The Russian strikes in Kharkov, Ukraine, killed 34 civilians and injured 285 others in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, according to the region’s emergency services and the BBC. “The enemy has continued to hit residential neighborhoods and entire settlements with deadly bombs,” Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) said in a statement. Dozens of fires […]
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Who’s Putin’s circle – Who has a say in decisions?
Vladimir Putin is building a lonely figure, leading the Russian army into a high-risk war that threatens to dismantle his country’s economy. Rarely did he appear more isolated than in two recent appearances with his close circle, in which he sat at a great distance from his closest advisers, according to the BBC. As commander-in-chief, […]
M. Vestager for Ukraine: It is a turning point, a terrible change in history
“It’s changing the landscape of our foreign relations. It is a turning point, a tremendous change in history, right now,” said Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission in charge of preparing Europe for the digital age. in the war in Ukraine, in the context of the event, which is currently taking place […]
Zelensky: Our defenses can withstand Russian attacks
Ukraine’s defense lines withstand Russian attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his latest video on Thursday, adding that there was no respite from Moscow’s bombing of Ukraine at midnight, according to Reuters. “We have nothing to lose but our freedom,” Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine receives daily arms supplies from its international allies. He […]
Putin is playing the ‘crazy card’ in Ukraine
By Michael Krepon Vladimir Putin on Sunday ordered the defense minister and the chief of the General Staff to put the Russian nuclear forces on a state of “high alert”. We would say that this is a nuclear deterrent move of the “crazy”. Putin has expressed his desire to do something paranoid, that is, to […]
Russia: Dojd TV network forced to shut down
Russia’s liberal radio station Echo of Moscow announced today that its board had decided to disband the station in a move to block one of the few remaining liberal media outlets the Kremlin has tolerated to date. “The majority of Ekho Moskvy’s board of directors (Moscow Echo) has decided to dismantle Ekho Moskvy’s radio station […]
Germany to supply Ukrainian army with 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles
The German Finance Ministry has approved the supply of 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to the Ukrainian army after the invasion of Russia, sources close to it told the German Agency. These are Soviet-made Strela-type missiles, which were in stock with the armed forces of the former GDR, the sources explained. The government of Chancellor Olaf Soltz […]
OSCE ‘mourns’ Marina Fenina killed in Kharkiv bombing
LAST UPDATE: 09.37 A member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) observer mission in Ukraine was killed yesterday, Tuesday, during a “bombing” of Russian forces in Kharkov, the international organization announced last Wednesday night. In a press release posted on its website, the OSCE named the victim, Marina Fenina, a Ukrainian […]
Zelensky: 9,000 Russian soldiers killed in one week
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today expressed satisfaction with the failure of Russia’s “insidious” plans to invade his country and his pride in the “heroic” resistance of the Ukrainians. “Our nation thwarted the plans of the enemy within a week. Plans written years ago: insidious, full of hatred for our country, for our people,” Mr Zelensky […]
Russians bomb school north of Kiev, says Ukrainian mayor – Estonian ship sinks in Odessa
LAST UPDATE: 15:49 In the seven days since the beginning of the conflict, southern Ukraine has become a critical front against Russia’s progress. Moscow has chosen to besiege many cities there, considering the region to be of strategic importance for the success of the project as a whole. Coastal control would not only cut off […]
