The Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of the Donbass town of Dzerzhinsk on Friday. The location has seen active fighting in recent months, becoming the scene of an intense urban battle as Ukrainian troops mounted counterattacks in an effort to retrieve lost positions. The mining town (known as Toretsk …
Read More »Ukrainian troops massacred, tortured and raped civilians in Russian village – captured soldier (GRAPHIC)
A Ukrainian military unit raped and killed eight women and brutally murdered at least 14 other civilians in the village of Russkoye Porechnoye, a captured Ukrainian soldier has admitted during interrogation by Russian investigators. Russkoye Porechnoye, a small settlement of around 300 residents, fell under Kiev’s control in August last …
Read More »UK and France secretly discussing troops for Ukraine – Telegraph
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have discussed sending soldiers into Ukraine as a peacekeeping force, the Telegraph has claimed citing anonymous sources. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky first mentioned the idea last week, and said he would discuss it with Starmer when he visits Kiev. According to …
Read More »Russian troops stop Ukrainian raid into border region – governor
The Russian military, together with border guards and the National Guard units have repelled an attempted incursion into the Bryansk Region, its governor, Aleksandr Bogomaz, said in a statement on Telegram on Sunday. According to the governor, an “armed group” sought to cross Russia’s border with Ukraine near the village …
Read More »Ukraine running out of troops for US to train – WaPo
The number and frequency of Ukrainian soldiers receiving training in US bases in Western Europe has dropped to almost zero in the last months, suggesting that Kiev is running out of men to fight Russian forces, US officials have told the Washington Post. American instructors began training Ukrainian troops in April 2022, …
Read More »‘Catastrophic scenario’ if NATO troops deploy to Ukraine – top Russian senator
The potential deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine will lead to a “catastrophic scenario,” and could be interpreted as a “declaration of war” on Moscow, top Russian senator Konstantin Kosachev has said. The Vice Speaker of Russia’s upper chamber, the Federation Council, offered his take on remarks by French President …
Read More »NATO troops in Ukraine can’t be ruled out – Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has argued that deployments of troops to Ukraine by NATO members and other allies cannot be ruled out because Western powers must stop at nothing to ensure that Russia does not defeat Kiev’s forces. “There’s no consensus today to send, in an official manner, troops on …
Read More »WATCH: Russian troops inspect abandoned NATO weapons in Avdeevka
Russian troops have captured NATO-made weapons and ammunition, as well as Starlink satellite terminals at the Avdeevka chemical plant, according to a new video released by the Defense Ministry on Saturday. Officials in Moscow said the abandoned hardware was found by Russian assault groups that entered the Avdeevka Coke and …
Read More »WATCH Shattered Ukrainian troops retreat from Avdeevka (VIDEOS)
Ukrainian forces began fleeing the key Donbass town of Avdeevka in disarray a day before actually receiving an order to do so from Kiev’s freshly-appointed top general, Aleksandr Syrsky, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Sunday. The Russian military released drone footage on Sunday, purporting to show a chaotic rout …
Read More »US to negotiate future of its troops in Iraq – media
The United States is set to hold talks on the future of its military presence in Iraq, officials told multiple news outlets, suggesting Washington and Baghdad will discuss a timeline to end the decade-long US deployment. In a message delivered to Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Wednesday, the US …
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