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
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
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
President Zelensky is planning to visit Washington to address Congress. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is planning to visit Washington on Wednesday (today) and may meet US President Joe Biden at the White House, according to New York Times. It would be Zelensky’s first foreign trip since the Russian invasion in … 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
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
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
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
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