By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Jan 17 (EFE).- The insistence by the United States that Ukraine should decrease its mobilization age from 25 to 18 meets with little enthusiasm in the invaded country, which focuses on other ways to deal with its shortages in infantry and sees more modern weapons (not the number of soldiers) as … Read more
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Jan 16 (EFE).- Ukraine considered the latest sanctions introduced by the United States against Russia’s oil exports and energy sector as an important step towards undermining its ability to fund the war yet warns of the need to ensure compliance and take further steps, including bringing the price cap on Russian … Read more
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Ukraine, Jan 1 (EFE). – Thousands of Ukrainians went to the graves of their loved ones killed during the Russian invasion, as attacks continued to sow death across the country on the first day of 2025. Hundreds of small Christmas trees decorate the graves at a rapidly growing military cemetery in … Read more
Kyiv, Dec 2 (EFE).- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stood by his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kyiv on Monday to seek “paths that can lead to a just peace,” underscoring, that they wouldn’t accept any settlement with Russia on ending the war without Ukraine’s consent. “One thing is clear, nothing about Ukraine … Read more
Moscow, Mar 25 (EFE).- Russia on Monday said no official hypotheses had been determined regarding the attack on a concert hall that killed 137 people and was promptly claimed by the global militant network, the Islamic State. Presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters during his daily tele-briefing on Monday that investigators had yet to finalize … Read more
Moscow, Feb 7 (EFE).- Russia says the decision of the Ecuadorian government to deliver Soviet weapons to the United States will damage the relations between Moscow and Quito, the spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, warned Wednesday. “If Russian-made military equipment is transferred to a third party, Ecuador will violate its … Read more
Moscow, Feb 7 (EFE).- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for the upgrade and modernization of the Russian civil aircraft industry to manufacture globally competitive airplanes amid Western sanctions. “I would like to stress once again, Russian aircraft must conform to all quality, comfort and safety requirements, be indeed globally competitive as regards their … Read more
Kyiv, Feb 6 (EFE).- Ukraine said on Tuesday that it has destroyed a Russian drilling platform in the Black Sea, near Crimea, which Russian forces had used to bolster drone operations against Ukraine and monitor navigation in certain parts of the Black Sea. The operation, dubbed “Citadel,” was executed overnight, during which the Russian radar … Read more
The Hague, Feb 2 (EFE).- The International Court of Justice said Friday it has jurisdiction to rule on whether Ukraine has committed genocide against Russian speakers, which Russia has claimed to justify its invasion, but not on whether the invasion itself is illegal. Ukraine brought the case to the court just days after the Russian … Read more
Moscow/Kyiv, Jan 9 (EFE).- With daily bombing raids on Ukraine’s civilian and military infrastructure, Russia is trying to break the morale of the Ukrainian people, who lack the necessary anti-aircraft defenses in many regions, in the largest attack since the start of the war. “We are maintaining the initiative along the entire front line,” Russian … Read more
Rostyslav Avechuk Lviv, Ukraine, Dec 27 (EFE). – The sinking of the landing ship “Novocherkassk” in Crimea crowns Ukraine’s main success in 2023, pushing the Russian Black Sea fleet away from its coasts and opening a commercial corridor to renew exports from some of its ports. All publicly available evidence, including video and photos from … Read more
Kyiv/Moscow, Dec 26 (EFE).- Ukraine’s troops have withdrawn to the outskirts of the city of Marinka, the Ukrainian army’s commander-in-chief, Valeriy Zaluzhny, confirmed on Tuesday. Russia announced the capture of the town on Monday. “Street after street, block after block are being destroyed. Our fighters are being attacked. And the fact that we have now … Read more
