Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday that raises the minimum age for troops in reserve units who can be mobilized, in the latest sign of nervousness being felt by the military. Senior officers can now be mobilized up to the age of 65, with the cap for junior officers moved to 60. … Read more
Russia’s night attack on Odessa was the biggest in a series of near-daily strikes on the Black Sea port city after Moscow withdrew from a United Nations-brokered Ukraine grain export deal on July 17. Secretary of the Security Council of Ukraine Oleksey Danilov said on Facebook that Russia aims to neutralize international efforts to renew … Read more
Germany said it was working with partners to transport grain from Ukraine by train through so-called Solidarity Corridors. Foreign Minister Annalina Berbock told her EU counterparts the aim was to “make sure that the grain does not rot in silos in Ukraine” and that it reaches “the people in the world who need it most”. … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia deliberately attacked the infrastructure for grain deals as he ordered his military to beef up port defense and diplomats to step up contacts with partners to continue exporting Ukrainian crops. He was quoted by the Interfax news service as saying that Ukraine is examining options to restart the grain … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had shot down 28 Ukrainian drones targeting facilities in occupied Crimea and that it had carried out strikes in Odessa and Mykolaiv on a base and manufacturing site for sea drones. Ukraine said it had shot down 31 unmanned aerial vehicles in those areas and intercepted six … Read more
Russia’s decision to halt the Black Sea grain deal followed explosions that Moscow said forced it to suspend road and rail traffic across the main Kerch Strait bridge linking Russia to occupied Crimea. The Kremlin blamed Kiev for the waterborne drone attacks that killed two people and closed Russia’s main artery to military and civilian … Read more
Although it has been more than 500 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, the roots of the war stretch far back in the past. The aggression of the Russian regime is not new, with conflict crimes and those who commit them with impunity, moving from one war to another over many years. Alexander Cherkasov, former head … Read more
The Ukrainian Armed Forces announced slow but tangible progress in their attempt to push back the Russian occupation forces, which continue in at least three regions in the south and east of the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin Discuss the US supply of cluster munitions to Ukrainesaying that Russia would retaliate if the bombs were … Read more
Most people interested in this stuff are aware that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) is on strike, mostly over wages. The dispute revolves around the new world of broadcasting and how this pie is sliced, as well as a few other staffing issues. These strikes, which break out every now and then, are usually … Read more
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov cited a “very productive” NATO summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, and described a total of more than $1.5 billion in military pledges. He indicated that it included Scalp missiles, Leopard tanks, Patriot anti-aircraft missiles, and training of pilots on F-16 fighters. on Twitter. Russia’s main Ural crude oil price breach … Read more