Russian forces advanced deep into the ruined eastern factory city of Sievierodonetsk, but Ukrainian troops were still holding out as Russia's assault on its neighbour entered its 100th day FIGHTING After 100 days of war, Ukraine is fighting for time, trying to hold out against overwhelming Russian fire on its eastern front long enough for Western w
The hundredth (100) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the main efforts of the armed forces of the republic of belarus are focused on strengthening the protection of the state border. At the same time, there is a rotation of special forces in the borde
The ninety-ninth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. In the Volyn and Polissya areas, the main efforts of the armed forces of the republic of belarus are focused on strengthening measures to protect the state border. At the same time, forest roads, bypasses and bridges are being mined in th
KYIV, Ukraine — Britain pledged Thursday to send sophisticated medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine, joining the United States and Germany in equipping the embattled nation with advanced weapons for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery. Western arms have been critical to Ukraine’s success in stymieing Russia’s much larger and better-
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Wednesday that dozens of its aircraft conducted a drill simulating airstrikes on long-range targets, a thinly veiled reference to a possible attack on regional rival Iran. The Army said the exercise took place a day earlier over the Mediterranean Sea and “involved long-range flight, aerial refueling and strikin
NEW DELHI — India’s Defence Ministry on Tuesday awarded a $424.4 million contract to state-run Bharat Dynamics Limited to supply locally developed Astra MK-I air-to-air missiles, paving the way to end the country’s dependence on other beyond-visual-range weapons from Russia, France and Israel. Under the contract, Bharat Dynamics will supply about 4
LONDON ― America’s top general, Gen. Mark Milley, and senior Swedish officials will open a major multinational exercise from Stockholm this Saturday as the Baltic Sea takes on a pivotal role in NATO’s northern defense calculus. With Finland and Sweden NATO membership, which is still pending, the famously shallow body of water would essentially beco
WASHINGTON — There is a lot to be learned from the war raging in Ukraine, including the value of secure communications and the hazards posed by indiscriminate cell phone use on the battlefield, the U.S. Army’s top civilian said. “When soldiers use unencrypted comms, that makes them targetable,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said at a livestreame
In Russia’s western military district, the families of officers were forbidden to leave the country. In case of refusal to perform combat tasks, their wives and children are threatened to resettle into the depressed regions of the Far East of the russian federation. The command of the western military district has already ordered to forcibly move o
The ninety-eighths day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. In the Volyn and Polissya directions, units of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus continue to perform tasks to strengthen the protection of the Ukrainian-belarusian border in the Brest and Gomel regions. Measures are being take
The ninety-seventh day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. The situation in the Volyn and Polissya areas has not changed. No signs of enemy offensive formations were found. The main efforts of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus are focused on strengthening the protection of the state b
The ninety-sixth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. russian enemy does not stop conducting offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone. In the Volyn and Polissya directions there are without significant changes. In the Siversky direction, russian enemy launched air strikes on obje
The ninety-fifth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. In the Volyn and Polissya areas, there has been an increase in the number of operational and combat training measures during the inspection of the response forces of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus. The threat of missile and a
The ninety-third day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. There are no significant changes in the activity of units of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus in the Volyn and Polissya areas. Measures to strengthen the protection of the belarusian-Ukrainian border are underway. The threat of
Russia state media has descended into a seemingly endless moan-fest about the unprecedented Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, all while dishing out distractions and schadenfreude to convince everyday Russians that Americans are even worse off. During Tuesday’s broadcast of state TV show 60 Minutes, referring to the shortage of baby food in