Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Ukrainian intelligence: Russian Lt. Gen. Esedulla Abachev loses arm and leg after Kursk region strike
Ukrainian Forces struck a Russian convoy overnight on August 17 along the Rylsk–Khomutovka highway in Russia’s Kursk region, seriously wounding Lt. Gen. Esedulla Abachev, deputy commander of the Russian military’s “North” grouping, Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) said.
Abachev was urgently airlifted by military transport to the Vishnevsky Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow, where doctors amputated an arm and a leg, the agency said.
“For every war crime against the Ukrainian …
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Ukraine’s intelligence says North Korea is supplying Russia with weapons by sea, rail and air
North Korea is actively supplying weapons and ammunition to Russia via maritime, rail and air routes, according to Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR).
Maritime shipments are carried out by the vessels Lady R, Maria, Maya-1 and Angara, which load military cargo at the North Korean port of Rason (Rajin), LIGA.net reports, citing Ukraine’s military intelligence.
Rail traffic between North Korea and Russia runs through the Khasan border station. This route, operating on a continuous …
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Zelensky says Ukraine making gains near Dobropillya
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has suffered significant losses as it seeks leverage for the Kremlin ahead of a planned meeting in Alaska.
Zelensky said he chaired a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief that focused on three key issues: the front line, building a contract-based army and funding for Ukraine’s Armed Forces, as well as Russia’s intentions for the Alaska summit.
According to the President, Ukrainian forces are actively countering Russian …
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Merz urges Putin to hold Ukraine talks without preconditions
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to take seriously U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to launch negotiations on Ukraine, his office said in an official statement.
“Russia today has an opportunity to agree to a ceasefire and halt military action,” the statement said.
Merz said the central goal of Friday’s meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska on August 15 is a summit that will also include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“We expect …
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Kyiv: Putin to show Trump a map of staged ‘frontline breakthrough’
Russia’s top general has prepared a map showing routes for sabotage-and-reconnaissance teams that Moscow intends to portray as proof its army can rupture Ukraine’s defenses and make a rapid push toward Donetsk, according to Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD).
Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian General Staff, prepared a map of the Donetsk region for Vladimir Putin to present to Donald Trump at their meeting in Alaska in a bid to persuade the United States that Russia can …
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Russian cargo ship allegedly carrying Shahed drone parts reportedly sinks after drone strike
A Russian cargo ship named “Port Olya 4” reportedly sank after an attack by 14 drones, according to claims that the vessel had delivered a cargo of components for Shahed kamikaze drones to the Russian Federation.
The Russian dry cargo ship “Port Olya 4” sustained severe damage, the Russian Telegram channel NEZYGAR said. Sources claim the Caspian Sea port was hit by dozens of drones and hint that Azerbaijan may have been involved.
Russian media said the ship belonged to Russian businessman …
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Overnight drone attacks spark refinery fire in Syzran, kill woman in Kursk amid strikes across Russia
Overnight drone attacks ignited a fire at an oil refinery in Syzran and killed a woman in Kursk, as Russia and Ukraine reported strikes across several regions.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted 53 drones overnight over the regions of Kursk, Rostov, Samara, Belgorod, Oryol, Bryansk, Voronezh and Saratov, the Republic of Kalmykia, as well as over the Sea of Azov.
A fire broke out at the Syzran refinery following a drone raid, according to videos posted on Telegram …
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Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Arzamas instrument-making plant, burning over 2,000 square meters of production space
Ukrainian drones struck the Arzamas Instrument-Making Plant named after Plandin (APZ) in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region on June 11, igniting more than 2,000 square meters of production space, according to Russian outlet ASTRA.
Citing regional emergency services, the outlet said at least two drones hit the roof of Building No. 1, where electronic devices are assembled, and another punched through the floor in Building No. 3, where mechanical assembly is carried out. The total damaged area in …
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Beyond Ukraine, Putin wants Poland on the agenda in talks with Trump, Tusk says
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to broaden the scope of upcoming talks with the U.S. beyond the war in Ukraine, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Tusk told reporters that Moscow intends to raise the reduction of NATO troop presence in Europe, including in Poland, during planned U.S.-Russia talks in Alaska. He said European leaders have coordinated a common position ahead of the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, reports Ukrinform.
Tusk said the West will not allow …
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Belarusian plant supplying capacitors for Russian long-range missiles remains off EU and U.S. sanctions lists
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine through March 2025, the Vitebsk Radio Components Plant “Monolit” supplied the Russian company Spets-Elektronkomplekt with capacitors and other parts for military equipment worth more than $40 million. The plant has been under Ukrainian sanctions since May 2023 but has yet to appear on EU or U.S. sanctions lists, according to a joint investigation by Slidstvo.Info, Radio Svaboda’s Belarus Service and the Belarusian Investigative Center.
Reporters …