Ukrainian War Death Toll Reaches 43,000 – Zelensky Reveals

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, marking a rare acknowledgment of his country’s military losses. In a social media post, Zelensky also reported 370,000 injuries among Ukrainian forces, though he clarified that this figure included multiple injuries to some … Read more

Ukraine Gains on Southern Front Could Open Way to Crimea, Says Kyiv

Crimea

Recent gains by Ukrainian troops on the southern front could open the way for pushing the Russians back to the annexed Crimea peninsula, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said. EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: Police Service Commission Orders Compulsory Retirement Of Four Senior DIGs JUST IN: Ministers Arrive For First FEC Meeting By Tinubu Tinubu Freezes … Read more

War: Putin’s Fears Over Crimea ‘Vulnerability’ Forces Major Military Rethink

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

Massive Explosion Cripples Bridge Linking Russia To Crimea Amid War In Ukraine

A massive explosion has crippled a strategic bridge linking Russia to occupied Crimea amid the war in Ukraine. Eko Hot Blog reports that a truck bomb caused the fire and collapse of sections of Kerch Bridge. EDITOR’S PICK War: Putin Poised To Launch Deadly Attacks On UK’s ‘Critical Infrastructure’ Ukraine Crisis: Russia In Retreat As … Read more

Occupied Ukraine Areas Call For Urgent Referendums To Join Russia

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Occupied Ukraine Areas Call For Urgent Referendums To Join Russia   EKO HOT BLOG reports that four areas of Ukraine under Moscow’s control have announced plans for urgent so-called referendums on joining Russia, which would pave the way for Russian annexation.   Russia’s invasion has stalled in recent months and Ukraine has recaptured swathes of … Read more

Ukraine Claims Responsibility For Crimea Blasts

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Ukraine Claims Responsibility For Crimea Blasts   EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a series of air strikes on Crimea after a month of uncertainty over who was behind them.   One of the attacks, which took place in early August, targeted Russia’s Saky military base and killed one person.   … Read more

Ukraine War: Massive Explosions Reported At Military Targets In Russia, Crimea

Massive fires and explosions have been reported at military targets in Russia and Crimea.   EKO HOT BLOG reports that massive fires and explosions have been reported at military targets inside Russia and Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, in the latest of a string of apparent sabotage missions deep into Russian-held territory.   The overnight incidents … Read more

Russia Blames Sabotage For New Crimea Blasts

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Russia Blames Sabotage For New Crimea Blasts   EKO HOT BLOG reports that week after an apparent Ukrainian attack on a Russian military base in occupied Crimea, an arms store at another military facility has been hit by a series of explosions.   Blaming “sabotage”, Russian officials said a fire triggered the blasts in the … Read more

Satellite Images Show Crimea Airbase Badly Damaged

Crimea

Satellite Images Show Crimea Airbase Badly Damaged   EKO HOT BLOG reports that satellite images appear to show extensive damage and several destroyed Russian warplanes at a Crimea airbase following explosions earlier this week.   The Saky base in the west of Russian-ruled Crimea was rocked by a string of blasts on Tuesday, killing one … Read more

Russia Shells Southern Ukraine City Of Mykolaiv

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine says the southern city of Mykolaiv suffered “massive” Russian bombardment overnight.   Authorities said one person was killed, while the mayor said the shelling was “probably the strongest of all time”.   EDITOR’S PICK Peter Obi Revealed Why He Visited Dunamis Church 18 Killed In Plateau Community, As Bandits, … Read more

Russia Aims To Capture Southern Ukraine – Army General

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…a senior EU official told Reuters that Russia is likely to intensify its attacks in eastern Ukraine and along the southern coast in the coming days Russian defence officials said that they were “looking into” the general’s comments EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine Crisis: Powerful Explosions Rock Kyiv After Russian Warship Sinks Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile … Read more

Ukraine-Russia Crisis: 5 Reasons Putin Gave For Invasion Of Ukraine

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The feud between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is a long-standing debate that everyone must pay drastic attention to. Prior to the crisis, Putin had undermined the notion of Ukraine as an independent nation. He also launched a barrage of accusations against the government in Kyiv that were widely seen … Read more

Trump Justifies Calling Putin ‘Smart’, Hints At 2024 Return

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Trump claimed that Russia and other countries respected the US when he was president and blamed Joe Biden for displaying weakness on the global stage He asserted that Putin has suffered no repercussions beyond sanctions, which he has shrugged off for 25 years EKO HOT BLOG reports that Donald Trump, the former US president, has … Read more