Military equipment and small arms provided by several NATO nations, including the US, ended up in the hands of militants who launched a cross-border raid into Russia’s Belgorod region in May, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing sources linked to US intelligence. At least four tactical vehicles initially supplied …
Read More »Ukrainian soldier sentenced to life in prison
A staff sergeant from the notorious, neo-Nazi Azov Battalion has been sentenced to life in prison by the supreme court of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). Maxim Kondrashev was convicted on Wednesday of killing four civilians as they attempted to flee the city of Mariupol last March. He was found …
Read More »Civilians injured in latest Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Belgorod Region
At least four people have been injured in the latest large-scale shelling of Russia’s Belgorod Region, which borders Ukraine, local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Wednesday. In a statement on Telegram, Gladkov said that the situation in the border town of Shebekino was “deteriorating,” adding that in the early hours of …
Read More »US has been preparing Ukrainian counteroffensive ‘for months’ – Nuland
The US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland told an audience in Kiev on Thursday that Washington has been helping plan the Ukrainian ‘counteroffensive’ against Russia for almost half a year. “Even as you plan for the counteroffensive, which we have been working on with you for …
Read More »Kremlin responds to Ukrainian threat to kill Putin
Ukraine’s leadership has again proven its “terrorist” nature by threatening to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has said, while giving assurances that the Russian leader is well protected. “A terrorist regime talks about its terrorist aspirations,” Peskov told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster on Thursday. The spokesman …
Read More »Ukrainian saboteurs launch raid in Belgorod Region – Moscow
A Ukrainian saboteur group has intruded into Russia’s Belgorod Region, with Moscow’s military and law enforcement agencies scrambling to repel the attack, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Monday. The news about the raid was first broken by Vyacheslav Gladkov, the region’s governor, who wrote on his Telegram channel …
Read More »West fueling Ukrainian financial woes – Moscow
Western financial measures are leading Kiev into a sovereign debt crisis, with the burden expected to exceed Ukraine’s GDP by the end of the year, the Russian ambassador to the UN has warned. “We will hear a lot today about the solidarity of the Western community with Ukraine, the readiness …
Read More »Ex-Ukrainian envoy to Germany tears into successor
Ukraine’s former ambassador to Germany, Andrey Melnik, has criticized his successor, Alexey Makeev, for being too soft on Berlin regarding weapons supplies for Kiev. The outspoken diplomat, who now serves as the country’s deputy foreign minister, claimed Makeev should be making more of an effort to ensure that Germany meets …
Read More »Over ten Ukrainian drones attack Crimea – authorities
Over ten Ukrainian drones attempted to strike Crimea, Russia on Saturday night, Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev has said. The attack was repelled, and no damage was caused by the UAVs. In a Telegram message posted on Sunday, Razvozhaev reported that one drone had lost control and crashed in the woods; …
Read More »Ukrainian drone attacks Russian oil refinery – media
An oil refinery caught fire in Krasnodar Region in southern Russia on Friday morning, emergency officials have said. Baza news outlet reported that the blaze broke out after the facility was struck by a Ukrainian drone. Baza posted a video of black smoke coming from the Ilsky Oil Refinery. According …
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