Tag: eastern ukraine
Ukraine war: Russian-held oil depot explodes following missile strike
An alleged Ukrainian missile strike on Russian-controlled territory caused an explosion followed by a fire at an oil depot near a train station.It took 10 fire engines to put the fire out. Ukraine has continued acting a out a series of counter-strikes on...
Ukraine War: Inside the battle for Bakhmut
John Sparks joins Ukrainian soldiers fighting around the strategically important town of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. He finds a front line under constant watch by Russian drones and under constant attack from artillery.
Ukraine: Russian forces are 'falling apart' around Kherson
A former advisor to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense believes "rout" is the right word to describe Russian forces around Kherson. Lieutenant Colonel (Ret'd) Glen Grant has told Forces News he believes the Ukrainians have gained a clear upper hand in the...
Ukraine recaptures strategic transport hub in Donetsk | Askold Krushelnycky
"The Kremlin news-spinners are working overtime."Ukrainian forces have recaptured Lyman, a strategic transport hub that was annexed on Friday.There are signs...
Ukraine Russia War I Are Referendums Putin’s Bid To Justify Possible Nuclear Strike Amid War Losses?
Four occupied regions in Ukraine are voting in Moscow-backed referendums on whether to become part of Russia. The move sets the stage for Moscow to annex the areas amid apparent setbacks in its 'special military operation' in Ukraine. The referendums are...
Explaining the tactics behind Ukraine's rapid counter-offensive
A Ukrainian counter-offensive has forced Russia out of key eastern positions they had taken months to occupy. Speaking to Forces News reporter Tom Sables, former US Army Major John Spencer, now Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Maddison Policy Forum,...
Intel General Skibitsky Warns Enemy Losses Will be Crippling
In an exclusive interview with Kyiv Post journalist Aleksandra Klitina, military intelligence General Vadym Skibitsky discussed preparations for the ongoing counter-offensive, the Kremlin's reaction to Ukraine’s military successes and aid from. He also un...
"Russian generals realize the war is lost" - Interview with Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov, considered to be one of the greatest chess players in history, having held the number spot for a record-setting 255 months, and a leading voice in the Russian opposition, sat down with the Kyiv Post to discuss how the West can pressure Put...
Moscow's grip on north-east Ukraine collapses after Kyiv severs supply line | ABC News
Ukrainian forces push up to 50 kilometres past Russian lines and recapture dozens of towns in a dramatic counteroffensive
Russian forces demolish the Ukrainian fortified position with artillery before attacking with troops.
This footage allegedly shows the pro-Russian, so-called Donetsk People's Republic taking out Ukrainian positions using artillery before storming them with troops. The footage appears to show a series of explosions somewhere on the front lines in eastern U...
Ukraine War in real: 'This is what hell looks like'
Sky's Alex Crawford reports from the battered city of Soledar in the Donbas, eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces are focussing after the fall of Mariupol #...
Dramatic moment Ukrainian air assault forces destroy unsuspecting Russian tanks
UKRAINIAN air assault forces destroying Russian tanks and armoured vehicles. The footage was obtained from the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces on Monday, 25th July, along with a statement saying that "10 tanks and 15 enemy ar...
Bridge destroyed in Russia-held city of Kherson after brutal shelling
A BRIDGE has been destroyed in Russia-held city of Kherson after brutal shelling. Authorities in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Kherson have closed the city's only bridge across the Dnipro river after it came under fire from U.S.-supplied high m...
Moment Ukrainian forces use bomber drones to track and destroy Russian tanks
UKRAINIAN forces use bomber drones to track and destroy Russian tanks and armoured vehicles. The footage, which appears to have been shot from a second drone above the bomber drone, begins with the aircraft seemingly scouring an area in search of a targe...
Moment Ukrainian soldiers fire US supplied M777 howitzer at Russian positions on Donbas frontline
Soldiers fire M-777 howitzers produced and supplied by the US. Ukrainian servicemen can be seen loading an artillery gun, taking aim and firing on the frontline in the Donbas region. "It (the M-777) is easier to work with, it is lighter, easier to positio...