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WAR IN UKRAINE

 

Dimitar Stoyanov, Brussels, 20 March. 2023

Bulgaria will not be part of the EU’s joint procurement of ammunition for Ukraine, Bulgaria’s defence minister says

“EU’s comprehensive support for Ukraine needs to continue,” said Bulgaria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova before the regular EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. Deputy Minister Petrova also noted Bulgaria’s support for Ukraine’s..

published on 3/21/23 9:21 AM

Overlapping international meetings focus on the war in Ukraine

EU foreign and defense ministers meet in Brussels on March 20 to discuss the support for Ukraine. The meeting precedes the European Council summit on March 23 and 24. Justice ministers from more than 40 countries will meet on March 20 in..

published on 3/20/23 9:30 AM

Western countries provide Ukraine with new military aid package

Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that a number of Western countries are providing Ukraine with new military aid packages. Ukraine’s President made this announcement after the Ramstein-format meeting. The aid includes ammunition, tanks and artillery...

published on 3/19/23 10:58 AM

The International Criminal Court issues war crimes arrest warrant for Putin

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian official for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova. According to the institution's statement, there are..

published on 3/18/23 10:45 AM

Poland to send four MiG-29s to Ukraine

Poland will supply Ukraine with an initial batch of four MiG-29 fighter jets, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced . According to him, this will happen in the next few days, and the plan is for the country to receive a total of 12 planes later. On..

published on 3/17/23 9:36 AM
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

Lloyd Austin: The United States will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu spoke by phone about the incident with the downed U.S. drone in the Black Sea , Reuters and TASS reported. The conversation was held at the initiative of the United..

published on 3/16/23 9:57 AM
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Escalation is not expected after the American-Russian incident over the Black Sea

Russian Su-27 fighter jets forced an American drone to crash into the Black Sea . The White House and the Pentagon condemned the incident, and the Russian Defense Ministry said its fighter jets did not come into contact with the American drone...

published on 3/15/23 9:35 AM

Nearly 22,000 Ukrainian civilians killed or wounded since start of war

Since the beginning of Russian aggression in Ukraine, 8,231 Ukrainian civilians have been killed. The number of injured is 13,734, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has reported. The deaths of..

published on 3/14/23 9:31 AM

Heavy casualties reported as battle for Bakhmut rages

Russian forces suffered more than 1,100 dead in less than a week of battles near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, Reuters reported. “"In less than a week, starting from 6 March, we managed to kill more than 1,100..

published on 3/13/23 9:49 AM

Ukrainе orders Russian-aligned Orthodox church to leave the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Monastery

 Ukrainian officials ordered a historically Russian-affiliated wing of the Orthodox Church to leave the 980 year-old Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Monastery by the end of the month. The monastery, also known as the "Russian Jerusalem", was founded in the 11th..

published on 3/11/23 11:39 AM