• Kyiv: Russia seeks answers to downing of three Su-34 aircraft in Kherson region

    Russia is now trying to gather intelligence on what caused the downing of three of their Su-34 aircraft, said the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuri Ignat, on the national news broadcast.

    "The enemy is trying to gather as much information as possible. Collecting information in the southern regions where the Russian fighters were shot down. It is clear that they are looking for the means by which those planes were sent to their 'eternal flight'," he noted.

    According to Ignat, as a …

  • Umerov: Ukraine is ramping up drone production

    The Ukrainian Defense Ministry is focused on providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a maximum number of drones, therefore the manufacturers are working "at a tremendous pace," said Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov in an interview with Suspilne.

    "According to the needs, we are now starting to purchase, produce, and work with partners to also receive international technical assistance. We can fulfill the quantity that volunteers and leadership announce," the minister said.

    He emphasized …

  • Russian war bloggers call for withdrawal from Kherson region after Ukraine downs three Su-34s

    Three Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces were destroyed in the Kherson region, along with news of the imminent delivery of F-16s to Ukraine, causing panic among Russian war bloggers. The  Russian Telegram Channel "Airborne troops for for Honesty and Justice", which is affiliated with the officers from the Dnieper group of the Russian armed forces, is demanding an immediate "goodwill gesture" on the Southern front.

    The channel confirmed the news about three Russian Su-34s …

  • Ukrainian Air Force downs three Russian SU-34 fighter-bombers in the south

    The Ukrainian Air Force have shot down three Russian SU-34 fighter-bombers, said Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk  on Telegram. According to him, the incident occurred around noon that same day in the southern direction.

    No specific details about the operation or location were provided by Oleshchuk. However, Ukrainian Air Force official representative Yuriy Ignat mentioned during a national news broadcast that the operation was planned by Oleshchuk himself.

    The Russian military …

  • Germany to seize over 720 million euros from Russian financial institution amid EU sanctions

    Germany's Federal Prosecutor, Peter Frank, is planning to seize more than 720 million euros owned by a Russian financial institution and transfer them to the state treasury, reports Spiegel. Germany's Federal Prosecutor's Office confirmed that the Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt was requested to confiscate over 720 million euros that are held in accounts of the Russian National Settlement Depository (NSD), a division of the Moscow Stock Exchange.

    The Russian National Settlement Depository …

  • Russian Aerospace Forces' communication center and military unit hit in coordinated attacks on Crimea

    On December 20, an attack was carried out on the Center for Long Range Space Communication of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the military unit No. 28735 in Crimea, reports the Russian Telegram channel ASTRA. The news outlet notes, citing sources, that two simultaneous attacks were carried out on the peninsula. The first attack took place near Alushta at around 4 am.

    At least three hits were recorded on the military unit of the Russian Federal Security Service in the village of …

  • Ukrainian intelligence: widespread 'mouse fever' outbreak hits Russian forces

    Russian troops on the frontline near Kupyansk  are experiencing a widespread outbreak of "mouse fever," according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry (GUR).

    It is reported that dissatisfaction is increasing among the units of the Russian army due to a lack of adequate winter clothing and complete absence of medical assistance.

    "Mouse fever" is a viral illness transmitted to humans from rodents - either through direct contact with the pathogen, inhalation of …

  • Putin announces enhancement of nuclear arsenal, accuses West of waging ‘hybrid war’ against Russia

    Speaking at an expanded meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian president Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia is modernizing its nuclear arsenal and "maintaining its strategic forces at the highest level of readiness, as the West wages a hybrid war against Russia." 

    Putin claims that all attempts to strategically defeat Russia have failed, and the West continues to wage a hybrid war against Russia, actively supplying Ukraine with weaponry and intelligence.

    "There has been a …

  • Wives of Russian soldiers furious as Putin sidesteps their questions on troops' return during TV appearance

    Wives of mobilized Russian soldiers are furious because Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to answer their questions and did not mention when the mobilized soldiers would be able to return home during his "direct line" televised session. Women are recording videos and sharing them on the Telegram channel "Mobilization. What to do?".

    What has particularly outraged the women is the fact that their questions were displayed on screen during the session, but Putin and the event organizers …

  • Ukrainian Armed Forces and Security Service stage successful drone attack on Russian airfield in Rostov region

    The Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), damaged equipment at a Russian airport in the Rostov region on the night of Sunday, December 17, reports Ukrainska Pravda, citing sources in the security forces. The sources stated that "Drones attacked the airfield. Although in Russia they have already traditionally claimed that all drones were shot down, in reality, the SBU and the Ukrainian Armed Forces caused significant damage to the enemy's equipment."

    One …