7 months ago
Ukrainian operation in Kursk Oblast encourages Russia to exchange prisoners-of-war – ISW
Ukraine and Russia conducted a prisoner-of-war swap on 14 September, the third prisoner-of-war exchange since the start of the Ukrainian operation in Kursk Oblast, which appears to have had the short-term effect of increasing incentives for Russia to participate in prisoner-of-war exchanges.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
7 months ago
Five former UK defence secretaries urge London to allow Ukraine to use supplied weapons for strikes on Russia
Five former UK defence secretaries and a former prime minister have urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to authorise Ukraine's use of long-range Storm Shadow missiles against targets in Russia, even without US consent.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
7 months ago
G7 condemns Iran's ballistic missile supplies to Russia
Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have condemned Iran's supply of ballistic missiles to Russia in the strongest terms.Source: a statement following the ministerial meeting in Rome, posted on the website of the Italian Foreign Ministry
Quote: "Iran must immediately cease all support to Russia's illegal and unjustifiable war against Ukraine and halt such transfers of ballistic missiles, UAVs and related technology, which constitute a direct threat to the Ukrainian people as well as European and international security more broadly.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Ukraine's Foreign Minister says Kyiv needs Polish MiG-29s
Ukraine needs Polish MiG-29s, but the transfer requires the assistance of partners in air patrolling over Poland.Source: Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during a discussion at the 20th Yalta European Strategy (YES) meeting in Kyiv, cited by Interfax-Ukraine
Quote: "We have a clear understanding of what our partners have and what solutions are needed.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
North Korean ammunition supplies to Russia are critical for Ukraine – Defence Intelligence chief
Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence, has said that North Korea's supply of ammunition to Russia is critical for Ukraine.Source: Kyrylo Budanov at the 20th annual Yalta European Strategy (YES) meeting in Kyiv, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine
Quote from Budanov: "As the head of intelligence, I can say directly: the fact that they are supplying ballistic missiles there is unpleasant for us, but it is not a significant amount - but with regard to the ammunition, that is critical for us.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Russians want to win war by 2026 – Ukrainian Defence Intelligence chief
Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence, has said that Russia wants to win the war against Ukraine by the end of 2025 or early 2026, because it will face serious economic problems from summer 2025 onwards and will need to mobilise more troops.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
7 months ago
US National Security Advisor criticises Republican "peace plan" imposing conditions on Ukraine
Jake Sullivan, the US National Security Advisor, does not think peace in Ukraine can be achieved if the White House starts implementing the plan proposed by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance after the election.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
7 months ago
Ukraine's foreign minister believes EU should be ready to perceive Ukraine as member state
The European Union needs to change its vision of Ukraine and prepare to perceive it as a member state.Source: Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, at the annual meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES), reports European Pravda
Quote from Sybiha: "We are a country of the European Union - this is the logic that should be followed [by European institutions - ed.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Scholz says he won't allow Ukraine to strike Russia, regardless of other countries' decisions
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that he will not allow Ukraine to strike at Russia using German weapons, even if other countries give such permission.Source: Scholz during a meeting with the public in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, as reported by Welt
Details: The chancellor stressed that whatever happened, he would stand by his refusal to allow Ukraine to use German long-range weapons to attack targets deep inside Russia.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Former French PM pledges to continue supporting Ukraine as MP
Member of the French National Assembly Gabriel Attal, who recently resigned as prime minister, has arrived in Kyiv and pledged to continue supporting Ukraine.Source: European Pravda
Details: Attal revealed on X (Twitter) that he had been a guest at the Yalta European Strategy forum and expressed his support for Ukraine amid Russia's war of aggression.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Kyiv initially asked US for ATACMS strikes on Russian air bases but then changed targets – Reuters
Ukraine initially asked the United States to let it use long-range ATACMS missiles to hit Russian airfields, but now potential targets for Ukraine's long-range strikes include Russian military command centres, fuel and weapons depots and troop concentrations.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
7 months ago
Ukraine's foreign minister urges countries to join next Peace Summit
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged states that did not attend the first Peace Summit in Switzerland to join the next summit, as the Peace Formula proposed by Kyiv is the only way to achieve a just peace in Ukraine.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
7 months ago
Most of people released in prisoner-of-war swap on 14 September were held captive since early days of war – photo, videos
The vast majority of people released as part of the prisoner-of-war (POW) swap on Saturday, 14 September, had been held in Russian captivity since the early days of the full-scale war.Source: Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets on Telegram
Soldiers released from Russian captivity.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Ukraine investigates 11 crimes of Russians militarising children in occupied territories
Ukraine is investigating 11 cases related to the militarisation of Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied territories.Source: Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin
Details: The prosecutor general says the Russians are conducting "ideological brainwashing" of Ukrainian children in the occupied territories, including by involving them in paramilitary organisations.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
NATO Secretary General says Russia lied at meeting with NATO shortly before invading Ukraine
