(BELGOROD, RUSSIA) – Russian authorities have begun evacuating residents from the border city of Belgorod after Ukrainian strikes disabled heating and electricity systems, leaving roughly 80,000 people without heat amid freezing winter temperatures. A thermal power plant and a major substation were hit, forcing officials to drain water from hundredsContinue Reading
(ZAPORIZHZHIA) – Ukrainian National Guard forces have destroyed a Russian BM-21 “Grad” multiple rocket launcher on the Zaporizhzhia front, according to reports from the Lasar’s Group. The launcher was detected within the operational area of the 17th Army Corps while Ukrainian crews were on a mission targeting another position. StrikeContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – Russian state media has detailed a twin track diplomatic strategy aimed at pressuring the United States administration to force Ukraine into a settlement. Panellists on the state controlled “60 Minutes” programme suggested that the Kremlin is currently deploying a “good cop, bad cop” routine to influence Donald Trump.Continue Reading
(MOSCOW) – Russian state aligned commentators have publicly acknowledged that Ukraine has successfully resisted Russia’s military campaign and that Moscow has failed to defeat the country after four years of full scale war. In remarks shared on Russian media platforms, one propagandist questioned the lack of progress, asking why nothingContinue Reading
(BELGOROD, BELGOROD OBLAST, RUSSIA) – The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region has publicly criticised the Kremlin after repeated appeals for stronger air defences were rejected, as residents face energy shortages and partial evacuations near the Ukrainian border. In an unusually direct statement, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Moscow had failed toContinue Reading
(ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) – The United States is reportedly pressuring Ukraine to accept a peace agreement by March and hold national elections in May. A negotiating team led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner has urged Kyiv to expedite the process, cautioning that the political capital of DonaldContinue Reading
(KHARKIV REGION / UKRAINE) — Ukrainian forces have seized the initiative in a series of developments on Monday, February 9, as frontline dynamics shift and global attention remains focused on the war. Ukrainian troops launched a counteroffensive and recaptured a settlement in the Kharkiv region from Russian occupiers. Reports confirmedContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Journalist and filmmaker Caolan Robertson has warned that Western governments and media organisations are failing to confront Russian aggression, following his recent reporting from Ukraine and attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Speaking in an interview in Kyiv, Robertson said many international leaders, journalists, andContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – Russian newspapers continue to report extensively on the country’s growing economic difficulties, with several major publications highlighting rising food prices, business losses and increasing wage arrears. Moskovski Komsomolets reported that the price of cucumbers rose by 42.85% in January, while tomatoes increased by 20.72%. The paper described cucumbersContinue Reading
