RUSSIA – A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed on Thursday near border with Finland, killing the 2 pilots onboard. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the crash happened at the evening in Karelia Region, adding that the fighter jet was undertaking a training flight. Karelia Governor Artur Parfenchikov added that the pilots were from the […]
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Kupyansk News and Latest Russia-Ukraine War Updates
RUSSIA – These are the latest news in the Russia-Ukraine war as we dive into the updates being delivered from both Russia and Ukraine, as the battle for Kupyansk rages on as well as in other regions. The Russian commander for the 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the “West” group reported on Thursday that Ukrainian […]
200 Kenyans Fighting for Russia in Ukraine War; Foreign Ministry
KENYA – In a statement published on Wednesday at the Kenya‘s Foreign Ministry website, around 200 Kenyans are said to have been deceived through fake job offers and now are fighting for Russia in the ongoing Ukraine war. Illegitimate recruitment networks are claimed to be active and continue to target Kenyans for enlistment. “Reports suggest […]
Russia Creates New Military Branch, the Unmanned Systems Force
RUSSIA – On Wednesday, Russia announced the creation and deployment of a new military branch – Unmanned Systems Force – which specializes in drone warfare. “The Unmanned Systems Troops have been established in the Russian Armed Forces,” Sergey Ishtuganov, deputy head of the new force, said in an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. Ishtuganov […]
Latest Ukraine War News: Russian Forces Advance in Western Kupyansk
RUSSIA – The 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment commander said that his team have made an advance in western Kupyansk, in a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday. “We completed the task of clearing 1st Zapadnaya Street, Zodchikh Street, and Verbitsky Street of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants,” the commander said. He said that […]
Eastern Kupyansk Completely Under Russian Control
RUSSIA – The Russian forces have completely taken control of the eastern parts of Kupyansk according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday. “In the area of the village of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, assault units of the 6th Army continued to destroy the encircled enemy group. The eastern part of the city has been completely […]
MI6 and Ukraine’s HUR Planned to Provoke NATO Using Stolen Russian MiG-31; FSB
RUSSIA – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday that the British Mi6 in coordination with the Ukraine’s military intelligence service (HUR) planned to steal an MiG-31 fighter jet armed with a Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missile and fly it over Romanian airspace. The Mi6 and HUR tried to persuade the MiG-31 fighter jet […]
Russia Captures New Settlements in Latest Russia-Ukraine War Updates
RUSSIA – Russian Defense Ministry on Monday announced that its forces had captured 3 new settlements in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions in the latest advance as the Russia-Ukraine war continues. According to the ministry, units of the “East” military group advanced deeper into Ukrainian defensive lines, securing control over Sladkoe and Novoye in southern Ukraine. […]
Russian Forces Take Over Some Parts of Kupyansk
RUSSIA – The Russian forces continue to advance, with commander of the 1486th Motorized Rifle Regiment saying on Monday that his unit have made significant progress in last 24 hours in Kupyansk. He stated that they’ve taken control along Dzerzhinsky Street in Kupyansk, liberating seven large buildings and one factory technical structure. “My unit continues […]
Zelenskyy Admits Russia is Progressing Towards Taking Control of Pokrovsk
UKRAINE – After a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was attempting to take control of Pokrovsk city as fast as possible in a move he claims is intended to show that Russia can take over the whole Donbas region. “The number one goal for the Russians is to […]
Encircled Ukrainian Soldiers Getting Destroyed; Russian Defense Ministry
RUSSIA – The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday said that its forces continue to destroy the encircled Ukrainian soldiers in Krasnoarmeysk and Kupyansk. Situation in Kupyansk In Kupyansk, the “Zapad” unit is said to be destroying the encircled Ukrainian troops since they’ve been scattered. “Clearance of scattered enemy groups is underway in the settlements of […]
Russia-Ukraine Latest as Russian Forces Set to Control Kupyansk
RUSSIA – The Russian Ministry of Defense on Thursday said that the condition of the encircled Ukrainian forces in Kupyansk continue to deteriorate as the city is set to be taken over within the coming week. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy however continues to deny the claims of any encirclement, with the Russian Ministry of Defense saying […]
Russia to Build Logistics Hubs on China and North Korea Borders
RUSSIA – According to a Kremlin statement on Tuesday, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has instructed the construction of multimodal transport and logistics hubs along North Korean and Chinese borders to strengthen infrastructure and trade routes in the Far Eastern region. The order was among a list of directives following the Eastern Economic Forum, where Putin […]
Consolidation of China-Russia Relations a Strategic Choice; Xi Jinping
CHINA – Chinese president Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that the consolidation of China-Russia relations was a strategic choice made by both Moscow and Beijing, a remark made during talks with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in the country’s capital. “It is our shared strategic choice to uphold, consolidate and develop China-Russia relations,” Xi told […]
Russia and China are Testing Nuclear Weapons; Trump
USA – Donald Trump have claimed that North Korea isn’t the only country testing nuclear weapons, adding that Russia and China are also doing the same in secret. “Russia’s testing, and China’s testing, but they don’t talk about it,” Trump said in an interview after he was told by host Norah O’Donnell that the only […]
