The Ukrainian military drove the Russians out of Andriivka south of Bakhmut. This will make it easier to encircle the enemy in Bakhmut, said the speaker of the Eastern Group of Ukrainian Forces, Serhiy Cherevatyi, on the Ukrainian TV.

"Like any other settlement around Bakhmut, this makes it possible to complete the encirclement of Bakhmut and oust or encircle the enemy," Cherevatyi said.

Cherevatyi emphasized that the Russians no longer have the upper hand in the area. They are thoroughly …

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu is on a three-day visit to North Korea, reports the Russian Defense Ministry.

The official purpose for the trip is Shoygu's participation "in the celebrations dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Korean people in the Patriotic Liberation War of 1950-1953."

"This visit will contribute to the strengthening of Russian-North Korean military ties and will be an important stage in the development of cooperation between the two countries," …

The former Defense Minister of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, and recently an active blogger, Igor Girkin (aka Strelkov), was detained in Russia.

" I managed to find out from our friends that my husband was charged under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (extremism). I don't know anything about my husband's whereabouts, he didn't get in touch with me. I was not at home at the time of his arrest," Girkin’s wife Miroslava Reginskaya wrote on her husband's …

Early morning, multiple explosions were heard in Crimea at the Starokrymsky military training ground near the village of Kirovskoye, in Feodosia district. The Telegram Channel Crimean Wind published the videos of the explosions.

There were reportedly three strikes on an ammunition depot and a strike on the landfill, which caused the ammunition in the warehouse to explode.

According to the residents, the explosions continue, and the sounds can be head in.

The Russia-installed head of Crimea, …

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that Ukraine should lift the ban on the deployment of foreign military bases in its territory.

Reznikov noted that the law disallowing deployment of foreign military bases in Ukraine is outdated.

"It is clear that, if necessary, you can find a legal formula not to call the base a base, but some kind of "center of interaction and exchange of experience" or something. But why? It is necessary to remove this restriction, which has lost its …

The commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi said that the Russians are deploying additional forces and weapons to the Bakhmut direction. The  Russians have also launched an offensive in the Kupyansk direction.

Syrskyi said that he visited the troops and met with unit commanders to adjust plans and solve any issues.

"We worked with the commanders and made all the necessary decisions to stabilize the situation in the Lyman direction. All commanders understand …

Relations between the two best friends, Iran and Russia, began to deteriorate. The reasons for this were two factors. The first is the territorial claims of the Islamic Republic to three islands in the Strait of Hormuz.

On Monday, July 10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with colleagues from the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: The Kingdom of Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Secretary General of the organization Jassim Al- …

The actions of the Ukrainian troops during the counteroffensive and signs of difficulties experienced by the Russians suggest that soon the Ukrainian Armed Forces can deliver a major success at the front, said the Commander of the  Estonian Defense Forces Intelligence Center, Colonel Margo Grosberg.

Grosberg spoke about the tactics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to destroy the command posts and logistics centers of Russian troops with pinpoint strikes, about successes near Bakhmut and what the …