Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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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 …
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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."
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Putin dismisses claims of Russia attacking NATO Countries, warns Finland of 'problems'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed US President Joe Biden's claims that Russia would attack a NATO country in the event of victory in the war in Ukraine, calling them "complete nonsense". Putin further stated that Russia is not interested in fighting against the NATO military alliance. However, he warned that Finland, which is set to join NATO in 2023, could face "problems" in response to the move.
"There are no reasons, no interests – neither geopolitical, nor economic, nor …
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Belgorod region governor reports gun battle near the border with Ukraine
The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, has reported a shooting incident near the border with Ukraine. According to his information, the village of Terebreno in the Krasnogorozhsky district, adjacent to the Sumy region of Ukraine, is under fire. The governor claims that the situation is "under control".
Reports from residents suggest that a reconnaissance group, consisting of several military personnel, entered the village. There are also reports of helicopters in the sky and …
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Ukraine begins full-scale production of domestic AQ-400 kamikaze drones
Ukraine's Armed Forces have received the first shipment of AQ-400 kamikaze drones, manufactured domestically. Full-scale production of these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has already begun, with an initial target of producing 100 units per month. According to Defence Blog, the UAVs are capable of carrying a payload of up to 32 kg (with the potential to increase it to 70 kg) over a range of 750 km.
Terminal Autonomy is the company behind the production of the AQ-400, and they plan to ramp up …
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Ukrainian Forces launch new attack on Russian Dnieper group command center in occupied territories
The headquarters of the Russian group "Dnipro," responsible for the Kherson direction, has once again been targeted by the Ukrainian Forces. On December 15, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out extensive attacks on Russian targets in the occupied territories of the South, including Crimea, reported the Russian telegram channel "Paratroopers for Honesty and Justice," associated with officers of Dnipro group of forces.
"Another missile strike was conducted on the headquarters of the "Dnipro" …
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German media: Ukraine is gearing up for 2024 counteroffensive
Ukraine may be preparing a counteroffensive for next year, which was planned for this summer by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, reports Welt, citing German expert and Senior Research Fellow at the Munich Security Conference, Nico Lange.
Although the Ukrainian counteroffensive this year clearly reached a deadlock and Western support is somewhat wavering, there are signs that Kyiv is preparing a plan for 2024. Lange notes that most of the tanks and …
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Germany to provide 350,000 additional 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine
Germany will supply Ukraine with additional 155 mm artillery shells as part of military assistance. The budget committee of the German Bundestag approved a framework agreement with a French ammunition manufacturer, as reported on the website of the German Bundestag.
This agreement allows for the production and delivery of up to 350,000 large-caliber projectiles. Under the framework agreement, the French company has already received an order from Germany for the production of 68,000 …
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Kyiv: Russian troops intensify assaults in the south of Ukraine
"Russian troops are conducting active assault operations in the Tavria direction," said Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavsky, commander of the operational-strategic forces grouping Tavria, on Telegram.
"The occupiers are not reducing the number of clashes in the operational zone of the Tavria group of forces. For three consecutive days, there have been about 80 assault actions daily. The overwhelming majority of them are in the Donetsk region. Assault groups are mainly composed of up to 20 …
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Russian drone breaches NATO airspace, crashes in Romania
One of the Shahed drones, launched by Russia into Ukraine on the night of December 14, violated NATO airspace and crashed in Romanian territory, reports Aussiedlerbote. Eurofighter jets, which are stationed in Germany, were promptly scrambled in response to the incident.
Germany was able to identify the Russian drone, even making visual contact, but NATO did not issue any orders to shoot them down. A total of 70 Russian unmanned aerial vehicles of the Shahed 136 type were used in Russian air …