War

Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov of Ukraine believes that the year 2023 will be a game changer and that Ukraine must win the war with Russia. The defense chief said this in an interview with Fox News, Ukrinform reports. "This year will be a game changer," he said, indicating there would be at least some kind of pathway to the finish of the war.  "My gut feeling is we will win this war because we are fighting for our country," minister said, adding: "We have to (win - ed.), it’s our idea." According to Reznikov, the expectations of the counteroffensive results…

Russian troops placed military hardware carrying explosives outside four out of six available power units at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant they had captured in the spring of 2022. That’s according to Major General Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate, who spoke with UK’s The New Statesman, Ukrinform reports referring to the intelligence agency press service. "The terror attack plot for the ZNPP has been fully developed and approved. They can use certain technical tools to accelerate the disaster," Budanov said. According to the top defense intelligence official, nuclear reactors without cooling could melt within a…

The Chonhar bridge is closed to passenger vehicles, so people have to drive along a very bad road to get to the checkpoint Armiansk, while on the border between Russia and Latvia, people are required to undergo filtration that takes about four days. Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said this during the nationwide United News telethon, Ukrinform reports. "After the explosion on the Chonhar bridge, it is completely closed to passenger traffic. Some military trucks can drive across it. Others are being sent to [the checkpoint] Armiansk. But the road from Simferopol to Armiansk is extremely bad, and it's difficult for…

A prisoner of war from the 269th separate rifle battalion, 42-year-old Oleksandr Golovko from Horlivka spoke about the poor provision of the Russian occupation army. The corresponding video was uploaded on Telegram by Ground Forces Commander Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrinform reports. "We used to starve while bleeding out," this is how a prisoner of war from the 269th separate rifle battalion, Oleksandr Golovko, 42, of Horlivka, spoke about poor supplies to their unit, as well as how soldiers are forced to buy things from their senior officers," Sirskyi said. The POW said mass bribery is flourishing among the Russian forces,…

The Russian invasion forces used a chemical weapon against the Ukrainian Army position in the Marinka direction, Valeriy Shershen, the spokesman for the Joint Press Center of the Tavria Defense Force, broke the news at the national telethon. "We recorded the fact of the enemy dropping a proscribed chemical aerosol munition with suffocating effect on one of the positions. The wind blew in the enemy's direction," said Shershen. In general, according to the spokesperson, over the last day, like the previous one, the Russians focused their main efforts on assaults on the Avdiivka and Marinka axes. "It was here that…

In a phone call, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark A. Milley discussed Ukraine’s offensive operation that continues as planned. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We discussed situation across all frontline sectors. I spoke of the offensive and defensive actions taken by our units, and noted that the [offensive] operation continues as planned,” Zaluzhnyi wrote. Additionally, Zaluzhnyi pointed out the needs of Ukraine’s Defense Forces regarding certain weapons and mine clearing…

In the Tavria direction, the Defense Forces have liberated the territories near Krasnohorivka in Donetsk region that have been occupied since 2014. That’s according to the Commander of the Tavria operational-strategic grouping of troops, General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "In the Tavria direction, the Defense Forces have liberated the territories near Krasnohorivka in Donetsk region, which have been occupied since 2014. The advance of our forces continues," he emphasized. At the same time, the spokesman for the Joint Press Center of the Tavria Defense Forces, Valerii Shershen, told the nationwide telethon "United News" that Ukrainian troops had pushed…

A powerful explosion was recorded in Urzuf, the Ukrainian town on the coast of the Sea of Azov, captured by the Russian invasion forces. Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the Mariupol mayor in exile, reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform saw. "14:03. Urzuf. A powerful explosion in the direction of Berdiansk. Saturday is no longer just a putsch day," Andriushchenko wrote. Read also: AFU smash Russian fuel servicing truck in Luhansk direction In an update, the advisor added that more explosions were also heard in Urzuf, but now from the direction of the village of Manhush. "14:16. Urzuf. It’s loud again.…

The next 48 hours will determine the new status of the Russian Federation, says Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. Mykhailo Podolyak wrote about this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. "Either a full-fledged Civil War, or a negotiated Transit of Power, or a temporary respite before the next phase of the downfall of the Putin regime," Podolyak said.  According to him, all potential players are now determining which side they are on, and "a deafening "elite" silence is in Russia so far..." Read also: Russia’s weakness obvious: President Zelensky reacts to Wagner Group’s…

The aerial reconnaissance units of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service are actively helping the artillery of Ukraine’s Defense Forces to attack the logistics of Russian occupation troops. The relevant video was posted by the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Recently, in the Donetsk region, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators from the border guard detachment discovered a route used by Russian invaders to supply ammunition and fuels. During the reconnaissance flight, the border guard officers also revealed the locations of the occupiers’ logistics transport vehicles,” the report states.