Lots of Russian soldiers want to surrender. Ukraine makes it easier with a high-tech hotline
1 year, 9 months ago

Lots of Russian soldiers want to surrender. Ukraine makes it easier with a high-tech hotline

LA Times  

Bound for the battlefield, sounding harried and anxious, the Russian soldier placed a hasty phone call — to a Ukrainian military hotline. VIDEO | 01:46 In Ukraine, Russian soldiers are calling this hotline to surrender Ukraine’s “I Want to Live” hotline instructs Russian soldiers on how to surrender. At a crucial juncture in an extraordinarily bloody war, Ukraine’s military is focused on one task: removing Russian soldiers from the battlefield. Russian soldiers also provide personal data through a chatbot on the encrypted messaging app Telegram — information Ukrainian authorities use to winnow down those who are serious about turning themselves in. Vitaly Matvienko, spokesperson at the Ukrainian department for prisoners of war, which manages the “I Want to Live” hotline for Russians who wish to surrender.

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Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia

LA Times  

Ukrainian soldiers carry shells to fire at Russian positions on the front line in Ukraine’s Donetsk region earlier this year. The troops who walk away More than 100,000 soldiers have been charged under Ukraine’s desertion laws since Russia invaded in February 2022, according to the country’s General Prosecutor’s Office. “If there’s no end term, it turns into a prison — …

Detecting Russian ‘carrots’ and ‘tea bags’: Ukraine decodes enemy chatter to save lives
10 months, 1 week ago

Detecting Russian ‘carrots’ and ‘tea bags’: Ukraine decodes enemy chatter to save lives

LA Times  

As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one Russian command rings out clear: “Brew five Chinese tea bags on 38 orange.” A Ukrainian soldier known on the battlefield as Mikhass, who has spent months listening to and analyzing such chatter, is able to quickly decode the gibberish. After months of near stalemate along the 621-mile …

Detecting Russian ‘carrots’ and ‘tea bags': Ukraine decodes enemy chatter to save lives
10 months, 1 week ago

Detecting Russian ‘carrots’ and ‘tea bags': Ukraine decodes enemy chatter to save lives

Associated Press  

SEREBRYANSKY FOREST, Ukraine — As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one Russian command rings out clear: “Brew five Chinese tea bags on 38 orange.” A Ukrainian soldier known on the battlefield as Mikhass, who has spent months listening to and analyzing such chatter, is able to quickly decode the gibberish. A Ukrainian soldier works …

Ukraine soldiers decode Russian 'orange', 'Chinese tea bags' to save lives
10 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine soldiers decode Russian 'orange', 'Chinese tea bags' to save lives

India Today  

As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one Russian command rings out clear: “Brew five Chinese tea bags on 38 orange.” A Ukrainian soldier known on the battlefield as Mikhass is able to quickly decode the gibberish. A Ukrainian soldier looks at a monitor of an electronic warfare system in a shelter to quell Russian …

‘You’ll die in this pit': Takeaways from secret recordings of Russian soldiers in Ukraine
1 year ago

‘You’ll die in this pit': Takeaways from secret recordings of Russian soldiers in Ukraine

Associated Press  

Secretly recorded calls of Russian soldiers speaking from the front lines in Ukraine with loved ones back home offer a rare glimpse of the war through Russian eyes. These conversations also show clearly how the war has progressed, from the professional soldiers who initially powered Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion to men from all walks of life compelled to serve in …

Intercepted calls from the front lines in Ukraine show a growing number of Russian soldiers want out
1 year ago

Intercepted calls from the front lines in Ukraine show a growing number of Russian soldiers want out

Associated Press  

In audio intercepts from the front lines in Ukraine, Russian soldiers speak in shorthand of 200s to mean dead, 300s to mean wounded. “There’s no f------ ‘dying the death of the brave’ here,” one soldier told his brother from the front in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. “Everybody’s f------ mad, f------ gloomy as hell.” It was New Year’s Day, and the Russians …

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR | On the frontline of Bakhmut
1 year, 5 months ago

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR | On the frontline of Bakhmut

