21 May 2023, Bakhmut.
According to a report from Reuters, Ukraine said on 21st May 2023, that its forces were still advancing around the edges of Bakhmut, aiming to encircle the ruined eastern city after Moscow congratulated the Wagner private … Read the rest
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Dutch premier Mark Rutte agreed to build an international coalition to provide Kyiv with F-16s fighter jets.
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, has also said that France has opened … Read the rest
United States aid to Russia during WW2.
During 1941 to 1945 the United States supplied the Soviet Union with $180 billion (at 2023 values) worth of military equipment to fight off the invading Nazis.
This equipment aided Russia in remaining … Read the rest
Russian Losses in Ukraine after 447 days.
According to the General Staff of the Ukraine Armed Forces, these are the Russian losses since 24 February 2022.
Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Ukraine had launched an assault north of Bakhmut with more than 1,000 troops and up to 40 tanks, a scale that if confirmed would amount to the biggest … Read the rest
Will Poland invade Ukraine, after giving weapons to Ukraine?
What Russia says Poland will do:
Russian President Vladimir Putin several times stated that the idea of absorbing Ukraine is still alive and well in Poland.
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai … Read the rest
Ukrainians in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine are being deported from Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree according to which citizens of Ukraine living in the Russian-occupied parts of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk who wish to keep … Read the rest
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenary force, has said that he will withdraw his Wagner troops from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on 10 May 2023, because of heavy losses and … Read the rest
Ukraine and Pakistan are upgrading their defence partnership.
Pakistan agreed to export three consignments of 155mm artillery ammunition rounds to assist Ukraine’s counter-offensive against the Russian invaders.
Ukraine is to supply Pakistan with Mi-17 helicopter engines and auxiliary spare parts … Read the rest
World Support for Russia or Ukraine?
A recent report on the support of either Ukraine or Russia, based on the population of the relevant countries, has shown the following figures: