Source link It makes no sense to forgive Kiev’s troops and security agencies for their crimes, a Russian foreign ministry official has said The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that it’s appropriate to designate the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the Ukrainian military intelligence directorate (GUR) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) as terrorist organizations, […]
Source link The first US-made armored vehicle supplied to Kiev was destroyed near the recently liberated Donbass town of Avdeevka The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that the first-ever Ukrainian M1 Abrams tank supplied by the US has been destroyed. The vehicle was taken out near the Russian town of Avdeevka in Donbass as Moscow’s […]
Source link Ukraine has suffered over 444,000 casualties in two years, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has claimed Kiev has lost over 444,000 troops in two years of hostilities against Moscow, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu estimated on Tuesday. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said last week that his side recorded some 31,000 fatalities in the two […]
Source link The Helsinki Commission staffer has made seven trips to Ukraine, bringing $30,000 in sniper equipment at one point A senior staffer at the US Congress is facing an ethics probe over a public speech in which he boasted of delivering sniper scopes to the Ukrainian army, the New York Times reported on Monday. […]
Source link Moscow’s forces have liberated the village of Lastochkino, continuing their advance westward from the key town of Avdeevka The Russian Defense Ministry has announced the liberation of the village of Lastochkino in Donbass. The settlement is located to the west of Avdeevka, a major former stronghold of the Ukrainian military which was captured […]
Source link Civilian officials did not tell the army how many soldiers and weapons it would receive, Viktor Nazarov has said The Ukrainian government wanted the military to figure out how Kiev could defeat Russia but failed to provide data on what resources it had to achieve that goal, an adviser to former Ukrainian commander-in-chief […]
Source link The Yemeni rebel group has vowed to launch more strikes in the Red Sea, including with submarine weapons The US military says it has successfully destroyed seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles which the Houthi rebels were preparing to launch at targets in the Red Sea. The missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen presented […]
Source link The president laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, a tradition honoring ‘Defender of the Fatherland Day’ Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on Saturday to celebrate ‘Defender of the Fatherland Day’ – a major national holiday dedicated […]
Source link Bulgaria vowed to provide 100 Soviet-era armored personnel carriers to Kiev months ago A Bulgarian pledge to deliver 100 Soviet-era BTR-60 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine is facing delays over Sofia’s request for NATO to pay the transportation costs, Euractiv reported on Tuesday. The Bulgarian parliament authorized the transfer of the vehicles last […]
Source link The failed presidential candidate has insisted her rival is a “wannabe dictator” who will pull the US out of NATO Former US president Donald Trump plans to use the military to round up and terrorize Americans, failed US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told CNN on Saturday. The Republican frontrunner would become a “dictator […]
Source link FFG Armored Personnel Carriers can reportedly only withstand small arms fire and were also purchased at triple the usual price Germany has provided Ukraine with dozens of armored personnel carriers that are unfit for battlefield service, Bild has reported. The media outlet also claims that Berlin paid way over the odds for the […]
Source link Kiev’s worsening prospects on the battlefield and uncertainty over new funding have dominated the Munich Security Conference The Ukrainian military’s worsening prospects on the battlefield have prompted Western officials to call for more US military aid at the Munich Security Conference, Politico reported on Sunday. American lawmakers failed to approve additional funding of […]
Source link NATO allies, most notably the US under Donald Trump, have repeatedly criticized Berlin for failing to pull its weight Germany could ramp up its defense spending to as high as 3.5% of GDP, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said. However, he did voice certain doubts regarding Berlin’s ability to keep military expenditure at […]
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Source link The ten-year pact mirrors the defense agreements Kiev recently signed with Berlin and London France and Ukraine signed a bilateral security pact during Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to Paris on Friday. While President Emmanuel Macron did not offer Kiev any ironclad military commitments, he promised another €3 billion in aid over the […]