The Kremlin for the first time acknowledged that a “minority of Russians,” representing less than 25% of the population, are opposing Moscow's war on Ukraine. "There are few of them (who oppose the war)
Russia and Ukraine reportedly exchanged the first prisoners of war (POW) during their ongoing conflict. Human Rights Commissioner in Russia Tatyana Moskalkova told during an interview with RT that nine Russian servicemen were exchanged for Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Ukrainian town, Melitopol
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Two Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 fighters were shot down by Russias Buk-M3 air defense system in the Chernihiv region. The standard operative procedure for an air defense system is to fire at a target and then move to change position
Ukraines defense ministry claimed that the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by renegade commander Khalifa Haftar will send mercenaries to Russia to assist the Russian Army in its ‘special military operation in Kyiv. In a
Russia destroyed a fuel depot in southern Ukraine by using a Kinzal hypersonic missile in addition to a Kalibr cruise missile marking the use of its most powerful weapon for the second straight day."From the waters of the Caspian Sea, sea-based cruise missiles "Caliber", as well as from the airspace over the territory of the Crimea, hypersonic "Kinzal" missiles destroyed a large storage base for fuels of the Ukrainian armed forces near the village of Konstantinovka, Mykolaiv region" - said the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov
Ukrainian Army and local militia have pushed Russian troops some 70 Kms from the capital Kyiv, forcing them into retreat for the first time since the beginning of the war on February 24.
Russia has bombarded most of Ukroboronprom's arms manufacturing enterprises, in its attempt to destroy Ukrainian defense manufacturing capabilities. Despite massive missile strikes, the state defense industry continues strengthening defense capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said a statement from Ukroboronprom, which is a consortium of over 120 defense manufacturing enterprises
Ukraines Foreign Ministry said Russia dropped a powerful bomb on Mariupol Drama Theatre housing hundreds of civilians, including pregnant women and children. Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, posted pictures and videos of the theatre on Telegram, claiming the Russians were “deliberately attacking civilians
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed Russian helicopters parked at an airfield in Kherson region, which recently fell under its control. More than ten helicopters can be seen in one of the images shared by Ukraines military, although its unclear how many of those belonged to the Russian Air Force