Polish Leopard 2PL tank opened fire on May 24 during an exercise with NATO members near Orzysz, Poland – Photo: REUTERS * Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba criticized NATO for “doing nothing”. to oppose Russia’s military action in Ukraine while praising the European Union for its “revolutionary decisions”. In an online speech at the World …
After a five-day artillery battle between Ukrainian and Russian troops, Ivan Mishchenko’s court fell apart and was left empty-handed. Artillery combat took place fiercely between the two forces, which were about 4 km apart. In the middle of two shells, Mishchenko’s farm with several dozen cows and 100 hectares of wheat turned into a bloody …
The Russian Navy during a military parade marking the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Moscow’s Red Square, May 9 – Photo: REUTERS After approval by the National Assembly, the bill will be submitted to Russian President Putin for signature. Russia’s lower house of parliament (State Duma) said …
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China fired the Beijing Health Commission director as the city continued to increase infections despite maintaining restrictions. Chinese state news agency Xinhua On May 25, it was reported that the director of the Beijing Health Commission, Wu Luming, was fired on suspicion of “grave violations of discipline and the law.” Xinhua said Mr Vu would …
“Unity is shown through arms. My question is, are (western countries) actually united. I don’t see that. Our great advantage over Russia is when we are truly united,” President Zelenskyy said in an online speech at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland today (May 25), according to The Moscow Times. The Ukrainian …
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AmericaCalifornia’s Santa Clara County introduced a new rule that fines people up to $10,000 for wasting water irrigating lawns as the drought worsens. The ordinance, passed by the Santa Clara County, California Water Department on May 24, imposes fines ranging from $100 to $10,000 for wasting water to irrigate lawns solely for decorative purposes. This …
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Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister announced that Russia would try prisoners from the Azovstal factory before considering an exchange option with Ukraine. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said today Moscow will consider a prisoner exchange with Kyiv, but will do so only after Ukrainian soldiers at the Azovstal Steel Plant have been “adequately sentenced”. “Before …
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Washington was deeply concerned when Ankara announced it would launch a military operation in Syria, warning that such action could threaten US troops in the region. “We condemn any escalation and support the maintenance of the ongoing ceasefire agreements,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a May 24 news conference, referring to the news …
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Ukraine recently released a video showing its special forces using the Switchblade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to attack Russian tanks. According to Business Insider, the 44-second video shared on social media by Ukraine’s special forces on May 24 shows the entire Switchblade UAV attack on what is believed to be a T-72B3 tank in Russia …
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Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of stealing its grain and taking it aboard ships in Crimea, but the Kremlin denies it, calling it fake news. “New satellite images from Maxar Technologies show grain stolen from Ukraine being loaded onto Russian cargo ships in the Crimean port of Sevastopol,” the Center for Strategic Communications and Information …
