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Wednesday, 06 September 2023 04:47

What to know after Day 559 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's defence systems engaged in repelling air attack over Kyiv - Ukraine's military Ukraine's air defence systems were engaged early on Wednesday in repelling a Russian air attack on Kyiv, the capital's military administration said on the Telegram messaging app. Reuters' witnesses heard several blasts which sounded like air defence systems being deployed. All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts as of 0550 a.m. (0250 GMT). ** Ukrainian intercepts show Russian soldiers’ anger at losses, disarray Ukraine’s counteroffensive was in its second month when Andrey, a Russian soldier, called his wife to say his unit was taking…

Tuesday, 05 September 2023 04:48

What to know after Day 558 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's counteroffensive has 'failed' – Putin Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive has not “stalled” but failed, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on Monday. With Ukrainian losses mounting and Kiev ramping up its conscription efforts, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu affirmed his commander-in-chief's assessment. The Ukrainian operation “is not stalled; it is a failure,”Putin declared, following talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the resort city of Sochi. “At least, this is how it looks today,” he continued. “Let’s see what happens next. I hope this will continue to be the case.” In early June, Kiev launched its long-awaited counteroffensive…

Monday, 04 September 2023 04:30

What to know after Day 557 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian warplanes sink speedboats with Ukrainian landing force – Moscow Russian warplanes have prevented yet another landing attempt by Ukrainian forces, destroying four US-made military speedboats and their crews in the Black Sea west of the Crimean Peninsula, the Defense Ministry said on Monday morning. Russian Black Sea Fleet naval aviation aircraft “destroyed four US-made Willard Sea Force high-speed military boats with landing groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the military said. The landing force was reportedly heading towards Cape Tarkhankut, the westernmost part of the Crimean Peninsula, in yet another botched landing attempt, according to the …

Sunday, 03 September 2023 04:34

What to know after Day 556 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Two more ships pass through Black Sea corridor, Zelenskiy says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that two more ships had passed through a "temporary" Black Sea shipping corridor established since Russia withdrew from a U.N.-backed grain export deal in July. "Two ships have successfully passed through our temporary 'grain corridor'," Zelenskiy posted on X, previously known as Twitter. The president did not identify the vessels involved or say when they had completed their passage. Officials on Friday said two vessels had cleared the corridor -- bringing to four the number that have used it. Zelenskiy said…

Saturday, 02 September 2023 04:27

What to know after Day 555 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian naval drones target Crimean Bridge – MOD Multiple attempted attacks by Ukrainian maritime drones on the strategic bridge which links the Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland were foiled on Friday evening and early Saturday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry has claimed. “On September 1, at about 11:15pm Moscow time, the Kiev regime attempted to launch a terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge using a semi-submersible unmanned boat,” the ministry said in a brief statement, adding that the hostile craft was “promptly detected and destroyed” in the Black Sea. Three hours later, around 2:10am Saturday, another drone…

Friday, 01 September 2023 04:29

What to know after Day 554 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine tells critics of slow counteroffensive to 'shut up' Ukraine told critics of the pace of its three-month-old counteroffensive to "shut up" on Thursday, the sharpest signal yet of Kyiv's frustration at leaks from Western officials who say its forces are advancing too slowly. Since launching a much vaunted counteroffensive using many billions of dollars of Western military equipment, Ukraine has recaptured more than a dozen villages but has yet to penetrate Russia's main defences. Stories in the New York Times, Washington Post and other news organisations last week quoted U.S. and other Western officials as suggesting the…

Thursday, 31 August 2023 04:55

What to know after Day 553 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian military says six servicemen killed in helicopter incident Six Ukrainian servicemen were killed aboard two helicopters while they were "carrying out missions" in eastern Ukraine, the military said on Wednesday. There was no indication what happened involving two widely-used Mi-8 helicopters on Tuesday. A military statement on Telegram aid the men were "carrying out missions" in the sector of the Russian-held eastern city of Bakhmut when they died. The news site Ukrainska Pravda said the incident occurred near Kramatorsk - a large town west of Bakhmut in Donetsk region, theatre of much of the fighting in Russia's…

