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Author: Steven Sahiounie
On April 5, an acid tank in the 1st workshop of the Zarya plant was blown up in the town of Rubezhnoye, in the LPR. The town is partially under the LPR control, clashes continue in the south-eastern districts of the town, where the Zarya plant is located. According to preliminary data, the explosion was carried out by the AFU before their withdrawal from the town. Local reports confirm that the moment of the explosion was chosen in accordance with the direction of the wind. Thus, the acid cloud is expected to move to the north towards the town of…
North Korea reveals nuclear red-line
South Korea will suffer a “terrible disaster” if it violates even an inch of the North, a top official has warned Pyongyang’s nuclear forces would have no other choice, but to respond if the South decides to attack the country, Kim Yo Jong, a key adviser to her brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has said. It was her second warning in three days, following Seoul’s claim that it could carry out a preemptive a strike against its neighbor. “In case South Korea adopts military confrontation against us, our nuclear combat forces are inevitably obliged to carry out its…
The diplomats must leave the country within the next 14 days Denmark’s government has made a decision on expelling 15 Russian diplomats, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod announced on Tuesday. “The government is expelling from Denmark 15 Russian intelligence agents, they must leave the country within the next 14 days,” he said. “This is a historic step, which we are taking here from the Danish side. But we are also doing this jointly with a large number of European countries because we want to ensure our security.” Denmark’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Russian ambassador has been informed…
“We see equipment arriving from different directions. We see the Russians strengthening their ranks and refueling…” Sergiy Gaidai, head of the Lugansk regional state administration, announced Monday that Russian forces are preparing to launch a massive attack on Ukrainian forces in the eastern province. “We see equipment arriving from different directions. We see the Russians strengthening their ranks and refueling… We know that they are preparing for a massive attack,” Haidai said in a video message. He added that the bombing attacks are intensifying, as last night an attempt to enter Robyzhny near Lugansk was witnessed. He continued, “Unfortunately, two…
At the same time, Russian Aerospace Forces have struck 134 Ukrainian military targets overnight, Igor Konashenkov informed Since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military has destroyed 398 drones, 214 multiple rocket launchers, and 1,969 tanks and other armored vehicles, official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov told reporters about this on Tuesday. “In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 125 aircraft, 91 helicopters, 398 unmanned aerial vehicles, 226 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1,969 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 214 multiple rocket launchers, 852 field artillery vehicles and mortars, as well…
On 4 April, 267 soldiers and officers of the 503rd Independent Battalion of the Ukrainian Navy surrendered in Mariupol. This was the entire surviving personnel of the unit. The battalion was assigned to the 36th Independent Marines Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy. The unit lost more than 50% of its personnel killed and wounded in the fighting for Mariupol. In the video below, a captured soldier from the 503rd battalion, excited to be alive and unbeaten, says that all the time their main task was to retreat. All surrendered AFU soldiers are in good health. The lightly wounded were given…
US sells more fighter jets in Europe
Washington said the arms deal with Bulgaria will bolster NATO forces in the Black Sea region The United States has authorized a major war plane sale to Bulgaria worth more than $1.6 billion, agreeing to transfer several F-16s to the Eastern European nation in an effort to modernize its military. The State Department approved the deal on Monday. In addition to eight F-16 fighter jets, it also includes a range of missiles, sensors and replacement parts, coming to a total of $1.67 billion, according to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national…
The test of Lockheed Martin’s design reportedly took place in mid-March but was not publicized to avoid escalation with Russia The US has tested a hypersonic missile designed by Lockheed Martin for the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program, a defense official cited by CNN on Monday has claimed. The Biden administration supposedly kept the trial secret not to antagonize Russia further. According to the CNN source, the scramjet missile was launched from a B-52 bomber off the west coast and traveled at an altitude of 65,000 feet (20,000 m) for more than 300 miles (480 km). The source did not disclose…
On 3 April, a tank battle reportedly took place in the village of Brazhkovka (south-west of Kamianka). Tankers from the 13th regiment of the Russian First Tank Army faced an AFU tank column and destroyed six AFU tanks in a rapid battle, losing one of their own tanks. At the moment the village itself is in the grey zone. A fierce fighting is under way for control for the village. LPR and Russian Federation units continue to advance into Popasnoye. A locomotive depot was occupied. On 4 April, the biggest success was achieved by DPR units, which managed to capture…
UPDATE : The European Union will tighten sanctions against Russia and strengthen Kiev’s support in defense issues, according to German Foreign Minister Anna Lena Berbock on Twitter. European officials attribute this decision to the reports of the Ukrainian authorities about the events in Bucha. UPDATE: The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that Kiev’s information about the mass killings in the Ukrainian Butcha is not true, and the footage was staged. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that all the facts irrefutably confirm that the photos and video frames from Bucha are another staging of the Kiev regime for the Western media, as…
