Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the situation in the south and the Donbas region remained extremely difficult and reiterated that Russia was building up forces near the besieged city of Mariupol
1 year agoIncendiary ammunition reportedly used near Olexandrivka
The Pentagon: We demand the withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine
President Biden says there's "no clear evidence" that President Putin is pulling all of his forces out of Kyiv and says he is adding forces in Donbas
1 year agoUkrainian military destroyed Russian military column in Chernihiv region
1 year agoAnother Russian AF flying into Syria via the Caspian route, RA-85123
Pentagon official: Russian forces have fired 1,400 missiles at Ukraine since the start of the war
"No indications at this time that they (Russians) are preparing to use" tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine - according to senior US defense official
Russian army shelled Vuhledar from Rudchansk with MRLS Smerch
Russians have abandoned Hostomel airport, per senior US defense official
Russia has continued to blockade Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa more than a month into the war: senior U.S. defense official
1 year agoA Russian T-72 variant tank was destroyed by the Ukrainian forces in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast
U.S. has continued to see unit cohesion problems, poor morale, and bad leadership within the Russian military during more than an month of combat in Ukraine: senior U.S. defense official
1 year agoForeign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov arrives in New Delhi for an official visit
U.S. believes that Russia's reprioritization on the Donbas shows that the Kremlin knows attacks on Ukraine's capital of Kyiv have been unsuccessful: senior U.S. defense official
Russian Foreign Ministry: Senior EU officials will be barred from entering Russia
Russia has flown more than 300 air sorties over Ukraine in the past 24 hours: senior U.S. defense official
Russia drafts 134,500 conscripts but says they won't go to Ukraine - Reuters News
Ukraine: Russian forces departing from Chornobyl are heading towards the Belarusian border
Russian President: There are possibilities for Russian aircraft developers and design bureaus to increase the proportion of our aircraft
Putin: if unfriendly countries do not pay in rubles from April 1, we will consider this a violation of gas contracts, so the existing contracts will be stopped
Putin said that he signed a decree on a new procedure for paying for Russian gas with "unfriendly countries in rubles" - accounts in Russian banks must be opened, the order will come into force on April 1
1 year agoUkrainian forces recaptured Zavorychi and Mokrets villages in Kyiv oblast from Russian forces. They captured one BTS-4A armoured recovery vehicle
Three workers died in a collapse of soil in Novokuznetsk at Evraz ZSMK, the largest steel plant in Siberia - emergency services
1 year agoIn Nova Basan, Chernihiv Oblast the Ukrainian forces captured a Russian T-72B3 tank
1 year ago.@NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg: "According to our intelligence, Russian units are not withdrawing, but repositioning. Russia is trying to regroup, resupply & reinforce its offensive in the Donbas region. At the same time, Russia maintains pressure on Kyiv and other cities”
1 year agoUkraine: A Ukrainian transport helicopter (likely Mi-8) was shot down by the Russian army. As claimed, the wreckages were found in Rybatske, near Mariupol. Some of bodies have visible first aid traces, which means the helicopter was shot down on the way back from Mariupol
Norway prime minister spoke with Russia's Putin for an hour on Thursday - Reuters "We have very limited expectations of what could be achieved, but nothing should be left untried in the situation we are now in," said PM Jonas Gahr Stoere
Turkish President Erdogan: I have the determination to meet with Mr. Putin and Mr. Zelensky. We will say to both of them, 'Our goal now is to bring you together as soon as possible'. We are ready to host the meeting at the level of heads of state
British Foreign Secretary: New sanctions target Putin's supporters and promoters
Britain imposed sanctions against "MIA Russia Today"
New Delhi: Twitter has deleted thousands of pro-Russia accounts in India for being part of an 'organized influence network.'
Russia announces a ceasefire Thursday in Mariupol, Ukraine to evacuate civilians
Google Tracking cyber activity in Eastern Europe as TAG has observed COLDRIVER campaigns targeting the military of multiple Eastern European countries, as well as a NATO Centre of Excellence via Russia linked group
Russian forces have begun to withdraw from Chernobyl and are heading into Belarus, a Pentagon official told the AFP
Russia advanced elements never got closer than 15-20km from Kyiv city center, per @PentagonPresSec. Russian troops near the Hostomiel airfield appear to be the first to reposition away from Kyiv, he says
US Defense Department spokesman: We have indications of the progress of Ukrainian forces
US has seen the repositioning of a small percentage of the troops and battalion tactical groups that Russia had arrayed against Kyiv Ukraine probably in the neighbourhood of 20% of what they had. Appear to be repositioning to Belarus, not home, says @PentagonPresSec
"If the Russians are serious about de-escalating because that's their claim here, then they should send troops home," - @PentagonPresSec
Russian troops near Chernihiv and Sumy also have repositioned toward Belarus - per @PentagonPresSec
1 year ago2 killed, 5 wounded as result of artillery and aerial strikes in Luhansk region today
Putin tells Scholz gas payments can continue in euros: Berlin
Polish Deputy Prime Minister: Russia is preparing to launch a new attack in Ukraine, and all indications are that we are facing a long war
German government: The Russian president told the German chancellor that he still plans to enact a law requiring gas supplies to be paid in rubles from early April
Putin told German Chancellor Scholz gas for rubles demand will not mean worse contracts for Europe: Kremlin
EU officials raided the offices of Gazprom's German units as part of a probe into the Russian gas giant's role in pushing prices up in the continent, sources say
1 year agoThe Russians destroyed a big food warehouse on the eastern side of Kyiv. Hit most likely by more than one missile
Russian Defense Ministry: Our forces are regrouping on the Kyiv and Chernihiv fronts in Ukraine as planned
A @POTUS-@ZelenskyyUa phone call happening right now, according to the @WhiteHouse
Slovakia will decrease the number of diplomatic passports holders from Russia by 35 persons. This sets the maximum number of holders of the diplomatic and service passports for Russian diplomatic mission. @SlovakiaMFA spokesman @jurajtomaga
"We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisors about how badly the Russian military is performing and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions," a US official tells, "because his senior advisors are too afraid to tell him the truth
Authorities in Kursk region of Russia in attempt to calm population deny explosions, airstrikes and presence of saboteur groups in the region
Russian Ministry of Emergencies deny rumours about evacuation of civil population of Belgorod region
1 year agoA rally-performance is being held in front of the Parliament of Georgia in memory of the Ukrainian children killed by Russian army
.@direkt36 reveals that Orbán's foreign ministry has been compromised by an ongoing Russian cyberespionage campaign. They even hacked the encrypted channel also transmitting confidential NATO & EU material
Closing the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Russian warships poses a logistical problem for Russia in Syria
Against the background of the Russian war against Ukraine, the German government is preparing for a significant deterioration in gas supplies. Federal Minister of Economics Habeck therefore called the early warning level of the gas emergency plan
Governor of Chernihiv region says he sees no let-up in Russian attacks despite their pledge to scale down their offensive in the area
1 year ago07:00 A column of military PAZ buses of the Russian Armed Forces with "V" marks was moving from Rechitsa towards Kalinkavichy (Gomel region) along the M10 highway
3 Russian missile strikes at industrial objects in Khmelnitsky region overnight after missile strike at military object in Starokostyantyniv in the afternoon - head of regional administration
US advises that Moscow may 'detain' Americans in Russia: State Dept
