Author: Steven Sahiounie

Russia claims it has struck six railway hubs in the West of the country Russian troops have destroyed six traction substations, – units that power the railways – which are being used for delivery of “foreign weapons and military hardware to the Ukrainian forces in the Donbass,” Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov announced on Monday. He added that the stations were located at the Krasnoye, Zdolbunov, Zhmerinka, Berdichev, Kovel, and Korosten railway hubs, all in western Ukraine. According to Konashenkov, 27 military targets were also destroyed by airstrikes, including four command centers. Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said last month that pushing…

On April 25, two men detonated a RGD-5 grenade in the residential sector in the town of Irpen in the Kiev region. As a result of the attack, two women were injured, one of them is in critical condition. According to the claims of eyewitnesses, two men, father and son, were engaged in looting. Two women saw them and claimed that they were going to call the police. In response, the older man threw a grenade at them, which exploded and wounded the woman. Eyewitnesses of the incident, who turned out to be members of the local territorial defense, detained…

The social media platform is growing more receptive toward Musk’s $43 billion takeover bid, media report Twitter is in discussions over Elon Musk’s acquisition bid and could finalize a deal as soon as this week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. Earlier this month, the billionaire unveiled a $43 billion offer to take the microblogging platform private, which could become one of the biggest internet acquisitions ever. According to the newspaper, Musk met with Twitter executives on Sunday who were generally more open to discussing a deal than they previously were. “Twitter is taking…

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the People’s Militia of the DPR unilaterally cease hostilities and withdraw their units to a safe distance from the Azovstal industrial area in Mariupol. These measures have been taken to organize a humanitarian corridor and the exit of civilians, including workers, women and children, from Azovstal in any direction. The Interdepartmental Coordination Headquarters of the Russian Federation for Humanitarian Response claimed that the fighting will be suspended on April 25, 2022 from 2 p.m. Moscow time. On April 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to avoid a direct storm of the fortified…

The would-be assassins were detained, and explosives and firearms seized, Russia says Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed on Monday that it detained a group of “neo-Nazis” instructed by Kiev to kill popular Russian TV host and journalist Vladimir Solovyov. According to the FSB, the hit was ordered by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). “The members of the criminal group are confessing to preparing to kill Solovyov and flee abroad afterwards.” The FSB said that during searches, it seized an explosive device, eight Molotov cocktails, six handguns, a sawed-off hunting rifle, and a grenade. It added that more than…

It was stated that Turkey seeks to use diplomatic avenues outside the Montreux Convention and persuasion to keep NATO allies away from the Black Sea Ankara is not backing Washington’s plans to create NATO special deployment forces in the Black Sea region, the Hurriyet newspaper reported on Monday, citing Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. The paper points out that the proposal to create such forces in the Black Sea region in order to contain Russia, which was presented by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin last year, particularly involves Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria. “We told Romania and Bulgaria not to…

 Supporters of the oppressed Palestinian people participated in the Quds Day march in London to support the Palestinians and express their anger and disgust with the Zionist regime. Israeli militants and settlers have repeatedly attacked various areas of Palestine in recent days, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque, martyring at least 20 Palestinians and wounding hundreds more. As the Israeli regime intensifies its repressive actions against the oppressed Palestinian people, protests against Tel Aviv have increased in the United States and Europe. According to an Iran Press reporter from London, the rally was attended by Zionist opponents from various cities, including Scotland’s…

On April 25, an oil depot on the outskirts of Bryansk caught fire. Earlier a series of explosions had been heard in the city. The fire broke out on the tanks with fuel and lubricants. The official reasons were still not given by the Russian authorities. The Ministry of Emergency Situations published the following information on its official website. “At 2 a.m. on April 25, a fire was reported on Moskovsky Avenue. Fire crews were sent to the scene of the call. Upon arrival, it was found that there was burning in the territory of an oil depot. The fire…

Russian Defense Ministry posted a footage showing Iskander tactical missile systems delivering strikes on Ukrainian military hardware and ammunition. The ministry said in a statement on Monday that according to the reconnaissance data Ukrainian armaments, military hardware and ammunition were concentrated on the territory of depots in hangars for troop supplies and after verifying the reconnaissance data, Iskandar tactical missile systems delivered strikes on the depots Source: SANA

The funds are reportedly intended to help Ukraine upgrade its weapons to NATO standards US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Sunday, where they promised additional military funding and diplomatic support to the country amid the Russian offensive. News outlets said that, due to security concerns, reporters accompanying Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief were barred from reporting on the trip until the officials left Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the visit during a press conference on Saturday, but the US publicly confirmed that it had happened only…