War in Ukraine: the operation in Ukraine is going as planned, says the Kremlin, which indicates that Putin has not yet achieved his goal
A Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told U.S. media outlet CNN that the Russian military operation in Ukraine was proceeding strictly according to plan.Peskov said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not yet achieved his goal in Ukraine but that things are going according to plan. Russia describes the invasion of Ukraine as a special operation. This is a serious operation with serious goals, Peskov assured in English, adding that Moscow aimed to eliminate Ukraine’s…
Five dead in Russian attack near Donetsk, Ukrainian official says
The town of Avdiivka, close to Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, was the target of a Russian attack on Monday evening, killing at least five people and wounding 19 others, Lyudmila Denissova, a human rights officer in the Ukrainian parliament, said Tuesday. Five civilians were killed and 19 wounded, the Ukrainian official said on her Telegram channel, indicating that Avdiivka had been targeted by artillery fire and (Russian) aerial bombardment, completely destroying the village. Avdiivka, home in…
Captured, a Russian soldier in tears apologizes to Ukrainians: he calls the invasion a terrible mistake
Russian soldiers taken prisoner denounced the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling it a terrible mistake at a press conference of the Interfax-Ukraine agency, reports the DailyMail. Galkin Sergey Alekseevich, 34, broke down in tears as he apologized: I ask forgiveness to myself, to my unit, to every home, every street, every Ukrainian citizen, old people, women, children for our invasion of these lands, he said. At his side, his fellow soldiers, six pilots, defeated, held…
War in Ukraine: Russian strike this Sunday morning against a base in Lviv, near the Polish border
Russian forces shelled a military base in the Lviv region of western Ukraine on Sunday, near the Polish border and relatively untouched by the conflict, local authorities said. The occupants conducted an air strike on the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security. According to preliminary information, they fired eight missiles, the Lviv regional administration said in a statement. The military base in question is located about 40 kilometers northwest of Lviv, a large city in western Ukraine…