Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Thursday, December 28, 2023. ● Polish PM Tusk close to ending border trucking protestsReuters reports that newly inaugurated Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on December 27th that the Polish government was getting closer to a deal to end the protests blocking trucking on several of the […]
Ukraine’s successful missile strike on Russia’s Novocherkassk landing ship underscores the country’s unwavering commitment to liberating Crimea, said National Security and Defense Council Secretary, Oleksiy Danilov, in an interview with Voice of America. “For us, Crimea is vital, just like any other part of our territories,” Danilov said with conviction. Read also: Half of the […]
Ukraine has already destroyed 20% of Russia’s vaunted naval fleet, said National Security and Defense Council Secretary, Oleksiy Danilov, in an interview with Voice of America. “Of course, we would prefer a more favorable situation regarding the liberation of our territories. However, parallel to these efforts, substantial events unfolded in the Black Sea, resulting in […]
Ukraine claimed a late Christmas present on December 26: A Russian landing ship based in Crimea. The Novocherkassk (named for a city at the intersection of Rivers in Rostov Oblast) is a 370-foot landing ship. It serves primarily to move troops and supplies during amphibious assaults. Russia claims that it hit two Su-24 jets involved […]
A large Russian landing warship in Crimea was struck by cruise missiles launched by Ukraine overnight, killing at least one person, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The landing ship, called Novocherkassk, was hit at a base in the city of Feodosia by plane-launched guided missiles, the ministry said, and footage posted online shows a huge fireball […]
Ukraine reportedly destroyed the Russian landing ship Novocherkassk in Feodosia in occupied Crimea during the early hours of Dec. 26, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced. “And the fleet in Russia is getting smaller and smaller,” the post reads. “This time, the large landing ship Novocherkask…Thanks to the Air Force pilots and everyone involved!” Earlier […]
Russian forces occupying Crimea are recruiting drone operators to fight in the war against Ukraine, the National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on Dec. 22. “The enemy is persistently recruiting youth in the occupied territories to fight against their own country,” the NRC said in a Telegram post. Read also: Russian soldiers murder child in front […]