Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Kadyrov offers to exchange Ukrainian POWs for lifting his family sanctions
Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated that he is ready to exchange Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on his family.
According to the Russian news agency, TASS, Kadyrov revealed this to Scott Ritter, a former American intelligence officer who is known for his strong support of Russian propaganda, and who had served 2.5 years in prison on charges of minor exploitation or abuse.
"We have prisoners whom we have taken from Donetsk and …
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Putin signs decree offering Russian citizenship to foreigners serving in army during Ukraine invasion
Foreign nationals who sign a contract with the Russian armed forces to serve in the army or "military formations" during the Russian invasion of Ukraine may be eligible for Russian citizenship. The corresponding decree, signed by Russian president Vladimir Putin, was published on Thursday, January 4, on the website of regulatory legal acts. The closest family members of war participants will also be able to obtain Russian citizenship.
In addition, foreigners who have been discharged from the …
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Explosions in Sevastopol and Yevpatoriya as Ukraine strikes Russian military targets in Crimea
On Thursday, January 4th, at around 16:00, several explosions were heard in Crimea, including around ten in Sevastopol and a few in Yevpatoriya, reported the news outlet Krym. Realii onTelegram.
Initially, the governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, stated that the attack was carried out by Ukrainian military forces and "several aerial targets" were destroyed. He urged residents not to film the work of the Russian air defense and to stay in safe places.
A little later, he mentioned the …
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Russian General Igor Trifonov killed in Ukraine
Russian General Igor Trifonov has been killed in Ukraine. He previously led the police force in Yekaterinburg, reported the Russian newspaper Kommersant.
In 2022, he lost his position and rank, as he was sentenced to 9 years in prison for bribery.
To obtain a pardon, he signed a contract with the Russian occupation army and went to war in Ukraine.
"Former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Yekaterinburg, Igor Trifonov, who was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison in 2022 for …
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Russian city Zheleznogorsk left without power and heating after substation damaged in Ukrainian attack
The city of Zheleznogorsk in the Kursk region, home to around 100,000 people, has been completely cut off from electricity and heating due to repairs on a substation damaged by Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to the region's governor, Roman Starovoit. "To ensure the safe restoration of the damages, we were forced to disconnect the substation in Zheleznogorsk. The consequences of the accident will be eliminated within two hours," he wrote on his Telegram channel.
However, the Telegram channel …
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Germany's Green Party: Ukraine's Leopard tanks in need of urgent repair
Out of the 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks supplied by Germany to Ukraine, only a small portion remains combat-ready, said Sebastian Schäfer, the Green Party budget expert, calling for immediate measures to repair them. "Unfortunately, it must be noted that only a very small portion of the tanks supplied to Ukraine remains suitable for combat. The repair process takes a long time because there is a shortage of components at the repair plant in Lithuania," the dpa agency quoted Schäfer's letter sent to …
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Turkey refuses to allow mine-sweeping vessels gifted to Ukraine by UK to enter the Black Sea
Turkey will not allow the mine-sweeping vessels, which the UK has handed over to Ukraine, to pass through its straits, reported the Turkish Center for Combatting Disinformation.
"The claims by some media outlets that the mine-sweeping vessels, gifted to Ukraine by the UK, were permitted to pass through the Turkish straits into the Black Sea do not correspond to reality," the statement reads.
It is noted that Turkey immediately classified Russia's "special military operation" against Ukraine …
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Russian Kinzhal missile strays, strikes own territory during attack on Ukraine
A Russian missile fell in the village of Petrovskaya, Voronezh region, Russia, around 9 am during a missile attack on Ukraine. One of the Kinzhal hypersonic missiles launched towards Kyiv unexpectedly changed its trajectory.
Independent journalists from the Astra project published several videos showing the impact crater and seriously damaged houses. A local resident reported that an entire street was destroyed as a result of the explosion.
The Governor of the region, Alexander Gusev, …
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Russian media: 74 dead and 27 injured in Ukrainian attack on Russian landing ship Novocherkassk in Feodosia port
74 people were killed and 27 were injured as a result of an attack on the Russian landing ship Novocherkassk by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the port of Feodosia, reports the web site the News of Sevastopol, citing the Information Support Department of the Black Sea Fleet.
According to the publication, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov asked the head of the administration of Novocherkassk, Yuri Lysenko, to declare a two-day mourning in the city. The Russian …
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Russia launches massive air attack on Ukraine
On the night of December 29th, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine. Two people were killed and at least 17 injured in Kiev, according to the head of the city's military administration, Serhiy Popko. The city was targeted with "several dozen" missiles of different types, as clarified by the Kyiv Military Administration.
"We have never seen so many targets simultaneously on our monitors," said spokesman for the Air Force, Yuri Ignat. He stated that Russia used all types of missiles today …