Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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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 …
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Ukraine sinks Russian landing ship Novocherkassk in Black Sea
Commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Mykola Oleshchuk, announced on the night of Tuesday, December 26th, that a large landing ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Novocherkassk, had been sunk. Oleshchuk wrote on Telegram that this ship "followed the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the cruiser Moskva,'" and thanked the "pilots of the Air Force and all those involved" for their "exquisite work." A video from the ASTRA Telegram channel was attached to the post, …
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Russian Defense Minister claims Marinka captured, Ukraine denies it amidst continued fighting
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu reported to Putin that Russian troops had captured the town of Marinka. However, the spokesperson for the Joint Press Centre of the Ukrainian Defence Forces in the South, Oleksandr Shtupun, denied it during a national news broadcast.
Shtupun claims that to speak of the complete capture of Marinka would be "incorrect" as the town has been completely destroyed. However, the fighting in Marinka continues, as Ukrainian military personnel are still present …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …