War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday held another meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. The participants heard a report from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the operational situation on the main frontline directions, Ukrinform reports with reference to the press service of the head of state. The commanders of the operational and strategic groups of troops reported on the course of hostilities within the areas of responsibility of the operational and strategic groups of troops "Khortytsia", "Tavria", "Odesa" and "North". The intelligence chief informed the attendees about the enemy's likely actions in the near…

The Russian army killed two residents of Donetsk region yesterday, March 20. “On March 20, the Russians killed two people in Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Three more people were injured in the region,” Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. Currently, it is impossible to establish the exact number of civilian casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha, he noted. Read also: Ukrainian troops repel more than 120 enemy attacks in five directions As reported, the enemy’s main objective is still to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Russians focused their main efforts on…

The decision by European partners on an agreed joint plan to accelerate the supply of ammunition to Ukraine is a strategic step that adds confidence in the immutability of the movement toward victory over the terrorist state. According to Ukrinform, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this in his nightly video address. "We have several important decisions today, primarily defense decisions. Our European partners have agreed on a joint plan to accelerate the supply of shells for our artillery. This decision is worth 2 billion euros. It provides for both emergency supply and production of ammunition. This is a strategic step.…

Eight Leopard 2 tanks, which Norway pledged to send to Ukraine, have already arrived in the country. According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this in a post on Facebook. "Now eight tanks are in Ukraine. The training of personnel is also underway in Poland under the auspices of the European Union Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine (EUMAM for Ukraine). In addition to the eight tanks and support vehicles that have been donated, Norway provides earmarked funds for ammunition and spare parts," the statement said. According to the General Staff, Norway also…

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has announced the allocation of an additional military assistance package for Ukraine, including  more ammunition for HIMARS and howitzers, HARM missiles and other equipment. The relevant statement was made by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Today, pursuant to a delegation of authority from President Biden, I am authorizing our 34th drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine valued at $350 million,” the statement reads. The new military assistance package includes more ammunition for U.S.-provided HIMARS and howitzers, as well as ammunition for Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, HARM missiles, anti-tank…

Ukraine has a window of opportunity in 2022 to launch a counteroffensive, which could happen in the next few months, while next year, it could be difficult for Kyiv to maintain the current level of international support. That’s according to President Petr Pavel of the Czech Republic, who spoke with Poland’s Rzeczpospolita, Ukrinform reports. "This (counteroffensive - ed.) should happen within a few months. The window of opportunity is open this year. After next winter, it will be extremely difficult to maintain the current level of aid," Pavel said. He added that in the future, Ukraine will be running out…

In the evening of March 19, 2023, Russian troops opened fire on the Zaporizhzhia region’s village of Novodanylivka. The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Rashists have shelled the Polohy district’s village, where mostly elderly people are remaining,” the report states. In particular, Russian projectiles hit a household building in the yard of a house. Fortunately, the owners were not living in their house, as they moved to a safer area. Firefighters were working at the scene to extinguish a fire caused by the enemy attack. Photo: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine has lost more than 1,700 units of firefighting equipment. Serhiy Kruk, head of the State Emergency Service, stated this during a nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "We lost more than 1,700 fire trucks and firefighting equipment during this period of the war. During the war, we lost more than 300 fire departments and more than 700 buildings of various types, buildings of the State Emergency Service. These are those that were damaged (as a result of shelling - ed.), as well as those that remained in…

During the full-scale war with Russia, more than 200 Ukrainian rescuers were injured, and 68 employees of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine were killed. "To date, 68 rescuers were killed and 201 rescuers were injured," Serhiy Kruk, Head of the State Emergency Service, said during the national news telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. He emphasized that the attacks on the State Emergency Service units have become very frequent lately. The reason for that is unclear, he noted. "We fall under the protection of the Geneva Conventions. We are not the units that take part in combat operations, have weapons,…

Canadian instructors as part of the UNIFIER operation in partnership with Polish and Norwegian Armed Forces are training Ukrainian servicemen in the art of manning Leopard tanks. That’s according to a Facebook posting by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which also uploaded photos provided by the Public Affairs Office of the Operation UNIFIER of the Canadian Armed Forces. "Canadian Armed Forces soldiers from Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) of the @1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group / 1er Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada of the @3rd Canadian Division / 3e Division du Canada of the Canadian Army of…