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russia recruits mercenaries in Balkans with help of Dejan Berić – NRC
09.01.2023
The main region for recruiting mercenaries is the Balkans. One of the people involved is the Serbian Dejan Beric. This was reported by the National Resistance Center .“Dejan Berić, who lives in russia, is also a former mercenary and fought against Ukraine in 2014.Another well-known Serbian mercenary, Žika Radojić, is now participating in the war on the side of russia,” the message reads.Two women killed, ten-year-old girl injured in attack on market in Kharkiv region [video]
09.01.2023
Two women were killed in a russian missile attack on a market in Shevchenkove town, Kharkiv region, on the morning of January 9, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported.“According to the investigation data, around 09:10 on January 9, the occupiers launched a missile attack on Shevchenkove town in Kupyansk district. An enemy missile hit the territory of a local market. Two women were killed. Three more women and a 10-year-old girl were injured,” the message reads.According to preliminary data, the ...Enemy plans to relocate 50,000 russian civilians to occupied Mariupol
09.01.2023
About 50,000 russian civilians may arrive at the occupied and destroyed Mariupol in January, Petro Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said in a statement.“Mariupol continues to be destroyed without a break and on weekends. Today, a new wave of civilian occupiers is expected after the New Year’s holidays. The main task is maximum demolition and clearing everything to the state of “zero”.The occupation continues,” the message reads.russia has created 250,000 sq km minefield in Ukraine
09.01.2023
The full-scale war unleashed by russia has led to the creation of a 250,000-square-kilometer minefield in Ukraine, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal told yna.co.kr.“It’s currently the largest minefield in the world. It’s not only making it difficult for people to travel, but also causing major disruptions in farming, which is one of our main industries,” Denys Shmyhal said.As noted, 250,000 sq km is a territory larger than not only the entire Korean Peninsula but also Romania and Britain.During first 3 hours of “Christmas truce”, ruscists opened fire 14 times in Luhansk region only
06.01.2023
Despite the russian announced “Christmas truce,” russians opened artillery fire 14 times, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Serhii Haidai, said in a statement.“From 12:00 to 15:00. The ruscists fired artillery 14 times and stormed one of our settlements three times. People in de-occupied villages sit in basements all day. Orthodox murderers greet you with Christmas,” wrote the head of Luhansk region.At the same time, according to Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar, over the past nine ...russia lost more weapons and equipment than it planned to use before invasion – Brigadier General
05.01.2023
The russian losses in military equipment and weapons exceeded the amount russia planned to use at the beginning of the invasion, ukrinform.net reported.Since the beginning of the russian invasion, the UA Army has destroyed more than 3,000 tanks, 6,000 armored fighting vehicles, 2,000 artillery systems, 420 multiple rocket launchers, about 300 combat aircraft, and 270 helicopters, Brigadier General Oleksiy Gromov said in a statement.Gromov also noted that the enemy is currently trying to deplete the resources of the Ukrainian army ...UA Army strikes russian positions in Tokmak, 80 wounded or dead
05.01.2023
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the attack on the positions of the russian occupiers in Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia region, which was carried out on January 3.The losses of the enemy amounted to about 80 servicemen in wounded and dead, the report said.Journalists identified four russian officers directly involved in Shahed attacks on Ukraine [video]
05.01.2023
Ukrainian journalists identified Sergei Sozinov, Andrey Stepovoy, Gleb Pivkin and Yevgeny Glukhov, who are servicemen of the 294th center from Kolomna, moscow region, as operators of the Shahed drones, slidstvo.info reported.In 2022 under the guise of army competitions, russians were trained in the Iranian city of Kashan, near which there is a secret air base, where the Iranians train operators to work with their drones.As reported, russians use Iranian drones to terrorize Ukrainians, destroying infrastructure and killing civilians.https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=cUd29IynUL0&feature=emb_logoArmy of vandals. ruscists target Ukrainian cultural heritage
28.12.2022
Among the war crimes committed by russian occupiers in Ukraine, crimes against cultural heritage play a special part. Destruction of heritage sites, artillery strikes on educational and cultural facilities, looting of museums and archives. The number of recorded episodes and testimonies of employees of the affected facilities prove that these are not isolated cases but a purposeful tactic, ukrinform.net reported.Historical monuments are in enemy crosshairs because of their will to destroy the Ukrainian identity. Therefore, the aggressor’s actions can be ...ruscists strike Kherson Geriatric Center
19.12.2022
russians struck Kherson Geriatric Center in the village of Stepanivka. The building was damaged.The enemy deliberately targeted the facility providing aid to the elderly, Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Yaroslav Yanushevych said in a statement.The building was left with its doors and windows, the roof was also damaged.russian army afraid to unload artillery ammo closer than 100 km from front line
19.12.2022
The russian army does not yet have the so-called “shell hunger”, but thanks to the work of the Ukrainian defense forces, it is already afraid to unload its artillery depots closer than 100 km from the front line, Serhiy Cherevaty, the spokesman of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.Cherevaty also emphasized that constant intense firing from all types of artillery depletes the enemy’s reserves, and the russians are already bringing reserves ...Zaluzhnyi: We are working on a new operation. It is on the way, but you don’t see it yet
15.12.2022
We are working on the new operation right now. It is on the way, but you don’t see it yet, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said in an interview with economist.com.“I know that I can beat this enemy. But I need resources. I need 300 tanks, 600-700 ifvs, 500 howitzers. Then, I think it is completely realistic to get to the lines of February 23rd,” Zaluzhnyi said.“I get what I get, but it is less than what ...


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