The dispute illustrates how bogged down the front line has become in the conflict. Russia has claimed its forces have taken control of the village of Tabaivka in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, but Kyiv has denied the claim. Moscow claimed it had taken the tiny village on Monday in a defence ministry statement. However, Ukrainian officials … Read more
Igor Girkin has accused President Vladimir Putin and the army top brass of not pursuing the Ukraine war effectively enough. A court in Russia has convicted prominent nationalist and former rebel commander Igor Girkin of “inciting extremism” and sentenced him to four years in a penal colony. Girkin has repeatedly criticised the Kremlin for its … Read more
Putin’s Belgorod ‘Revenge’: Russia Bombards Kharkiv With S-300 Missiles | Watch Hindustan Times At least 17 injured after Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Kharkiv Al Jazeera English Ukraine: Russian strikes hit Kharkiv The Telegraph Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 693 The Guardian Kyiv claims to down 19 Russian drones, several injured in strikes on Kharkiv … Read more
Measures target three Russian entities, one individual. US State Department says missiles for use in Ukraine war. The United States has imposed sanctions on three Russian entities and one individual allegedly involved in the transfer and testing of North Korea’s ballistic missiles for alleged use by Moscow in its war against Ukraine. The move comes … Read more
Ukraine president’s first stop is Lithuania. He will also visit ‘reliable friends’ Latvia and Estonia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Lithuania as he starts a previously unannounced tour of three Baltic states to discuss his country’s war against Russia and Kyiv’s plans to join NATO and the European Union. Announcing his arrival on … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine will have “grave consequences” for Russia-Japan ties, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. Relations between Moscow and Tokyo, already difficult, have deteriorated sharply since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in Feb. 2022. Japan … Read more
The popular novelist has criticised Russia’s war on Ukraine and previously called Vladimir Putin a ‘deranged dictator’. The Russian government has added the popular author Grigory Chkhartishvili – known by his pen name Boris Akunin – to a register of “terrorists and extremists” for his critical stance towards Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Rosfinmonitoring, Russia’s main … Read more
Ukrainian troops warn Avdiivka will fall to Russia without Western ammunition | Maxim Tucker Times Radio Ukraine’s Artillery Forced to Stop Shelling Russians, US Ammo Famine: Report Business Insider Ukraine says Russian troops keep up pressure on Avdiivka Reuters Surrounded and low on ammo, the elite troops out to spoil Putin’s New Year The Times Ukraine War Map Shows … Read more
Ukraine’s security service blew up a railway connection linking Russia to China, in a clandestine strike carried out deep into enemy territory, with pro-Kremlin media reporting that investigators have opened a criminal case into a “terrorist attack.” The SBU set off several explosions inside the Severomuysky tunnel of the Baikal-Amur highway in Buryatia, located some … Read more
Updated Nov. 22, 2023 5:21 am ET WASHINGTON—The U.S. fears Iran is preparing to provide Russia with advanced short-range ballistic missiles for its military campaign in Ukraine, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Iran has already provided Russia with armed drones, guided aerial bombs and artillery shells, U.S. officials said. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. … Read more