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Saturday, 19 August 2023 05:06

What to know after Day 541 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin visits Ukraine military operation headquarters Russian President Vladimir Putin met the head of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, and other high-ranking military commanders during an unannounced visit to the headquarters of Russia’s Southern Military District, the Kremlin said on Saturday morning. The head of state received classified briefings from Gerasimov and other senior commanding officers involved in the ongoing military operation in Ukraine, the brief statement said. Russian state media shared a video of the rare visit, which shows the head of the General Staff greeting Putin at the headquarters ahead of the closed-door meeting. However, it…

Friday, 18 August 2023 04:56

What to know after Day 540 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine scrambling to avoid Russian strikes on airbases – FT Russia has ramped up attacks on airbases used by Kiev to launch long-range missile attacks, forcing Ukrainian personnel and aircraft to constantly be on the move to avoid being struck, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing sources. Ukrainian officials told the paper that Kiev and its backers believe that Moscow’s recent attacks on airbases and pilot training facilities in western Ukraine are aimed at decimating its fleet of bombers used to fire British Storm Shadow and French Scalp missiles. Ukraine is “racing to move around crucial weaponry…

Thursday, 17 August 2023 04:56

What to know after Day 539 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it has no hope of using F-16 fighter jets this year Ukraine will not be able to operate U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets this coming autumn and winter, air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told Ukrainian television late on Wednesday. "It's already obvious we won't be able to defend Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets during this autumn and winter," Ihnat told a joint telethon broadcast by Ukrainian channels. Ukraine has repeatedly called its Western allies to supply the country with F-16s, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said would be a signal that Russia's invasion would end in defeat.…

Wednesday, 16 August 2023 03:51

What to know after Day 538 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says Russian drones threatened Danube port, key for grain exports Ukraine's air force on Wednesday said a large group of Russian army drones entered the mouth of the Danube river and headed toward the Izmail river port near the border with Romania. Social media groups reported hearing air defence systems firing in the area near two Danube ports - Izmail and Reni. Governor of southern Odesa region, Oleh Kiper, asked residents of Izmail district to take shelter at around 1:30 a.m. (2230 GMT) and cancelled the air raid alert one hour later. Ukraine's Danube ports accounted for…

Wednesday, 16 August 2023 03:50

Sudan 'spiralling out of control' as 1 million flee country, UN warns

More than 1 million people have fled Sudan to neighbouring states and people inside the country are running out of food and dying due to lack of healthcare after four months of war, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has devastated the capital Khartoum and sparked ethnically driven attacks in Darfur, threatening to plunge Sudan into a protracted civil war and destabilise the region. "Time is running out for farmers to plant the crops that will feed them and their neighbours. Medical supplies are scarce. The situation is…

Tuesday, 15 August 2023 04:45

What to know after Day 537 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia strikes western Ukraine in large-scale air attack - officials Russia launched a large-scale air attack on Ukraine's western region of Lviv and the northwestern region of Volyn, hitting a number of buildings, wounding people and forcing evacuations, officials said. "Many missiles were shot down, but there were also hits in Lviv," city mayor Andriy Sadovyi said on the Telegram messaging app, adding that orders were given to evacuate at least one burning apartment building. The scale of the attack and the full extent of the damage in Lviv were not immediately clear. Earlier, the Lviv region's governor,…

Monday, 14 August 2023 04:25

What to know after Day 536 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Berlin calls for more diplomatic efforts to end Ukraine conflict The recent summit on Ukraine in Jeddah was a “very special” event, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said, calling for a greater diplomatic effort to end the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev. Scholz made the remarks in his major annual summer interview with German broadcaster ZDF, which aired on Sunday. The chancellor urged further diplomatic effort, stating it was actually useful to “press” Russia. “It makes sense for us to continue these talks because they increase the pressure on Russia to realize that it has taken the…

Sunday, 13 August 2023 04:29

What to know after Day 535 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine military reports progress in south Ukrainian military officials said on Saturday that Kyiv's forces had made progress in the south, capturing unspecified territories and claiming partial success near the key village of Robotyne. "Tavria direction," General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, commander of Ukrainian forces in the south, wrote on Telegram, referring to the southern front. "There are liberated territories. The defence forces are working." He did not specify where or when the advances were made. Separately, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said they had "partial success in the Robotyne area of the Zaporizhzhia region." Reuters…

Saturday, 12 August 2023 03:51

What to know after Day 534 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Egypt rejects US pressure to arm Ukraine – WSJ Egyptian officials have reportedly decided not to get involved in arming Ukraine, shrugging off repeated US requests in recent months to produce artillery shells and other weapons needed for Kiev’s counteroffensive against Russian forces in the Donbass region. Washington asked Egypt to supply artillery, antitank missiles, air defense systems and small arms for Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unidentified US officials. The requests were made on multiple occasions, including a March meeting between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in…

Friday, 11 August 2023 04:30

What to know after Day 533 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian missile hits hotel used by UN in Zaporizhzhia -officials A Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday evening, leaving one dead and 16 injured, Ukrainian officials said. National police said an Iskander missile hit the city at 7:20 p.m. (1620 GMT). "Zaporizhzhia. The city suffers daily from Russian shelling. A fire broke out in a civilian building after the occupiers hit it with a missile," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Zaporizhzhia Governor Yuriy Malashko said the 16 injured included four children. Pictures and video shared by officials showed a big crater,…

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Thursday, 10 August 2023 04:26

What to know after Day 532 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia downs drones headed towards Moscow Two explosive-laden drones that were heading towards Moscow were successfully intercepted and shot down on Thursday morning. This was confirmed by the Mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, through his official Telegram channel, as well as Russia's Ministry of Defense. According to Mayor Sobyanin, the air defense systems were activated at around 4 a.m. local time. One drone was intercepted over the Kaluga region, while the other was shot down in the vicinity of the Central Ring Road. The military added that 9 more UAVs were suppressed by means of electronic warfare and,…

Wednesday, 09 August 2023 04:32

What to know after Day 531 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Western officials losing faith in Ukraine's military – CNN Kiev’s Western backers are losing faith in the ability of the Ukrainian military to penetrate Russian defenses and turn the tide of the conflict, US and other Western officials told CNN on Tuesday. “[The Ukrainians are] still going to see, for the next couple of weeks, if there is a chance of making some progress. But for them to really make progress that would change the balance of this conflict, I think, it’s extremely, highly unlikely,” an unnamed “senior Western diplomat” told the American broadcaster. Illinois Representative Mike Quigley,…

Tuesday, 08 August 2023 04:13

What to know after Day 530 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says Russian missiles hit apartment, kill eight, survivors describe fiery blasts Russian missiles struck the centre of Ukraine's Pokrovsk twice on Monday night killing eight people, including five civilians, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in a statement. The second missile hit the Ukraine-controlled town near the frontline 40 minutes after the first, the governor said. It killed and injured first responders, witnesses of the strikes told a Reuters cameraman at the scene. Two rescuers and one military person were among the dead. Nine policemen and one military person were wounded, but most of the 31 injured were…

Monday, 07 August 2023 05:00

What to know after Day 529 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE France supplies long range missiles to Ukraine President Emmanuel Macron has delivered on his promise to supply Kiev with the French variant of Storm Shadow missile, according to footage by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry in which President Vladimir Zelensky is seen posing for a photo op with a rocket marked as SCALP-EG. Macron initially announced his decision to provide Ukraine with “long-range missiles” in May, and doubled down on the promise at the NATO summit in Vilnius in July, but until now it was unknown when they would be delivered. In an undated video shared by Ukrainian authorities…

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