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Oil spill in Kerch Strait after two Russian oil tankers seriously damaged in storm
1 week, 2 days ago

Oil spill in Kerch Strait after two Russian oil tankers seriously damaged in storm

LA Times  

This photo taken from a video released by the Russian Southern Transport Prosecutor’s Office shows a Volgoneft-212 tanker wrecked by a storm in the Kerch Strait, Russia, on Sunday. Two Russian oil tankers have been seriously damaged following a storm in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation, Russian officials told state news outlets Sunday. The …

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‘Full Control Of Donbas’: Putin Outlines Key Aim Of Special Military Operation In Ukraine
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Full Control Of Donbas’: Putin Outlines Key Aim Of Special Military Operation In Ukraine

News 18  

Russia’s primary aim is to take full control of the Donbas region of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday. He also said that Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian region of Kursk had failed to slow Russia’s own advance in eastern Ukraine and had weakened Kyiv’s defences along the frontline in a boost …

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Senior Russian general killed in Ukraine war
1 year ago

Senior Russian general killed in Ukraine war

Firstpost  

As the Ukraine was grinds on, top Russian officer deaths have decreased, which military analysts have in some cases attributed to Ukrainian success in monitoring careless communications A senior regional official announced on Monday that Major General Vladimir Zavadsky, the deputy commander of Russia’s 14th Army Corps, has been killed in Ukraine. Alexander Gusev, the governor of the Russian region …

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Ukraine says ‘biggest blow’ yet to come in counteroffensive push
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine says ‘biggest blow’ yet to come in counteroffensive push

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Kyiv’s forces and Moscow’s troops are engaged in a ‘tough duel’ and Russia is throwing everything into the battle. Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said the “biggest blow” in Kyiv’s counteroffensive campaign against Russian forces has yet to come but admitted the operation is difficult as Moscow is throwing all it can …

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‘Shrinking operation’: Russia names new Ukraine war commander
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Shrinking operation’: Russia names new Ukraine war commander

Al Jazeera  

After weeks of battlefield defeats, Moscow appoints air force chief General Sergey Surovikin to lead the faltering war in Ukraine. General Sergey Surovikin was appointed “commander of the Joint Grouping of Forces in the areas of the special military operation”, the Russian defence ministry said on Saturday, using the Kremlin’s term for the invasion of Ukraine. The change follows the …

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Meta disables Russia’s anti-Ukraine propaganda targeting Europe
2 years, 2 months ago

Meta disables Russia’s anti-Ukraine propaganda targeting Europe

LA Times  

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, says it has disabled a network of fake accounts that spread Russian propaganda about Ukraine. A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread the Kremlin’s talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Facebook parent company Meta …

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China says ‘regular military supplies’ delivered to Serbia
2 years, 8 months ago

China says ‘regular military supplies’ delivered to Serbia

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China said Monday its military planes delivered “regular military supplies” to Serbia, in its first comments on an unusual operation in which six Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport planes landed in Belgrade early Saturday. The apparent arms delivery to Serbia over the territories of at least two NATO member states, Turkey and Bulgaria, was seen by experts as …

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'Wonderful' sanctions on Russia won't change a thing, military operation in Ukraine to go on: Medvedev
2 years, 9 months ago

'Wonderful' sanctions on Russia won't change a thing, military operation in Ukraine to go on: Medvedev

The Hindu  

The "wonderful" sanctions slapped on Russia by the US and allies would not change a thing and military operation to "protect" Ukraine's Donbass region will be fully carried out until President Vladimir Putin's goals are achieved, Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday, as Russian forces intensified its attack in Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other …

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Russian attack causes panic in Kyiv as people flee
2 years, 10 months ago

Russian attack causes panic in Kyiv as people flee

Al Jazeera  

Long queues of cars form towards exits from Kyiv as people shelter in the city’s underground stations after Russia’s attack. The sound of explosions on the edge of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and air sirens set off by a full-scale Russian invasion of the country have prompted the city residents to panic and flee for safety. On Thursday morning, long queues …

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