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Thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in a major incursion into Russian territory, aiming to destabilize Russia by showing up its weaknesses, a top Ukrainian official has told AFP. "We are on the offensive. The aim is to stretch the positions of the enemy, to inflict maximum losses and to destabilize the situation in Russia as they are ...
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Belgorod Kursk Russia Ukraine Ukraine War Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday his troops were "moving further" into Russia, as Kyiv's biggest ever cross-border attack stretched into a second week. The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/08 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Kursk Putin Russia Ukraine Ukraine War
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that Ukrainian troops had "advanced well" in Russia's Kursk region, as Kyiv's biggest cross-border attack stretched into a second week. The Ukrainian Army entered the Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/08 14:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ukraine claimed on Friday to be continuing its unprecedented advance into Russia's Kursk region, saying it wanted to force Russia into “fair” negotiations after nearly two and a half years of a large-scale invasion of its territory by Moscow. The Russian army, for its part, is maintaining its pressure further south, in Ukraine's Donbas ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/08 10:23 - Reading : less than a minute
Ukrainian forces said they thwarted a Russian missile attack on the capital, Kyiv, where air raid sirens sounded before dawn on Sunday. "This is the third ballistic missile attack on the capital in August, with a clear interval of six days between each attack," the Kyiv City Military Administration posted on Telegram after the early morning ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/08 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Orthodox church Russia Ukraine Ukrainian Orthodox Church Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukraine's parliament voted Tuesday to ban the Russian-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a move Kyiv says strengthens its independence as the country cuts ties with institutions it considers aligned with Moscow. Kyiv has been trying to curb spiritual links with Russia for years—a process accelerated by Moscow's 2022 invasion, which the powerful ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/08 11:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia said Thursday that it had repelled several Ukrainian drone and missile attacks in the west of the country, including in Volgograd where a fire broke out at a Defense Ministry site. Volgograd region Governor Andrey Bocharov said Russian air defenses repelled a drone attack in the area of Marinovka and that "most of the drones were ...
par This Is Beirut, 23/08 14:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
INDIA Narendra Modi Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his first visit to Kyiv on Friday to again call for a diplomatic solution to more than two years of war with Russia, saying he stood "firmly for peace" in talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Modi was in Kyiv just over a month after angering Ukraine by hugging President Vladimir Putin during a meeting ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/08 18:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Poland Russia Ukraine Ukraine War
Poland's army stated on Monday that the NATO country's airspace was violated, probably by a drone, after deadly Russian strikes battered Ukraine. A Russian barrage hit Ukraine with more than 100 missiles and around 100 drones, including in its western regions, killing at least four people and targeting its energy infrastructure. During the ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/08 17:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ballistic Missile F-16 Jets Military Industry Russia Ukraine Ukraine War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that his military had recently carried out the first successful test of a domestically-produced ballistic missile. His announcement in Kyiv came in the wake of two consecutive nights of large-scale Russian bombardments across Ukraine that killed several people and battered energy ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/08 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Russia said Thursday that it took two more east Ukrainian villages -- in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions -- as its forces continue their advance deeper into the country. The defense ministry said Russian forces captured the village of Mykolaivka, around 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, as well as the ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/08 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday dismissed the country's air force chief, a day after Kyiv said a US-made F-16 fighter jet had crashed in combat, killing the pilot. In a video message, Zelensky said he had "decided to replace the commander of the air force" to strengthen Ukraine's military leadership. His office earlier published ...
