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While Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed October 26 2022 that Ukraine was planning a 'dirty bomb' on its own territory, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia may be preparing the fake attack Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Ukraine plans to use a “dirty bomb” on its own territory to frame Russia for the attack — the latest in a recent series of Kremlin claims, made without any evidence, that Kyiv is planning such an act. A so-called dirty bomb is not an atomic weapon as it doesn’t generate an explosion using nuclear fission, but rather causes a…

Reznikov is also concerned Moscow is using the forced removal of civilians from the southern city of Kherson to justify further strikes on infrastructure, while blaming Ukraine for the attacks. “Probably Russians will use this as a pretext to destroy some kind of civilian [infrastructure] in Kherson’s district, or Kakhovka, and they will say it was done by the Ukrainians,” he said. “After that, there will be a response again by the Russians against our water supply facilities, our energy facilities, or other kinds of critical infrastructure like they did after the explosion on the Kerch bridge” this month. As…

When it comes to donating weapons, “if you hear it's impossible, it means it will be possible in the future,” Oleksii Reznikov said.Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov attends a meeting. Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov noted that many of the items once considered off-limits — drones, rockets and artillery — have eventually made it to Kyiv, ina frustrating game of red lines that are later crossed by world governments. | Olivier Matthys/AP Photo Ukraine’s defense minister is confident that Kyiv will eventually obtain Western tanks and fighter planes to help push Russian forces out of his country, but…

A Russian serviceman patrols the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Energodar on May 1, 2022. Ukraine is warning Russian forces could bomb the site, risking a nuclear meltdown. ANDREY BORODULIN/AFP/GETTY Russian troops could blow up the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in occupied southern Ukraine, potentially triggering a nuclear disaster, according to the Ukrainian armed forces. The ZNPP, the biggest nuclear power station in Europe, was seized by Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces shortly after their invasion of Ukraine began in February. There have been concerns for some time that the site could see a nuclear meltdown,…

A new timetable of scheduled blackouts will be introduced in Kyiv and the surrounding area over the coming days, after Iranian drones caused more damage to energy infrastructure in Kyiv region last night, the city’s administration said. The new timetable is designed to prevent uncontrolled blackouts and will be stricter and longer than those recently announced by Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s state energy company. Residents in Kyiv apartment buildings have started leaving small packages of snacks in lifts to be used in case people get stuck during a blackout.

Jens Stoltenberg said that “it's absurd” to say Ukraine would use a dirty bomb “on its own territory"  | Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images Russia should not use false claims as a pretext to escalate its war in Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Monday.  “The allegation that Ukraine is preparing to use dirty bombs in Ukraine is absurd,” Stoltenberg said in an interview with POLITICO at the alliance’s Brussels headquarters. The NATO chief’s comments came after Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told his British, French and Turkish counterparts over the weekend that Ukraine might be preparing to use a “dirty bomb,”…

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, had a conversation with his German counterpart, Annalena Burbok. The minister announced this on Twitter "We are working together (with Annalena Berbok. - Ed.) to supply more weapons to Ukraine, including through partnerships with third countries. I appreciate Germany's willingness to restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure damaged by Russian strikes," the message reads.

Russian representative to the UN Konstantin Vorontsov has called the commercial satellites of the United States and its allies "legitimate targets." According to him, Russia is ready to strike at them if they are used in Ukraine. Vorontsov's words are given on the website of the Russian mission to the UN. According to him, the Western countries' use of space technologies in combat in Ukraine is a "dangerous" and "beyond innocent use" trend. Vorontsov emphasized that Russia regards the use of satellites as a direct participation in the war. "We are talking about the use by the United States and…

The collective support to Ukraine, driven by a network of allies and partners, marks a pivotal moment in security cooperation history, the director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. James A. Hursch spoke about security cooperation last week on a panel at his agency's 2022 Security Cooperation Conference. Mara E. Karlin, the Defense Department's assistant secretary for strategy, plans and capabilities, also spoke at the event in Washington. Besides being a pivotal moment, the implications of U.S. support to Ukraine have been far-reaching, Hursch said. "We now know the speed with which we can place lethal and meaningful support…

Vladimir Putin has overseen annual exercises by Russia's strategic nuclear forces at a time of heightened tensions with the West over his eight-month-long war in Ukraine. Ballistic and cruise missiles were launched from the Arctic to Russia's Far East, the Kremlin said. The US was told about the drill under the terms of the New Start arms treaty. The launches took place as Russia makes unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine was plotting to use a "dirty bomb". A "dirty bomb" is an explosive device mixed with radioactive material and the Russian allegations have been widely rejected by Western countries as false.…