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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

The Russian aerial attacks have struck 8 energy facilities

The 9 March Russian missile attacks against the entire territory of Ukraine are the biggest since the beginning of 2023, leading to civilian deaths, and water, electricity and heating outages. The situation is most difficult in the regions of..

published on 3/10/23 9:21 AM

Russia launches new wave of missile and drone attacks against Ukraine

Russia launched waves of missile and drone attacks overnight, causing power outages across Ukraine. Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa, Chernihiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Lutsk and Rivne were subjected to attacks. Buildings and infrastructure..

published on 3/9/23 9:35 AM

Russian forces have likely captured the eastern part of Bakhmut east of the Bakhmutka: ISW

Geolocated footage posted on March 6 and 7 shows Russian positions in eastern Bakhmut within 200 m of the Bakhmutka River and Russian forces comfortably operating in areas in eastern Bakhmut where they previously had not been observed, the US-based..

published on 3/8/23 9:48 AM

Kyiv has decided that it will continue to defend Bakhmut

The EU defense ministers are meeting at an informal meeting in Stockholm, the Swedish presidency announced. On March 7 and 8, in the presence of Ukrainian representatives, military support for Ukraine will be discussed, including the training of..

published on 3/7/23 9:28 AM

ISW: Ukrainian forces may be conducting a limited fighting withdrawal in eastern Bakhmut

Ukrainian forces may be conducting a limited fighting withdrawal in eastern Bakhmut and are continuing to inflict high casualties against the advancing mixed Russian forces, the Instute for the Study of War (ISW) reported. Earlier, Ukraine’s..

published on 3/6/23 9:26 AM
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Roberta Metsola calls on EU countries to send fighter jets to Ukraine

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, has called on EU countries to seriously consider sending fighter jets to Ukraine, DPA reports. In the Ukrainian city of Lviv, Metsola  met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Speaker of the..

published on 3/5/23 10:53 AM
Ukrainian soldiers using howitzers from a position in Zaporizhzhia region, 3 March, 2023

Putin signs decree putting Russia’s economy on a war footing

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday enabling the state to suspend the directors and shareholders of any companies that fail to meet state defence contracts under conditions of martial law, Reuters reports. The decree would..

published on 3/4/23 10:39 AM

Blinken will not meet Lavrov at G-20 Summit in New Delhi

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has no plans to meet the Russian and Chinese foreign ministers at the G20 summit that starts today in New Delhi, AFP has reported. „ I f Russia, President Putin, were genuinely prepared to..

published on 3/2/23 9:33 AM