Category: Russia
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CIA provided Ukraine with vital intelligence in first days of war
“The CIA director provided a vital piece of intelligence that helped Ukraine significantly in the first days of the war: He warned that Russian forces planned to seize Antonov Airport in Hostomel… and use it to fly in troops for a push to take Kiev,” according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal…
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Russia will not leave Ukraine, says retired US colonel McGregor
“Russia will not leave Ukraine. Crimea, has been Russian since 1776. And let Ukrainians forget about him” – Colonel of the US Army, Douglas McGregor said. The Retired Colonel of the American Army Douglas McGregor, who was an advisor to the former Secretary of Defence of the US told his vision of the situation in…
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Briefing by Russian Defense Ministry on 4 April
The grouping of troops of the Donetsk People’s Republic, developing the offensive, seized a fortified area and liberated Novobakhmutovka. During the hostilities, up to a company of the enemy 25th Airborne Brigade was destroyed. Units of the Lugansk people’s militia advanced 2km and blockaded Novotoshkovskoe from the east and south. The Armed Forces of the…
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Russia rejects Ukrainian allegations of deaths in Bucha as fabrication
The Russian Defence Ministry rejected allegations made by Ukraine concerning the alleged killing of civilians in Bucha, Kiev Region. Here is the statement of the Russian Defence Ministry: All the photos and videos published by the Kiev regime allegedly testifying to some “crimes” committed by Russian servicemen in Bucha, Kiev region are just another provocation.…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 3 April
Units of Donetsk People’s Republic troops, continuing their offensive, are fighting near Novobakhmutivka and Troitskoe. The retreating units of the Ukrainian 25th Airborne Brigade suffered heavy losses near Novoselovka as a result of an artillery strike. More than 40 personnel and 7 units of equipment were destroyed. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation strike…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 2 April
Units of the armed forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic have captured most of Novobakhmutovka and are fighting retreating units of the Ukrainian 25th Separate Airborne Brigade. During the night, up to 40 Nationalists, 1 tank platoon and 2 motorised infantry platoons, as well as a mortar battery, were destroyed in this area. This morning,…
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Ukrainian military equipment losses as of 1 April
The Russian Ministry of Defence has released the details of military equipment lost by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The following details provided by the minister as of 1 April. 124 aircrafts, 82 helicopters, 357 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1,854 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 202 multiple launch rocket systems, 777 field artillery and mortars, and…
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Kazakhstan won’t help Russia and Belarus circumvent sanctions
Kazakhstan won’t help its allies Russia and Belarus to circumvent US and EU sanctions. “We will comply with the sanctions. Despite the fact that we are part of an economic union with Russia, Belarus and other nations, we are also part of the international community. Therefore, the last thing we want is for Kazakhstan to…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 1 April
On April 1, at around 5 am Moscow time, 2 Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopters entered Russian airspace at an extremely low altitude. Maneuvering to the advantage of terrain folds, Ukrainian helicopters launched a missile attack on a civilian oil storage facility on the outskirts of Belgorod. As a result of the hits, some of the tanks…
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Ramzan Kadyrov won’t negotiate with Ukraine
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov doubles down on his anti-negotiations rhetoric in regard to Ukraine. In a newly recorded video, Kadyrov said that Russia’s chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky made a wording mistake in Istanbul talks. Kadyrov added that President Putin will not simply stop what he has started in Ukraine. “We will not make any concessions,…