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UKRAINE – These are the latest news on Russia and Ukraine today: As agreed at the second Russia-Ukraine truce talks in Istanbul, both nations have exchanged the bodies of the fallen, with Russia repatriating 1,212 remains to Ukraine, while Ukraine released 27. The transfer was facilitated by the Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of … Read more
UKRAINE – On Tuesday, Ukraine said that overnight Russian drone attacks claimed at least 3 lives and left 13 others injured in attacks that targeted Odesa and Kyiv. “Unfortunately, the number of victims of the Russian attack has increased to two. The body of a man born in 1967 was found under the rubble. … … Read more
RUSSIA – Missing Russian plane found, with all 5 on board safe. The plane was reported missing after sending a distress signal over Yakutia, a Russian Far East region. “The plane has been found, everyone is alive,” Yevgeny Perfilyev, the ecology, nature management and forestry minister of Russia’s Sakha Republic, said in a statement on … Read more
RUSSIA – Russian Forces carried out mass attacks on Ukraine which included an attack on Ukrainian airbase in Rivne region. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the attacks were a response to the recent Ukrainian attacks on Russian airfields, which Moscow considers as terrorist activities. The ministry said in a statement it used precision-guided … Read more
RUSSIA – The ban imposed by Russia on the deployment of intermediate and shorter-range missiles based on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) is nearing its end, and according to Moscow, the west have failed to appreciate Russia’s restraint. Speaking in an interview with the Russian state news agency TASS, Ryabkov pointed out that US … Read more
RUSSIA – Russia’s Ministry of Defense on Sunday announced the capture of Zorya settlement, in Donetsk Region. The ministry said in a statement that the Southern group of forces captured the settlement of Zorya in the Donetsk region while units of the Tsentr (Center) grouping reached the region’s western border and continue to advance into … Read more
UKRAINE – In another attack, Ukraine hits Russian airfields in Saratov and the Ryazan regions, just before Russia’s overnight attack. According the Ukraine’s Army General Staff, the attack targeted two airbases; Engels which is located in the Saratov region, and Dyagilevo in the Ryazan region. In a statement, the General Staff stated that “ahead of … Read more
UKRAINE – An overnight Russian attack on Ukraine was reported on Friday, with Kyiv purporting the attack as the promised response to Ukrainian drone attack on Russian airfields. The Russian Ministry of Defense on Friday confirmed the retaliatory attack against “terrorism,” targeting Ukrainian defense ministry sites. Ukrainian Sites Targeted The Russian Ministry of Defense used … Read more
RUSSIA – New Russian railway tracks blown up by Ukraine in the Prokhorovsky District in Belgorod Region on Friday, in the latest railway sabotage carried out within Russia. All train operations in Belgorod region have been suspended, the region Governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov announced. According to him, an explosive device planted beneath the track exploded, causing … Read more
RUSSIA – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has claimed that the British Council office in Russia was acquiring information about Russian troops in Donbass and Novorossiya from Ukrainian refugees. In a statement, the FSB said that after Russia launched its operation in Ukraine, “the British Council’s activities acquired a clearly subversive character. Thus, through … Read more
RUSSIA – The Russian Zvezda TV reported that its journalists were victims of Ukrainian drones strike while on a frontline assignment in Kherson Region on Thursday. The station stated that its crew’s vehicle was hit twice by drones after having evaded similar strikes earlier. The car caught fire, forcing the crew to evacuate with the … Read more
RUSSIA – This’ today’s Russia-Ukraine news updates: A Ukrainian shelling in Kherson region resulted to the injury of 2 civilians according to the local governor, Vladimir Saldo. He stated that over the last 24 hours, “two residents of Aleshki have suffered as a result of Kiev’s aggression. Two men were injured. Both were hospitalized in … Read more
UKRAINE – Ukrainian president has said that a Russian strike in Sumy on Tuesday have killed at least 3 and left 16 injured when Russian army launched a rocket strike in the southeastern city. “The Russians launched a savage strike on Sumy – directly targeting the city and its ordinary streets with rocket artillery,” Zelenskyy … Read more
RUSSIA – The second round of Russia-Ukraine truce talks in Istanbul, Turkey, held today concluded after an hour. Russian team was led by the presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, while Ukraine’s delegation was headed by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. The Ukrainian delegation also included the foreign minister, head of intelligence, and chief of the General Staff. … Read more
RUSSIA – The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Ukrainian army carried out fresh drone attacks on Russia today, in the early hours of Monday, using 162 drones, despite the scheduled direct talks in Turkey. The ministry said in a statement the air raid targeted nine Russian regions, claiming most of the drones were either … Read more
RUSSIA – A surprise large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russian airfields on Sunday claimed to have destroyed 40 strategic bombers, as per the Ukrainian media. The attack targeted 4 airfields: Olenya, Ivanovo, Dyagilevo, and Belaya. According to Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform, the Security Service (SBU) conducted a “large-scale special operation,” code-named Spider Web, to … Read more
UKRAINE – The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that his country seeks a lasting ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine war while urging Russia to do the same and enact an unconditional halt to the ongoing hostilities. His remarks came after talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Kyiv. “Ukraine is ready to cease fire for … Read more
NORTH KOREA – Through its unilateral and militaristic hegemonic policies, the United States is the greatest threat to world peace and security. This’ according to North Korean State Security Minister Ri Chang-dae in a security meeting in Russia. Speaking at a high-level meeting of security officials held in Moscow from Tuesday to Thursday, North Korean … Read more
UKRAINE – The Russia-Ukraine conflict latest updates as Ukraine and Russia exchange drone attacks in the latest escalation in the conflict despite the ceasefire talks. An apartment building (Mirax Park residential complex on Vernadsky Avenue) in the southwestern part of Moscow on Thursday was hit by a Ukrainian drone, shuttering windows and causing minimal damage … Read more
UKRAINE – Just after announcing the control of 2 settlements yesterday, Russia captures new settlements in Donetsk Ukraine and also in Sumy region today, Wednesday. According to a statement from the Defense Ministry, the Russian forces took control of the village of Zelene Pole, located about 16 kilometers (10 miles) west of the strategic town … Read more