Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Kyiv asks Berlin to triple the number of Leopard tanks supplied to Ukraine
Kyiv asks Germany for even more tanks. "First of all, the Ukrainian army needs a much larger number of Western tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other armored vehicles," said Andriy Melnyk, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister and former ambassador to Germany, in an interview with Der Tagesspiegel.
He explained that due to the loss of some transferred weapons in battles, "each Leopard 2 is literally worth its weight in gold for the decisive offensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According …
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German Chancellor Scholz intends to have a conversation with Putin soon
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not intend to break off contacts with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Speaking at the 38th Congress of the Evangelical Church of Germany in Nuremberg, he said that he spoke with Vladimir Putin after the start of the war in Ukraine and intends to "do it again in the near future."
According to the head of the German government, the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine is a necessary condition for achieving a "just peace".
From time to time, during …
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Ukrainian Forces confirm they are making progress at the front
The Ukrainian military advanced up to 1.4 kilometers in several sectors of the front and inflicted serious damage on the Russians, said the representative of Ukraine’s Eastern Forces, Serhiy Cherevaty on the air of the national telethon on Saturday, June 10.
"We're trying to strike at the enemy, counterattack. During the day, we managed to advance up to 1,400 meters in different areas," Cherevaty said.
According to him, the Russians are building defense lines and at the same time tried to …
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Ukrainian Security Service publishes intercepted call confirming Russians blew up Kakhovka dam
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported that it intercepted a phone call proving that the dam of the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power station in southern Ukraine was blown up by a Russian sabotage group.
A one-and-a-half-minute recording of a conversation between two men discussing the consequences of the disaster was posted by the SBU on its Telegram channel.
"It wasn’t them who struck it, it was our sabotage group who did it," says the alleged Russian military. “They wanted to sort …
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Ukrainian Forces continue offensive near Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops continue their offensive near Bakhmut. Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced more than a kilometer in different areas around the city, said the Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine, Hanna Malyar.
"Now the enemy is moving its reserves to this direction," Malyar added.
According to her, as of today, the Russian regular army is conducting military operations, airborne assault detachments have been involved. The mercenaries of the Wagner Group also remain in …
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Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces continue to advance near Bakhmut
Ukrainian forces are advancing in the Bakhmut area and in several other directions in the Donetsk region, said Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Malyar speaking on Ukrainian TV.
"We are conducting a defensive and offensive operation. We have a set of measures, and I emphasize once again: do not focus exclusively on offensive actions. This is a range of different actions, including offensive ones. Today, we also have successes. We are talking about the flanks around Bakhmut and other …
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Kyiv: destruction of Nova Kakhovka dam will not stop Ukrainian counteroffensive
Ukraine is revising the plans for the counteroffensive due to the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, said the adviser to the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak.
"Adjustments will be made in any case, but they are always made during large-scale actions. In any case, adjustments are made based on the changes in the situation along the front line or in the occupied territories," he said.
At the same time, Podolyak noted that "strategically this will not change anything," …
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Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces begin offensive operations in specific areas
The Ukrainian Forces are moving to offensive operations in some areas of the front, reported Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar on Telegram .
"A defensive operation contains everything, including counter-offensive actions. Therefore, in some areas we are moving to offensive actions," Malyar said.
She stressed that the Bakhmut direction remains the epicenter of the fighting. There, Ukrainian troops move on a fairly wide front, succeed and capture dominant heights.
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President Zelensky: Ukraine is ready for counteroffensive
Ukraine is ready for a counteroffensive, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, Emma Tucker, held in Odessa. According to Zelensky, Ukraine still needs additional resources, but cannot wait for months.
"There are several options for the development of the situation, completely different. But we will do it, we are ready," the Ukrainian President said.
Zelensky noted that he has no doubts about the success of the …
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Zelensky: Ukraine is not going to draw NATO into war with Russia
Ukraine does not plan to involve any NATO member country in the war unleashed by Russia. Therefore, there will be no full membership in the Alliance while the war is going on, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a joint press conference with Estonian President Alar Karis in Kyiv.
"We are reasonable people. We understand that we will not drag any NATO country into a war. Therefore, we understand that we will not be members of NATO while this war is going on. Not because we don't …