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☆ Russia consolidating new front line in Kherson's Mylove village, UK says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 13 (Reuters) - Russian troops are likely attempting to consolidate along a new front line west of the village of Mylove in Ukraine's southern region of Kherson, the British Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. "Heavy fighting continues along this line, especially at the western end where Ukrainian advances mean Russia's flank is no longer protected by the Inhulets River," the ministry said in its intelligence update on Twitter. loadingRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Shubhendu Deshmukh in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Russian troops moving closer to eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, UK says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 10 (Reuters) - Russian troops are coming closer to the strategically important eastern town of Bakhmut, having advanced up to 2 km (1.24 miles)towards the town over the last week, a British intelligence update said on Monday. "Russia continues to give high priority to its own offensive operations in the central Donbas sector, especially near the town of Bakhmut," the UK Ministry of Defence tweeted in a regular bulletin. In a video address on Saturday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Ukrainian troops were involved in very tough fighting near Bakhmut. Bakhmut sits on a main road leading to the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, both situated in the industrial Donbas region, which Moscow has yet to fully capture. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim CoghillOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ General Muhoonzi: Uganda's Museveni apologizes to Kenya for son's invasion tweets
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Nimi Princewill Cnn Reuters | Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —President Yoweri Museveni has apologized to Kenyans over tweets posted by his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba that had repeatedly threatened to invade Uganda’s East African neighbor. In a series of tweets on Monday and Tuesday, Kainerugaba posted provocative messages, including proposing the unification of Kenya and Uganda. “It wouldn’t take us, my army and me, 2 weeks to capture Nairobi,” Kainerugaba wrote, referring to Kenya’s capital. Despite his apology, Museveni justified Kainerugaba’s promotion, saying his son had only erred in his comments and not in his service. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni pictured in 2018.

☆ The number of Russians fleeing the country to evade Putin's draft is bigger than the original invasion force, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The UK's MOD said the number of fleeing Russians likely exceeds Putin's original invasion force. "Whilst exact numbers are unclear, it likely exceeds the size of the total invasion force Russia fielded in February 2022." According to the Associated Press, as of Wednesday at least 194,000 Russians have fled to Georgia, Kazakhstan and Finland alone. Those conservative estimates already exceed what the US had estimated to be the 190,000-strong invasion force that massed at Ukraine's border just prior to the invasion. The UK's MOD noted on Thursday that "the better off and well educated are over-represented amongst those attempting to leave Russia."

☆ Putin likely to announce accession of occupied regions of Ukraine on Sept. 30, UK says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA young man walks past banners informing about a referendum on the joining of Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to Russia, in the Russian-controlled city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander ErmochenkoSept 27 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to announce the accession of occupied regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation during his address to parliament on Sept. 30, the British Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. The referendums currently underway within these territories are scheduled to conclude on Sept. 27, the Defence Ministry said in its daily briefing on Twitter. loading"Russia's leaders almost certainly hope that any accession announcement will be seen as a vindication of the special military operation and will consolidate patriotic support for the conflict", it said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Putin could announce Russia is annexing parts of occupied Ukraine on Friday, UK defense chiefs warn
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia is holding sham referendums on getting occupied Ukraine to become part of Russia. Putin could formally annex the regions on Friday, the UK Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. As part of of ongoing updates on the war in Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that Putin may use his Friday address to parliament to announce the regions are being annexed. "There is a realistic possibility that Putin will use his address to formally announce the accession of the occupied regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation," the ministry said. Russia also used a referendum after it seized Crimea from Ukraine and annexed it in 2014.

☆ Putin's draft is a 'recipe for slaughter' in Ukraine because he's sending Russians with little to no training to war, former US general says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling said in a Washington Post op-ed Putin's draft is a "recipe for slaughter." "They will not be prepared for what they will encounter," said Hertling, former commander of the US Army in Europe. Sending new recruits, poorly trained Russian reservists and untrained civilians into Ukraine is a recipe for slaughter. Hertling said that as commander of the US Army in Europe, he visited Russia several times and observed how the Russian army trained its conscripts. "Having watched the Russian army during the first seven months of its campaign in Ukraine, I cannot say I'm surprised by any of their setbacks.

☆ Russia's former president said nuclear threats are not a bluff, and that NATO won't step in if Russia nukes Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A top Russian official repeated Russia's nuclear threats, saying it "isn't a bluff." Dmitry Medvedev said NATO countries wouldn't step in if Russia fired a nuke on Ukraine. Russia will also "do anything" to prevent the nuclear weapons emerging in the country's "hostile neighbors" such as Ukraine, Medvedev said. Reminding the world about Russia's nuclear arsenal is nothing new among Putin and his allies. After Putin's latest statement, the White House warned Russia would face "catastrophic consequences" if it used tactical nuclear weapons.

☆ Home to 28,000 U.S. troops, S.Korea unlikely to avoid a Taiwan conflict
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Josh Smith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

China is South Korea's largest economic partner, and Seoul could find itself on the literal front lines of any regional military conflict. But when asked whether South Korea will help the United States if China attacks Taiwan, Yoon did not directly answer. South Korean troops fought alongside Americans in Vietnam and supported the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but questions of future involvement are up to South Korea alone, LaCamera said. In response, South Korean Vice Defence Minister Shin Beom-chul told broadcaster MBC that there had been no such discussions between Washington and Seoul. Cho said North Korea could support China in a Taiwan conflict by launching an attack on South Korea, or simply use the conflict as a chance to push forward with its nuclear or missile development.

