WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

Jan 30, 2023 (AFP)

"Our units continue advancing in the direction of Vugledar," said Denis Pushilin, the Kremlin-appointed leader of the Donetsk region. "Now we can say that units...

11 dead in Syria drone strikes on pro-Iran groups: monitor

Jan 30, 2023 (AFP)

The first attack, on Sunday evening, hit six lorries and killed seven people near Syria's border with Iraq, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human ...

At Ukraine front, embattled Bakhmut residents desperate for water

Jan 28, 2023 (AFP)

As fighting intensified -- making the battle for the city the longest and most grinding of the nearly year-long war -- the pair replaced gas and electricity wit...

Three killed in Russian strike on east Ukraine city

Jan 28, 2023 (AFP)

"The Russians fired at a residential neighbourhood, damaged four multi-storey buildings, a hotel, garages and civilian cars," Donetsk regional governor Pavlo Ky...

Israel, Gaza militants trade missiles after deadly West Bank raid

Jan 27, 2023 (AFP)

Israel said it had carried out at least two rounds of strikes targeting Hamas Islamists, following waves of rocket launches towards southern Israel. There were ...

Ukraine toughens punishment for disobedience, desertion in the army

Jan 25, 2023 (AFP)

Stronger sanctions will also apply to offences such as threatening commanders, fleeing the battlefield, or consuming alcohol, according to the law published on ...

EU agrees extra 500 mn euros to arm Ukraine

Jan 23, 2023 (AFP)

The accord will take the total committed to supplying Ukraine's military from common EU spending to 3.6 billion euros, which is separate from national spending ...

Former US Navy SEAL killed in Ukraine

Jan 20, 2023 (AFP)

"The Navy can confirm a former sailor was killed in Dnipro, Ukraine on Jan. 18, 2023," a Navy official said in a statement, adding: "We cannot speculate as to w...

Western tanks no 'silver bullet' for Kyiv: NATO commander

Jan 19, 2023 (AFP)

"There is not a particular weapon system that is a silver bullet. A balance of all systems is needed," said US General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Comman...

NATO allies set to provide 'heavier weapons' to Ukraine

Jan 18, 2023 (AFP)

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin will convene a meeting of around 50 countries on Friday at the US-run Ramstein military base in Germany, including all 30 m...

Russian defence minister visits troops involved in Ukraine offensive

Jan 17, 2023 (AFP)

At the headquarters of Russia's Vostok (East) group in an unnamed location, Shoigu was briefed by its commander and heard from commanders of other formations "o...

Serbian leader slams Russia's Wagner group for Ukraine recruitment bid

Jan 17, 2023 (AFP)

The criticism marks a rare public rebuke from the Serbian leader toward Russia -- a steadfast ally of the Balkan country. "Why do you do that to Serbia?" Vucic ...

CORRECTED: Russian defence minister visits troops involved in Ukraine offensive

Jan 17, 2023 (AFP)

At the headquarters of Russia's Vostok (East) group in an unnamed location, Shoigu was briefed by its commander and heard from commanders of other formations "o...

Boris Pistorius to be new German defence minister

Jan 17, 2023 (AFP)

The appointment follows the resignation of Christine Lambrecht at a crucial time for the ministry, with Germany under intense pressure to send battle tanks to U...

Guatemala aims charges at Colombia defense minister

Jan 17, 2023 (AFP)

Guatemala accuses Ivan Velasquez of illegally endorsing "effective collaboration" agreements of three former Brazilian executives in a bribery case linked to th...

German defence minister quits as pressure grows for Ukraine aid

Jan 16, 2023 (AFP)

Her decision came just days ahead of a crucial meeting of defence ministers from Ukraine's allies, and as Berlin was under intense pressure to provide battle ta...

Israel appoints Herzi Halevi as new military chief

Jan 16, 2023 (AFP)

"We will prepare the army for war on fronts near and far," Halevi vowed at the ceremony, at the start of his three-year term. A former military intelligence chi...

NATO sends planes to Romania to track Russian moves

Jan 13, 2023 (AFP)

The Western military alliance has strengthened its presence in the region since Russia invaded Ukraine, which borders Romania, a NATO member. "Our AWACS (Airbor...

France, Germany press Africa to condemn Russian aggression in Ukraine

Jan 13, 2023 (AFP)

"It is important to remember that there is an aggressor and an attacked and it is important that everyone tells the aggressor that he must stop," French ministe...

Russia claims control of Soledar, Ukraine says fighting ongoing

Jan 13, 2023 (AFP)

Both sides have conceded heavy losses in the battle for the salt mining outpost, with Moscow desperate to sell any win back home after repeated humiliations and...