‘The intensity is increasing’: Ukraine says first steps in counteroffensive have begun Presidential adviser says supply lines and depots already being destroyed as preliminary operations get under way The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2023
Ukraine 'ready to begin counter offensive' to push back Putin's invasion forces A top war chief has revealed that an assault to regain territory from President Vladimir Putin’s occupying forces in Ukraine could commence very soon Daily Mirror · May 27, 2023
Wagner chief warns of revolution and says 20,000 fighters killed in Bakhmut Yevgeny Prigozhin says children of Russian elite ‘shook their arses’ in sun while sons of poor returned in coffins The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023
Ukraine's Zelensky takes campaign against Russia to Arab summit, G7 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Friday before what a senior official said would be a trip to Japan for a meeting with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies. Radio France Internationale · May 19, 2023
Zelenskyy arrives at G-7 summit in Japan as leaders ramp up pressure on Russia On his arrival, Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram: "Japan. G7. Important meetings with partners and friends of Ukraine. Security and increased cooperation for our victory. Today, peace will be closer." WEKU · May 19, 2023
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to attend G7 as leaders up pressure on Russia Presence of Ukrainian president is likely to bolster G7 and NATO resolve to continue supplying weapons. Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023
Bakhmut battle rages as Ukraine claims advances, Russian retreat The Institute for the Study of War says Ukrainian forces have seized the ‘tactical initiative’ in Bakhmut. Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023
Communities torn as Ukraine turns its back on Moscow-linked church As a crowd gathered outside the white-brick Orthodox church in the village of Karyshkiv in western Ukraine, raised voices quickly turned to shouting. Soon old women were crying. Reuters · May 12, 2023
Don’t expect an end to sabotage and retribution during the war in Ukraine Alongside the fighting on the frontlines there have been clandestine campaigns against both infrastructure and people, writes Kim Sengupta The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
US sending $325 million in more military aid to Ukraine The U.S. is sending Ukraine about $325 million in additional military aid, including an enormous amount of artillery rounds and ammunition as the launch of the spring offensive against Russian forces approaches The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023
Ukraine official: We will launch counteroffensive when ready A top Ukrainian official says that Ukraine will launch its counteroffensive against Russian troops when the country is ready The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023
Ukraine will 'test and use' any non-banned weapons to retake Crimea: official Ukraine will "test and use" any non-banned weapons to liberate its territory, including Russian-occupied Crimea, the head of its National Security and Defence Council said on Friday. Reuters · Apr 14, 2023
Ukraine unveils plan for recaptured Crimea – but West ‘reluctant’ to help Ukraine unveiled on Sunday a 12-point plan outlining how it would reintegrate Crimea back into the country if it regained the territory militarily. Kyiv has repeatedly said that seizing the peninsula back from Russia is one of its key war aims. But Washington is tacitly sceptical. France 24 · Apr 4, 2023
Ukrainian government sets out plans if the country reclaims control of Crimea A SENIOR Ukrainian official yesterday outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take if the country reclaims control of Crimea,… The National (Scotland) · Apr 3, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023 Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia A top Ukrainian official has outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take after the country reclaims control of Crimea from Russia
Wales Online · Mar 28, 2023 Russia 'plans to deploy new nuclear super torpedoes on submarines in Pacific' The Kremlin has moved tactical nuclear weapons into Belarus and promises strategic nukes in Pacific subs by the end of next year
Radio France Internationale · Mar 26, 2023 Russia's decision to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus revives Cold War fears Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus. Ukraine on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the United Nation's Security Council, accusing Moscow of holding Minsk as a "nuclear hostage".
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2023 Ukraine official: Putin taking Belarus as 'nuclear hostage' Ukraine’s top security official has denounced the Kremlin’s plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus
Reuters · Mar 26, 2023 NATO criticises Putin for 'dangerous and irresponsible' nuclear rhetoric NATO on Sunday criticised Vladimir Putin for what it called his "dangerous and irresponsible" nuclear rhetoric, a day after the Russian president said he planned to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
Reuters · Mar 24, 2023 Inside Ukraine’s scramble for “game-changer” drone fleet At an unassuming industrial estate in northern Ukraine, two former Microsoft executives and a team of engineers are producing military drones that can travel over long distances and carry large payloads.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 391 of the invasion Russian cruise missiles destroyed in Crimea blast; Xi Jinping meets Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on day two of state visit
Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2023 US says drone recovery difficult as Russian ships at crash site US General Mark Milley said the MQ-9 Reaper drone sank in an area of the Black Sea where depths are up to 1,500 metres.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2023 Drone Crash Shows Putin Ready to Expand Conflict Zone, Says Ukrainian Official An incident involving a US spy drone and a Russian fighter jet is a signal that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to expand the Ukraine-Russia conflict zone, a senior Ukrainian security official said on Wednesday. The US military said on Tuesday a Russian fighter plane had clipped the propeller…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023 Ukrainian forces still trying to hold Bakhmut despite heavy casualties Soldiers and analysts suggest defending city has become more of a political than practical issue, as Russian push continues
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023 Wagner chief calls on Zelenskiy to abandon ‘encircled’ Bakhmut Yevgeny Prigozhin says his troops are fighting against old men and children in besieged eastern Ukraine town