The commander of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk military group has been replaced following Russian advances in the region, a military official confirmed on Saturday. General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy will now lead the operational and tactical group, taking over from General Oleksandr Lutsenko. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs Rise Again As Deregulation Takes Effect Biden, Harris Set To … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump of the United States and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have agreed to work towards “a return to peace in Europe” during their first call since the US election, according to a German government spokesperson. In a statement on Sunday, Scholz’s spokesperson, Steffen Hebestreit, said, “Both leaders exchanged views on the German-American relationship … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on allies to take decisive action instead of merely observing as North Korean troops deployed in Russia prepare to enter the battlefield. Meanwhile, the country’s army chief has warned that Ukrainian forces are facing “one of the most powerful offensives” from Moscow since the full-scale war began over two … Read more
Ukraine’s military intelligence reported Thursday that a group of North Korean soldiers has been spotted in Russia’s Kursk region, bordering Ukraine and currently hosting active military operations. According to Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, some of the North Korean troops, who were initially trained in Russia’s far east, have now been deployed to the west, where Ukrainian … Read more
Russia has cautioned Israel against even contemplating strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, according to a statement from Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, reported by the state news agency TASS on Thursday. Following Iran’s missile attack on Israel on October 1, speculation has arisen that Israel might carry out its long-standing threats to target Iran’s nuclear … Read more
Ukraine’s military has claimed responsibility for a missile strike on a large oil terminal off the coast of the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, marking the latest in a series of attacks on energy facilities controlled by Moscow. The target was the Feodosia terminal, Crimea’s largest oil processing facility, in an overnight assault. Although Russian-installed officials in … Read more
A British national working with a Reuters news team in eastern Ukraine was killed in a missile strike on a hotel on Saturday, the agency has confirmed. Safety advisor Ryan Evans was one of six Reuters staff members staying at the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk, a city under Ukrainian control but close to the front … Read more
Three days into Ukraine’s cross-border offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has emphasized the need for Moscow to experience the repercussions of its actions. In his Thursday evening address, Zelensky stated that, “Russia brought the war to our land and should feel what it has done,” without explicitly mentioning the ongoing Ukrainian … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Ukrainian drone strike has hit an administrative building in the centre of Russia’s southern Kursk city, authorities have said. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s Mother Insists Son Was Killed, Says He Lived In Fear After Meeting Naira Marley Umahi Reveals How Tinubu’s Administration Inherited N14 Trillion … Read more
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President Zelensky has condemned a “deliberate” attack on Ukraine’s “peaceful city” of Kostyantynivka. At least 17 people, including a child, were killed in the blast, which took place on a busy market street in the middle of the day – a rarity. Editors Pick BREAKING: Tinubu Defeats Peter Obi, Labour Party At Election Tribunal G-20 … Read more
Ukraine said on Friday its troops had broken through Russia’s first line of defences in several places, though they have then encountered even more heavily-fortified Russian positions. 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 Visas For … Read more