WARS
Monday, 19 June 2023 03:47
What to know after Day 480 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine sustains massive single-day losses – Russian MOD Ukrainian military forces have sustained heavy casualties across the frontlines during the last 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. Russia’s Zaporozhye and Donetsk regions have seen the most intense fighting, with Kiev losing more than 800 soldiers in those regions. “Over the past day, enemy losses in the Southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions amounted to more than 800 Ukrainian servicemen, 20 tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, [and] 15 armored fighting vehicles,” the military stated on Sunday during a daily media briefing. The ministry did not elaborate on whether…
Monday, 19 June 2023 03:46
All we know after Day 65 of battles of Sudan military factions
Start of truce period brings lull in fighting to Sudan's capital The start of a 72-hour ceasefire aimed at calming more than two months of conflict between rival Sudanese military factions brought a lull in clashes in Khartoum early on Sunday following battles and air strikes overnight, residents said. Sudan's army and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to refrain from attacks and from seeking military advantage during the ceasefire period, which started at 6 a.m. (0400 GMT), as well as allowing for delivery of aid, Saudi and U.S. mediators said. Several previous truces have failed to stop…
Sunday, 18 June 2023 03:27
What to know after Day 479 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE 10,000+ Russian troops paid bonuses for destroying enemy hardware – MOD More than 10,000 Russian troops have received bonuses for destroying or capturing major enemy weapon systems during the military operation against Ukraine, the Defense Ministry has revealed. Russian soldiers have been paid between 50,000 and 300,000 rubles ($600 and $3,600) for personally taking out a tank, an artillery gun, a fighter jet, or other piece of military equipment, according to the statistics. In 2022, 7,064 servicemen merited such remuneration for destroying a total of 11,586 pieces of Ukrainian military equipment. In the first five months of this…
Saturday, 17 June 2023 04:38
What to know after Day 478 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Zelenskyy urges African leaders to press Putin on release of political prisoners Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to a group of African leaders to ask his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to free political prisoners from Crimea and beyond — saying it could be an important part of their trip to Russia on Saturday. Seven African leaders — presidents of Comoros, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia, as well as Egypt’s prime minister and top envoys from the Republic of Congo and Uganda — visited Ukraine on Friday as part of a self-styled “peace mission” to both Ukraine and Russia…
Saturday, 17 June 2023 04:37
All we know after Day 63 of battles of Sudan military factions
United Nations, United States ring alarm on West Darfur violence The United States and United Nations have said the situation in Sudan's region of West Darfur could herald a repeat of past mass atrocities there as fighting in Sudan reached its third month. The war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out on April 15 but quickly spread westward, hitting cities in the Kordofan and Darfur regions. Activists said El Geneina, on the border with Chad, has been particularly badly hit. Fighting has killed 1,100 people and sent more 270,000 refugees across the border to Chad.…
Friday, 16 June 2023 03:43
What to know after Day 477 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE How Ukrainian air defense fends off Russian attacks A few fishermen sat alongside a reservoir in the greater Kyiv area as families nearby on folding chairs enjoyed the sunny weather when a black and green Humvee military vehicle with a mounted Stinger anti-aircraft system suddenly pulled up. The people quickly packed their belongings and checked their mobile phones for a missile warning they might have overlooked. Two soldiers got out of the vehicle and reassured the people, saying it was only a mobile air defense unit exercise. Oleksandr, the commander, made it clear, however, that in the event…
Friday, 16 June 2023 03:42
All we know after Day 62 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan war hits two-month mark as peace efforts hit hurdles The conflict in Sudan hit the two-month mark on Thursday with no sign of a resolution as diplomatic peace efforts hit roadblocks and the risk of a broader ethnic war rises. Fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which a U.S. diplomat earlier this week described as "suicidal" behaviour, has displaced 2.2 million people and killed at least 1,000, an underestimate according to medics. It has shut down the economy, plunging millions of Sudanese into hunger and dependence on foreign aid, and shattered the health system. The…
Thursday, 15 June 2023 03:52
What to know after Day 476 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Medvedev sees option of Russia destroying Western communications cables on Atlantic seabed Given the West’s involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia should have a free hand to destroy Western seabed communications cables, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev warned on Wednesday. "Now that the Western countries’ complicity in the sabotage of the Nord Streams has been proven, there should be no constraints, even moral ones, on us to prevent us from destroying our enemies’ seabed communications cables," the senior politician wrote on his Telegram channel. Nord Stream sabotage On September 27, 2022,…
Thursday, 15 June 2023 03:51
All we know after Day 61 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan's western cities under fire as war spreads Fighting rocked several cities in western Sudan on Wednesday in an expansion of the country's almost two-month-old war as a regional governor was killed after publicly blaming the deaths of civilians on the country's paramilitary force. The conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has caused a humanitarian crisis in Khartoum, as well as major cities in the Kordofan and Darfur regions. The widening footprint of fighting threatens to prolong the violence and draw in armed groups - particularly those with tribal affiliations - as well as external actors.…
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 03:56
What to know after Day 475 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine has lost hundreds of pieces of Western-supplied hardware – Putin Ukrainian forces have already lost dozens of tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles in their attacks on Russian positions, President Vladimir Putin told war correspondents on Tuesday. Kiev’s troops have so far failed to achieve success on any of the fronts in their long-touted counteroffensive, he added. Russian positions have faced attacks in four major directions, the president said during a meeting at the Kremlin. He added that Ukrainian reserves, including those equipped with Western-supplied military hardware, had also been thrown into the fray. However, the offensive…
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Wednesday, 14 June 2023 03:53
All we know after Day 60 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan's warring factions not taking advantage of talks to achieve agreed truce - US Sudan's warring factions are not taking advantage of talks initiated by the United States and Saudi Arabia meant to yield a permanent ceasefire as they originally agreed, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday. The United States is consulting with Saudi Arabia and others in the Arab world and Africa about a path forward and hoped to announce a recommended approach in the next few days, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told reporters in Washington. "We think we've given them every…
Tuesday, 13 June 2023 04:13
What to know after Day 474 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia launches 'massive missile' attack on Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine - officials Russia launched a "massive missile" attack overnight on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killing and wounding people and damaging civilian infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said early on Tuesday. "There are dead and wounded," Serhiy Lisak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region where Kryvyi Rih is located, said on the Telegram messaging app. "A massive missile attack on Kryvyi Rih." Russian air strikes hit several civilian buildings in the city, including a five-storey building, the mayor of Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, said earlier. "Likely, there are…
Tuesday, 13 June 2023 04:12
All we know after Day 59 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan war traps civilians after ceasefire ends Air strikes, artillery and gunfire rocked several areas of Sudan's capital on Monday as fighting between warring factions intensified for a second day, trapping civilians in a worsening humanitarian crisis. The war between the country's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has raged for almost two months, forcing almost 2 million to flee and wrecking the economy, causing frequent electricity and water outages. Talks in Jeddah have failed to permanently end fighting and clashes intensified as soon as a ceasefire ended on Sunday. While the RSF has spread out across most of…
Monday, 12 June 2023 02:05
What to know after Day 473 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it retakes village in 'first results' of counterattack Ukraine said on Sunday its troops had made territorial advances on three villages in its southeast, the first liberated settlements it has reported since launching a counter-offensive this past week. Kyiv's forces posted unverified videos showing soldiers hoisting the Ukrainian flag at a bombed-out building in the village of Blahodatne in Donetsk region and posing with their unit's flag in the adjacent village of Neskuchne. "We're seeing the first results of the counter-offensive actions, localized results," Valeryi Shershen, spokesperson for Ukraine's "Tavria" military sector, said on television. Deputy…