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Monday, 24 July 2023 03:24

What to know after Day 515 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Zelensky reveals cause of counteroffensive failure Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky attributed the delay and lackluster results of his military’s much-hyped counteroffensive to insufficient weapons and training from Kiev’s Western allies in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday. “We did have plans to start [the counteroffensive] in spring. But we didn’t, because, frankly, we had not enough munitions and armaments and not enough brigades properly trained in these weapons,” Zelensky explained, adding that holding the training outside Ukraine further contributed to the delays. It was this delay, he said, that allowed Russia to “mine all our lands…

Monday, 24 July 2023 03:22

Sudan war enters 100th day as mediation attempts fail

Clashes flared in parts of Sudan on the 100th day of the war on Sunday as mediation attempts by regional and international powers failed to find a path out of an increasingly intractable conflict. The fighting broke out on April 15 as the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) vied for power. Since then, more than 3 million people have been uprooted, including more than 700,000 who have fled to neighbouring countries. Some 1,136 people have been killed, according to the health ministry, though officials believe the number is higher. Neither the army nor the RSF has been able…

Sunday, 23 July 2023 04:18

What to know after Day 514 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Drone attack on ammunition depot in Crimea prompts evacuation, bridge closure A drone attack on an ammunition depot in Crimea prompted authorities to evacuate a 5-km (3-mile) radius and briefly suspend road traffic on the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia, the region's Moscow-installed governor said on Saturday. Ukraine said its army had destroyed an oil depot and Russian army warehouses in what it called the "temporarily occupied" district of Oktiabrske in central Crimea. The attack caused an ammunition depot to explode, said Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov, adding there was no reported damage or casualties. Footage shared by…

Saturday, 22 July 2023 04:38

What to know after Day 513 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine losing ‘significant’ forces – White House White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has claimed that it was too early to make a call on the results of Ukraine’s counteroffensive operations, insisting that despite losing a “significant” amount of forces, Kiev still has “substantial” reserves to throw into battle. When asked whether “the real counteroffensive is yet to come” at the Aspen Security Forum in Washington, DC on Friday, Sullivan insisted that the counteroffensive began “the day the first Ukrainian put their life on the line.” “There have already been significant amounts of casualties and deaths of…

Friday, 21 July 2023 04:46

What to know after Day 512 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia bombs Ukraine ports, threatens ships, as Kyiv deploys cluster munitions Russia jolted world grain markets with an escalation in the Black Sea, mounting a third straight night of air strikes on Ukrainian ports and issuing a threat against Ukraine-bound vessels to which Kyiv responded in kind. At least 27 civilians were reported hurt in the air strikes on the ports, which set buildings ablaze and damaged China's consulate in Odesa. The United States said Russia's warning to ships indicated Moscow might attack vessels at sea following Moscow's withdrawal on Monday from a U.N.-brokered deal to let Ukraine…

Thursday, 20 July 2023 03:43

What to know after Day 511 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia warns ships in Black Sea, Ukraine to create temporary grains export route Russia warned that ships sailing to Ukraine's Black Sea ports from Thursday will be seen as potential military targets, days after its withdrawal from a safe-passage deal that threatens to worsen global food supplies. Ukraine said on Wednesday it was establishing a temporary shipping route via Romania, one of the neighbouring Black Sea countries. "Its goal is to facilitate the unblocking of international shipping in the north-western part of the Black Sea," Vasyl Shkurakov, Ukraine's acting minister for communities, territories and infrastructure development, said in…

Wednesday, 19 July 2023 04:55

What to know after Day 510 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia carries out air strikes for second night on Ukraine's Odesa port - governor Ukrainian air defence systems were engaged in the early hours of Wednesday in repelling a Russian air attack on the southern port of Odesa for a second consecutive night, the region's governor said. Russia struck Ukrainian ports on Tuesday, a day after pulling out of a U.N.-backed deal for safe Black Sea grain exports, a decision that raised concern primarily in Africa and Asia of rising food prices and hunger. "Do not approach the windows, do not shoot or show the work of air…

