Battle for Bakhmut: Russia Retreats in ‘Bad Order’ as Ukrainians Gain 1km of Territory, British Intel Claims
The battle for Bakhmut has apparently taken a turn in favour of Ukraine, with the Russians retreating in “bad order”, according to UK intel.
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Viktor Bout, ‘Merchant of Death’ Freed by Biden, Visits Ukraine
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the infamous “Merchant of Death” exchanged for basketball player Brittney Griner in a controversial prisoner swap by the Biden administration two weeks ago, visited the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Luhansk on Saturday to attend a political event.
Putin Plans Concert Bash to Celebrate Annexation of 15% of Ukraine
The Russian government under strongman Vladimir Putin is planning a concert in Moscow’s Red Square on Friday evening to welcome the annexation of four regions of Ukraine – Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics” – that represent about 15 percent of Ukrainian territory.
Moscow Launches Strikes as Occupied Regions Hold Referendums on Joining Russia
Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes continued in occupied regions of Ukraine to pave the way for their annexation by Moscow.
Russian Media: North Korea May Send ‘Volunteers’ to Ukraine War
A Russian government network claimed this weekend that unspecified “reports” indicated that North Korea was willing to send as many as 100,000 soldiers into the Ukrainian war theater to support Moscow.
North Korea Recognizes ‘Sovereignty’ of Pro-Russia Ukraine Separatists
The communist regime in North Korea announced through its state news agency on Thursday that it would recognize two separatist entities in Ukraine, the Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics,” as sovereign states, following in allies Russia and Syria’s footsteps.
North Korea Inches Closer to Pro-Russia Separatists in Ukraine
Envoys for North Korea have apparently increased contact with Russia and its proxy separatist organizations in Ukraine, the Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics,” in the months following the escalation of Moscow’s eight-year invasion of the eastern European country, the Pyongyang news site NK News observed Thursday.
Russia Says Kyiv’s Last Stronghold in Luhansk Province Has Fallen
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia’s defence minister said Russian forces took control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine’s Luhansk province, bringing Moscow closer to its stated goal of seizing all of Ukraine’s Donbas region.
Russian Forces Press Kyiv’s Last Stronghold in Luhansk Province
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian forces are pounding the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province, the governor said Saturday.
WAR PICS: Zelensky Says Counter-Offensive Driving Russians Back in South as Donbas Fighting Rages
A counter-offensive has pushed Russians out of parts of the southern Kherson region they took early in the war, according to Zelensky.
Assad’s Syria Says It Wants to ‘Enhance Cooperation’ with Russian Separatists in Ukraine
The Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria is “willing to enhance” an established relationship with the pro-Russian separatist groups in Eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region known as the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), Syrian Ambassador to Moscow Riad Haddad told Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency on Wednesday.
Zelensky Compares Russia to ISIS for Kidnapping Ukrainian Mayor Accused of ‘Terrorist Crimes’ In Donbas
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Friday of kidnapping the mayor of the city of Melitopol, equating it to the actions of “ISIS terrorists.”
