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Saturday, 01 July 2023 03:11

What to know after Day 492 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine, US agree: counteroffensive creeps ahead, measured in blood Ukraine has been publicly cautious in counting gains in a counteroffensive it launched this month to reclaim territory occupied by Russian forces, and on Friday its president and a U.S. general acknowledged that progress is measured in blood. The top U.S. military officer, Army General Mark Milley, told an audience at the National Press Club in Washington that the counteroffensive was "advancing steadily, deliberately working its way through very difficult minefields ... 500 meters a day, 1,000 meters a day, 2,000 meters a day, that kind of thing." He…

Friday, 30 June 2023 02:52

What to know after Day 491 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE EU leaders back security commitments for Ukraine European Union leaders declared on Thursday they would make long-term commitments to bolster Ukraine's security as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged them to start work on a new round of sanctions against Russia. At a summit in Brussels, the leaders restated their condemnation of Russia's war against Ukraine and said the EU and its member countries "stand ready" to contribute to commitments that would help Ukraine defend itself in the long term. In a text summarising the conclusions of the summit, the leaders said they would swiftly consider the form these commitments…

Thursday, 29 June 2023 04:34

What to know after Day 490 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian general Surovikin was sympathetic towards Wagner rebellion, US officials say General Sergei Surovikin, deputy commander of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, was sympathetic to mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's weekend rebellion, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, though it was unclear if he actively supported it. Prigozhin startled the world by leading an armed revolt on Saturday that brought his Wagner Group fighters from the Ukrainian border to within 200 kilometers (125 miles) of Moscow before he abruptly called off the uprising. Three officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that Surovikin had been in support of Prigozhin…

Thursday, 29 June 2023 04:33

All we know after Day 75 of battles of Sudan military factions

Islamists wield hidden hand in Sudan conflict, military sources say Thousands of men who worked as intelligence operatives under former president Omar al-Bashir and have ties to his Islamist movement are fighting alongside the army in Sudan's war, three military sources and one intelligence source said, complicating efforts to end the bloodshed. The army and a paramilitary force have been battling each other in Khartoum, Darfur and elsewhere for 10 weeks in Africa's third largest country by area, displacing 2.5 million people, causing a humanitarian crisis and threatening to destabilise the region. Reinforcements for either side could deepen the conflict.…

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 04:53

What to know after Day 489 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE NATO warns that Russian forces should not be underestimated and increases its readiness NATO’s chief said Tuesday that the power of Russia’s military shouldn't be underestimated following the weekend mutiny against it by Wagner Group mercenaries, and said the alliance has increased its readiness to confront Russia in recent days. Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance may decide to further boost its strength and readiness to face Russia and its ally Belarus when NATO leaders meet in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on July 11-12. ”So, no misunderstanding and no room for misunderstanding in Moscow or Minsk about our…

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 04:52

All we know after Day 74 of battles of Sudan military factions

Sudan army head calls on young men to join fight against paramilitary RSF Head of Sudan's army called on young men to defend their country, including by joining the army, and announced a ceasefire for the Eid al Adha holiday on Wednesday, when a rival force has also declared a truce. Multiple ceasefire deals have failed to stick in the conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that began April 15, including several brokered by Saudi Arabia and the United States at talks in Jeddah that were suspended last week. "We ask all of the country's youth…

Tuesday, 27 June 2023 01:18

What to know after Day 488 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin thanks Russians for unity, vows to fulfill promise to Wagner fighters Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered another televised address to the nation, thanking Russians for their unity amid the June 24 mutiny attempt. He stressed that from the very beginning, prompt measures had been taken to avoid bloodshed, lauded the courage of military servicemen and law enforcement officers and vowed to fulfill his promise to members of the Wagner private military company. TASS has collected the key remarks that Putin made in his address. Betrayal of mutiny organizers The organizers of the mutiny betrayed their country…

