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☆ A big bang or a grinding assault? What to expect from Russia's new offensive in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
Russian citizens recruited as part of partial mobilization attend combat training in the training spots of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk, Ukraine on October 05, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesA renewed Russian offensive in the east of Ukraine is underway. Over the weekend, Russian forces shelled Ukrainian cities like Nikopol, a city in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, where one person was reportedly killed. Ukrainian servicemen make a trench near Bakhmut on Feb. 1, 2023, as they prepare for a Russian offensive in the area. Shea, who was deputy assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges at NATO until 2018, said he did not expect a big bang start to the offensive.
☆ Russian forces are closing in on the strategic city of Bakhmut, giving Ukraine a tough choice to make
  + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +8 min
Ukrainian military vehicles drive along a road outside of the strategic city of Bakhmut on January 18, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers outside the strategic city of Bakhmut on Jan. 18, 2023, in Bakhmut, Ukraine. Ukrainian servicemen of the artillery unit of the 80th Air Assault Brigade talk near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Feb. 7, 2023. On Wednesday, Russian media reported comments from a Russian special forces commander, who claimed Russian units were advancing into Bakhmut. Ukrainian security forces talk to an elder woman while the first anniversary of Russia-Ukraine war approaches in Bakhmut, Ukraine on January 25, 2023.
☆ Ukraine has its sights on US-made fighter jets, but those aren't Kyiv's 'most pressing need,' top Democrat says
  + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Having received Western-made tanks, Ukrainians say their next goal is getting Western fighter jets. Ukraine operated roughly 82 MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets at the start of the war, as well as Su-24 and Su-25 ground-attack aircraft. Russia's newer Su-30s and Su-35s still have technical advantages, however, and downed several Ukrainian jets in the first days of the war. Calls to supply Ukraine with fighter jets picked up after the US, Germany, and other countries said they would send tanks. That pattern, seen with long-range rocket artillery and advanced air-defense systems, leads some to believe the US and other countries will ultimately relent on fighter jets.
☆ Zelenskyy fired 9 top officials after reports that members of his government went on vacation to Spain and France and took bribes during the war
  + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired a slew of senior officials on Tuesday. In December, Symonenko went on holiday to Spain using a Mercedes owned by a prominent Ukrainian businessman, The Guardian reported. "Of course, now the main focus is the issue of defense, this is the issue of foreign policy, this is the issue of war," he said. On Monday, Zelenskyy banned officials from traveling abroad until the end of the war, except for when performing government duties. Zelenskyy's press office and Ukraine's Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.
☆ This is the M1 Abrams, the powerful US battle tank that Kyiv wants but can't have
  + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
But German Leopards and American Abrams tanks are still off the table. "I just don't think we're there yet," Colin Kahl, undersecretary for defense policy, said this week, "The Abrams tank is a very complicated piece of equipment," he argued. Just over 2,000 Abrams tanks were deployed with combat units during the war, and only 23 were damaged or destroyed. In the aftermath of the Gulf War, the US military developed the M1A2 Abrams, which has steadily been upgraded over the past two decades. The Abrams tank also saw extensive combat early in the Iraq War and was used to some extent in Afghanistan.
☆ Intense fighting in eastern Ukraine showed the benefits — and limitations — of HIMARS, experts say
  + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
HIMARS destroyed Russian positions and depots, allowing Ukraine to retake a huge swath of territory. But Russian forces adapted and were able to limit HIMARS' effectiveness in fighting around Kherson. It was initially devastating, but Russian forces eventually learned how to cope with it, according to two US defense experts. GPS-guided rockets fired from the truck-mounted mobile launcher destroyed Russian headquarters and especially ammunition dumps, which helped curtail Russian artillery fire. Ukraine had access to US intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance "that played an important role, but due to political parameters was untouchable by Russia," Kofman said.
