Ex-Russian Commander has slammed his country’s military, describing them as “complete morons.” The ex-commander Igor Girkin, who was sentenced to life in prison after bringing down the MH17 flight in 2014, said Ukraine pounded the vehicles “like in a shooting gallery.” He described how over the past week, Russia has lost 130 units of equipment, … Read more
Zelensky made an impassioned appeal to European Union leaders while fighting back tears. The Ukrainian leader addressed the Parliament on Thursday morning as part of the last leg of a 48-hour round trip that began in the United Kingdom. This is the longest known period Mr Zelensky has spent away from Ukraine since Russia first … Read more
Russia is reportedly plotting a ‘major escalation’ of war in Ukraine. Oleksiy Danilov said more intense fighting is “still to come in Ukraine”. He urged western countries to send more armaments to Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top military aide has warned the most intense fighting is still to come in … Read more
Ukraine has foiled a secret plot by Russia to destroy Military Infrastructure. A pair of Russian agents from eastern Ukraine had been trying to find information about critical infrastructure. They had been promised a £16,000 bounty each for the successful destruction of the military assets. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has … Read more
The Croatian President has slammed US and NATO’s involvement in the ongoing war in Ukraine. President Zoran Milanovic described some aspects of Western involvement as “absurd” Croatia’s President spoke out and said he wouldn’t be a “slave to America” as the country continues to resist further involvement in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
Putin is reportedly set to increase the conscript age in a desperate bid to bolster troop numbers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin appears to be plotting to raise the upper age of routine military conscription in Russia in a desperate bid to send more troops to hold the Ukrainian front. The … Read more
Putin is preparing to mobilise additional 500,000 troops for war in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia is planning to mobilise 500,000 troops but if they don’t succeed, it will lead to Vladimir Putin’s collapse, Ukrainian intelligence chiefs has claimed. Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine’s deputy military intelligence chief, said would be used in attacks over … Read more
Putin has lauded the Russian Orthodox Church for backing troops in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Vladimir Putin on Saturday lauded the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Moscow’s forces fighting in Ukraine in an Orthodox Christmas message designed to rally people behind his vision of modern Russia. The Kremlin issued Putin’s message after … Read more
Russia has ended its self-proclaimed ceasefire and vowed to press ahead in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has ended a self-declared Christmas ceasefire and vowed to push on with combat until it reaches a victory over its neighbour. President Vladimir Putin had on Friday ordered a 36-hour ceasefire along the line of contact … 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
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
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
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