Jens Stoltenberg, the outgoing NATO Secretary General, has revealed details surrounding his last meetings with the Russian side before its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Source: Stoltenberg in an interview with the German media outlet FAS, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Stoltenberg said that the last meeting of the NATO-Russia Council under his chairmanship took place in January 2022.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
UK intelligence shows how Ukrainian forces destroy bridges in Russia's Kursk Oblast – photos
UK Defence Intelligence has revealed satellite images showing how the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to destroy bridges across the Seym River in Russia's Kursk Oblast.Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 14 September, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The intelligence said that Ukrainian forces are targeting Russian military logistics in the region.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Biden urges Congress to extend possible use of US$5.8bn for Ukraine
The US President Joe Biden administration has requested Congress to extend the presidential drawdown authority to supply weapons to Ukraine until 2025, ensuring that the remaining US$5.8 billion will be accessible after the end of the fiscal year on 30 September.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
7 months ago
Ukraine brings back over 100 more soldiers from Russian captivity – photos
Ukraine brought back 103 soldiers from Russian captivity on 14 September.Source: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram; Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War
Details: The president said that the group includes 82 privates and sergeants, as well as 21 officers.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Ukrainian air assault troops crush Russian airborne forces unit in Russia's Kursk Oblast – video
The Russians deployed 14 pieces of military equipment to storm the positions of Ukrainian airborne forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast on Friday. Ukrainian troops crushed them in a several-hour battle.Source: Ukraine's Air Assault Forces
Details: The Russians used 2 tanks, 11 airborne infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and one armoured personnel carrier (APC) belonging to a unit from Russia's Airborne Forces.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Stoltenberg admits NATO could have done more to prevent Russia's invasion
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes the Alliance could have done more to prevent Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Source: FAS; European Pravda
Details: Stoltenberg said that NATO could have provided Ukraine with more military aid earlier to prevent the full-scale war.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Scholz's party proposes "peaceful" initiative on Russia's war against Ukraine
Rolf Mützenich, the leader of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD or Social Democratic Party of Germany) in the Bundestag, has suggested the creation of an international contact group for a peace initiative on Russia's war against Ukraine.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
7 months ago
Hundreds of pro-Russian posters appear in Italy
This summer, hundreds of posters have appeared on the streets of Italian cities with the slogan "Russia is not our enemy" and images of a handshake in the colours of the Italian and Russian flags.Source: CNN; European Pravda
Details: Some posters also include "No more money for weapons for Ukraine and Israel.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Ukraine's air defence downs 72 Shahed drones, 2 returns to Russia
Ukrainian air defence downed 72 out of 76 Russian strike drones on the night of 13-14 September.Source: Ukraine's Air Force
Details: In addition, two Russian drones had disappeared from radar on Ukrainian territory and two returned to Russia.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Zelenskyy: Russia launches more than 70 Shahed drones overnight
Russia launched more than 70 Shaheds on Ukraine on the night of 13-14 September and most of them were shot down, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.Source: Zelenskyy on Telegram
Details: Zelenskyy said that air defence systems were operating in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kherson, Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Russia loses another 1,210 soldiers in one day
Russia has lost 1,210 soldiers killed and wounded and 25 artillery systems over the past day.Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook
Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 14 September 2024 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses - ed.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
Biden meets with UK Prime Minister: they reaffirm their unwavering support for Ukraine
US President Joseph Biden met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on the night of 13-14 September. The leaders have "unwavering support for Ukraine as it continues to defend against Russia's aggression".. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
7 months ago
White House responds to Putin's threats, calling it dangerous rhetoric but not a new one
Russian leader Putin's threats that allowing Ukraine to launch Western missiles against Russia would mean direct involvement of NATO and European countries in the war in Ukraine is very dangerous rhetoric, but it is nothing new.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
7 months ago
Polish foreign minister admits delays in funding shell initiative for Ukraine
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has acknowledged delays in Polish funding for a Czech initiative to supply Ukraine with artillery shells.Source: Sikorski at a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during a visit to Kyiv on Friday, 13 September, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Sikorski confirmed that Poland highly appreciates the Czech shell initiative and is still willing to invest the previously pledged funding of €50 million in 2024 and 2025.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 months ago
U.S. sanctions Russian state media for raising money for troops in Ukraine
The State Department accused a Kremlin-backed news outlet of running fundraising campaigns to pay for sniper rifles, body armor and other equipment for soldiers fighting in Ukraine.. https://www.cbsnews.com/ne...#cbs_news #news
7 months ago
US will not change its policy on Ukraine striking deep into Russian territory yet – White House
The United States does not plan to announce any changes to its policy on Ukraine's use of long-range missiles on Friday.Source: John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House, writes Reuters, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Kirby advised against expecting major announcements on the issue during US President Joe Biden's meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Washington.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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