Tag: Ukraine

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, has confirmed that Russian forces have fired two missiles into the downtown region of his city.

President Biden sent Congress a $33 billion assistance request to provide additional aid for Ukraine. The funds are intended to supply the country with more weapons, and humanitarian and economic support as the fighting enters its third month.

In an attempt to bolster its naval protection, the Russian Navy has deployed trained military dolphins at its Black Sea naval base in Sevastopol to protect its fleet from an underwater attack.

With the Russian withdrawal from the capital to point east, many displaced residents return to their homes weeks after fleeing for safety. The roads are jammed with citizens in a hurry to get back, but there now is an added attraction that they did not pass on the way out; scores of destroyed Russian vehicles

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned the West not to aggravate and underestimate the risks of a nuclear war that could escalate to World War III.

“We want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can’t do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine,” Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

A video of a Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft spiraling out of control, apparently over Ukraine, made its rounds on social media yesterday.

Unbeknownst to many, there was a covert network of Belarusian saboteurs comprised of hackers, rail workers, and security force defectors who cut off the Russian forces’ supplies going to the frontlines.

In a major policy shift, Germany has announced that it will be supplying Ukraine with 50 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks. However, the Swiss Government has blocked the transfer of the Gepard’s 35mm ammunition.

The United States-led defense meeting composed of 43 countries was held at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany in an effort to rally more financial and military support for Ukraine last Tuesday.

The Polish Government is sending T-72 tanks to Ukraine, with the British sending Poland Challenger II tanks as replacements.

“Ruscism” is a new term that roughly translates to “Russian fascism.” What is it all about and how did it gain traction?