Russia claims to have used an advanced electromagnetic weapon for the first time to neutralize Ukrainian drones. The development comes as Moscow’s invading forces continue to carry out offensives in Kyiv and neighboring cities. According to a report by the state-run TASS News Agency, the weapon is the Stupor anti-drone system, which cuts the connection […]
Two Russian armored vehicles, battered, charred, and dented, provide a dramatic sight for visitors arriving at Warsaw’s historic Castle Square. The T-72 tank and 2S19 self-propelled howitzer could almost be mistaken for museum pieces were it not for the mud and grass still stuck to their tracks. The two vehicles were hit and then captured by […]
Russian forces withdrew from Snake Island in the Black Sea on June 30
Russia on Tuesday claimed that some of the weapons the West is sending to Ukraine are spreading across the Middle East and ending up on the black market. Speaking in televised remarks, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Ukraine had received more than 28,000 tonnes of military cargo so far, and some of the Western weapons were appearing in the Middle East. He did not provide any details to […]
Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, said Sunday that Moscow’s forces have taken the strategic Ukrainian city of Lysychansk and now control the entire region of Lugansk, which has been the target of fierce battles in recent weeks. “Sergei Shoigu has informed the commander-in-chief of the Russian armed forces, Vladimir Putin, of the liberation of the People’s Republic of Lugansk,” the defense ministry […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has offered its “assistance” in a potential prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported yesterday, citing a law enforcement source. The agency quoted the source as saying that “senior officials” from the UAE have approached Russia with a proposal to assist in the exchange of prisoners of war with […]
Capturing Severodonetsk, in the Donbas region, has become key goal of Russia
Ukraine has sunk a Russian vessel using newly-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missiles, British military intelligence confirmed this week. The Russian vessel Spasatel Vasily Bekh was reportedly attempting to deliver weapons and additional troops to a strategic Ukrainian territory when it was neutralized by opposing forces. It was seen carrying a Tor-M2MK anti-aircraft missile system, but it […]
An eight-year-old child was among 15 people killed by Russian shelling Tuesday in the eastern Kharkiv region, governor Oleg Synegubov said. Located in northeastern Ukraine, Kharkiv is a region that borders Russia where many residents who fled at the start of the invasion have begun to return after Russian attempts to capture Ukraine’s second city were repelled. “Fifteen people […]
Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian grain exports sparked fresh tensions with Europe as fears grow of a global food crisis, while Kyiv accused Moscow of stepping up attacks in the east of the country. In New York, Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for $103.5 million to […]