Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Russia plans to create new military units amid personnel shortages and potential conscription plans
Russia is planning to established new military units, said Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu, as reported by RBC. "An army corps, a motorized rifle division, the Dnipro River Flotilla, and a flotilla brigade of river boats have been formed," the minister announced.
Shoygu stated that by the end of the year, Russia plans to form two more combined-arms armies and 30 units (with 14 divisions and 16 brigades). "We will continue to refine the combat and numerical content of the Russian army in …
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St. Petersburg port halts ammonium nitrate transshipment due to Ukrainian drone threat
Fearing attacks by Ukrainian strike drones, the Russian maritime port known as the "Big Port of St. Petersburg" has ceased transshipment of ammonium nitrate, as reported by the Russian media outlet Kommersant.
According to Kommersant, authorities in St. Petersburg plan to relocate ammonium nitrate transshipment operations altogether to a location outside the city, likely to Ust-Luga. However, the latter is not yet ready to receive the material, as the port requires infrastructure modernisation. …
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Russian armed opposition: attacks in Belgorod and Kursk disrupted Russia’s offensive in Ukraine
Russian volunteer fighters allied with the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) refer to attacks in Belgorod and Kursk regions as a "limited military operation" that thwarted a significant Russian offensive on Ukrainian territories.
"Putin's army aimed to carry out considerable strikes by Putin's inauguration day. Thus, our operation disrupted their plans. They were forced to redeploy substantial forces from the Kupyansk direction to maintain control of their Kursk and Belgorod regions," stated …
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Russia carries out the largest attack on Ukraine's energy system since the start of the war
Russia launched what Kyiv described as "the most massive attack on energy infrastructure since the beginning of hostilities" overnight into Friday, 22 March. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that around 90 missiles of various types and 60 drones targeted facilities across the country. According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, air defence units shot down 37 rockets and 55 drones. Nevertheless, Ukraine's Energy Minister German Galushchenko highlighted that the attacks caused damage to …
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Ukraine ramps up domestic arms production
After more than two years of full-scale war, Ukraine faces a critical shortage of all armaments, from bullets to long-range missile systems, fighters, and bombers.
Last month, Oleksandr Kamyshev, Minister of Strategic Industries, announced Ukraine has initiated the production of missiles with a range of over 600 kilometers. Kamyshev did not provide further details.
Officials also say that anti-aircraft defense systems and precision-guided missiles, similar to the American High Mobility …
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Spain to send additional Leopard tanks to bolster Ukraine's defense capabilities
Spain is preparing to dispatch a new shipment of combat tanks to Ukraine, reports Infodefensa citing sources within the country's defense ministry. The delivery will consist of 19 Leopard 2A4 tanks, set to be readied at the Santa Bárbara Sistemas factory in Alcalá de Guadaíra, Seville. The delivery is slated to be in two parts: ten tanks by the end of June, followed by a further nine in September.
The direction for the provision was given by Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who, …
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Netherlands pledges over 350 million euros for drones and ammunition for Ukraine
The Netherlands commits over 150 million euros for ammunition and 200 million euros for drones to Ukraine, said Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren following the latest meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, reports Evropeyska Pravda citing the Dutch Defense Ministry.
This funding covers 'air-to-surface class weapons for F-16 fighter jets destined for Ukraine. These munitions will be purchased directly from the industry.
Additionally, the Netherlands is redeploying the previously promised …
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Russian armed opposition urges Belgorod governor to evacuate residents amidst escalating strikes
The Russian armed opposition fighters from the Freedom of Russia Legion, Russian Volunteer Corps, and Siberian Battalion have appealed to the governor of Russia's Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, urging him to begin evacuation of the residents due to intensifying military strikes.
"The liberation movement calls on the leadership of the Belgorod region, and Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov in particular, to stop using the civilian population as a shield and to immediately evacuate the people …
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Russian National Guard special unit vanishes near Grayvoron amid intense fighting in Belgorod region
A special unit of Russia's National Guard, the Rosgvardia, has mysteriously disappeared near the city of Grayvoron in the Belgorod region, where fierce fighting has been taking place, reports the Russian war channel Kremlyovskaya Tabakerka (the Kremlin tobacco box), citing its sources.
The outlet noted that Moscow releases very little information about the fighting in the Belgorod region, as it negatively impacts the narrative around the re-election of Russian president Vladimir Putin, despite …
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Putin orders FSB to ‘identify and punish traitors joining Ukrainian Forces’
President Vladimir Putin has called on Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) to "identify by name" those who have betrayed the country by joining Ukrainian military units. "We will punish them indefinitely, wherever they may be found," the Russian president declared during a meeting of the security service’s board on Tuesday, 19 March.
In his speech, Putin spoke about the situation in regions bordering Ukraine. Several days earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense, pro-military bloggers, and …