Russian forces have recently made territorial advances in several areas of eastern Ukraine and within Russian territory, according to reports from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and Ukrainian Deep State OSINT project on 7 and 8 April.
Category: 6. Opinion
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ISW: Russian forces advance in Belgorod Oblast and eastern Ukraine
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Frontline report: Ukrainian forces repel three-wave Russian mechanized assault near Kurakhove
Day 1139
On 7 April, there is interesting news from the Kurakhove direction.
Here, the Russians broke the stalemate and conducted a massive surprise assault to break through the Ukrainian defense line. Despite the previous less intense tempo of fighting in the area, Ukrainian troops were well…
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Zelenskyy confirms Ukrainian military presence in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has officially confirmed the presence of Ukrainian military forces in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, marking the first such acknowledgment at the highest level since Russia’s full-scale invasion began more than three years ago.
Zelenskyy’s confirmation follows…Continue Reading
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Ukraine invests $ 25 mn in weapons component production
Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy has launched a grant program called “Made for Victory,” allocating 1 billion hryvnias or about $25 million to support the production of weapons and military equipment components, Militarnyi reported on 8 March.
Ukraine continues to rely on arms supplies from its…Continue Reading
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Ukraine requests UN Security Council meeting over recent Kryvyi Rih strike
On 7 March, Ukraine has initiated an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting following a Russian 4 April missile strike on Kryvyi Rih that killed 20 civilians, including 9 children.
According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, the strike represented “the largest number of…
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Satellite images confirm destruction of missile warehouse at Russia’s Shaykovka airbase
Satellite images have confirmed that Ukrainian strike drones successfully destroyed a warehouse containing Kh-22/32 missiles and a technical maintenance facility for servicing these weapons during an attack on Russia’s Shaykovka air base, situated about 200 km north of Ukraine, according to…
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ISW: Russia keeps denying Ukraine government legitimacy
The Kremlin is maintaining its effort to deny the legitimacy of the Ukrainian government as part of a broader strategy to claim that Ukraine is not a legitimate negotiating partner, while simultaneously demanding Ukrainian regime change and demilitarization, the Institute for the Study of War…
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Legal Limits for UNSC action on Peace in Ukraine – EJIL: Talk!
The last weeks have seen a gradual increase of pressure on the Ukrainian leadership to succumb to Russia’s imperialist demands. In particular, the United States of America under the Trump Administration have repeated their calls for a “Peace Deal” between the two states at war. The…
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Russia resumes daily drone strikes after one-night pause, targeting Dnipro, Kharkiv
Ukrainian air defense forces intercepted nine attack drones overnight on 7-8 April as Russia launched a combined assault using a missile and about 50 explosive unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against multiple regions, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
Russia continues its deliberate daily…Continue Reading
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Vacancy: Defense tech reporter
Euromaidan Press, an independent English-language online publication about Ukraine, is searching for a defense reporter who will inform our international readers about everything they need to know in the fast-evolving Ukrainian defense tech world
Main responsibilities:
- Identify important…
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