Zelensky: Ukraine is fighting a “painful” battle in Donbas PRESENT Policy 05.03.2023 The city of Bakhmut, located in the troubled region, was destroyed in the Russian invasion. Donbass is made up of Donetsk and Lugansk, illegally annexed by Russia. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky said this Sunday (03.05.2023) that kyiv’s forces are waging a “painful and … Read more
“The situation is quite bad, there are a lot of victims. The average life expectancy at the front line is about four hours,” said American Troy Offenbecker from Michigan to ABC News. The Battle of Bakhmut represents one of the bloodiest battles since the beginning of the Russian invasion. The fighting for the city, which … Read more
The current chief of the Russian General Staff, Gerasimov, has been acting as the commander of Russian troops in Ukraine since January 11, when in office replaced Sergey Surovikin. He became infamous for overseeing a brutal bombing campaign in northern Syria in 2016 that earned him the nickname “General Armageddon.” According to the Russian Ministry … Read more
Serbia has traditionally been one of Russia’s closest allies in Europe. Recently, however, it has been trying to keep a certain distance from Moscow, and the war in Ukraine is causing tension in Russian-Serbian relations, noted the Bloomberg agency. “For us, Crimea is Ukraine and Donbas is Ukraine. And that’s how it will stay,” said … Read more
Zelenskiy said that hot clashes continue in the Donbas region, where the war against Russia continues. Zelenskiy made evaluations about the Russia-Ukraine war in a video message he published on his social media account at night. Stating that hot clashes continue in the settlements on the East side of his country in the Donbas region, … Read more
20:15 President Erdogan talked with Volodymyr Zelensky about expanding the grain corridor Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with the Ukrainian president on Sunday about the possible expansion of the grain corridor. Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Ankara for support for Kiev’s initiative “Grain from Ukraine”. 19:22 Attacks on facilities used as headquarters for Russian … Read more
“Today in the east of Ukraine – the most difficult direction. I have the honor to be here in Donbass with our defenders. I believe that we will meet next time in our Ukrainian Donetsk, Luhansk. I’m sure that in Crimea too,” Zelenskyy said, thanking the soldiers for defending Ukraine’s independence. Donetsk and Luhansk are … Read more
Ukraine celebrates ‘Armed Forces Day’ on Tuesday, which is why the president traveled to support his troops. “You are the outpost of our independence,” Zelensky told the military. The president recorded a video on the spot in which he appears to be speaking near Slovyansk, about 50 kilometers from the heavy fighting town of Bachmut. … Read more
AFP NOS News•Tuesday, 09:59 Chiem Balduk Foreign editor Chiem Balduk Foreign editor On a map, the front in eastern Ukraine appears to be frozen: neither Ukraine nor Russia have been able to make major territorial gains over a line of about 200 kilometers between Donetsk and Severodonetsk for months. But that doesn’t mean the battle … Read more
– It was small and the whole sky was colored red, but we sat inside the tank so we managed, says Maxim. He tells about one of several times he has been close to death in recent months, at the Kherson front in Ukraine. NRK meets the 24-year-old wagon commander outside the city of Mykolajiv. … Read more