The size of the Ukrainian military is now almost six times larger than it was at the beginning of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed. “We needed an army of more than 250,000 or 260,000, but there were only around 120,000” battle-ready troops in Ukraine …
Read More »Ukrainian forces holed up at Azovstal plant vow to continue fighting
Ukraine’s forces entrenched at the Azovstal steel plant in the Black Sea port-city of Mariupol have no plans to surrender, fighters with the Ukrainian neo-Nazi Azov regiment have told journalists on Sunday during a video press conference. A man identified as Ilya Samoylenko, described as an Azov fighter and a …
Read More »Kiev lied to keep troops fighting in Mariupol, Ukrainian commander says
Kiev has been telling troops besieged by Russian forces in Mariupol that help was on its way, while making no actual attempts to end the blockade of the city, the commander of Ukraine’s 36th Naval Infantry Brigade has told RT. Colonel Vladimir Baranyuk and his unit were tasked with guarding …
Read More »Fighting resumes at Azovstal plant (VIDEO)
Fighting has resumed at the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, several media outlets reported on Tuesday, with footage circulating on social media featuring plumes of smoke billowing from the steelworks. The escalation appears to put an end to the evacuation ceasefire declared earlier by Russian forces. The …
Read More »Fighting raging in Donbass – militia chief
Fierce fighting has broken out between Ukrainian forces and troops loyal to the breakaway republic of Donetsk, the spokesman for the separatist region’s militia has announced on Thursday morning. In a statement, Eduard Basurin said that “the armed forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic are attacking the positions of the the …
Read More »US comments on ‘fighting Russian forces in Ukraine’
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan issued grave warnings about Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, but insisted that US forces being deployed to Europe have “not been sent to fight Russian forces in Ukraine.” During an appearance on ABC’s ‘The Week’, Sullivan echoed the statements of other US officials …
Read More »Dozens killed in fighting after ISIS attack on prison – reports
The Syrian northeastern city of Hasaka has seen large-scale clashes between Kurdish-led militias backed by the US, and Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists since Thursday evening. The terrorists had sought to break into a major prison in the south of the city, where IS members are among thousands of …
Read More »Supreme Court justices deny ‘false’ story on supposed mask in-fighting
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch have taken the rare step of issuing a joint statement in defense of cordial relations on the US Supreme Court, refuting media reports of a Covid-19 mask argument at the Marble Palace. The controversy began on Tuesday, when US state-funded media outlet NPR said …
Read More »Who is fighting who in Ukraine?
A lack of clarity is understandable, given Ukraine is a divided country in a divided Europe. Is this a conflict between Kiev and Donbass, between Ukraine and Russia, between Ukraine and NATO, or between NATO and Russia? The UN-approved Minsk agreement for settling the conflict only identifies the two domestic …
Read More »Lingerie fighting & freak shows: The weirdest combat sports in the world (VIDEO)
Last weekend saw the latest combat curiosity to grace the airwaves: Triad Combat, a fresh offering from promotional group Triller’s box of tricks which has already given us a range of ageing prizefighters attempting to turn back the clock for our collective entertainment, as well as Jake Paul’s fighting apprenticeship – …
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