Month: March 2023

Генштаб: українські військові відбили 38 атак РФ на сході

«На Бахмутському напрямку ворог продовжує штурмові дії міста Бахмут, яке утримують наші захисники, а також в районах населених пунктів Оріхово-Василівка, Богданівка, Іванівське і Ступочки Донецької області» …

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Russia’s War in Ukraine Has ‘Severely Dislocated the Russian Military’s Training System’

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has “severely dislocated the Russian military’s training system – instructors have largely been deployed in Ukraine,” according to Britain’s Defense Ministry. In a Twitter post Friday, the ministry said Russia has “likely redeployed at least 1,000 troops who had been training at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in south-western Belarus.” Russia has likely not dismantled the tented training camp, the British intelligence update said, suggesting that Russia “is considering continuing the training programme” under the “much less-experienced Belarusian army.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the military is set to launch a counteroffensive against Russian troops, but needs …

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Elderly Ukrainian Helicopters Pummel Russians From Afar

Skimming the treetops, three Soviet-era attack helicopters bank and swoop down on a field after an early-morning mission to the front lines in the fight against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Each day, they might fly three or four sorties, says the commander, whose two-crew Mi-24 helicopter, built about 40 years ago, is older than he is. “We are carrying out combat tasks to destroy enemy vehicles, enemy personnel, we are working with pitch-up attacks from a distance from where the enemy can’t get us with their air defense system,” said the commander, who spoke on condition of anonymity for operational …

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Війська РФ 10 керованими авіабомбами атакували Сумщину – Повітряні сили ЗСУ

Російські війська атакували об’єкти на Сумщині понад 10 керованими авіаційними бомбами, заявив речник командування Повітряних сил ЗСУ Юрій Ігнат. «Близько 10 літаків Су-35 атакували Сумські область керованими авіаційними бомбами. Це надзвичайна загроза – керовані авіаційні бомби можуть летіти далеко і літаки не входять в зону ураження нашої ППО. Бомби – це потужна зброя, яка може завдавати серйозних руйнувань. Більше 10 цих керованих бомб атакували об’єкти в Сумські області», – сказав він в ефірі національного телемарафону. Юрій Ігнат додав, що втрати уточнюються. Вночі 24 березня в низці областей, зокрема на Сумщині, оголошено повітряну тривогу. У соцмережах повідомляли, що в регіоні було чутно …

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DeSantis Clarifies Position on Ukraine War, Calls Putin ‘War Criminal’

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis this week called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” and condemned his invasion of Ukraine, a week after coming under criticism for remarks that seemed to advocate a reduction in U.S. support for Ukrainian forces. DeSantis, widely expected to announce his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination later this year, had previously described the war in Ukraine as a “territorial dispute” that did not represent a “vital national interest” of the United States. The remarks earned him immediate condemnation from many, including multiple long-serving Republicans in Congress, even though support for continued U.S. aid …

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Ukrainian Patriot Air Defense Crew Finishes Training Ahead of Schedule

Since January, 65 Ukrainian soldiers have been training at Fort Sill, a U.S. Army base in Oklahoma, to operate a Patriot air defense system. The troops expect to graduate in March and return to Ukraine to begin deploying the mobile air defense system. Given the sensitivity around the advanced training, the Pentagon has forbidden photographs of the participating soldiers and declined to allow VOA to name them. But Voice of America journalist Ostap Yarysh traveled to Fort Sill and observed the group firsthand. Rapid field training An American instructor watches Ukrainian soldiers deploy a big radar in the field. “Our …

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Massive Protests, Strikes Continue as Opposition Digs In Against French Pension Reform

Adeline Lefebvre was scrunched up next to a newsstand as a swelling crowd of demonstrators pushed past her at the Place de la Bastille — the iconic Paris square that earned its fame from French Revolution days. Rock music blared and the gigantic balloons of the leftist CGT trade union bobbed in the air on this ninth day of nationwide strikes and protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform. Lefebvre, 58, a secretary who began working at 17, has been at every one. “Macron needs to understand things aren’t working out,” she said of the widespread opposition to …

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UN’s Guterres Brings Climate Warning to EU Summit

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres brought an urgent climate message to the European Union summit Thursday in Brussels, encouraging leaders of the bloc’s 27 member nations to take dramatic action. Speaking to reporters alongside European Council President Charles Michel at EU headquarters, Guterres cited a report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change earlier this week.  That report called on nations to cut carbon emissions in half in the next 10 to 15 years if they want a chance at slowing global warming. Guterres said dramatic action is needed because, “We are close to the tipping point that will make …

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