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Russian Tu-134 aircraft set ablaze in Orenburg Oblast, military intelligence claims

Editor's note: This story is being updated. A Russian Tu-134 military transport aircraft was set on fire at a military airfield in Orenburg Oblast overnight on Oct. 13, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported. "Such Soviet aircraft are used, in particular, to transport the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry," HUR said. According to the agency, […]

Ukraine

October 14, 2024

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Zelensky rejected opportunity to discuss Christmas truce with Orban, Hungarian minister claims

President Volodymyr Zelensky has "forcefully but politely" rejected a call from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to discuss a Christmas ceasefire, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó claimed on Dec. 15. He said that Hungary had proposed organizing a telephone conversation between Zelensky and Orban on the issue but Zelensky had not accepted the proposal. Zelensky's […]

Ukraine

December 15, 2024

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Ukrainian Neptune missile hits Russian drone warehouse in Rostov Oblast, SBU source claims

Editor's note: This story is being updated. Ukraine struck a Russian warehouse storing ammunition and reconnaissance drones using a domestically-made Neptune missile overnight on Jan. 10, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told The Kyiv Independent. According to the source, the attack near the village of Chaltyr in Russia's Rostov Oblast was […]

Ukraine

January 10, 2025

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Chechnya drone strike: Kadyrov claims to use Ukrainian POWs as human shields

Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov on Oct. 29 apparently boasted about using Ukrainian prisoners as human shields, claiming there were casualties among the captives after a drone strike on Chechnya. The Russian Special Forces University of Vladimir Putin in the Chechen city of Gudermes was damaged by a drone attack early on Oct. 29, marking the […]

Ukraine

October 30, 2024

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Russia ready to export gas to EU via routes bypassing Ukraine, official claims

Russia is ready to supply natural gas to Europe through alternative routes bypassing Ukraine, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak claimed on Dec. 25 on Russian state-controlled television. The declaration comes after President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed during a press conference on Dec. 19 that Ukraine would not extend the transit agreement for Russian gas through […]

Ukraine

December 25, 2024

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'False story' — Denmark denies Russian claims of F-16 instructor killed in Kryvyi Rih strike

The Danish Defense Ministry on Jan. 19 denied Russian claims of the death of a Danish F-16 instructor in a missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on Jan. 17. "This is a false story being spread by the Russian media — probably with the aim of discrediting Denmark," Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen […]

Ukraine

January 20, 2025

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Ukraine hits oil depot in Rostov Oblast, destroys Buk radar station in Russian-occupied territory, Kyiv claims

Ukrainian forces reportedly struck an oil depot in Russia's Rostov Oblast, and destroyed a Buk-M3 radar station in Russian-occupied territories in Zaporizhzhia Oblast overnight, Ukraine's General Staff said on Nov. 29. Outmanned and outgunned on the battlefield, Ukraine has turned to homemade drones to try to exhaust Russian combat capabilities as much as possible from […]

Ukraine

November 29, 2024

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Russia claims to capture Kurakhove, Ukraine says fighting ongoing in the sector

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Jan. 6 that its forces had fully captured Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, a statement not confirmed by Ukraine. Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces reported on Jan. 6 that battles are ongoing in the Kurakhove sector as Russia "conducts assault operations in the urban area of Kurakhove in the direction of […]

Ukraine

January 6, 2025

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Ukraine war latest: Russian Tu-134 transport aircraft set ablaze over 1,000 km from Ukraine, military intelligence claims

Key developments on Oct. 14: Russian Tu-134 transport aircraft set ablaze over 1,000 km from Ukraine, military intelligence claims Russia claims capture of Zaporizhzhia Oblast village, Kyiv says 'situation dynamic' Over 110,000 residents of Kursk Oblast evacuated, Russia's chief ombudsman claims First Ukrainian troops crossed into Kursk Oblast 2 days before incursion, commander says Russian […]

Ukraine

October 14, 2024

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Assad releases first statement since fleeing to Russia, claims he never considered 'seeking refuge'

Toppled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has released his first public statement since fleeing Syria, claiming he never considered "stepping down or seeking refuge" despite leaving the country for Russia. In a post on the official Facebook page of the Syrian presidency dated Dec. 16, Assad said he was releasing the statement to address "misinformation and […]

Ukraine

December 16, 2024

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Ukraine conducts 'precision strike' on Russian army command post in Donetsk Oblast, General Staff claims

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian army command post in Svitlodarsk in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Jan. 10. In a post on Facebook, the military said the "successful hit" targeted Russia's 3rd Army Corps. Svitlodarsk is located around 30 kilometers southeast of Bakhmut, and was occupied by Russian […]

Ukraine

January 10, 2025

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Ukrainian drone strikes Russian oil refinery 1,500 km from border, Russian official claims

A Ukrainian drone struck an oil refinery in the city of Ufa in Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan, the head of the republic, Radiy Khabirov, said on Oct. 31. According to Khabirov, three Ukrainian drones fell within the facility of the oil refinery, with one falling on the refinery itself. The drone caused minimal damage with […]

Ukraine

October 31, 2024

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