Author: Steven Sahiounie

On April 10, the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky ordered to attack the territory of Russian Federation. The video above shows the commander of the AFU unit setting the task to his subordinates to attack the territory of the Russian Federation, referring to the decree of the President of Ukraine Zelensky. The commander of the unit specifies the task for his fighters to advance to the territory of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, if possible. I report to the personnel the decree of the President of Ukraine. The approval of the decision of the General Staff of the…

The move has spurred fears of an arms buildup by “Russian ally” amid the Ukraine crisis A Chinese official confirmed on Monday that Beijing had made a delivery of military equipment to Serbia under a longstanding partnership with the Balkan nation, but the transfer has reportedly rattled nerves in the West as media outlets warned of an “arms buildup” by a “Russian ally” amid the Ukraine crisis. Six Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport planes landed in Belgrade on Saturday to deliver their cargoes. The delivery was routine under a cooperation plan between the countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters on Monday.…

High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrel visited Ukraine on April 8. He was accompanied by the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Josep Borrell spoke about the EU’s intentions to continue supporting Ukraine, first of all, economically. He also called on European countries and the community in general to strengthen sanctions against Russia, especially to focus on the energy sector. The USA voiced support for this initiative and continued arms supplies to Ukraine. Josep Borrell visited Kyiv and stated on the social media that “this war must be won on the battlefield”. Moreover, it was…

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that its forces fought a battle in the Tobolsky district of Kharkiv province, where Ukrainian forces surrendered and abandoned new tanks with full ammunition on the battlefield. The commander of the tank division that participated in the battle said “They had new tanks that were taken out of the warehouses with full ammunition… the Ukrainian forces surrender just because they see us, our tanks and our equipment… They don’t want to fight us .” The commander indicated that his division’s mission was limited to establish control over nearby residential gatherings and securing a passageway for…

Suh Wook had explained that there are limits in providing lethal weapon systems to Ukraine, given our security situation and its potential impact on our military’s readiness posture South Korea’s Defense Minister Suh Wook reiterated that he considered the deliveries of lethal weapons to Ukraine problematic during the April 8 phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Alexey Reznikov, Korean Defense Ministry Spokesperson Boo Seung-chan reported on Monday. “Suh had explained that there are limits in providing lethal weapon systems to Ukraine, given our security situation and its potential impact on our military’s readiness posture,” the Yonhap news agency quoted the…

Slovakia reported delivering its only S-300 weapons system to Ukraine last week Russian forces have destroyed foreign-supplied S-300 anti-aircraft launchers in a number of precision strikes on Ukraine, the Defense Ministry, in Moscow, claimed on Monday. Days earlier, Slovakia reported the donation of a battery of old Soviet-made S-300 air defense missiles to Kiev. In its regular briefing on the ongoing military action in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry reported hitting a hangar “on the southern outskirts of the city of Dnepropetrovsk,” where “equipment from an S-300 battery supplied to the Ukrainian regime by one of the European nations” was hidden. The barrage of…

Dmitry Peskov noted that the prerogative to comment on the course of the special military operation is left to the Defense Ministry Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday declined to comment on Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov’s statement that a Russian offensive on all Ukrainian cities to destroy Banderites is imminent. “We traditionally don’t talk with you about the course of the special military operation,” the spokesman told reporters, when asked to comment on the statement. “We are leaving this prerogative to the Defense Ministry.” He said the Defense Ministry has news conferences on the special operation twice a day. “I…

Washington acts based on ad-hoc rules that violate international law, foreign minister claims Russia’s military action in Ukraine is meant to put an end to the US-dominated world order, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has explained. Washington has been seeking supremacy by imposing ad-hoc rules and violating international law, he claimed, in an interview aired by Russian television on Monday. He was referring to America’s attempts to impose its own so-called “rules-based international order,” which have met with strong resistance from Moscow and China. “Our special military operation is meant to put an end to the unabashed expansion [of NATO]…

Taras Bobanich, a senior figure in the Right Sector group, was killed by Russian commandos, the Russian defense ministry said Russian commandos have killed a prominent member of Ukraine’s ultra-nationalist Right Sector group, the Russian defense ministry claimed on Monday. Taras Bobanich was accused by Moscow of causing hundreds of civilian deaths in eastern Ukraine during hostilities in 2014. A Russian recon team killed the top Neo-Nazi while on patrol about 5km south from the city of Izium in Ukraine’s Kharkov region, the ministry statement explained. It said he was a deputy commander of the Right Sector responsible for reserve operations. The…

An infighting has erupted between Turkish occupation-backed terrorist groups, west of Ras al-Ayn City in Hasaka northern countryside which led to the injury of a number of them. Clashes with machine guns erupted between terrorists of the so-called “Brigade 20” and “al-Hamza Brigade” which are backed by the Turkish occupation in Makhtala village, west of Ras al-Ayn City due to disputes among them on establishing control over the smuggling routes into the Turkish territory and on distributing the property of the displaced civilians, local sources told SANA’s reporter. The sources added that a number of terrorists were injured in the…