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Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.
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Russia launched its special military operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine in February 2022 following a plea from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics to protect their citizens in the wake of Kiev's intensified attacks.
Russian forces has been targeting infrastructure which aids the Ukrainian military since October 10, 2022, in retaliation for the Kiev regime's terrorist attacks, including the bombing of the Crimean Bridge, carried out by Ukrainian intelligence services.
The United States and its NATO allies ramped up their military support for Ukraine after Russia launched the op. Recently, Washington and its allies announced new military supplies to Kiev, including battle tanks, armored infantry vehicles and artillery systems.
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03:16 GMT 09.03.2023
Latvia Reportedly Sends First Cars Confiscated From Drunk Drivers to Ukraine
00:09 GMT 09.03.2023
14:37 GMT 08.03.2023
Borrell Suggests Allocating 1 Bln Euros From EU Peace Facility to Supply Ammo to Kiev
14:20 GMT 08.03.2023
UN Stands Ready to Mediate in Potential Talks to Demilitarize Area Around ZNPP - Guterres
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday offered the world body's mediation services in potential talks to demilitarize the area around the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev.
"Safety and security around the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant is also vital. I believe that a possible mediation to seek the full demilitarization of the area, while ensuring that the plant can return to normal operations, would also be important," Guterres told reporters.
Guterres also emphasized the importance of continuing exporting grain and fertilizer from Ukraine and Russia to ensure food security as well as affordable food prices around the world.
14:19 GMT 08.03.2023
UN Chief Underscores Importance to Extend Grain Agreement in Meeting With Zelensky
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday reiterated the need to extend the grain export agreement - formally known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative - during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev.
"I want to underscore the critical importance of the rollover of the Black Sea Grain Initiative on 18 March and of working to create the conditions to enable the greatest possible use of export infrastructures through the Black Sea in line with the objectives of the initiative," Guterres told reporters.
Guterres noted the importance of continuing to export grain and fertilizer from Ukraine and Russia to ensure food security as well as affordable food prices around the world.
13:39 GMT 08.03.2023
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Declines Zelensky's Invitation to Visit Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said that he does not plan to visit Ukraine despite Volodymyr Zelensky’s suggestion that he go see the situation on the ground.
"Let’s be very clear about what I said: no blank checks, OK? So, from that perspective, I don’t have to go to Ukraine to understand where there’s a blank check or not," McCarthy said. "I will continue to get my briefings and others, but I don’t have to go to Ukraine or Kiev to see it. And my point has always been, I won’t provide a blank check for anything."
10:47 GMT 08.03.2023
Leopard 2 Tanks With Trained Brigades to Go to Ukraine in March - German Defense Minister
BERLIN (Sputnik) - Eighteen German and three Portuguese A6 Leopard 2 tanks, together with trained brigades, will go to the conflict zone in Ukraine this month, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday.
14:28 GMT 07.03.2023
Russian MoD: 90 Russian Soldiers Repatriated From Kiev-Controlled Territory, They Were in Mortal Danger While in Custody
13:50 GMT 07.03.2023
Ukrainian Militants Fire Barrage of 155-mm Caliber Shells at Donetsk, DPR Says
13:28 GMT 07.03.2023
Poland Delivers First Leopard Tanks to Ukraine, Plans to Transfer 10 More This Week
Previously, Polish Minister of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak in an interview claimed that the first Patriot Air Defense Systems had already been delivered to Kiev.
However, Warsaw then backtracked on this statement and explained that the delivery of the Patriots to Ukraine became possible due to Poland, but Ukraine currently does not possess the mentioned systems.
Russian officials repeatedly stated that any NATO vehicle coming to Ukraine with weapons or equipment for Ukrainian forces would be considered a legitimate target for destruction.
13:05 GMT 07.03.2023
Russian MoD Briefing on Progress of Special Op in Ukraine
The Russian Army eliminated more than 75 Ukrainian soldiers near Donetsk;
Russian Aerospace Forces have shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-24 airplane over the DPR;
The Russian troops eliminated up to 125 Ukrainian personnel and 7 pieces of military equipment outside Krasny Liman area;
Near Kupyansk, more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, a tank and a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount have been destroyed by Russian forces;
Russian artillery neutralized up to 60 Ukrainian personnel, a US-made M109 Paladin artillery system and a US-made M777 artillery system in South Donetsk and Zaporozhye direction;
Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot in the Avdeevka area of the DPR;
Russian forces eliminated up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen and two D-30 howitzers in Kherson direction.
12:29 GMT 07.03.2023
Russia's Airborne Mobile Groups in Combat During Special Op
11:45 GMT 07.03.2023
Lukashenko Launches Nationwide Anti-Terrorist Crackdown
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he ordered a crackdown against terrorists throughout the country.
Previously, the Belarusian leader stated that members of a terrorist network backed by Ukrainian intelligence were detained. Allegedly, they are responsible for an attempted act of sabotage against a Russian plane at an airfield outside Minsk.
11:38 GMT 07.03.2023
Berlin: No Concrete Plans For Next Deliveries of Leopard 2 Tanks to Kiev
There are no concrete plans for further supplies of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Arne Collatz, the representative of the German Defense Ministry, said on Tuesday. She added that Ukrainian tank brigades are currently undergoing training in Germany.
11:25 GMT 07.03.2023
Su-25 Fighter Crews Launch Air Strikes Against Ukrainian Air Force Facilities
11:22 GMT 07.03.2023
Russia's Tank Crews Provide Fire Support to Motorized Infantry
10:58 GMT 07.03.2023
Artemovsk Liberation is Key to 'further offensive' in Ukraine, Shoigu Says
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that liberation of the town of Artemovsk is key to launching a further offensive in the wider region.
"This city is an important defensive hub for Ukrainian troops in Donbass," Shoigu stated.
10:52 GMT 07.03.2023
First Patriot Air Defense Systems, Leopard Tanks Delivered to Ukraine, Warsaw Says
10:35 GMT 07.03.2023
NATO's Increased Arms Supplies to Kiev Regime Don't Lead to Ukraine's Success on Battlefield, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu Says
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