WARS
Monday, 04 December 2023 04:44
What to know after Day 648 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia attacks Ukraine with 12 drones, cruise missile, Ukraine air force says Russia launched 12 drones and a cruise missile at Ukraine overnight, with Ukraine's air defence systems destroying 10 drones before they reached their targets, Ukraine's air force said on Sunday. The cruise missile was not destroyed but did not reach its target, the air force said, without giving further details. It did not say what happened to the two drones that were not destroyed. "10 out of 12 is a perfect score. These are good results that we see every day," Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat…
Sunday, 03 December 2023 04:48
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 58
Israel faces growing US calls for restraint amid renewed Gaza fighting Israel faced growing U.S. calls to avoid further harm to Palestinian civilians in its fight against Hamas militants in Gaza, as the warring sides on Sunday showed no sign of moving toward reviving their collapsed truce. As Israeli forces pounded the enclave following the breakdown of a temporary ceasefire, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said too many innocent Palestinians had been killed in Gaza, and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin deemed it a "moral responsibility" for Israel to protect civilians. The senior U.S. officials' remarks on Saturday reinforced pressure…
Sunday, 03 December 2023 04:47
What to know after Day 647 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia’s army to add some 170,000 people to its ranks Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order to increase the number of military personnel in the Russian Armed Forces by nearly 170,000. According to the decree, which was posted on the Kremlin website on Friday and comes into effect on the day of signing, the total number of people serving in the Russian Armed Forces has been set at 2,209,130, including 1,320,000 servicemen. Under the previous decree, which has been in force since January 1, 2023, this figure was 2,039,758 people, including 1,150,628 servicemen. WESTERN PERSPECTIVE…
Saturday, 02 December 2023 04:59
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 57
Israel’s war with Hamas resumes with airstrikes in Gaza after a weeklong truce ends Israel’s war with Hamas erupted again Friday, as airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired. Health authorities in the besieged territory reported dozens of Palestinians killed and Israel dropped leaflets over Gaza City and southern parts of the enclave, urging civilians to flee to avoid the fighting. Militants in Gaza resumed firing rockets into Israel, and fighting broke out between Israel and Hezbollah militants operating along its northern border with Lebanon. The resumption of the war threatens to…
Saturday, 02 December 2023 04:58
What to know after Day 646 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine has lost up to 300,000 soldiers – ex-Zelensky aide Ukraine has lost up to 300,000 soldiers during its conflict with Russia, Aleksey Arestovich, a former aide to President Vladimir Zelensky, has claimed. Arestovich made the revelation on Friday while speaking to journalist Yulia Latynina via video link. The former presidential aide was addressing the recent admission made by top Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia, who said the Istanbul talks between Moscow and Kiev were derailed by then-UK PM Boris Johnson, who urged Ukraine to “just continue fighting” instead of attempting to reach a deal with Russia. “I was…
Friday, 01 December 2023 04:45
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 56
More Israeli hostages freed and more Palestinian prisoners released under tenuous Gaza truce Israel released another group of Palestinian prisoners Friday, hours after Hamas freed additional Israeli hostages under a last-minute agreement to extend their cease-fire by another day in Gaza. But any further extension renewal, now in its eighth day, could prove more challenging as Hamas is expected to set a higher price for many of the remaining hostages. Hamas freed six hostages hours after releasing two Israeli women Thursday afternoon. All were handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza after eight weeks in captivity. They were brought…
Friday, 01 December 2023 04:44
What to know after Day 645 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's Zelenskiy calls for fortifications in key frontline areas President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for faster construction of fortifications in key sectors under pressure from Russian forces, particularly in eastern Ukraine, the focal point of Moscow's advances 21 months into its invasion. Zelenskiy issued his appeal after touring Ukrainian positions in the northeast, one of several areas where Russian forces have been trying to make recent headway - and recapture areas taken back by Ukrainian troops a year ago. He said one of the meetings he held with commanders dealt with fortifications. "In all major sectors where reinforcement is…
Thursday, 30 November 2023 04:28
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 55
Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners on sixth day of Gaza truce after Hamas frees 16 hostages Israel released another group of Palestinian prisoners early Thursday in exchange for 16 hostages freed hours earlier by the Islamic militant group Hamas in Gaza. The releases came on the sixth day of a temporary truce in the Israel-Hamas war. The latest swap for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel under the Gaza truce comes as international mediators raced to seal another extension to allow further exchanges and prolong the halt of Israel’s air and ground offensive. A bus carrying some of the Palestinian detainees…
Thursday, 30 November 2023 04:26
What to know after Day 644 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia says it takes Ukrainian village, Ukraine notes increased Russian activity Russia's military said on Wednesday that its forces had captured a village in a contested area of eastern Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials offered no comment but said Moscow's forces were suffering heavy losses while launching fierce attacks. Russia's armed forces have focused on eastern Donetsk region after failing at the outset of the 21-month-old conflict to advance on Kyiv. But their progress has been slow. Ukraine regained large chunks of territory a year ago, but a new counteroffensive launched in June has made only incremental gains in…
Wednesday, 29 November 2023 04:46
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 54
With deadline looming, diplomats seek to extend Gaza truce; more hostages, prisoners are freed Hamas and Israel released more hostages and prisoners under terms of a fragile cease-fire that held for a fifth day Tuesday as international mediators in Qatar worked to extend the truce. The United States urged Israel to better protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza if it follows through on its promise to resume the war. In the latest swap since the cease-fire began Friday, Israel said 10 of its citizens and two Thai nationals were freed by Hamas and had been returned to Israel. Soon after, Israel…
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Wednesday, 29 November 2023 04:45
What to know after Day 643 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine has used chemical weapons – Russian general The Ukrainian military has used chemical agents to poison food on 17 occasions since the conflict escalated in February 2022, killing at least 15 people, Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov said on Tuesday. Kirillov heads the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces. He made the revelation in a speech to the 3rd Congress of Young Scientists, currently meeting in Sochi. “We have confirmed that officials of the administrations of the new constituent entities of the Russian Federation were poisoned,” Kirillov said. “Moreover, we found a…
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 04:43
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 53
Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war. Eleven Israeli women and children, freed by Hamas, entered Israel Monday night after more than seven weeks in captivity in Gaza in the fourth swap under the original four-day truce, which began Friday and was due to run out. Thirty-three Palestinian prisoners released…
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 04:42
What to know after Day 642 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian forces advancing on Ukrainian town from all sides Russian forces are intensifying their drive to capture the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, trying to advance on all sides after weeks of fighting, the town's top official was quoted as saying on Monday. Russian troops have been pressing land and air-based attacks on Avdiivka, since mid-October as the focal point of their slow-moving push through eastern Ukraine's Donbas region in the 21-month-old war. The latest push, reported by Vitaliy Barabash, head of Avdiivka's military administration, followed reports last week that Ukrainian troops had made some headway in halting…
Monday, 27 November 2023 04:42
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 52
Hamas releases third group of hostages as part of truce, and says it will seek to extend the deal The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was back on track Sunday as the militants freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis and the first American, in a third exchange under a four-day truce that the U.S. said it hoped would be extended. In turn, Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners. Most hostages were handed over directly to Israel, waving to a cheering crowd as they arrived at an air force base. Others left through Egypt. Israel’s army said one was airlifted…