RUSSIA – Russia and Ukraine are planning a prisoner swap before April 12, which is the Orthodox Easter, according to the Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova on Thursday. “A great deal of work is underway today to prepare for prisoner exchanges ahead of Easter,” Moskalkova said. “Russia strives to get to an agreement with […]
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Overnight Ukrainian Attack Targets Russkaya Compressor Station
RUSSIA – An overnight Ukrainian attack targeted the Russkaya compressor station that serves the TurkStream gas pipeline, according to the Russian energy company Gazprom on Thursday, adding that the drone attack was successfully repelled. “Tonight, between 00:40 and 01:00, the Russkaya compressor station, which ensures the reliability of export gas supplies via the TurkStream gas […]
Russia Claims Complete Control of Luhansk People’s Republic
RUSSIA – The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that its forces had complete control of the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR). “Units of the West military group have completed the liberation of the Luhansk People’s Republic,” it said in a statement. In other reports, the ministry said that air defenses had downed 261 drones, […]
Overnight Ukrainian Drone Attack on Rostov Region Kills 1
RUSSIA – An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Taganrog city in Rostov region killed 1 person and injured 8 others, according to authorities on Monday. In a Telegram statement, Rostov region’s Governor Yury Slyusar described the drone attack as “the most powerful” since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “More than 60 drones were destroyed […]
Ukrainian Drone Strike on Residential Building Kills Child
RUSSIA – A Ukrainian drone strike on residential building in Yaroslavl Region killed a child and left both parents and another woman in nearby building injured, according to the regional governor on Saturday. “One child was killed, who was in one of the private residential buildings in a rural area… His parents were hospitalized in […]
Russia and Ukraine Report Overnight Drone Attacks
RUSSIA – Both Russia and Ukraine reported overnight drone attacks targeting various locations on Thursday, with each side accusing the other. Leningrad Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said in a statement on Telegram that a Ukrainian drone attack caused damage at an industrial zone in the northwestern region’s Kirishsky district. Expressing that no casualties were reported due […]
Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian Baltic Sea Port of Ust-Luga Causes Fire
RUSSIA – An overnight Ukrainian drone attack targeting the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga resulted into fire, according to authorities on Wednesday. Aleksandr Drozdenko, the governor of the country’s northwestern Leningrad region, said on Telegram that a total of 56 drones were shot down in the region after an air alert sounded overnight. The […]
Russian Airstrikes on Ukraine Kill 4
UKRAINE – Russian airstrikes on Ukraine targeting several regions overnight and on Tuesday morning left at least 4 people dead and 19 others wounded, according to Ukraine. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Telegram that two people were killed and seven others injured in overnight strikes in the Poltava region, including its administrative center, which […]
Russia Captures Pishchane in the Kharkiv Region
RUSSIA – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that its forces had captured the village of Pishchane in the Kharkiv region in a Telegram statement. “Units of the North military group have established control over the village of Pishchane,” the statement said. At least 230 Ukrainian militants were killed in Sumy region, the ministry […]
Russia and Ukraine Report Overnight Airstrikes as Ukrainian Delegation Heads to US
RUSSIA – Russia and Ukraine reported overnight airstrikes on Saturday, with Russia saying it downed 283 Ukrainian drones across the country overnight. The most intensive attack was against the southern Rostov region bordering Ukraine, where 90 drones were intercepted, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. In the administrative center of the Bashkortostan region, […]
Next Trilateral Ukraine Peace Talks with Russia to Take Place in Istanbul
RUSSIA – The next trilateral Ukraine peace talks with Russia may take place in Istanbul, Turkey, according to the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Peskov said all participants in the negotiations on Ukraine have a positive attitude towards Istanbul as a negotiation platform, so consultations could continue […]
Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Paused Over Iran War
UKRAINE – The Russia-Ukraine peace talks have been paused due to the ongoing Iran war, according to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday. In a video statement posted on Telegram, Zelenskyy said Kyiv would be ready to continue negotiations once conditions allowed. “For now, because of the situation with Iran, the necessary signals for a trilateral […]
Russian Gas Carrier Arctic Metagaz Struck by Ukrainian Unmanned Boats off Libya
RUSSIA – Ukrainian unmanned boats on Tuesday struck a Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz in the Mediterranean sea, off Libya’s coasts, according to the Russian Transport Ministry on Wednesday. “On March 3, an attack was carried out on the Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz in close proximity to the territorial waters of the EU member […]
Lithuania to Deliver 30 Air Defense Missiles to Ukraine
UKRAINE – Lithuania will deliver 30 air defense missiles to Ukraine, in a move aimed at bolstering the Ukrainian air defense capabilities, according to the Lithuania’s defense minister. “To help protect critical infrastructure, we are delivering 30 RBS missiles to Ukraine. This is weaponry Ukraine urgently needs and it will help strengthen its air defense,” […]
Overnight Ukrainian Drone Attack on Dorogobuzh Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant in Russia Kills 7
RUSSIA – At least 7 people were killed and 10 others injured after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack targeted Dorogobuzh nitrogen fertilizer plant in Russia’s Smolensk region, according to authorities on Wednesday. Smolensk Governor Vasily Anokhin stated on Telegram that the region came under a massive Ukrainian drone attack overnight. Air defense systems shot down […]