Category: Ukraine
US says Russia used experimental missile to strike Dnipro, not intercontinental ballistic missile
Pravda Ukraine The missile Russia used to strike Dnipro on the morning of 21 November was an “experimental medium-range ballistic missile”, not an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Source: CNN, citing a US official, as reported by European Pravda Details: CNN source revealed that the US was aware of the potential use of an experimental missile…
Read MorePutin claims Russia will warn Ukrainians before using medium-range missiles in future
Pravda Ukraine Russian leader Vladimir Putin has claimed that in the future, Ukrainian civilians will supposedly be warned about the use of Oreshnik medium-range missiles, one of which struck a facility in Dnipro on the night of 20-21 November. Source: an address by Putin on 21 November Details: Putin said Russia may continue using Oreshnik…
Read MorePutin claims Russia can now strike countries that allowed attacks on its territory
Pravda Ukraine Russian leader Vladimir Putin has stated that following Ukraine’s use of Western-supplied long-range weapons to strike Russian territory, the conflict has acquired “elements of a global nature”. Source: Putin, in a statement broadcast by Russian media Details: Putin claimed that Ukraine cannot operate Western-supplied long-range weapons independently and requires “the direct involvement of…
Read MoreRussia used Oreshnik medium-range missile to attack Ukraine, Putin says
Pravda Ukraine Russian leader Vladimir Putin has stated that the Russians used an Oreshnik medium-range missile during the morning attack on Dnipro on 21 November. Source: Putin’s address on 21 November Details: He said that this was a test launch of this “state-of-the-art missile”. Background: Earlier, the Air Force reported that during the morning attack…
Read MoreUkraine faces no accusations over use of anti-personnel mines – Amnesty Ukraine director
Pravda Ukraine Veronika Velch, Executive Director of Amnesty International Ukraine, has commented on a statement by the international human rights organisation condemning the US’s decision to supply Ukraine with anti-personnel mines. Source: Velch on Facebook Quote: “I have just spoken with representatives of Amnesty USA who issued the statement on anti-personnel mines. Their position is…
Read MoreAftermath of Russian strikes: 31 people injured in Kryvyi Rih and three in Dnipro – photos
Pravda Ukraine The number of casualties following the Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih on 21 November has risen to 31. In Dnipro, three people were injured in the overnight attack. Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: “Three casualties in Dnipro. And 31 in Kryvyi Rih. There [in Kryvyi…
Read MoreRussia targets three of Ukrainian largest energy company’s five operating thermal power plants over the weekend – Reuters
Pravda Ukraine Russia’s missile strikes over the weekend hit three of the five operating thermal power plants owned by Ukrainian energy giant DTEK, with one still out of commission. Distribution stations were also targeted. Source: Reuters Details: DTEK, which provided a quarter of the country’s electricity needs before the full-scale war, suffered from a campaign…
Read MoreUK defence chief meets Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s commander-in-chief in Kyiv – video
Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reported on a meeting with a UK delegation led by Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: During the meeting with the UK delegation, Zelenskyy discussed bilateral defence cooperation, “focusing on developing…
Read MoreUkrainian troops repel 11 Russian attempts to break through defences in Russia’s Kursk Oblast in a day – Ukraine’s General Staff
Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian and Russian forces have clashed 114 times throughout the war zone since the beginning of the day on 21 November. Fighting also rages in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, where Ukrainian troops are conducting an operation. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 16:00 on 21 November…
Read MoreUkraine’s Foreign Ministry takes diplomatic steps in response to Russia’s launch of new type of missile
Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is taking diplomatic steps in response to Russia’s use of a new type of weapon that had all the flight characteristics of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Source: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi at a briefing in Kyiv, as quoted by Interfax-Ukraine, as reported by European Pravda Details:…
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