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Russia is losing manpower at an unsustainable rate; it was forced to accept Finland and Sweden’s decisions to join NATO; and it is cutting its own gas sales to Europe, which helps it finance the war with Ukraine. Pro-Russian troops drive armoured vehicles during the Ukraine-Russia conflict near Novoazovsk in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine [Alexander […]

With the defence of Mariupol appearing to be coming to an end, and close to a thousand Ukrainian soldiers having surrendered to Russian forces since Monday, according to Moscow, the fate of those defenders is now unclear. Kyiv wants to trade them, but some in Moscow are taking a harder line. Ukrainian servicemen sit in […]

According to Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov, Russia is “an indisputable leader” on the global arms markets in terms of this type of weapons by technical characteristics Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov © Artyom Geodakyan/TASS MOSCOW, May 18. /TASS/. The latest S-500 anti-aircraft missile system has begun arriving for Russian troops, Deputy Prime Minister […]

It wasn’t at all planned that our visit to the unit’s Casualty Processing Center (CPC) would see wounded Ukrainian soldiers coming off the fighting line. Medical workers treat a group of men with severe concussion as a result of Russian artillery at the 25th Airbourne Brigade Casualty Reception Center. Donetsk Region, Ukraine May 10, 2022 […]

Libya’s parliament-appointed prime minister briefly attempted to take over the capital Tripoli before being forced out hours after his arrival triggered fighting between opposing militias. Fathi Bashagha was appointed last month as Prime Minister-designate despite growing tensions. [File: Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters] Clashes erupted early on Tuesday morning as Fathi Bashagha tried to take control of the […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday reiterated Turkey’s objections and said the country will not approve Sweden and Finland’s bid to join NATO, as he criticized them for failing to take a clear stance against terrorist organizations. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrives for a welcoming ceremony for his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune,in Ankara, Turkey, May […]

Russia said Tuesday that 265 Ukrainian soldiers holed up in Mariupol’s besieged Azovstal steel plant had “surrendered,” contradicting Kyiv’s account that the evacuated soldiers would be exchanged later.      Russian Defense Ministry “The surrender of fighters from the Azov nationalist unit and Ukrainian servicemen blocked in the Azovstal plant in Mariupol began yesterday,” the Russian […]

Russian troops launched a missile attack on the infrastructure of the regional branch of Lviv Railway in Yavoriv district, but there were no reports of casualties, head of Lviv Regional Military Administration Maksym Kozytsky said onTueday morning, May 16 mDark smoke rises following an air strike in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, on May […]

ZAPORIZHZHIA – A large white tent in a shopping center parking lot in Zaporizhzhia, welcomes hundreds of evacuees who left everything behind after Russian forces destroyed peace in their hometowns. Under the marquee, displaced people sit at long communal tables and silently gulp down warm meals prepared by volunteers. A view shows the city of Mariupol, […]

Zelenskyy planning to address parliaments in Africa and Asia Ukrainian foreign minister in Brussels for talks with EU counterparts Ukraine restarts gas distribution stations, supplies in Kharkiv Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv reach Russian border Ukraine has said that it has gained momentum in the north of the country Moscow says deal reached to evacuated Azovstal […]