☆ Putin's new troops will suffer heavily in Ukraine as they will have basically no training, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The first Russian conscripts have arrived at military bases, a UK intelligence briefing said. Putin's new troops will be provided with "low-level initial training," the intel briefing said. As a result, they will suffer a "high attrition rate" in Ukraine, it added. His announcement was largely seen as a sign of the failure of Russia's military in Ukraine so far. "Even if they [Russian conscripts] don't have motivation, they'll have a gun."

☆ Kremlin says no decisions taken on border closure amid mobilisation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MOSCOW, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that no decisions had been taken on closing Russia's borders, amid an exodus of military-age men since President Vladimir Putin declared a partial mobilisation last Wednesday. Asked about the possibility of border closures in a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "I don't know anything about this. Russian media have reported a string of cases of elderly or medically exempt men being called up for service in Ukraine. The comments come amid rising fears of a border closure, with Russia's frontiers seeing an unprecedented outflow of military-aged men since the partial mobilisation was declared last week. On Sunday, Novaya Gazeta reported that 261,000 men had left the country since partial mobilisation was declared, citing an unnamed source in Russia's presidential administration.

☆ Putin's escalation of Russia's war effort in Ukraine is proof he is failing, say US and UK
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The UK and the US reacted to Putin's speech by saying it points to Russian failure. Ukraine recently repulsed some of Russia's forces, retaking large swathes of territory. Putin announced a mobilization of army reservists towards his war in Ukraine early Wednesday Moscow time, breaking an earlier commitment not to and amping up his warlike rhetoric. He accused parts of the West — which has been supplying weapons and expertise in the defense of Ukraine — of trying to destroy Russia. Putin's threats and broken promises are "an admission his invasion is failing," UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace wrote in a statement moments after the speech.

☆ Half of Russia's Black Sea fleet's combat jets out of operation, Western official says
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An infrared overview of damaged aircraft at Saki Airbase after attack, in Novofedorivka, Crimea August 10, 2022 . Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERSLONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Blasts at the Saky air base in the annexed Crimean peninsula earlier this month have put more than half of the Russian Black Sea fleet's naval aviation combat jets out of use, a Western official said on Friday. "We now assess that the events of Saky airfield on August 9 put more than half of Black Sea fleet's naval aviation combat jets out of use," the official said. On Aug. 12, Britain's Ministry of Defence said in its intelligence update that while a fraction of Russia's air fleet was destroyed in the blast, the navy's air capability was seriously degraded. read moreThe official said the Black Sea fleet was struggling to function much more than "a coast defence flotilla" which just occasionally conducted missile strikes, and that its attempt to threaten amphibious assault on Odessa had been stymied.

☆ Ministerul rus al Apărării anunță că o navă militară rusă a tras focuri de avertisment asupra unui distrugător britanic în Marea Neagră. Autoritățile britanice neagă
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Într-o postare pe Twitter, Ministerul britanic al Apărării a negat incidentul. Nava de patrulare de frontieră a efectuat un incendiu de avertizare, iar bombardierul Su-24M a efectuat bombardamente de avertizare, a declarat miercuri Ministerul Apărării din Rusia. “La 12:06 și 12:08 nava de patrulare de frontieră a efectuat un incendiu de avertizare. La 12:19, aeronava Su-24M a efectuat bombe de avertizare (4 OFAB-250) de-a lungul cursului distrugătorului URO Defender”, a subliniat departamentul militar. După cum a specificat Ministerul rus al Apărării, la ora 12:23, distrugătorul URO Defender a părăsit granițele mării teritoriale ale Federației Ruse.

Persons: waters, June, Defender Organizations: HMS, Marinei Regale, NATO, Apărării, Defender, Royal Navy, HMS Defender, Defence Press, Marinei Britanice Locations: Ucrainei, HMS, Mării Negre, Rusiei, ruse, Cape Fiolent, Rusia, Federației Ruse

☆ В Черном море российский корабль открыл предупредительный огонь по британскому эсминцу. Что говорят в минобороны Великобритании?
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +2 min

Российский сторожевой корабль в Черном море открыл предупредительную стрельбу по британскому эсминцу с управляемым ракетным оружием Defender, а самолет Су-24М сбросил бомбы по курсу его движения. Об этом сообщило 23 июня министерство обороны России, передает ТАСС. Как сообщили в ведомстве, инцидент произошел в Черном море в районе мыса Фиолент. Мы полагаем, что российская сторона проводила артиллерийские учения в Черном море и заранее предупредила об этом морское сообщество», — говорится в заявлении ведомства в Twitter. Именно поэтому я подчеркиваю, что необходимо качественно новое взаимодействие НАТО с Украиной в Черном море», — написал в Twitter Кулеба.

Persons: HNLMS, СуМ, Эсминец, Валерий Герасимов, Дмитрий Кулеба, Кулеба Organizations: Twitter, HMS, Royal Navy, — Ministry of Defence Press, ТАСС, ВМС, РБК, Генеральный штаб, Вооруженные силы, НАТО, ВВС Locations: Черное море, Россия, Фиолент, Великобритания, Украина, Москва, США, Черное, Азовское моря, Крым

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