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 15, 2023 14:38 IST - 4 MINS READ Yuriy Korpan is 39 years old but looks a decade older, his face worn as he returns from a week of combat near Bakhmut. On his last day on the frontline before a week’s rest, Korpan remembers “the bombing started at four in the morning with mortar and artillery …

The Ukraine war’s most vicious fight is happening in Bakhmut. A rare look inside
1 year, 8 months ago

The Ukraine war’s most vicious fight is happening in Bakhmut. A rare look inside

LA Times  

Los Angeles Times correspondent Nabih Bulos reveals that while the war against Russia may have slowed down on separate fronts, the eastern city of Bakhmut continues to be one of the hardest-fought contests in Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers in the city of Bakhmut hold on in war’s bloodiest battle The Ukrainian soldiers jumped out of the armored vehicle the moment it …

Russian forces surrendering at fast pace to ‘save their lives’: Ukraine official
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian forces surrendering at fast pace to ‘save their lives’: Ukraine official

Hindustan Times  

Russian troops are surrendering at an increasing pace amid the war in Ukraine Ukraine, Ukraine's main directorate of intelligence noted. In a statement, Ukraine's defense ministry said that there has been a "sharp" increase in the number of Russian troops who want to surrender to “save their lives”. The choice of a Russian soldier during the war is simple: either …

‘We kill them all': Russian soldiers in Ukraine call home
1 year, 10 months ago

‘We kill them all': Russian soldiers in Ukraine call home

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — How do people raised with a sense of right and wrong end up involved in terrible acts of violence against others? Lyonka, you wanted to live at that moment, right honey?” Leonid: “More than ever!” Mother: “It’s totally horrible.” Leonid: “They were lying there, just 18 or 19 years old. Blankets, forks, spoons, pans.” Mother: “You gotta …

In phone calls home, Russian soldiers in Ukraine say they ‘never saw such hell’
1 year, 10 months ago

In phone calls home, Russian soldiers in Ukraine say they ‘never saw such hell’

LA Times  

A woman at a cemetery outside Volgograd, Russia, looks at the graves of soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine. He warned us that although we’d be bombed and shot at, our aim was to get through.” Mother: “Did they shoot you?” Leonid: “Of course. Blankets, forks, spoons, pans.” Mother : “You gotta be kidding me.” Leonid: “Whoever doesn’t have …

Russia blames troops’ cellphone use for deadly Ukrainian strike
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia blames troops’ cellphone use for deadly Ukrainian strike

Live Mint  

Russia blamed the use of banned mobile phones by soldiers for a strike by Ukrainian forces on a facility that housed newly mobilized Russian soldiers and raised the death toll to 89, as Ukraine’s president warned that the Kremlin was preparing for a new offensive in the war. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that its forces were continuing offensive operations …

Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops’
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops’

The Hindu  

Unauthorised use of cell phones by Russian soldiers led to a deadly Ukrainian rocket attack on the facility where they were stationed, according to the Russian military, as it raised the death toll from the weekend attack to 89. Gen. Lt. Sergei Sevryukov said in a statement late Tuesday that phone signals allowed Kyiv's forces to “determine the coordinates of …

Russia says troops' phone use behind strike on Ukraine's Makiivka
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia says troops' phone use behind strike on Ukraine's Makiivka

India Today  

Russia has claimed that the reason behind the death of as many as 89 troops in a deadly Ukrainian missile strike was the unauthorised use of mobile phones by the servicemen. "It is already obvious that the main reason for what happened was the switching on and massive use - contrary to the prohibition - by personnel of mobile phones …

Putin claims Moscow ready for Ukraine talks as attacks go on
1 year, 11 months ago

Putin claims Moscow ready for Ukraine talks as attacks go on

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia is ready for talks to end the war in Ukraine even as the country faced more attacks from Moscow — a clear sign that peace wasn’t imminent. Putin said in a state television interview, excerpts of which were released on Sunday afternoon that Russia is “prepared to negotiate some acceptable outcomes …

Ukraine Defence Minister Reznikov calls on Russian troops to lay down arms
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine Defence Minister Reznikov calls on Russian troops to lay down arms

