WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

Russia amends law to boost forces fighting in Ukraine

Oct 27, 2022 (AFP)

Last month President Vladimir Putin announced the mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of reservists in the country to boost his Ukraine military campaign. Peo...

Germany's Scholz rejects Turkish claims against Greece

Oct 27, 2022 (AFP)

A NATO partner "should not" question the sovereignty of another member," Scholz said in joint comments with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. "All such ...

Myanmar military air strikes on ethnic rebel group kill around 50: rebel spokesman

Oct 24, 2022 (AFP)

A number of Myanmar's myriad ethnic rebel groups have come out in support of anti-coup fighters since last year's putsch, offering shelter and training while th...

Underground life endures near Ukraine front

Oct 23, 2022 (AFP)

But the burly and cheerful deputy mayor of Kryvyi Rig has grown used to his phone constantly demanding his attention after eight months of war. The Russians hav...

Israel names Herzi Halevi as next army chief

Oct 23, 2022 (AFP)

Halevi, 54, who serves as deputy to outgoing Chief of General Staff Aviv Kohavi, will take charge of Israel's armed forces on January 17, Prime Minister Yair La...

Teen fighter says no regrets despite Ukraine ordeal

Oct 21, 2022 (AFP)

"I wanted to stay on but the doctor said no," the 18-year-old said. "I lost many friends there. My commander too." The soft-spoken Minsk native is among many or...

Myanmar rebels attack key border town

Oct 21, 2022 (AFP)

The Karen National Union (KNU) has been a vocal opponent of the military coup last year, and has provided shelter to dissidents working to oust the junta. Its f...

Iran personnel 'in Crimea' helping Russia war on Ukraine: W.House

Oct 20, 2022 (AFP)

"We assess that Iranian military personnel were on the ground in Crimea and assisted Russia in these operations," White House national security spokesman John K...

Bomb blasts outside Myanmar prison kill eight, wound 18

Oct 19, 2022 (AFP)

The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since a military coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government, with swathes of the country engulfed i...

Russia can rebuild military in 2-4 years: Estonia

Oct 19, 2022 (AFP)

On a visit to Washington, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur predicted a long war and urged the West to stand with Ukrainians until they achieve victory for "the fre...

Russian army accepts situation 'tense' for its troops in Ukraine

Oct 18, 2022 (AFP)

"The situation in the area of the special military operation can be described as tense. The enemy is not abandoning its attempts to attack Russian troop positio...

EU launches training mission for Ukraine troops

Oct 17, 2022 (AFP)

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba addressed a meeting of his EU counterparts via video link from a shelter in Kyiv and urged them to provide more air def...

Ukraine says 108 women freed in swap with Russia

Oct 17, 2022 (AFP)

"Another large-scale exchange of prisoners of war was carried out today ... we freed 108 women from captivity. It was the first all-female exchange," the Ukrain...

First Russian soldiers arrive in Belarus for joint force: ministry

Oct 15, 2022 (AFP)

"The first convoys of Russian servicemen from the regional force group have arrived in Belarus," the ministry said, adding that their mission was "exclusively t...

France says to train up to 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers

Oct 15, 2022 (AFP)

The soldiers will "be taken into our units for several weeks", he said, adding that there would be three levels of training: general combat, "specific needs out...

Ireland examines neutrality stance after Ukraine war: minister

Oct 14, 2022 (AFP)

Public opinion may not be ready for membership of the US-led NATO alliance yet, Byrne said in an interview during a visit to France, even though there is no dou...

Ukrainian recruits learn to survive and be 'lethal' from British Army

Oct 13, 2022 (AFP)

But the recent recruits are not on the front line back home. They are in Britain, where the army is helping them to learn vital battlefield skills. The first gr...

Russia to help people leave annexed region as Kyiv advances

Oct 13, 2022 (AFP)

Moscow's decision to assist people in leaving Kherson came a day after Kyiv said it had retaken five settlements in the southern region. "The government took th...

Ukraine holds line with Western arms, but needs more

Oct 12, 2022 (AFP)

The frontline in this part of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine has been fairly stable since 2014, when Moscow's proxy forces in the so-called Donetsk Peopl...

Cold Siberian air would help Putin this winter

Oct 12, 2022 (AFP)

Analysts say Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping for a cold winter or a prolonged period of freezing temperatures after cutting Russia gas exports to Eur...