Two non-residential buildings in Moscow, Russia were reportedly hit by drone strikes early Monday (July 24), according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Russian officials said the drones were of Ukrainian origin and fell near the country’s defence ministry and a local business centre. The Russian defence ministry labelled the incident as a terrorist act by Kyiv. […]
Following a missile strike by Russia on the historic port of Odesa that resulted in two fatalities and substantial damage to an Orthodox cathedral, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed retaliation. He condemned the missile attack on peaceful areas, residential structures, and a religious edifice, promising that Russia will experience repercussions for their actions in Odesa. […]
The Ukrainian drone attack led to a detonation at an ammunition depot in the Krasnogvardeisky district of Crimea on Saturday, July 22, according to Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-appointed head of the region. The alarming incident has caused an immediate evacuation of residents within a five-kilometer radius and resulted in the suspension of rail traffic in […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed a vehement reaction to the deployment of Polish troops at the eastern border. Putin emphasized Russia’s commitment to using all available means to defend Belarus, following concerns raised by Poland and other European Union (EU) countries over Russian paramilitaries deployed near their borders. Reports suggest that Russian mercenaries from the […]
Russian forces have launched a third consecutive night of attacks on Ukrainian cities in the south, including Odesa and Mykolaiv, further exacerbating the ongoing crisis in the region. As a result of the military onslaught on key infrastructure, there have been significant human casualties and a direct impact on Ukraine’s grain exports. The termination of […]
Ukrainian forces, in a bid to thwart Russian military advancements, have begun deploying US-provided cluster munitions, as reported by The Washington Post citing anonymous Ukrainian officials. This move has sparked widespread controversy due to the risk these weapons pose to civilians and their prohibited status in many countries. The decision to supply the controversial weaponry […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to skip the upcoming BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month, according to an announcement made by the South African presidency on Wednesday, July 19. The news comes on the heels of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s warning that an arrest of Vladimir Putin, who is currently under an international […]
Russia has confirmed its role in overnight air raids on Ukrainian port cities, dubbing it a “retaliatory mass strike” following an assault on the Crimean Bridge on Monday. The Defence Ministry of Russia disclosed that it targeted Odesa, the home of Ukraine’s navy headquarters, and Mykolaiv, close to Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. Until Monday, when […]
The Kremlin has announced that the Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine is effectively over. This announcement came just hours after the Moscow-Crimea bridge was attacked and Ukraine’s forces claimed responsibility, with Russia terming the incident as a “terror attack.” While two people lost their lives and a child was injured, the Kremlin is willing […]
An emergency situation on the Crimean Bridge resulted in the death of two individuals from Russia’s Belgorod region, leaving their daughter injured. The incident led to the suspension of traffic on the bridge. The initial cause of the emergency remains undisclosed, although reports from Ukraine-based media alleged hearing explosions. The governor of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, […]