THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has spent more than 166 million euros ($180 million) dealing with the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, from repatriating victims’ bodies to investigating and prosecuting some of those involved in the downing, according to an official report Thursday. […]
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has stated that a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft was shot down on 23 February near the town of Primorsko-Akhtarsk on the Sea of Azov, and after that, five more Russian aircraft were withdrawn from combat operations. Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) Details: DIU stated that the last take-off […]
For the second year in a row, Ukraine has been facing Iranian Shahed drones in Russian attacks. Defence forces have established mobile fire groups to counter this threat more effectively. The State Border Guard Service has shared insight and posted footage of them intercepting drones in the southern part of the country. Source: State Border […]
Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise for making a transgender joke in the UK House of Commons in front of the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, as Number 10 called the jibe at Labour “totally legitimate”. The UK prime minister accused Sir Keir Starmer of having difficulty in “defining a woman” during an attack […]
In light of the Il-76 plane crash in Russia, Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence has reported that the prisoner exchange scheduled for 24 January did not take place. It has no information on whether there were Ukrainian prisoners on board the aircraft. Source: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence in a statement Quote: “A prisoner exchange was to have taken […]
Ukraine’s Armed Forces cannot currently confirm that Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the downed Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft on the morning of Jan. 24, Armed Forces spokesperson, Bohdan Senyk, told NV. Ukrainian media reported that the Il-76 was probably carrying missiles to Russia’s S-300 complexes when it was shot down by Ukraine’s Defense Forces. Read […]
Video has emerged of the alleged crash of the Russian Il-76 military transport plane in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast. The doomed plane can be seen catching fire while still in the air, and a fiery mushroom cloud can be seen after it hits the ground. Read also: Moscow confirms crash of IL-76 near Ukraine, claims without […]
A Russian IL-76 cargo plane that crashed in Belgorod was reportedly shot down on takeoff, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Jan. 24, citing a source close to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. The source did not provide additional details or comment on the possible presence of Ukrainian prisoners on board, a claim circulating in Russian media. At the same time, the Ukrainian […]
Downing Street has denied that the UK government is pursuing an agenda against the BBC following a raft of reforms proposed as part of a mid-term review into the corporation. UK culture secretary Lucy Frazer announced on Monday that the UK’s media regulator Ofcom could gain enforcement action over BBC News website articles it does […]
The destruction of the Russian reconnaissance plane over the Azov Sea on Jan. 15 might have had a hint of payback, hinted Air Force commander Mykola Oleschuk on Telegram. “This is for the Dnipro!”, Oleschuk wrote “Burn in hell, devils!” Oleschuk was likely referring to the Russian missile strike killed 46 people, including 6 children, […]
The loss of three Russian Su-34 fighter jets over southern Ukraine on Dec. 22 has put a near complete halt to Russian tactical aviation in Kherson Oblast, the UK’s Defense Intelligence reported on Jan. 6. Previously, Russian air power had been playing a key role in the south, especially in attacking Ukraine’s bridgehead on the […]
UK Defence Intelligence has assessed that the downing of three Russian Su-34 fighter jets over the south of Ukraine has affected the operations of the Russians on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 6 January, as reported by European Pravda Details: UK intelligence recalled that […]