Ukraine broke records with a long-distance strike on Russia on Thursday, hitting a target 746 miles from the border.]]>
Putin’s troops lack skill and capability to achieve a breakthrough in Ukraine, says Nato official
Ukraine has drawn back troops near several villages in the northeastern Kharkiv region, where Russian forces have been advancing and storming through settlements along the border, Kyiv has announced.]]>
Poland is investing almost £2 billion to step up security on its eastern border, its prime minister announced on Saturday, in a bid to defend itself against what it describes as a growing threat from Russia and Belarus.]]>
Kharkiv region’s governor says Russia is attempting to stretch front line; Ukrainian commander responsible for north-eastern frontline replacedPutin removes Sergei Shoigu as Russia’s defence ministerRussia’s new defence minister Andrei Belousov has said that soldiers need better access to housing, hospitals and welfare benefits.Reuters reports:We rejected that at the time and I think the same applies to the different requests that are now being made. Continue reading
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday said he supports China's peace proposal for ending Russia's war against Ukraine.Orbán, one of the few leaders in NATO who is sympathetic to Russian President Vladimir Putin, made the endorsement of the peace plan while meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Budapest.China's Foreign Ministry released the country's 12-point peace plan on February 24, 2023, to coincide with the one-year anniversary of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. In the...
Ukraine accuses invaders of killing civilians and setting up human shields; sanctions over North Korean arms supply to Russia. What we know on day 814Russia does not have sufficient forces on the ground to make a major breakthrough in Ukraine after launching its offensive in the Kharkhiv region, Nato’s supreme allied commander for Europe, Christopher Cavoli, said on Thursday. “More to the point they don’t have the skill and the ability to do it,” said the US general. “I’ve been in very close...
CNN By Anna Chernova and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his defense minister and close ally Sergei Shoigu with a civilian economist, a major reshuffle of military leadership more than two-years after Moscow’s grinding war against Ukraine has sent defense spending soaring. Andrey Belousov, a civilian who served as
CNN By Anna Chernova and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his defense minister and close ally Sergei Shoigu with a civilian economist, a major reshuffle of military leadership more than two-years after Moscow’s grinding war against Ukraine has sent defense spending soaring. Andrey Belousov, a civilian who served as
Russia claims Kyiv fired more than two dozen missiles over Black Sea towards positions in occupied Crimea
Chinese President Xi Jinping has welcomed Vladimir Putin as the Russian leader began a two-day state visit, underscoring the close relationship between the autocratic leaders.]]>
Putin’s aide says new defence minister, a civilian, Andrei Belousov is the ‘right fit for the job’