Just in: Bilohorivka village in Luhansk Oblast is fully controlled by the Ukrainian Army, says Head of the Luhansk Regional Military–Civil Administration ... Show more
Quick Glance: Russian Propaganda Reacts Insanely to Ukrainian Counteroffensive
- When the Ukrainian forces began quickly liberating Russian-occupied villages in Kharkiv Region, there was a new flood of propaganda.
- While Ukrainian troops were covering kilometers in Kharkiv Region, the Russian Ministry of Defense remained deafeningly silent.
- In light of the scandalous events in the Kharkiv Region, Serhii Mironov, leader of the A Just Russia faction in the Russian Duma, advocated for its annulment.
- Russians appear to have realized that the Russian military has been flung to its death in Ukraine, and that the "second army in the world" has proven to be useless.
“The russian conscripts are arriving in Luhansk region, the vast majority are convicts,” Serhiy Haidai
The russians stopped letting the civilian ... Show more Сергій Гайдай Луганська обласна державна адміністрація https://bit.ly/3g50khw
Serhiy Haidai, the governor of Luhansk, disputes claims that the region is in Russian hands, saying that Ukraine still controls two villages and is ... Show more https://aje.io/awxwz9
Quick Glance: Ukrainian Troops to Leave Severodonetsk, Governor Declares
- "In many respects, the fate of the Donbas is being decided there," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said of Sievierodonetsk during a televised address on Wednesday, June 8. Ukrainian military officials had hoped that long-range artillery, particularly that supplied by America, would ensure the successful defense of the embattled city against Russian invaders, with Governor Haidai initially stating on June 9: "As soon as we have long-range artillery to be able to conduct duels with Russian artillery, our special forces can clean up the city in two to three days."
- Governor Haidai reiterated his remark on Telegram Monday, writing, "Ukrainian armed forces will have to retreat from Severodonetsk."
📷: Students pose at a damaged building for a high school graduation photoshoot, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Chernihiv, Ukraine, June 5 ... Show more https://www.voanews.com/a/russian-forces-push-into-sievierodonetsk-center/6616546.html
Quick Glance: Fierce street warfare in Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk, a critical clash in the Donbass conflict
- Ukrainian troops were involved in severe street fighting with Russian soldiers in the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a critical engagement in the Kremlin's bid to conquer the eastern Donbas region, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
- According to Ukraine's defense ministry, Russia is also committing troops and equipment to the takeover of Luhansk, the largest remaining Ukrainian-held city.
- According to the Ukrainian military's evening statement, two people were killed in Russian shelling in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions on Monday, and Russian soldiers fired on more than 20 villages.
- Russia denies that people are being targeted in the conflict.
Quick Glance: Posten bei Staatskonzernen: Gazprom confirms Schröder's nomination for Aufsichtsrat
- In his only interview with the "New York Times" since the start of the Ukraine crisis, Schröder left open the question of whether he will accept the nomination for the position of Chairman of the Security Council.
- Schröder is still a leading lobbyist for the Gazprom-owned companies Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2.
- Schröder has lost his previously held privileges as a result of his Russia engagement.
- The European Parliament will add Schröder to the list of sanctioned individuals.
Ukraine's forces have destroyed a base of the notorious Russian mercenary Wagner Group in a town that had been under Moscow's occupation since ... Show more https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-russia-wagner-serhiy-haidai-luhansk-kadiivka-1714605
Russia is trying to destroy Severodonetsk as its forces heavily bombard the city from all sides, says Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai ... Show more aje.io/udu84k
Quick Glance: Victory will be ours in the Ukraine war, declares Putin ahead of May 9 celebrations
- On the eve of World War II victory celebrations over Nazi Germany on May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed, referring to the Ukraine war, "as in 1945, victory will be ours"
- "Today, our soldiers, as their ancestors, are fighting side by side to liberate their native land from the Nazi filth with the confidence that, as in 1945, victory will be ours," Russian President Vladimir Putin stated.
- On February 24, Putin launched a "special military operation" against Ukraine, as Russian forces entered the neighboring country.
- The Russian president's remarks come as Ukrainian forces continue to hold out in Mariupol.
The town of Severodonetsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas province has been under fire for days, with several dead and injured, says Luhansk region governor ... Show more https://aje.io/waq93z