Two Russian villages near the border with Ukraine were evacuated today after a fire broke out at an ammunition depot. The fire came days after explosions at a military base and an ammunition depot in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. In the second case, in fact, Moscow recognized that there was […]
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Zelensky: ‘No’ to peace negotiations before the withdrawal of Russian troops
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that Russia’s leadership cannot be trusted and that any negotiation to end the war cannot take place before the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian territories they have occupied. In a press conference following the conclusion of the tripartite meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN […]
NYT: Testimony on the war of the Ukrainian resistance in the occupied territories
The New York Times in its report titled “Behind Enemy Lines, Ukrainians Tell Russians ‘You’re Never Safe,’” writes that “illegal cells of the resistance are locating targets, sabotaging railroads and killing perceived collaborators, while are trying to irritate the Russian forces.” The Ukrainian resistance fighter speaking to the newspaper, who goes by the name Svaroga, […]
Guterres is deeply concerned about the situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did not hide his strong concern for safety at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, speaking to reporters after concluding a tripartite meeting with the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey in the city of Lviv. He stressed that a military strike on the nuclear plant would be tantamount to “suicide” and repeated […]
‘A Russian ship with stolen grain has reached a port in Syria’, the Ukrainians say
A Russian ship carrying stolen Ukrainian grain has docked in Syria, the Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon claimed today. Kyiv accuses Russia of looting grain warehouses after the Russian army invaded Ukrainian territory. The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a close ally of Moscow. “According to our information, the SV KONSTANTIN docked in Syria,” […]
CNN Turk: Putin tells Erdogan he’s not opposed to meeting Zelensky
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, in their meeting in Sochi on September 5, that he is open to the possibility of meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, writes CNN Turk citing Russian sources. And according to the publication, Moscow has changed its attitude in relation to a possible meeting between […]
Moscow is recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine
Volunteers are being sought among inmates in Russian prisons to fight in Moscow’s war in neighboring Ukraine, according to human rights activists. Suspects and defendants are recruited with the promise that authorities will drop criminal charges in return, Olga Romanova, a Russian civil rights activist based in Berlin, said in a Facebook post, citing examples […]
Russia: The Ukrainians are preparing a ‘provocation’ at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
Russia’s Defense Ministry on Thursday accused Ukraine of planning a “provocation” at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant on August 19, during UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ visit to the country, Russia’s state-run RIA news agency reported. However, the Russian ministry did not provide evidence of these accusations. In its statement, the Russian Defense Ministry also notes […]
The ‘fake’ Russian robot dogs and the real armed robots
By David Hambling One of the “surprise stars” that appeared at the Russian trade show Army-22 was the robot dog carrying an anti-tank RPG-26. However, Twitter users quickly spotted that the ninja outfit he was in “disguise” was trying to hide a Go-1 robot manufactured by the Chinese company Unitree, and the armed robot dog […]
Ukraine: Six dead and 16 injured by Russian bombing in Kharkiv
LAST UPDATE: 23:13 At least six people were killed and 16 others were injured in Russian shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, regional governor Oleh Sinegubov said. Since the attack in the Saltivka district, a fire broke out in an apartment building. “This is an insidious and cynical attack on civilians, which has absolutely no […]
