At around 4AM local time the Russian Federation began offensive operations against Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin made an apparently pre-recorded ’emergency address’ and announced a ‘special military operation’. A series… Continue reading "UPDATES: Russia Begins Offensive Operations Against Ukraine"
Ukraine’s military intelligence service claimed late on Wednesday that it had received intelligence pointing towards a possible “provocation” on Russia-occupied Crimea that would be used to justify a Russian invasion… Continue reading "Ukraine Warns Of Staged Provocation On Crimea As Separatists Call For Russian Aid Against “Aggression”"
United States President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday that the Russian deployment of troops to separatist-held areas in Eastern Ukraine was “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine”. In… Continue reading "Biden Announces First Russian Sanctions, Warns Of Larger Invasion"
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the deployment of the Russian military as “peacekeepers” to parts of eastern Ukraine currently under the control of Russian-backed separatists, as part of decrees… Continue reading "Putin Orders Military “Peacekeeping” Operation In Ukrainian Territory"
U.S. President Joe Biden has said that he believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, with the invasion expected to begin within the coming week or… Continue reading "Biden Convinced Putin Has Made Decision To Invade Ukraine"
Russian-backed separatists shelled a village in eastern Ukraine on Thursday with artillery, injuring three civilian teachers after shells struck the kindergarten they were teaching at. The shelling of the Stanytsia… Continue reading "Russian-Backed Ukrainian Separatists Shell Kindergarten"
Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky announced on Monday he had signed a decree for Wednesday to be a “day of unity” to rally Ukrainian spirits. According to presidential spokesperson Sergii Nykyforov… Continue reading "Ukrainian President Declares “Day of Unity” and New Measures Amidst Invasion Fears"
Ukraine’s military claims that intelligence it has gathered on the Russian buildup of military hardware and personnel on the Russia-Ukraine border do not support reports that Russian units stationed on… Continue reading "Ukraine: No Evidence Of Russian Medical Stockpiling So Far"
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kiev on Wednesday, ahead of a trip to Germany and a subsequent meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Switzerland on Friday.… Continue reading "Secretary of State Blinken Visits Ukraine In New Diplomatic Push"
Military equipment and personnel from Russia’s Eastern Military District have arrived in Belarus, following reports from early January that large amounts of military materiel was being transported by rail away… Continue reading "Russian Eastern Military District Troops Arrive In Belarus"