Wednesday, 30 August 2023 04:36

Sudan military ruler arrives in Egypt on first trip abroad since war began

Burhan discusses Egypt mediation offer in talks with Sisi Had ruled out negotiated deal with RSF foe the day before Civilians caught in crossfire, dozens killed in Nyala Sudanese military ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met his Egyptian counterpart on Tuesday in his first trip abroad since the April outbreak of war in Sudan, a day after rejecting calls for fresh negotiations. The two discussed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's offer to mediate the conflict during a short meeting in the coastal city of El Alamein, an initiative Burhan said he welcomed, according to an Egyptian presidency statement. On Monday, Burhan…

Wednesday, 30 August 2023 04:35

What to know after Day 552 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian drones attack Russian air base near Estonia Ukrainian drones swept across Russia in overnight attacks that destroyed military aircraft and disrupted air traffic, Russian officials said early on Wednesday, hours after the funeral service for Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Attacks by unmanned aircraft were reported in Pskov, Bryansk, Kaluga, Orlov and Ryazan regions as well as the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula, Russian officials said. The most significant attack appeared to be in Pskov about 660 km (411 miles) north of the Ukrainian frontier, near the borders with Estonia and Latvia, where Russian officials said four Il-76 military…

Tuesday, 29 August 2023 04:49

France ready to support ECOWAS military invasion of Niger – Macron

Paris will back any military action by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Niger to restore the rule of ousted leader Mohamed Bazoum, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. Macron made the comment in response to the expulsion of French Ambassador Sylvain Itte from Niamey by the new military government that seized power in a coup last month. The Nigerien Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the envoy had 48 hours to leave the country for refusing to meet with the new military rulers and for “other actions of the French Government contrary to the interests of…

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Tuesday, 29 August 2023 04:48

What to know after Day 551 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it liberates strategic settlement Ukraine said on Monday its troops had liberated the southeastern settlement of Robotyne and were trying to push farther south in their two-month-old counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said that its troops last week had raised the national flag in the strategic village and posted a video showing the move. The forces then carried out mopping-up operations until they confirmed control on Monday, the military said. "Robotyne has been liberated," Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar was quoted as saying on Monday by the military. The settlement is 10 km…

Monday, 28 August 2023 05:11

What to know after Day 550 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian forces lose more than 4,800 servicemen over week The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 4,855 servicemen over the week, with the most fighters - 1,490 - in the Donetsk area, according to TASS calculations based on the data of the Russian Defense Ministry. The Ukrainian forces lost: 1,180 servicemen in the South Donetsk area, 820 in the Zaporozhye area, 665 in the Kupyansk area, 485 in the Krasny Liman area and 215 in the Kherson area. Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Russian forces have destroyed a total of 466 Ukrainian aircraft, 247…

Sunday, 27 August 2023 04:32

What to know after Day 549 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Three Ukrainian military pilots die in mid-air collision Three Ukrainian military pilots including a "mega talent" who yearned to fly F-16s were killed on Friday when two L-39 combat training aircraft collided over a region west of Kyiv on Friday, the air force said on Saturday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is counting on swift training of crews to fly up to 61 F-16 fighter jets promised by his Western allies, said in his nightly video address that the three men included Andriy Pilshchykov, callsign Juice, "a Ukrainian officer, one of those who greatly helped our state." Air force…

Saturday, 26 August 2023 04:51

What to know after Day 548 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it hit Russian military base in annexed Crimea Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency said on Friday a Ukrainian drone attack had hit a Russian military base deep inside annexed Crimea, while residents reported casualties, explosions and a road closure. Early on Friday, Russia reported one of the biggest coordinated Ukrainian air raids yet over Russian-controlled territory but said air defence systems had downed all 42 drones attacking Crimea before they could hit their targets. Ukrainian intelligence officials said the attack struck Russia's 126th Coastal Defence Brigade based in Perevalnoye, a town more than 200 km (120…

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