipment and ammunition, as well as intelligence data. We have made advances on the Donetsk front. There are other plans that are being implemented," Zelensky said after a daily briefing with security officials and military commanders. He did not specify the exact location of the Ukrainian military's …

  • Kyiv: Ukraine relocates missile production following Russian attack

    Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, said  that Russians targeted a facility where Ukrainian missiles were being produced, leading to a partial relocation of production outside of Ukraine.

    "What I can say is that, unfortunately, Russia targeted the location where these missiles were being assembled. Currently, we have relocated a certain portion of our production outside of our country," Danilov said in an interview with the Spanish …

  • Kyiv: 34 Russian officers, including Black Sea Fleet Commander, killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Sevastopol

    As the result of a missile strike by Ukrainian military on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, 34 officers were killed, including the fleet commander, reported the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine. "After the destruction of the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters, 34 officers, including the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, were killed. Another 105 occupants were injured. The headquarters building is beyond repair," the statement …

  • Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate: high-ranking Russian generals among casualties in missile strike on Black Sea Fleet headquarters

    At least nine people were killed and another 16 were injured, including Russian generals, in yesterday's attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, said Kirill Budanov, the head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate.

    "Among the injured are Major General Romanchuk, the group commander, who is in a very serious condition. Lieutenant General Tsekov, the chief of staff, is unconscious. The number of injured ordinary servicemen who are not staff members is still …

  • Occupied Crimea rocked by explosions: Ukrainian Forces target Russian Black Sea fleet headquarters in Sevastopol

    Explosions have once again rocked occupied Crimea. The headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol has been targeted, as well as other parts of the peninsula. Earlier in the day, the Russia installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, spoke of a calm situation and announced planned artillery exercises. However, closer to 13:00 pm, the Russian authorities once again closed the Kerch Bridge for traffic and suspended maritime transport in Sevastopol. Local social media …

  • Ukrainian Forces hit Russian military base in Melitopol, Commander of Russia’s 58th Army among the injured

    Ukrainian struck Russian military base in the city of Melitopol. Commander of the 58th Russian Army was injured in the missile strike , reports the news outlet NV, citing sources.

    "The occupiers set up their headquarters at the motor plant in temporarily occupied Melitopol. The Security Service of Ukraine discovered this and passed the information to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who then carried out a joint operation ," the statement reads. Approximately ten Russian officers were reportedly …

  • German company ships ammunition production machine to Russia despite sanctions

    A Spinner machine, used for manufacturing ammunition, is on its way from Turkey to Russia, reports the Trap Aggressor project of the analytical center StateWatch.

    The machine has been ordered by the Joint Stock Company "Serovsky Mechanical Plant," a Russian military-industrial company that produces artillery shells and their casings, and is part of the Russian defense holding Rostec. Among other things, the plant manufactures casings for 152mm shells for the self-propelled artillery system …

  • Ukraine carries out another missile strike on Crimea

    Several explosions have been reported near the village of Verkhnosadove, not far from Sevastopol. The main command center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is believed to have been targeted in the attack, reported the Telegram channel Crimean Wind.

    Later, Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), in a comment to the news outlet Babel, confirmed the attack on military facilities in Crimea, promising to provide mode details later.

    A …

  • Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander: elite Russian military units destroyed in battles near Bakhmut

    "Ukrainian Defense forces have destroyed the 72nd separate motorized rifle brigade, as well as the 31st and 83rd separate airborne assault brigades of the Russian Armed Forces, which are considered the most prepared and professional units in the Russian Armed Forces," said the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Syrskyi.

    "The overall situation on the Eastern front remains tense. The enemy continues to pursue its intentions to resume offensive actions along …