• Russian forces establish foothold in Ocheretyne amid heavy fighting

    Nazar Voloshin, the spokesperson for the operational-strategic troop grouping "Khortytsia," has stated that Russian forces have established positions in the village of Ocheretyne in the Donetsk region. Speaking about Ocheretyne, Voloshin told Interfax-Ukraine, "The enemy has broken through and secured a position in this settlement. The area currently occupied by the adversary is under our fire control". According to him, heavy fighting continues there. Ukrainian forces are taking measures to...

  • Russian forces capture four settlements in Kharkhiv region, Ukrainian journalist reports

    Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov has claimed that Russian forces have allegedly crossed the border into the Kharkiv region and seized four border settlements: Strelechya, Krasne, Pylna, and Borivska. According to Butusov, Ukrainian defense forces have successfully repelled attacks in other areas of the Kharkiv region, inflicting significant losses on the Russian troops. He also noted a minor advancement of Russian forces near the town of Volchansk. Strelechya is the largest of the captured...

  • Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief reports complex situation at the front as forces counter Russian assaults

    The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, has stated that as of the morning of May 12th, the situation at the front remains complex. Russian forces continue to actively assault on several fronts, although their attempts to penetrate the defense have been halted. General Syrskyi noted that the Russians are trying to break through into the depths of Ukrainian territory. Currently, artillery, drone units, and intelligence are being employed at the sites of...

  • OnlyFans model is forced to apologise by Putin's police after saying Ukrainian women were better looking than Russians

    Olya Kasyanenko, 27, claimed Ukrainian women are more beautiful than Russian women. She is facing a probe over her comments, and has been fined but may be subjected to tougher action.

  • Russian forces unlikely to capture Chasiv Yar by their target date, says Ukrainian artillery brigade press officer

    The Russians had set a goal to take control of the city of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region by 9 May. It's becoming clear now that they will not succeed, said Oleh Kalashnikov, the press officer for the 26th Artillery Brigade, in an interview with the Channel 24. According to him, despite attacks by the Russian Armed Forces along the entire front line, the most intense activity is happening in the Chasiv Yar area. Despite the difficulties, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue counter-artillery...

  • 17 players linked with Leeds United including £20m Newcastle United man and Premier League free agent

    Leeds United will need to win the play-offs for the first time in their history if they want to achieve promotion at the first time of asking. Defeat at home to Southampton consigned Daniel Farke’s men to a third-placed finish, with recent slip-ups allowing Ipswich Town to join Leicester City in the top two. Play-off glory is not something Leeds supporters have enjoyed but this group will hope to end a run of five winless attempts. Whether they succeed or not, those in charge at Elland Road will...

  • Car Bomb Kills Russian Who Tortured Ukrainian Prisoners

    Ukraine’s HUR confirmed the elimination of a Russian proxy prison official when a bomb exploded under his car. He was suspected of organizing torture chambers in occupied Berdyansk.

  • The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight

    The Hindutva party isn’t just aiming for hegemony. It wants complete control.

  • Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne left in ruins after Russian barrage

    Kyiv says Moscow forces have gained ‘foothold’ in area north of Donetsk city after pounding depleted defendersPutin on our doorstep: Ukrainians watch as the frontline edges closerThe Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne has been battered by fighting, drone footage obtained by the Associated Press shows. The village has been a target for Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.Russian troops have been advancing in the area, pounding Kyiv’s depleted, ammunition-deprived forces with...

  • Ukrainian athletes told to avoid Russians at Olympics in Paris

    Contact with ‘representatives of the aggressor states’ discouragedRecommendations serve to avoid possible ‘provocations’Ukraine’s athletes have been urged by their Olympic chiefs not to have any contact with their Russian and Belarusian counterparts at the Paris Games in July and August.Ukraine had threatened to boycott the Games after the International Olympic Committee decided Russians and Belarusians who do not openly support the invasion of Ukraine and have no army connections can compete as...

    • CNN

    Russian forces are operating at same base as US troops in Niger

    Russian and US troops have been operating out of the same military base in Niger for at least several weeks, a US defense official and another source familiar with the matter told CNN, putting the two militaries in close proximity to each other at a time of heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine and as the country’s ruling junta has made clear it wants US forces to leave. The Russians have been using a separate hangar on the base, known as Air Base 101, the sources said, and are not...

    • ESPN

    Manchester United leading the race to sign Olise - sources

    Manchester United are considered front-runners to sign Michael Olise should