Putin has admitted that war Is ‘extremely difficult’. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin has admitted that “war is extremely difficult”. On Tuesday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky made a morale-boosting visit to Bakhmut, as his nation prepares for a massive Russian ground offensive in the new year. EDITOR’S PICKS War: Putin Issues … Read more
Putin has been warned that it would take NATO ‘just three days’ to take out Russia. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been warned that NATO could take out Russia in just three days if the conflict between the two sides exploded to dangerous levels. If the Russian President was to … Read more
Russia has deployed musicians to the frontline to boost morale. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia says it will deploy musicians and singers to the front lines of its war in Ukraine to boost troops’ morale. The defence ministry announced the formation of the “front-line creative brigade” this week, saying it would also include circus … Read more
The UK has pledged an additional £250m in military aid for Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, who is due to visit Latvia on Monday, will confirm the £250m aid package for Kyiv as Ukrainian commanders warned the Kremlin is planning a fresh assault next year. Downing Street says … Read more
The Russian military commanders are scared of Crimea’s vulnerability’ to Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian military commanders are increasingly worried about the vulnerability of Crimea to Ukrainian attacks, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD). The fears have forced Putin’s generals to make a significant change to their bombing campaigns against Ukrainian … Read more
Putin met with his Generals as Russian missiles pounded Ukrainian cities. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin met his military chiefs on the same day his forces launched another wave of missiles at Ukraine’s infrastructure. Mr Putin spent most of Friday at the headquarters of the “special military operation” discussing ideas for … Read more
Ukraine said Russia is preparing additional 200,000 troops to attack Kyiv. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces expects a new Russian attack on Kyiv in the early months of 2023. On Friday, Russia launched a ‘massive’ missile attack on Ukraine’s energy plants amid warnings Vladimir Putin is plotting a vast … Read more
Russia has fired over 70 missiles at Ukraine in one of Putin’s biggest attacks. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia fired more than 70 missiles at Ukraine on Friday, knocking out power in Kharkiv and forcing emergency nationwide blackouts, according to Ukrainian officials. Three people were killed when an apartment block in Kryvyi Rih in … Read more
Over 4,300 Russian troops are reportedly ‘ready to surrender to Ukraine’. EKO HOT BLOG reports that more than 4,300 Russian troops are ready to voluntarily surrender to Ukrainian forces, a spokesperson has claimed. Vitaliy Matvienko, who heads up a project which provides information on how Russian troops can surrender, told the Ukrainian network FREEDOM TV … Read more
Deadly Russian attacks have plunged the retaken Kherson region into total darkness. EKO HOT BLOG reports that two people were killed on the second day of Russian attacks on central Kherson, recaptured by Ukraine last month. Heavy shelling on critical infrastructure in the port area left the entire city without power, according to the regional … Read more
Russia has declared that they will be ‘no Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine’. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Moscow on Wednesday said no “Christmas ceasefire” was on the cards after nearly 10 months of a devastating war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are not currently engaged in talks to end the fighting, which is raging in … Read more
Putin has issued another nuclear threat to the West as he prepares for combat. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued another thinly veiled nuclear threat to the West after pictures showed a Yars strategic missile being prepared for combat. In the clip, the massive projectile is shown being placed in … Read more
The US is finalising plans to send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US is expected to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine in order to help shoot down long-range Russian missiles. The development is coming months after Kyiv requested the defence system to help in the ongoing war with … Read more
Poland Chief has slammed EU Over Refugee aid support. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Polish finance chief Tadeusz Koscinski has blasted Brussels over the lack of EU support for Poland’s refugee effort. This is coming amid a time of high tensions between Poland and the EU, Mr Koscinski told Express.co.uk the bloc was offering his … Read more
The UK has vowed to ‘turn lights back on’ in Ukraine amid Russia’s attacks. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Kingdom (UK) has vowed to “turn the light on in Ukraine”. Exports Minister Andrew Bowie attended ‘Ukraine: Turning the Lights Back On – A supply procurement event’ to discuss government support in working together … Read more
EU has slapped new sanctions on Iranian experts helping Russia with explosive drones. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the European Union foreign ministers have imposed new sanctions on Iranian clerics, senior officials and top state media employees over the brutal crackdown on protesters, and also on experts they believe are linked to supplying Russia with … Read more
Ukrainian troops have destroyed Wagner HQ in Luhansk’. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian forces have struck the headquarters of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, says the exiled governor of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. Serhiy Haidai said a hotel where the group met in Kadiivka, Luhansk, had been hit with major losses. EDITOR’S PICKS Colombia: Landslide … Read more
Putin became furious after the Russian army wiped out 14 of its own troops in a friendly-fire fiasco. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin was left incandescent with rage after his army wiped out their own soldiers in yet another friendly-fire fiasco. Russia’s army has met fierce resistance from Ukrainian troops ever … Read more
NATO has issued a fresh warning over the ‘real possibility’ of all-out war with Russia hours after the new Putin nuke threat. EKO HOT BLOG reports that NATO’s Secretary General has said the Ukraine war could spin out of control and escalate into a full-blown conflict between the military alliance and Vladimir Putin’s Russia – … Read more
Russian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yan Rachinsky blasted President Vladimir Putin’s “insane and criminal” war on Ukraine in his acceptance speech in the Norwegian capital Oslo on Saturday. Eko Hot Blog reports that Rachinsky, from Russia’s human rights organization Memorial, claimed resistance to Russia is known as “fascism” under Putin, adding this has become “the … Read more