The Russian Defense Ministry reported that a Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia. Announcement She added that the Il-76 plane, carrying a crew of eight and seven passengers, crashed in the Ivanovo region. He did not say whether there … Read more
(CNN)– Sources told the network CNNThe United States has new intelligence related to Russia’s efforts to deploy a nuclear anti-satellite system in space. The sources added that Congress and major US allies were briefed on that intelligence, which some representatives described as “serious enough that it must be declassified and made public.” While this intelligence … Read more
(CNN) — The White House on Monday called “reckless and irresponsible” comments by Russian Security Council Vice Chairman Dmitry Medvedev suggesting that Russia might resort to using nuclear weapons if Ukraine succeeds in its counterattack. A spokesman for the US National Security Council said Washington “has seen no indications that Russia is preparing to use … Read more
Analysis by CNN’s Tim Lister and Anna Chernova (CNN) — Losing a single general during a war going badly can be seen as unfortunate. Losing two in 24 hours sounds like negligence, but that’s what happened to the Russian leadership in southern Ukraine, and the two cases further illustrate the shortcomings and opposition among the … Read more
Just last week we learned of the first known and successful use of the Patriot missile system in Ukraine to intercept an incoming Russian missile. According to the Pentagon, the Ukrainians used the “Patriot” missile system to intercept the “Kinjal” or “Killjoy” missile, which is a hypersonic missile, which is one of the most advanced … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Saudi Foreign Minister, received, on Friday, a phone call from his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. And the ministry added, in a statement: “During the call, they reviewed the strong Saudi-Russian relations, and ways to strengthen and … Read more
An attack in 2022 by Russian forces on Ukrainian civilians near the Ukrainian city of Izyum was caught on camera and is now the focus of a war crimes investigation. A Ukrainian husband whose car came under fire from nearby Russian forces, seriously injuring the driver, and the wife fleeing with the help of a … Read more
News analysis by Zachary Wolf, CNN political editor (CNN) – More than a year after international outrage erupted over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the commission of horrific atrocities, an arrest warrant was issued against Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the International Criminal Court announced, Friday, that charges had been filed against Putin and … Read more
(CNN) — US President Joe Biden announced, on Wednesday, that he plans to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, and said in statements at the White House that this American support aims to help Kyiv “defend its sovereignty,” and made it clear that Sending tanks does not mean that they pose an “offensive threat … Read more
(CNN) — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Berlin’s agreement to deliver Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine “will inevitably affect relations between Russia and Germany, which are already at a rather low point.” Peskov added that there is currently no “substantial dialogue with Germany or with other European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization … Read more