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Kyiv’s central Khreshchatyk Street was full of Russian armor – tanks, APCs, and so on – days before the 31st anniversary of Ukrainian independence on Aug. 24. Ukrainian celebrate Independence Day amid war (Photo:REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko) Capital locals were unfazed by the display, however. Crowds congregated around the display of Russian military prowess, gawking […]

Several United States soldiers were lightly wounded and at least two fighters described by US Central Command as “suspected Iran-backed militants” were killed in Syria, a day after the US said it had carried out raids on “Iran-linked” targets in the country. About 900 US troops remain in Syria, after being deployed to fight ISIL (ISIS) […]

Among the signatories of the statement are the European Union nations, the United States, the United Kingdom, Georgia, Turkey, several Asian and Latin American countries © AP Photo/Mary Altaffer UNITED NATIONS, August 25. /TASS/. A joint anti-Russian statement on the conflict in Ukraine, which was released on Wednesday, was supported by only 58 United Nations […]

The Ukrainian military repulsed the enemy offensives in Slovyansk, Bakhmut, and Avdiivka directions. This is stated in the latest report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06:00, August 25, published on Facebook. The situation remained unchanged in Volyn, Polissya, and Siversky directions. In Kharkiv direction, the enemy opened fire from […]

Funds worth 304 million Hryvnia (over $8 million) seized from the son of ex-president Viktor Yanukovych have been transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram. Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovych gives a press conference in Moscow on February 6, 2019. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) “We […]

A Russian-appointed official in southeastern Ukraine’s occupied region of Zaporizhzhia was killed in a car bomb attack, a member of the Moscow-backed regional administration said Wednesday. Ivan Sushko.t.me/vrogov A Russian-appointed official in southeastern Ukraine’s occupied region of Zaporizhzhia was killed in a car bomb attack, a member of the Moscow-backed regional administration said Wednesday. The assassination of Ivan Sushko, […]

Renewed bombardments hit the major Donbas city of Donetsk on Feb. 24. An international watch group suggested a particularly high-profile strike may have been a false-flag, with Russian or Russia-allied troops shooting at the civilians they were supposed to defend. Morning shell strikes hit in the vicinity of Donetsk’s Galaktika shopping center The Wednesday morning […]

Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning, reducing inland shipping, electricity production and the yields of certain crops, a European Union agency said Tuesday. A container ships passes Pfalzgrafenstein castle in the middle of the river Rhine in Kaub,Germany, […]

TEHRAN — Speaking in a live TV show late on Monday, Iran’s defense minister spoke of how the defense industry has progressed and shifted to working with knowledge-based companies. Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said, “The enemy’s attention is focused on this area and Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), as we have organized air defense missiles in order […]

An online news conference held on August 22 by Azov fighters who defended the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol was dedicated to the show trial involving Azov fighters in Mariupol and violations of the Geneva Convention when the Russians held  Ukrainian troops captive. Azov soldiers following their surrender in Mariupol. One fighter of the Separate […]