DIRS.INFO top alerts submit data jurnalism about API
login
Top related persons:
Top related locs:
Top related orgs:

Search resuls for: "Unified Command"


4 mentions found


☆ Norfolk Southern CEO says Ohio town safe after chemical train derailment
  + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
On Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed, igniting a dayslong fire. A company spokesperson told CNBC Norfolk Southern has been in communication with the agency and in compliance with its requests since the incident. He said Norfolk Southern has reimbursed or committed a "downpayment" of $6.5 million to East Palestine and will continue financial assistance to residents. Shaw in the interview denied the lawyer's claims after the company made public statements that doing testing absolved Norfolk Southern of no liability. Shaw said Norfolk Southern is fully cooperating with the NTSB and the FRA to come up with the root cause of the derailment.
☆ Russia appoints top soldier Gerasimov to oversee Ukraine campaign
  + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Summary Gerasimov to oversee military campaign in UkraineLatest reshuffle follows more battlefield setbacksGerasimov has been target of Russian pro-war criticsJan 11 (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on Wednesday to oversee the military campaign in Ukraine, in the latest shake-up of Moscow's military leadership. In a statement, the defence ministry said Shoigu had appointed Gerasimov as commander of the combined forces group for the "special military operation" in Ukraine. Surovikin will now stay on as a deputy of Gerasimov, the defence ministry said. As the unified commander in Ukraine, Surovikin was becoming very powerful and was likely bypassing Shoigu/Gerasimov when talking to Putin," Lee said. Russian and Ukrainian forces were engaged in intense fighting on Wednesday over the town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, a stepping stone in Moscow's push to capture the entire Donbas region.
☆ A Russian tank unit deliberately attacked another Russian position in Ukraine, report says, illustrating vicious rivalries within Putin's army
  + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A Russian tank unit attacked another Russian position in Ukraine following an argument, the NYT said. The incident demonstrates the vicious in-fighting that has plagued Vladimir Putin's military. A Russian drone operator who said he witnessed the episode told the paper that a Russian tank commander drove his T-90 tank toward a group of Russian national guard troops, fired at their checkpoint and blew it up. The Russian military appears to have limited coordination with any of them, officials said, according to the paper. Prigozhin echoed the sentiment, the paper said, commenting about Russian military generals: "Send all these pieces of garbage barefoot with machine guns straight to the front."
☆ Putin’s War: The Inside Story of a Catastrophe
  + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Michael Schwirtz | Anton Troianovski | Yousur Al-Hlou | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +93 min
Since the early days of the invasion, Mr. Putin has conceded, privately, that the war has not gone as planned. “I think he is sincerely willing” to compromise with Russia, Mr. Putin said of Mr. Zelensky in 2019. To join in Mr. Putin’s war, he has recruited prisoners, trashed the Russian military and competed with it for weapons. To join in Mr. Putin’s war, he has recruited prisoners, trashed the Russian military and competed with it for weapons. “I think this war is Putin’s grave.” Yevgeny Nuzhin, 55, a Russian prisoner of war held by Ukraine, in October.
<< prev 1 next >>
Total: 4