☆ Ukraine is getting Western armored vehicles as US, Germany, and France agree to send more firepower its way
  + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The US, Germany, and France are sending Ukraine Western-made armored vehicles for the first time. The White House announced in a joint press statement on Thursday that the US intends to provide Kyiv with Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, while Germany plans to send Marder infantry fighting vehicles. Earlier, both countries had hinted that Western armored vehicles could be included among future military aid. Zelenskyy did not specify which light vehicles he was referring to, though French politician Benjamin Haddad later confirmed that they are AMX-10 RC armored fighting vehicles. Ukraine has repeatedly requested heavy tanks and armored vehicles from Western countries.
☆ A Patriot missile battery from the US could create new headaches for Russia in Ukraine and throw a wrench into its terror campaign
  + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Ukraine is reportedly slated to receive a US-made Patriot missile defense battery. The US is poised to send Ukraine a Patriot missile defense battery that is already stationed overseas. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Missile Defense Project, it is the primary air and missile defense system that the US has in its arsenal. Patriot missile defense system at Schwesing military airport in Germany on March 17, 2022. A NATO Patriot air defense missile system stands at Slovakia's Sliac air base on April 27, 2022.
☆ Biden disputes Zelenskyy's claim that the missile that hit Poland was not Ukrainian: 'That's not the evidence'
  + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Biden contradicted Zelenskyy's claim that the missile that hit Poland was not Ukrainian. Poland and NATO also say the missile was likely a Ukrainian defense missile that accidentally hit Poland. Russia bears ultimate responsibility as it continues its illegal war against Ukraine," NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. REUTERSZelenskyy and other Ukrainian officials immediately blamed Russia after the missile fell, dismissing suggestions that the missile was Ukrainian. Ukraine's defense ministry was also restrained when commenting to CNBC on Wednesday.
☆ Kyiv says Poland strike a 'very sensitive issue' after reports say Ukrainian forces fired the missile
  + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Ukraine's defense ministry responded cautiously to reports suggesting its own armed forces fired a missile that hit Poland, killing two people, saying the issue was "very sensitive" as more details emerge about the incident. Early Wednesday morning, the Associated Press reported, citing three unnamed U.S. officials, that preliminary assessments indicated "the missile that struck Poland had been fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile." Late Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden said it's "unlikely" the missile that killed two people in Poland was fired from Russia, citing the trajectory of the rocket. President Andrzej Duda of Poland said Tuesday night that his government didn't yet conclusively know who fired a missile that struck Polish territory. [U.S. President] Joe Biden, when he was making his comment, he was also cautious because everybody understands that this is a very sensitive issue," he said.
☆ Poland says missile strike near Ukraine border was likely an accident caused by misfiring Ukrainian air defense
  + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
On Tuesday missiles struck Poland, a NATO member, prompting reports blaming Russia. Poland's president said Wednesday the missile appeared to have been from Ukraine's air defense. But Poland and Ukraine are allies, meaning the reaction will likely be different if the missile came from Ukraine. Police officers walk near the site of an explosion in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, November 16, 2022. Ukraine blamed Russia on Tuesday, but a an advisor to Ukraine's defense ministry was more restrained when talking to CNBC on Wednesday.
☆ Video appears to show a Russian-Ukrainian businessman stealing a llama and a raccoon from a zoo in Kherson
  + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Videos appear to show the owner of a Crimea-based zoo taking several animals from a different zoo. The owner of the Crimea zoo claims it was all done as part of a "humanitarian mission." But Ukraine accused him of theft, with the defense minister tweeting, "Steal a raccoon and die." The video also shows the businessman, identified as Oleg Zubkov, grabbing a raccoon by its tail and putting it in a cage. Ukraine's Defense Ministry, however, accused Zubkov of theft.
☆ Russia is slamming explosive suicide drones into Ukrainian cities. Here's what these weapons do.
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Russian forces have used Iranian-made suicide drones to strike cities across Ukraine. Ukraine's defense ministry identified the drones that Russia used against the Ukrainian capital as the Iranian-made Shahed-136, a weapon which Russia calls the Geran-2. Russian forces have been using these suicide drones for over a month, and the frequency of use appears to be on the rise. According to an intelligence update from Britain's defense ministry, the 440-pound Shahed-136 drones are slow and carry a small explosive payload. It's not immediately clear how many drones Russian forces have in their arsenal.