Tuesday, 18 July 2023 04:02

What to know after Day 509 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia launches drones, missiles on Ukraine's south and east - Ukraine's Air Force Russia launched overnight air attacks on Ukraine's south and east using drones and possibly ballistic missiles, Ukraine's Air Force and officials said early on Tuesday. A fire broke out at one of the "facilities" in the port of Mykolaiv late on Monday, the city mayor said. The port city provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea. "It's quite serious," Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich said on the Telegram messaging app of the fire, adding that more detail will come in the morning. The southern port of…

Tuesday, 18 July 2023 04:01

All we know after Day 92 of battles of Sudan military factions

Attacks and displacement spread in Sudan's Darfur The paramilitary force battling the army in Sudan has taken control of a town in South Darfur, triggering clashes, looting and a new wave of displacement, conflict monitors and a witness said on Monday. Clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army around the town of Kas had caused up to 5,000 households to flee, some of them from camps for displaced people, according to a tracking system run by the International Organization for Migration. The war that erupted between the army and the RSF in the capital Khartoum has led…

Monday, 17 July 2023 04:43

What to know after Day 508 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine having ‘no success’ with counteroffensive – Putin The much-touted Ukrainian counteroffensive has seen no success more than a month after it was launched, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired on Sunday. Putin praised Russia’s “heroic” troops and insisted that the direction of Moscow’s military campaign was “positive.” “All attempts by the enemy to breach our defenses… including through the use of strategic reserves have fallen flat throughout the counteroffensive. Our enemy remains unsuccessful,” the Russian leader told journalist Pavel Zarubin. According to Putin, Russian troops are launching counterattacks of their own in some sections…

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Sunday, 16 July 2023 03:27

What to know after Day 507 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE 20% of Ukrainian weapons destroyed in just two weeks – New York Times The Ukrainian military lost 20% of the equipment it sent to the battlefield during the first two weeks of its counteroffensive, the New York Times reported on Saturday. This high attrition rate was reportedly a key factor in Kiev’s decision to pause the operation. Beginning in early June, Ukrainian forces launched a series of attacks all along the front line from Kherson to Donetsk. Advancing through minefields and without air support, the Ukrainian military lost 26,000 men and more than 3,000 pieces of military hardware,…

Saturday, 15 July 2023 04:31

What to know after Day 506 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Zelenskiy warns of Russian efforts to halt Kyiv's troops, general notes advances in south President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians that Russia was throwing all its resources into a campaign to stop Kyiv's troops from pressing their counter offensive and a top general reported new progress on the southern front. But Ukrainian military analysts suggested that things were not easy for Ukrainian forces in their bid to advance southward. Ukraine has launched a counter offensive to take back swathes of land in eastern and southern Ukraine captured by Russian forces in their invasion launched in February 2022. It has…

Friday, 14 July 2023 04:01

What to know after Day 505 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Western tanks burn more fiercely than Soviet ones – Putin Ukrainian troops are reluctant to make use of the heavy equipment supplied by Western backers, as it has become a liability, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Western tanks are a priority target for Russian forces, and burn more fiercely than Soviet-made equivalents when hit, the president told the Rossiya 24 TV channel. Russian troops have destroyed a total of 311 Ukrainian tanks since June 4, Putin said, adding that “at least a third of them, I believe, were Western-made tanks, including Leopards.” “I can say that…

Friday, 14 July 2023 04:00

All we know after Day 89 of battles of Sudan military factions

Egypt launches new Sudan mediation bid at neighbours' summit Egypt on Thursday embarked on a fresh bid to halt fighting between Sudan's warring factions and contain the humanitarian crisis it has unleashed, using a summit of neighbouring states to try to revive international efforts to contain the war. The leaders of Sudan's seven neighbours in a joint statement called on the warring parties to commit to a ceasefire, appealed to regional states not to interfere in the conflict, and agreed to facilitate delivery of aid. They also warned of the possibility of Sudan's fragmentation or "descent into chaos that could…

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