On 17 January, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced a number of changes to the military forces, including an expansion from 1.15 million personnel to 1.5 million. It was already known that the number of personnel would be increased to 1.35 million. – Shoigu’s plans signal that Russian leaders very likely consider that there will … Read more
The private Russian mercenary group claimed last week to have taken control of Soledar after days of fierce fighting. On the Wagner group’s own news website Ria Fan, one of the group’s commanders says on Saturday that they will send around 20 trucks with dead Ukrainian soldiers over to Ukrainian-controlled areas. Ria Fan is part … Read more
According to the major German newspaper Der Spiegel, Germany’s foreign intelligence service (BND) is said to have informed the members of parliament of the German Bundestag about the serious situation. The meeting had the status of “secret”, but leaks from the meeting have now become public knowledge. “Russia is now throwing in soldiers like cannonballs” … Read more
In recent months, there has been less activity on the front in the south than in the east. Now “the intensity of the military activity” is increasing, according to spokesman for the Russian occupation board in Zaporizhzhia, Vladimir Rogov. He says Russia has taken control of the village of Lobkove. The village is 50 kilometers … Read more
A representative of the Wagner group writes in a message to Aftenposten that they believe they have material that proves this. The Russian Wagner group is a private military company with mercenaries. The group claims that Medvedev was part of a Norwegian battalion called “Nidhogg”. They also claim that Medvedev has Norwegian citizenship, and that … Read more
SV’s national board decided in April last year to support Norwegian arms support to Ukraine. Bergstø voted against this. Now she has turned around, writes Aftenposten. – I stand behind the position we have, and the decision we made, says Bergstø. The position is firm if she becomes SV leader, she says. – I have … Read more
The report that five had been killed came shortly after a report that two had been killed and 27 injured in the attack. Among the wounded are six children, according to Governor Valentyn Reznichenko. Photos released by the Ukrainian presidential office show part of a block of flats completely collapsed. There also appears to be … Read more