Russia confirmed over 60 Russian soldiers killed in Ukrainian rocket attacks. Eko Hot Blog reports that at least 63 Russian soldiers were killed after Ukrainian rockets struck a building housing service members in an occupied city in Donetsk, Ukraine, early on New Year’s Day. EDITOR’S PICKS War: Putin Issues Another Nuclear Threat As He Prepares … Read more
Putin has announced Martial Law for 2023 in a fresh wave of mobilisation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine has warned Russians to avoid any mobilisation this New Year in order to “save their lives”. The Ukraine Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov released an online video in which he warned that martial law will be … Read more
Russia and China have renewed their vow of cooperation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader, Xi Jinping on Friday vowed to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow’s 10-month war in Ukraine. Putin and Xi made no direct mention of Ukraine as they held bilateral talks via … Read more
Belarus has warned Zelensky that there will be ‘catastrophic consequences’ as Ukrainian missile ‘landed in its territory.’ EKO HOT BLOG reports that Belarus has called upon the Ukrainian ambassador following claims that a Ukrainian missile landed in Belarus on Thursday as part of the fighting between Russia and Ukraine. It is claimed that an S-300 … Read more
Putin has launched ‘human wave’ attacks in a desperate WW1-style fight for Bakhmut. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has resorted to using “human wave” attacks as fighting for Bakhmut in the Donetsk region descends into brutal WW1-style trench warfare. A Ukrainian drone has captured harrowing combat footage from the crater-filled battlefields … Read more
Another Russian Oligarch has reportedly died ‘suddenly’ as the list of Putin’s wealthy critics dying kept growing. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 10 people critical of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine have died in suspicious circumstances since the start of the invasion The list of Russian oligarchs who died this year is getting longer. … Read more
Civilians are reportedly fleeing Kherson after Russia intensified attacks in the region. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia’s intensified attacks on the Kherson region have forced many civilians to flee Ukraine. According to the BBC, a thirteen-year-old Nika Selivanova made a heart shape with both her hands, waving goodbye to her best friend Inna who … Read more
A Russian court has sentenced a soldier to prison for refusing to go to war in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Russian career soldier has become the first to be sentenced to prison for refusing to fight in Ukraine, court documents have revealed. Alexey Breusov was given a one-year and eight-month prison term … Read more
Ukrainian missile strike hit Russian barracks in occupied regions. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine has hit four control points and six areas where Russian troops had been concentrated in the last 24 hours, the latest update from the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces claimed. Spokesperson of the General Staff of the Armed Forces … Read more
Ukraine has launched a revenge attack on Russian HQ. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine carried out a devastating strike on a Russian command post in the Kherson region on Christmas Eve, inflicting heavy casualties on Putin’s army. Artillery rounds hit a Russian HQ in the Zabaryne area, where a meeting of army officers was … Read more
Putin said he’s ‘ready to negotiate peace’ over the ongoing war in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin has accused the West of halting negotiations and claimed that Russia was being torn apart by western allies of Ukraine. Putin’s comments come after the Ukrainian war was addressed by a number of … Read more
Zelensky has vowed to ‘restore normalcy’ to Ukraine in a defiant Christmas message. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to “return freedom” and normalcy to Ukraine in a defiant Christmas message. In an address to the nation to mark Christmas Eve, the Ukrainian President urged his compatriots to persevere through … Read more
A Court has sentenced four Russian soldiers to prison for torturing Ukrainian veterans. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Ukrainian court in Poltava has found two Russian mercenaries and two soldiers guilty of violating the laws and customs of war, according to the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office. The men were found to have brutally tortured … Read more
10 killed, dozens injured as Putin unleashed deadly Christmas Eve strikes on Kherson. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 10 people have been killed and dozens injured in Russian air strikes on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, officials say. Residential and administrative buildings in central areas of the city were damaged in … Read more
Two Russian spies have been ‘seriously injured’ following a huge car bomb explosion in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that two Russian spies have been “seriously injured” after a bomb in the engine compartment of their vehicle blew up. Footage from the scene shows the white Renault Duster engulfed in flames in the Russian-occupied city … Read more
Putin has tagged the Ukraine conflict as a ‘war’ for the first time and has vowed to end it ‘soon’. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin has admitted Russia is involved in a war with Ukraine for the first time publicly, vowing to bring the fighting to an end “the sooner the … Read more
Another Putin puppet has been assassinated in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Russian-installed head of a Ukrainian village in the occupied territory has been assassinated after hidden explosives blew up his car while he was sitting in it. Footage posted on social media showed the vehicle of Russian-backed Andrey Shtepa engulfed in flames … Read more
Russian defence chief has disclosed that Moscow wasn’t ready for war. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian defence chief, Sergei Shoigu has admitted that Moscow wasn’t ready for war with Ukraine. Sergei Shoigu, speaking on the day Ukraine’s defence ministry claimed 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the start of the war – and … Read more
Ukraine has said about 100,000 Russian troops have been killed in the ongoing war. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vladimir Putin is nearing a sobering milestone amid claims by Ukraine that the number of Russian troops killed since the start of his war is on the verge of passing 100,000. Ukraine’s defence ministry posted its … Read more
Putin has revealed who to blame for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin believes Russia is not to blame for the ongoing war in Ukraine, adding both countries are “sharing a tragedy.” During a televised address with senior military officials, the Russian president said he continued to see … Read more