Monday, 26 June 2023 01:38

What to know after Day 487 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian military repels more than 20 Ukrainian attacks in single day – MoD Foreign powers involved in coup attempt in Russia – Serbian president Foreign intelligence services likely played a role in the failed Wagner PMC coup attempt on Saturday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has claimed. In his address to the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the mutineers as traitors whose actions could play into the hands of Moscow’s adversaries. In an interview with Serbia’s Pink TV channel on Sunday, Vucic stressed that Belgrade does not support coups in other countries as a matter of principle. “We…

Monday, 26 June 2023 01:37

All we know after Day 72 of battles of Sudan military factions

Sudan's RSF says it seized police base as fighting rages Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had seized the main base of a heavily armed police unit on Sunday as it sought an edge in its war with the army during heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum. The RSF in a statement said it had taken full control of the large base belonging to the Central Reserve Police southern Khartoum and posted footage of its fighters celebrating inside the facility, some removing boxes of ammunition from a warehouse. It later said it had captured 160 pick-up trucks, 75…

Sunday, 25 June 2023 03:51

What to know after Day 486 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Wagner PMC ‘armed coup’ attempt in Russia: All the latest news Evgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group private military company, has been accused by the government of staging an armed insurrection. The charges were brought late Friday night after Prigozhin accused Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov, the chair of the Russian general staff, of serious crimes. Prigozhin claimed to have ordered troops loyal to him to move towards Rostov-on-Don, a major city in southern Russia. Security measures were also reportedly beefed up in Moscow. 24 June 202322:34 GMTRussia’s federal road agency, Rosavtodor, told…

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Saturday, 24 June 2023 02:40

What to know after Day 485 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Top Russian general sends message to ’mutinous’ Wagner PMC Deputy commander of the Russian Joint Forces, General Sergey Surovikin, asked on Friday the fighters of the private military company Wagner Group to stop their “rebellion” against Moscow. In a short video message released on social media, Surovikin said he had just returned from the front, where Russian forces were standing their ground against the Ukrainian offensive. “I appeal to the fighters and commanders of the PMC Wagner,” Surovikin said, still wearing his fatigues. “We have walked a difficult road together. We fought together, took risks together, suffered losses…

Saturday, 24 June 2023 02:39

All we know after Day 70 of battles of Sudan military factions

Sudan's warring factions widen conflict across the country Sudan's two-month long war is extending across the country with the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) clashing in several areas on Friday. Air strikes and anti-aircraft missile fire hit overnight in the Omdurman and Khartoum, two of the three cities that make up Sudan's wider capital. But the war has in recent days heated up in cities to the west of the capital, in the fragile Darfur and Kordofan regions. In Al Fashir, capital of North Darfur state, a fragile truce fell apart as the two forces clashed in residential areas.…

Friday, 23 June 2023 04:30

What to know after Day 484 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to mainland in blow to Russian supply route Ukrainian missiles on Thursday struck one of the few bridges linking the Crimea Peninsula with the Ukrainian mainland, Russian-appointed officials said, cutting one of the main supply routes for Russian occupation forces in southern Ukraine. Meanwhile on the eastern front, Ukrainian forces were containing Russian troops and have not allowed "a single metre" of Russian advances, Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on the Telegram app on Thursday. She added Ukrainian forces on the southern front, where several villages were retaken last week, were…

Friday, 23 June 2023 04:29

All we know after Day 69 of battles of Sudan military factions

South Kordofan residents flee as new front in Sudan war develops Residents of the city of Kadugli in southwest Sudan began fleeing the city on Thursday as tensions escalated between the army and a powerful rebel group, threatening to open another area of conflict in the country's ongoing war, witnesses said. Mobilisation around Kadugli, capital of South Kordofan state, and an escalation of fighting in Darfur come after nearly 10 weeks of fighting focused in the capital, Khartoum, between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The United States and Saudi Arabia adjourned talks they had been facilitating…

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