War

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed his nation Sunday, calling Ukrainians “the bravest people of the best country in the world.” “We are coming to an end of another week," Zelensky said in his speech, which he has given regularly during Russia’s attack on the country. "Our fight for freedom, for the state. Another week that Ukraine stayed alive, despite all the efforts of Russia to destroy us. We are fighting. We are defending. We are repelling the attacks." Zelensky said the nation is doing all it can to win the war and accused Russian leadership of "lying" in efforts to shift the blame away from…

About one quarter of Russian forces used in the invasion of Ukraine are “effectively inoperable,” according to a European official, following heavy losses, poor logistics and sustainment. Russia had arrayed approximately 120 Battalion Tactical Groups (BTGs), around Ukraine ahead of the invasion, CNN reported at the time. Six weeks into the war, approximately 29 of those are now out of commission, the official said. Russian forces have tried to combine some of the remaining parts of the BTGs into coherent fighting units, using the remains of two or three BTGs to attempt to make one, the official added. Some background:…

Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the invading country has lost over 19,000 soldiers, 705 tanks, over 150 aircraft, and over 1,800 armoured vehicles. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on Facebook Details: Total military losses of the Russian Federation between 24 February and 9 April are approximately as follows: military personnel - about 19,100tanks - 705armoured combat vehicles - 1,895artillery systems - 335multiple rocket launchers - 108air defence equipment - 55planes - 151helicopters - 136automobile machinery - 1,363ships and speedboats - 7fuel and lubricants tanks - 76operational-tactical UAVs - 112special…

https://youtu.be/G_IHa6kwn8Y The occupier was afraid that he would be killed by his troops, so he ‘lagged behind’ when he had a chance.‘It is my initiative to surrender so that my own soldiers don’t kill me. Mom, do you know what’s going on here? Our troops are killing civilians,’ the prisoner tells his mother.He says the invaders do not want to exchange prisoners, and Russian propaganda is lying about the situation in Ukraine.Commanders have been putting in soldiers’ heads that Ukraine has been taken over by national-socialists gangs that are killing their own citizens. So, Ukrainians must be ‘liberated’ immediately.After the…

The occupants tried to burn the bodies of six dead civilians in Bucha. An investigation has been launched. "The Bucha district prosecutor's office initiated criminal investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war (Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). During the occupation of the town of Bucha, soldiers of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, in violation of International Humanitarian Law, killed civilians and set their bodies on fire to conceal the crime. In the course of the investigation, it was established that the bodies of the dead had signs of violent death and…