Firstpost  

Oleksiy Reznikov in a video addressed to Russian troops said that we will guarantee life, safety and justice for all who refuse to fight immediately Kyiv: Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov on Friday called on Russian troops to lay down their arms, promising them “life and safety.” “You can still save Russia from tragedy and the Russian army from humiliation,” …

Russians clash with police against military mobilisation drive for Ukraine war | WATCH
2 years, 2 months ago

Russians clash with police against military mobilisation drive for Ukraine war | WATCH

India Today  

Russians continued to protest against President Vladimir Putin's decree where he ordered a 'partial' military mobilisation to aid the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. Mass #protests against the military mobilisation in #Dagestan, south #Russia: the police opened fire in the air. The risk of getting sent to Ukraine is much higher there, and the anger is too pic.twitter.com/nICmtT4lOJ — Alec Luhn …

Russia-Ukraine war: Approaching winter expected to make fighting more complicated for both parties
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Approaching winter expected to make fighting more complicated for both parties

Firstpost  

Already, rainy weather is bringing muddy conditions that are starting to limit the mobility of tanks and other heavy weaponry, according to the Institute for the Study of War Kyiv: The onset of autumnal weather, with rains making fields too muddy for tanks, is beginning to cloud Ukraine’s efforts to take back more Russian-held territory before winter freezes the battlefields, …

Russia’s call-up splits EU; Ukraine says it shows weakness
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia’s call-up splits EU; Ukraine says it shows weakness

LA Times  

Russia’s rush to mobilize hundreds of thousands of recruits to staunch stinging losses in Ukraine is a tacit acknowledgement that its “army is not able to fight,” Ukraine’s president said Sunday, as splits sharpened in Europe over whether to welcome or turn away Russians fleeing the call-up. This is a challenge, but we are not afraid of that,” he said …

Video| In Russian, officer yells at mobilised men: ‘That’s it, playtime's over'
2 years, 3 months ago

Video| In Russian, officer yells at mobilised men: ‘That’s it, playtime's over'

Hindustan Times  

In a video shared widely on social media, an officer could be heard shouting in Russian at men who have been mobilised following President Vladimir Putin's call-up. Watch video here: Videos shared on social media also showed long lines of vehicles at checkpoints on the Russia-Georgia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia borders. Panic triggered among Russians after Putin's announcement forcing them to …

Ukraine devastates Russian artillery depots ahead of offensive
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine devastates Russian artillery depots ahead of offensive

Al Jazeera  

Western military systems aid Kyiv on the ground but Putin refuses to back down, in the 20th week of Moscow’s invasion. Russia’s official Tass news agency said only civilian infrastructure was hit the second time and seven people were killed but Russian military bloggers have been reporting with concern Ukraine’s recent success against Russian rear depots and have repeatedly posted …

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is 'personal' for soldiers protecting their families in the Donetsk region
2 years, 7 months ago

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is 'personal' for soldiers protecting their families in the Donetsk region

ABC  

Ukrainian troops on the frontline of Russia's war don't pretend to know what's going through the minds of "the enemy", but if they had to guess, they think the invaders' hearts aren't in it. Dimas, a Ukraine soldier taking the ABC to the frontline near Shevchenko, in the Donetsk region, says the Russians might have "thought they'd be welcomed here". …

‘Not naive’: Ukraine questions Russian pledge to reduce attacks
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Not naive’: Ukraine questions Russian pledge to reduce attacks

Al Jazeera  

Peace talks to resume as Ukraine and the West warn Moscow may be preparing a major offensive despite a promise to reduce military operations near Kyiv and Chernihiv. “Ukrainians have already learned during the 34 days of the invasion and during the past eight years of war in the Donbas that you can trust only concrete results.” The governor of …

Leave Ukraine, they tricked us: Captured Russian soldier's message to his troops
2 years, 9 months ago

Leave Ukraine, they tricked us: Captured Russian soldier's message to his troops

India Today  

With blindfolds on, a Russian soldier captured by Ukrainians looked scared as he sat in a brick building. When asked what message he would like to send to his troops and Russian commanders in Moscow, the soldier captured by Ukrainians said, "Frankly speaking, they tricked us.I think 90 per cent of us would agree to go home." Video shared on …

