• Turkey seeks UN intervention as Russia ignores requests for access to Ukrainian POWs

    QIRIM.News reports that Russia is ignoring Turkey's requests to grant access to Ukrainian prisoners of war and disclose the conditions under which these prisoners are held. During a meeting with the families of Ukrainian prisoners, Turkey's chief ombudsman Süleyman Malkaç stated, "I wrote a letter to the Russian Embassy in Ankara on July 5, 2024. In the letter, I mentioned my visit to Ukraine and my inspection of Russian prisoners held there. I also expressed my intent to visit Ukrainian …

  • Polish Defense Minister demands Ukraine address Volhynia tragedy for EU membership consideration

    Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has made headlines by asserting that Warsaw should issue an ultimatum to Ukraine: EU membership will only be on the table once the Volhynia tragedy of 1943 is resolved.

    Speaking on Polish TV, the Polish official emphasized that Poland supports Ukraine "as much as possible" amidst the ongoing large-scale military aggression from Russia. However, he noted that relations between Warsaw and Kyiv are strained due to unresolved historical issues.

    In …

  • Georgia accuses 300 soldiers fighting for Ukraine of terrorism

    In a chilling announcement, Georgia has declared that 300 soldiers who are part of the "Georgian National Legion" and are currently fighting for the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) are now wanted on terrorism charges, said Commander Mamuka Mamulashvili revealed this development in an interview with The Insider.

    Georgia's State Security Service recently began summoning citizens with connections to the war in Ukraine for questioning. One such individual, soldier Nadim Khmaladze, claimed on his …

  • False allegations of British SAS casualties in Odesa: Dutch journalist's controversial claims debunked by Ukrainian military

    A Dutch journalist's claim that a Russian strike allegedly killed 18 British special forces soldiers and injured another 25 has sparked a wildfire online, drawing over 2.5 million readers.

    Sonja van den Ende, a Dutch journalist barred from entering Ukraine, has spread false information claiming the death of a British military unit during a Russian missile strike in Odesa, reported Southern Defense Forces spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk.

    "Sometimes, it happens that you're so discredited that …

  • Explosion in Moscow: GRU Officer Andrey Torgashov identified as victim in car bomb incident

    A Toyota Land Cruiser, which exploded in Moscow on Wednesday morning, belongs to officer Andrey Torgashov, who works at the headquarters of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (known as the GRU) reports the news outlet Agentstvo.

    Confusion arose after the publication Astra wrote that on the street where the explosion occurred on Wednesday morning lived the "deputy head of the PDRC military unit 33790". Other Russian media mentioned only the names of the …

  • German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall secures contract to build advanced ammunition plant in Ukraine

    German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has received orders from the Ukrainian government to build an ammunition plant in Ukraine, according to a press release from Rheinmetall.

    The order from the government encompasses the full technical equipment for the factory, right up to its operational launch. The contract is valued at "around three figures in millions of euros." Equipment for the construction and other necessary resources will be delivered to Ukraine shortly.

    Production at the ammunition …

  • France detains Russian national for espionage ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics

    A 40-year-old Russian national has been taken into custody in Paris, the city's prosecution office announced on Tuesday, July 23. The man is suspected of engaging in "espionage on behalf of a foreign state with the intent to incite hostilities in France" . According to the Le Parisien newspaper, the Russian has been formally charged.

    During a search of the suspect's apartment, authorities found "evidence suggesting he was preparing a pro-Russian operation designed to destabilize France during …

  • Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on UK and Japan

    The Russian Foreign Ministry announced new sanctions against the United Kingdom and Japan, according to statements posted on the ministry’s website.

    Entry into Russia has been prohibited for 15 British nationals. The Russian Foreign Ministry indicated that the individuals are involved in training Ukrainian military personnel, directing defense companies supplying products or services to Kyiv, and experts and journalists with "anti-Russian" positions on defense issues and Russia's war against …

  • Potential missile strike damages key Russian ferry

    A large ferry with a hull over 100 meters long, capable of transporting railway cars, has seen its engine room damaged, potentially pointing to a missile strike rather than a drone attack, according to military expert Ivan Kirichevskiy.

    Russia has significantly miscalculated in believing they had hindered Ukraine's missile program, said Defense Express military expert Ivan Kirichevskiy on the air of the Espresso TV.

    "We now take it for granted that it's not drones, but rather long-range …

  • Belarus-Germany prisoner swap: Putin plans to retrieve Russian assassin via Lukashenko

    In late June, Belarus sentenced German citizen Rico Krieger to death. Prosecutors charged him with six counts, including terrorism and extremist activities.

    On July 22, the death sentence took effect, yet there is no official confirmation of its execution.

    Deutschen Welle reports, citing its contacts, that Krieger, sentenced by the Minsk Regional Court, is being prepped for a swap involving Russian assassin Vadim Krasikov, who is serving a life sentence in Germany for killing a former Chechen …