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WAR IN UKRAINE

 

Ukrainian soldiers wave at a passing tank on the front line in Bakhmut 23 April 2023

Russia wants to capture Bakhmut before the Ukrainian counteroffensive

EU foreign ministers will meet in Luxembourg for the 11th package of sanctions against Russia and the general procurement of missiles for Ukraine. The first diplomat of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, will participate in the forum via video link. French..

published on 4/24/23 9:40 AM

Ukrainian army has reached eastern bank of the Dnieper, ISW reports

The Ukrainian armed forces have managed to establish positions on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region. This is what geolocated footage, published on April 22 by Russian military bloggers, shows, the US-based..

published on 4/23/23 10:24 AM
Jens Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg: Ukraine is in a position to liberate more land

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated he was confident that Ukraine is ready to liberate more territories. “I'm confident that they will now be in a position to be able to liberate even more land,” Jens Stoltenberg said on the sidelines of..

published on 4/22/23 10:53 AM

The 11th Ramstein format meeting discusses support for Ukraine

The defense ministers representing countries supporting Ukraine’s war efforts meet at the Ramstein military base in Germany today. The main topic in the 11th consecutive meeting of the Ramstein format will be military support for..

published on 4/21/23 9:29 AM

USA urgently sends missiles and shells to Ukraine

Ukraine has shot down 10 of the 11 Iranian drones launched by Russian forces over the cities of Odessa and Dnipro, the Air Force reported, citing Ukrainian military sources. The Russian occupiers have already taken over 88% of the city of..

published on 4/20/23 9:49 AM
Vladimir Putin

Putin visits military headquarters in Ukraine’s Kherson and Luhansk regions

"Russia's irresponsible nuclear rhetoric and its threat to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus are unacceptable" , the G7 Foreign Ministers said at a meeting held in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, Reuters reported.  “Any use of chemical,..

published on 4/18/23 9:40 AM
Annalena Baerbock (L) and Qin Gang

China will not provide Russia with weapons in support of its invasion of Ukraine

The Chinese government will not provide Russia with weapons in support of its invasion of Ukraine, now or in the future. This was made clear after a two-hour meeting in Beijing between China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang and the Federal Minister..

published on 4/15/23 10:28 AM
Bakhmut, April 10, 2023

Wagner mercenary group claims control of 80% of Bakhmut

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a telephone conversation with Ukraine‘s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba . The two discussed ongoing preparations for Ukraine's spring counter-offensive, including security assistance pledges from..

published on 4/12/23 9:33 AM
Oleksii Reznikov (L) and Troels Lund Poulsen

Ukraine invites foreign pilots and foreign military professionals

Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov has invited foreign pilots of F-16 fighter jets, which Ukraine seeks to obtain from its allies, to join the Ukrainian army, UNIAN reports. He was speaking at a joint press conference with his Danish..

published on 4/11/23 9:27 AM
Ukrainian serviceman fires a self-propelled howitzer near the outskirts of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, April 7, 2023

Expectations for ceasefire in Ukraine remain low

Russia is ready for a ceasefire with Ukraine at any time, but the prospect is "unrealistic" and unacceptable if K yi v and the West insist on Kremlin’s military defeat, Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin said in an..

published on 4/10/23 9:55 AM