Ukraine Russia War
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Ukrainian Troops Defend Soledar As Russia Increases Troop Presence
Ukraine said on Thursday that its troops were still holding out, even though there was heavy fighting on a battlefield filled with dead bodies in a salt mining town in eastern Ukraine. This is where Russian mercenaries made Moscow’s first big gain in half a year. The ultranationalist Russian mercenary group Wagner, which is led by a friend of President Vladimir Putin outside of the normal military chain of command,…
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Ukraine Military Denies Russian Soldiers Have Taken Soledar
On Wednesday, Ukraine’s military denied that Russian forces had taken over the eastern town of Soledar. They also said that the battles in the area were as bad as those in World War II. Serhiy Cherevatyi, a spokesman for the eastern military command, told Ukrainian TV that Ukrainian forces had not let Russian forces break through front lines. “The Russian Federation does not have power over the town. There are…
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Ukrainian Troops To Get Patriot Missile Training In Oklahoma
The Pentagon has confirmed that 90 to 100 soldiers from Ukraine will arrive at Fort Sill as soon as next week. US artillery troops also train at Fort Sill. The training is expected to take several months. Ukraine says that the advanced missile defence system will change the way the war with Russia is fought. “Once deployed, the Patriot… will add to Ukraine’s air defences and give the Ukrainian people…
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Ukraine Is Blowing Up Abandoned Russian Tanks To Win A PR Victory Over Moscow
A retired tanker from the Indian Army has pointed out strange things and inconsistencies in videos of Russian armour being destroyed, especially the ones where simple explosives are dropped from drones on tanks. The T-90S is interesting because it is the same tank that the Indian Army uses, but it doesn’t have the Shtora Active Protection System (APS). During the deal, the Indian government chose to buy the tank without…
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Ukraine Says That Russia Planning To Call Up An Extra 500,000 Troops
Ukraine’s military intelligence says that Russia is planning to call up up to 500,000 more conscripts in January, on top of the 300,000 it called up in October. This seems to be another sign that Vladimir Putin has no plans to end the war. Vadym Skibitsky, the deputy head of military intelligence for Ukraine, said that the country thought the conscripts would be part of a series of Russian offensives…
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Ukraine To Get More Armoured Vehicles But Pressing For Tanks To Fight Russia
Western allies moved toward giving Ukraine armoured battle vehicles, but not the heavier tanks it has asked for to fight Russia. At the same time, Washington predicted that intense fighting on the eastern frontline would last for months. During a phone call on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that his government would send light AMX-10 RC armoured combat vehicles to help Ukraine’s war effort. The…
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Russia Blames Its Soldiers’ Mobile Phone Use For Deadly Missile Strike
Moscow had said before that 63 Russian soldiers were killed in the attack over the weekend. Some Russian commentators are getting more and more angry about what they see as a half-hearted campaign in Ukraine.
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Russia Wants To ‘Exhaust’ Ukraine With Long-Term Attacks – Zelensky
Russia has been going after Ukraine's energy infrastructure for a few months, destroying power plants and leaving millions of people without power during the freezing winter.
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Ukrainian Attack In Makiivka Kills More Than 60 Russian Soldiers
A Ukrainian attack on Russian-controlled territory on New Year's Day killed more than 60 Russian soldiers. This is the largest loss of life reported by Moscow so far.
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Russian Drones Attack Vital Infrastructure In And Around Kyiv
Waves of Russian drones attacked important infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, and the area around it on Monday (Jan. 2), damaging energy facilities and causing some power outages, according to officials. This is the second day of 2023, and Russia has continued its constant bombardment. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that 45 Shahed drones made in Iran and launched by Russia on the first night of the year were…
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