WARS
Thursday, 24 August 2023 04:45
What to know after Day 546 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says Russia lost two bombers in attacks on airfields Ukraine's intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said recent attacks on Russian airfields had destroyed two TU-22 bombers and damaged two more bombers. "Two were destroyed, two were damaged. Two can not be repaired," Budanov said in a TV interview on Wednesday night for the Ukrainian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. He said a fifth Russian aircarft could have been hit. Russian officials reported drone attacks on military airfields Soltsy in the Novgorod region on Saturday and Shaykovka in the Kaluga region on Monday and said that one warplane…
Wednesday, 23 August 2023 04:14
What to know after Day 545 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE West ‘perplexed’ by Ukraine’s strategy – NYT Ukraine’s counteroffensive is struggling because some of Kiev’s best troops are “in the wrong places,” the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing senior US and UK officials speaking on condition of anonymity. Kiev's main objective is to reach the Sea of Azov, cutting Crimea off from the Russian mainland. Yet, Ukraine currently has more troops on the eastern front – facing Artyomovsk, also known as Bakhmut – than in the “far more strategically significant” south, according to the Times. “American planners have advised Ukraine to concentrate on the front driving…
Tuesday, 22 August 2023 04:04
What to know after Day 544 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's Zelenskiy says F-16s make him 'confident' that Russia will lose the war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a crowd in Denmark on Monday that promised deliveries of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets had made him confident Ukraine could end Russia's invasion. Denmark and the Netherlands on Sunday announced they would supply the first F-16s to Ukraine, with the initial six due to be delivered around New Year. Washington had approved the delivery of the jets ahead of Zelenskiy's trip to Copenhagen. "Today we are confident that Russia will lose this war," Zelenskiy told thousands of people who gathered…
Monday, 21 August 2023 04:32
What to know after Day 543 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainians torn by evacuation calls as Russian shells fall in northeast Ukrainians living in the northeastern Kupiansk district close to Russia's border on Sunday found themselves torn between the will to stay and protect what they have built and the desire to flee from Russian artillery fire. "If you said the evacuation is going well," Dmytro Lozhenko, who runs a volunteer group that helps civilians flee the fighting, said on television, "It would sound like a bit of sarcasm." Regional authorities announced a mandatory evacuation of civilians from near the Kupiansk front earlier this month due to daily…
Sunday, 20 August 2023 04:47
What to know after Day 542 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Seven killed, 144 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine's Chernihiv Seven people including a 6-year-old girl were killed, 144 wounded, and 41 were in hospital after a Russian missile struck a central square in the historic northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said. "I am sure our soldiers will give a response to Russia for this terrorist attack," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address, delivered early on Sunday at the end of a visit to Sweden. "A notable response." He said that of the 144 people injured, 15 were children, and…
Saturday, 19 August 2023 05:06
What to know after Day 541 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin visits Ukraine military operation headquarters Russian President Vladimir Putin met the head of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, and other high-ranking military commanders during an unannounced visit to the headquarters of Russia’s Southern Military District, the Kremlin said on Saturday morning. The head of state received classified briefings from Gerasimov and other senior commanding officers involved in the ongoing military operation in Ukraine, the brief statement said. Russian state media shared a video of the rare visit, which shows the head of the General Staff greeting Putin at the headquarters ahead of the closed-door meeting. However, it…
Friday, 18 August 2023 04:56
What to know after Day 540 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine scrambling to avoid Russian strikes on airbases – FT Russia has ramped up attacks on airbases used by Kiev to launch long-range missile attacks, forcing Ukrainian personnel and aircraft to constantly be on the move to avoid being struck, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing sources. Ukrainian officials told the paper that Kiev and its backers believe that Moscow’s recent attacks on airbases and pilot training facilities in western Ukraine are aimed at decimating its fleet of bombers used to fire British Storm Shadow and French Scalp missiles. Ukraine is “racing to move around crucial weaponry…
Thursday, 17 August 2023 04:56
What to know after Day 539 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it has no hope of using F-16 fighter jets this year Ukraine will not be able to operate U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets this coming autumn and winter, air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told Ukrainian television late on Wednesday. "It's already obvious we won't be able to defend Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets during this autumn and winter," Ihnat told a joint telethon broadcast by Ukrainian channels. Ukraine has repeatedly called its Western allies to supply the country with F-16s, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said would be a signal that Russia's invasion would end in defeat.…
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 03:51
What to know after Day 538 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says Russian drones threatened Danube port, key for grain exports Ukraine's air force on Wednesday said a large group of Russian army drones entered the mouth of the Danube river and headed toward the Izmail river port near the border with Romania. Social media groups reported hearing air defence systems firing in the area near two Danube ports - Izmail and Reni. Governor of southern Odesa region, Oleh Kiper, asked residents of Izmail district to take shelter at around 1:30 a.m. (2230 GMT) and cancelled the air raid alert one hour later. Ukraine's Danube ports accounted for…
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 03:50
Sudan 'spiralling out of control' as 1 million flee country, UN warns
More than 1 million people have fled Sudan to neighbouring states and people inside the country are running out of food and dying due to lack of healthcare after four months of war, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has devastated the capital Khartoum and sparked ethnically driven attacks in Darfur, threatening to plunge Sudan into a protracted civil war and destabilise the region. "Time is running out for farmers to plant the crops that will feed them and their neighbours. Medical supplies are scarce. The situation is…
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Tuesday, 15 August 2023 04:45
What to know after Day 537 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia strikes western Ukraine in large-scale air attack - officials Russia launched a large-scale air attack on Ukraine's western region of Lviv and the northwestern region of Volyn, hitting a number of buildings, wounding people and forcing evacuations, officials said. "Many missiles were shot down, but there were also hits in Lviv," city mayor Andriy Sadovyi said on the Telegram messaging app, adding that orders were given to evacuate at least one burning apartment building. The scale of the attack and the full extent of the damage in Lviv were not immediately clear. Earlier, the Lviv region's governor,…
Monday, 14 August 2023 04:25
What to know after Day 536 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Berlin calls for more diplomatic efforts to end Ukraine conflict The recent summit on Ukraine in Jeddah was a “very special” event, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said, calling for a greater diplomatic effort to end the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev. Scholz made the remarks in his major annual summer interview with German broadcaster ZDF, which aired on Sunday. The chancellor urged further diplomatic effort, stating it was actually useful to “press” Russia. “It makes sense for us to continue these talks because they increase the pressure on Russia to realize that it has taken the…
Sunday, 13 August 2023 04:29
What to know after Day 535 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine military reports progress in south Ukrainian military officials said on Saturday that Kyiv's forces had made progress in the south, capturing unspecified territories and claiming partial success near the key village of Robotyne. "Tavria direction," General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, commander of Ukrainian forces in the south, wrote on Telegram, referring to the southern front. "There are liberated territories. The defence forces are working." He did not specify where or when the advances were made. Separately, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said they had "partial success in the Robotyne area of the Zaporizhzhia region." Reuters…
Saturday, 12 August 2023 03:51
What to know after Day 534 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Egypt rejects US pressure to arm Ukraine – WSJ Egyptian officials have reportedly decided not to get involved in arming Ukraine, shrugging off repeated US requests in recent months to produce artillery shells and other weapons needed for Kiev’s counteroffensive against Russian forces in the Donbass region. Washington asked Egypt to supply artillery, antitank missiles, air defense systems and small arms for Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unidentified US officials. The requests were made on multiple occasions, including a March meeting between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in…