Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Kremlin news agencies publish and then delete information about withdrawal of Russian troops from Dnipro river
Russian government agencies published and then deleted information about the "redeployment" of Russian troops on the left bank of the Dnieper River. On the morning of Monday, November 13, news appeared on Telegram channels and on the websites of RIA Novosti and TASS that the Dnieper troop grouping would be moved "to more advantageous positions" to the east of the Dnieper, and then both agencies wrote that the information was "published erroneously."
"We apologize to our subscribers and readers, …
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Ukrainian intelligence: partisans detonate explosive device at Russian military headquarters in Melitopol killing three officers
Ukrainian partisans detonated an explosive device on Saturday, 11 November, targeting the headquarters of Russian military in Melitopol. As a result of the blast, three Russian officers were killed, reported the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
According to the intelligence agency, this act of revenge was carried out by members of the local resistance movement, who targeted a seized building of Nova Poshta, located on Dmitri Donin Street.
According to GUR, …
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Russia-appointed mayor of Luhansk mysteriously disappears
Russia-appointed mayor of Luhansk Manolis Pilavov has mysteriously disappeared. He was appointed mayor in 2014. The residents of Luhansk have not been notified of any changes in the city administration. However, the information about the disappearance of the "mayor" appeared on social networks on November 11. "Where did Manolis go? He has been the "head" of the city since December 2, 2014," the local social network users asked. On the website of the Luhansk city administration, Yana …
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Ukrainian Chief of Staff: Russia suffers enormous losses in its Avdiivka offensive
Almost simultaneously with the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, the Russian army intensified its offensive operations in eastern Ukraine. And it seems that after the capture of Bakhmut, which lasted almost a year, the next fixation point for Russia became the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. Starting in the spring with intensive shelling of the populated area, Russia is once again trying to encircle and capture the town in the fall.
Active fighting in this direction has …
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Ukrainian Armed Forces strike Russian landing boats in the Black Sea
On the night of November 10, two Russian high-speed landing assault boats, belonging to project 11770, were struck in the Black Sea near the village of Chernomorske in occupied Crimea, reported the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
The boats, which were carrying crews and armored vehicles including the BTR-82, had been actively used by Russia during the occupation of Snake Island to deliver military equipment and troops, according to the Main Intelligence …
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National Security and Defense Secretary: Ukrainian Forces score major victories on Crimean front
Ukrainian forces have achieved remarkable success on the Crimean front, according to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov.
Speaking during a television marathon on Wednesday November 8, Danilov emphasized the significant achievements made in destroying Russian assets in Crimea and in neutralizing the Black Sea fleet.
"It should be noted that we have achieved extraordinary success on the Crimean front. While we often focus on our progress on …
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G7 assures Ukraine of its continued support
The G7 countries assured Ukraine of their continued support. At a meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 8, the foreign ministers of the G7 countries reaffirmed their commitment to continue to support Ukraine, despite the war in the Middle East, and to "impose tough sanctions against Russia," reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Against the backdrop of Israel's war with the terrorist Islamist movement Hamas, it is important that the G7 countries "unanimously send a clear signal …
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Former head of Luhansk People’s Republic militia killed in car explosion
"In the temporarily occupied city of Luhansk on Wednesday morning, November 8, the so-called former head of the 'people's militia of Luhansk People’s Republic' Mikhail Filiponeko was killed," reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
"He was involved in the organization of prisons in the occupied territories of Luhansk region, where prisoners of war and civilian hostages were subjected to inhuman torture," added the intelligence directorate in a statement on …
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Ukrainian Forces conduct missile strike on Russian UAV operator training center in Donetsk
Ukrainian Armed Forces have reportedly carried out a missile strike on the center of Donetsk. According to Russian media outlets, three rockets fired from a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) landed in the central Voroshilovskiy district of Donetsk. Additionally, two more rockets from an MLRS were fired towards the city. Russian state media claims that there were "at least three or four explosions" in the city center.
Ukrainian Journalist Denis Kazanskiy reported that Ukraine targeted the …
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Ukraine makes history by destroying Russian missile ship before it is put into service
Ukraine has made history by destroying an Russian missile ship, the Askold, before it could be put into service. The ship was set to join the Russian Black Sea Fleet in December, as reported by Defense Express analysts.
Although the ship remains afloat, it has suffered critical damage to vital components and will need to be reconstructed entirely.
According to experts, the missiles targeted the central area of the Askold corvette, where eight vertical launch systems for Kalibr or Onyx cruise …