Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Russia planning to increase the use of its air force in Ukraine
Russian commanders have decided to increase the use of air force in the war against Ukraine, reported the news outlet Important Stories, citing a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry.
"They used to spare the aircraft before. They almost never flew into the zone of the Ukrainian air defense. Now we decided to change the tactics," the interlocutor said, adding that Russia still has an undeniable advantage in aircraft over the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
He believes that Russian planes and …
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Russia suffers record losses sending its army into the minefields in eastern Ukraine
In the first half of February, Russia suffered record losses in eastern Ukraine, according to the joint analysis of Mediazona and the Russian service of the BBC.
A team of volunteers from the media outlets analyzed social networks during 15 days and established 1,555 names of killed Russian servicemen. According to the publication, this is the largest increase in losses in the entire war. At the same time, Mediazona notes that the real number of deaths may be several times higher. In addition, …
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Prigozhin hints at the end of Wagner mission in Ukraine, accuses Putin's generals of failure at Bakhmut
The Russian private military company the Wagner group, which has been taking active part in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, is going through a rough patch.
Rumors about the likely withdrawal of the Wagner PMC from Ukraine were confirmed by the Wagner’s head, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Prigozhin made it clear that his mercenaries could not capture the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut. He accused the Russian Defense Ministry of impeding the operations of his PMC in Ukraine.
"Advance is not going as fast …
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Russian oligarch Abramovych brings in new people to help in talks with Ukraine
Since March 2022, negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv have been reduced to an exchange of prisoners and rare informal contacts. Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich participates in them, but recently a number of other figures have joined the process of contacts between Ukraine and Russia, reports Meduza, citing its sources.
According to the publication, another person from Abramovich's circle has recently joined the negotiation process - the former head of the Moscow Department of Culture Sergey …
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British Defense Secretary : Russia has committed 97 percent of its army to war against Ukraine
Almost the entire Russian army is currently involved in the war against Ukraine, said on the air of BBC Radio 4 British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace.
Speaking about Russia’s offensive, Wallace said that Russia could not "punch through" Ukraine's defences, and that 97% of its army was estimated to be in Ukraine
"We now estimate 97 per cent of the whole Russian army is in Ukraine and to put that in perspective that means that those tens of thousands of miles of border Russians …
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Ukrainian Defense Minister: counteroffensive will begin when Ukrainian troops complete training on western weapons
Deliveries of Western weapons to the Ukrainian army are dependent on the duration of the training of the Ukrainian military. Therefore, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will go on a counteroffensive only after the necessary training of personnel, said the Ukrainian Defense Minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, after the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.
"As for the weapons, the deadlines have been announced. All the timelines of supplying them to Ukraine are dependent, first of all, on the …
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Kyiv: Russian spies are trying to prevent deliveries of western weapons to Ukraine
A Russian spy network in Europe is working to prevent the supply of Western weapons to the Ukrainian Army, said Ukrainian Military Intelligence representative Andriy Chernyak in an interview with the Greek newspaper Iefimerida.
According to him, one of Russia’s main goals is to influence individual authoritative people in Europe and public opinion.
"Therefore, Russians invest a lot in working with the media. They use their open propaganda mouthpieces, such as Russia Today, and other more …
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Ukrainian military: Russian advance near Bakhmut has been stopped
The Ukrainian military holding Bakhmut in the Donbas reported good news over the past day. Russia’s advance in the north of the city has been stopped, and in the south, Ukrainian Forces forced the Russians back at a good distance, said the Commander of the aerial reconnaissance unit of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Robert Magyar.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Guard have not allowed the Wagner mercenaries to move a single meter …
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Amid reports of heavy losses near Vuhledar, Putin still praises Russian marines for their effort
Russian president Vladimir Putin spoke about the Marine Corps of the Russian Armed Forces, which suffered catastrophic losses near the Ukrainian town of Vuhledar.
The losses of the Russian Pacific Fleet Marines near Vuhledar caused public outcry in Russia. In an attempt to calm down the wave of indignation, Putin noted the “bravery” of the marines in the battle for Vuhledar.
Speaking on the talk show "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” on Russia 1 channel, Putin said "the Naval Infantry are working …
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Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny: Ukrainian Forces have regained control of some previously lost positions in Donbas
The Ukrainian military managed to recapture previously lost positions in certain areas of the front in the Donetsk region and gained a foothold there, said the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valeriy Zaluzhny during a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Mark Milley.
Zaluzhny said that the situation in the Donetsk direction remains the most difficult. The Russians conduct up to 50 attacks every day there.
"Fierce …