Category: Ukraine
Embassy of Albania opens in Kyiv – photos
Pravda Ukraine The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Albania, Andrii Sybiha and Igli Hasani, have officially opened the Albanian embassy in Kyiv on Friday, 17 January. Source: Sybiha on X (Twitter); European Pravda reports Details: The Ukrainian foreign minister stressed that the Albanian embassy was the first embassy to open in Kyiv since the beginning…
Read MoreRussians report drone attack on oil depot in Kaluga Oblast: fire breaks out – videos
Pravda Ukraine A drone attack on an oil depot was reported in the Russian city of Lyudinovo in Kaluga Oblast on the evening of 17 January. Source: Russian Telegram channels; Governor of Kaluga Oblast Vladislav Shapsha Details: Local media reported that attack drones had hit the Lyudinovo oil depot of the Kaluganefteprodukt company in Lyudinovo,…
Read MoreWreckage of two Russian drones found in Romania after night attack on Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine Romanian military and law enforcement officials have identified two sites with the wreckage of Russian drones after an investigation of the border area following a Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of 16-17 January. Source: European Pravda citing the Romanian Ministry of Defence Details: An interagency group, which included representatives of the…
Read MoreZelensky holds Supreme Commander-in-Chief Staff meeting on Ukrainian weapons production
Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on 17 January to discuss the production of drones, the missile programme, technological components for the army and robotic systems. Source: Zelenskyy’s evening video address Quote: “Today, I held a meeting of the Staff. The topics were varied,…
Read MoreMykolaiv marines destroy Russian armoured group in Kursk Oblast – video
Pravda Ukraine Soldiers of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilynskyi have successfully repelled another Russian attack in Kursk Oblast near the village of Zelenyi Shlyakh. Source: video from the 36th brigade; Ukrainska Pravda sources in the brigade Details: Mykolaiv marines killed three Russian soldiers during their attempted mechanised breakthrough, and…
Read MoreRussians try to encircle Velyka Novosilka – DeepState
Pravda Ukraine Russian troops are trying to capture Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast. They are trying to block the road from Zelene Pole and capture the settlement without fighting in the urban part of Velyka Novosilka. Source: DeepState analytical project Quote: “The enemy’s plan to capture Velyka Novosilka without engaging in fighting in the urban…
Read MoreEurope is already under attack from Russia, Polish foreign minister says
Pravda Ukraine Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that Europe is “under attack from Russia” and that hybrid attacks range from political assassinations and cyberwarfare to acts of sabotage and arson. Source: Radosław Sikorski in an interview in Berlin; European Pravda citing the dpa news agency Details: Sikorski said that Poland will be “focused on…
Read MoreThis is our bargaining chip: EU chief diplomat opposes lifting sanctions against Russia
Pravda Ukraine European Union top diplomat Kaja Kallas has said she sees no reason to lift sanctions against Russia. Source: Kaja Kallas in an interview with AFP; European Pravda reports Details: Kallas stressed that the EU needs sanctions because “this is our bargaining chip, and it would be strange to give it up”. Quote: “Nothing…
Read MoreVolunteer from Belarus killed in action in Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine Belarusian woman Maria Zaitseva, who was injured during the protests in Minsk in 2020 and then volunteered to fight in the war in Ukraine, was killed in action. Source: Belarusian media outlets Zerkalo and Nasha Niva Details: The Belarusian media agencies reported that Zaitseva was injured during the suppression of protests in Minsk…
Read MoreNumber of injured in Russian attack in Kryvyi Rih has risen to 14, 3 in serious condition – photos
Pravda Ukraine Rescue operations have been completed in the city of Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast) after a Russian missile attack that killed 4 people and injured 14. Source: National Police of Ukraine on Facebook; Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Details: Lysak said that the number of people injured in the…
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