Ukraine war: Russia tells civilians to evacuate Kyiv before airstrikes
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine war: Russia tells civilians to evacuate Kyiv before airstrikes

Daily Mail  

New blasts rocked Kyiv tonight after Russia was slammed as 'barbaric' for bombing a TV tower near the Babyn Yar holocaust memorial in Kyiv on the site of one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Holocaust. Ukraine's state emergency services more people could be buried in the rubble Pictured: Ukrainian emergency services search through the rubble after …

'Mum, I'm in Ukraine. This is a real war. I'm scared, we're firing at everyone, even civilians'
2 years, 9 months ago

'Mum, I'm in Ukraine. This is a real war. I'm scared, we're firing at everyone, even civilians'

The Telegraph  

Russian troops are "operating in complete disarray", their morale sapped and "crying in combat", voice recordings of frontline soldiers obtained by a British intelligence company suggest. Separate video recordings show one group of Russian military walking away from the battle front and heading back across the border, having had enough. A senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday that parts of …

'Immediate ceasefire, withdrawal of troops': Ukraine's demands to Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

'Immediate ceasefire, withdrawal of troops': Ukraine's demands to Russia

Hindustan Times  

Ukraine on Monday demanded an 'immediate ceasefire' and the withdrawal of Russian troops from its territory, as a delegation arrived in the Belarussian town of Gomel for talks with Russia, which last week said it was ready for negotiations if Ukraine 'lays down arms'. Belarus is already a staging ground for Russian invading forces and a top American intelligence officer …

Give peace a chance, says UN Secretary-General as he urges Putin to call off forces amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

Give peace a chance, says UN Secretary-General as he urges Putin to call off forces amid Russia-Ukraine crisis

India Today  

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday asserted that Russia is preparing for a full-scale attack on Ukraine and urged President Vladimir Putin to stop his troops. Russian President Putin said: "We decided to launch a special military action aimed at demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine." Saying that clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces are "inevitable", Putin called on Ukrainian …

Russia Ukraine War: EXCLUSIVE video shows panic stricken Kharkiv civilians queue up outside mart, ATMs
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia Ukraine War: EXCLUSIVE video shows panic stricken Kharkiv civilians queue up outside mart, ATMs

India TV News  

Highlights Several explosions were heard in parts of Ukraine soon after Putin announced war on TV Russia has ruled out any threat to Ukranian civilians and said they were only targetting airbases Chaos was also witnessed on the streets of Kharkiv in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a special military operation in Ukraine, soon after which several …

Ukraine crisis: Civilian killed in frontline shelling, say officials
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine crisis: Civilian killed in frontline shelling, say officials

India Today  

A civilian casualty has been reported in Ukraine, AFP quoted officials as saying. The toll now stands at three, with one civilian and two Ukrainian soldiers confirmed to have been killed in the past week. #UPDATE Local Ukrainian officials said a civilian was killed Monday in an attack on government-held Novoluganske, 35 kilometres north of the eastern rebel stronghold Donetsk …

Russia Ukraine news: Russia orders final preparations for invasion, claims US
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia Ukraine news: Russia orders final preparations for invasion, claims US

India TV News  

Highlights Residents of Ukraine’s capital filled a gold-domed cathedral to pray for peace At least 1,50,000 Russian troops are deployed outside Ukraine’s borders, along with tanks, warplanes In Kyiv, life outwardly continued as usual for many on a mild winter Sunday Russia on Sunday rescinded earlier pledges to pull tens of thousands of its troops back from Ukraine’s northern border, …

On Ukrainian front, grinding war and weary anticipation of invasion
3 years ago

On Ukrainian front, grinding war and weary anticipation of invasion

Firstpost  

But after eight years in the trenches, there is a weary acceptance that the status quo cannot last forever, that the Russian military, which dwarfs their own in power and wealth, will likely come sooner or later. “This happens every night,” said Branitskii, a cleft-chinned company commander with the Ukrainian military’s 25th Airborne Brigade, positioned along the front lines in …

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