☆ Putin is running low on long-range precision weapons, and he's wasting his dwindling supply terrorizing Ukrainians in cities far from the front lines, war experts say
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Russian forces unleashed a barrage of long-range precision weapons on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure this week. Russian forces, he said, do not have the capability to do this "three or four days a week for the next two years. Bombing civilians is 'unlikely' to break Ukraine's will to fightIt's unclear exactly how many long-range munitions Russian forces have left in the arsenal. Getty ImagesInsider was unable to independently verify the total number of long-range munitions left in the hands of the Russian forces. Gentile said that if Russian forces want to strike targets deeper in Ukraine, they don't really have a choice beyond long-range munitions.
☆ Retreating Russian troops are arming Ukraine with modern T-90 tanks as Putin's army digs 60-year-old armor out of storage, Ukraine's military says
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Ukrainian forces are now fielding captured T-90 tanks, modern armor taken as Russian troops retreat, the military said. As the Russian military loses more modern equipment, it has been forced to pull old tanks from storage. Tanks are just one example of the kind of heavy weaponry that fleeing Russian forces have abandoned. Britain's defense ministry said last month that the way Russian forces have retreated seems to vary. The retreat of Russian forces from key positions has been a relatively common theme since early September, when Ukrainian forces launched counteroffensives along the war's eastern and southern fronts.
☆ Elon Musk blocks Ukraine from using Starlink in Crimea over concern that Putin could use nuclear weapons: report
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Elon Musk denied a Ukrainian request to enable the use of Starlink in Russian-occupied Crimea. Musk told political analyst Ian Bremmer he fears a Ukrainian offensive could start a nuclear war. The SpaceX CEO denied that he recently spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Bremmer claims. Following Russia's February invasion of Ukraine, Musk — and the US government — provided Kyiv with thousands of Starlink systems, enabling Ukrainian forces to communicate in what were previously dead zones. Per Bremmer, Musk "refused given the potential for escalation."
☆ Ukrainians in Kyiv sang patriotic songs in the city's metro stations as they sheltered from Russia's barrage of missile attacks
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Ukrainians sang patriotic songs as they sheltered together while Russia attacked the country with missile strikes Monday. Online videos showed children singing in a bomb shelter in Kyiv, as well as others singing in metro stations in the city. "Residents of Kyiv sing in a metro station during an air raid alert," the ministry said. As they sheltered in the underpass of the Nyvky metro station in Kyiv, locals also sang the patriotic Ukrainian song called "Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow" video showed. Another clip posted to Twitter showed people singing the official anthem of Kyiv as they hunkered down inside a metro station in the Ukrainian capital.
☆ Ukraine is no longer low on artillery ammo because Russia abandoned so much in recent retreats, report says
  + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukraine's well supplied with artillery ammo taken as Russia retreated, The Wall Street Journal said. The report said that equipment was being turned on Russian forces as Ukraine advances beyond the recently recaptured city of Lyman in the Donbas region. —Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 11, 2022Oryx, a project to document and track military-equipment usage and losses, has counted 442 Russian tanks captured by Ukrainians throughout the war. The Journal's report, citing Oryx, said 320 tanks had been supplied to Ukraine from elsewhere. Armored fighting vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles that Ukraine captured from Russia also outnumbered foreign donations, according to Oryx.
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☆ Putin announces partial military mobilization, drafting reservists into immediate action and escalating Ukraine war
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Jake Epstein | John Haltiwanger | Dhany Osman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the partial mobilization of his country's reservists. According to Russian officials, 300,000 reservists will be drafted immediately. Conscripts and students will not be called up and will affect only those with combat experience, according to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. In his speech, Putin reiterated that the goal of Russia's invasion of Ukraine was the liberation of the Donbas region. Ukrainian officials in response slammed the referendum as a "sham" and said it won't change anything.
☆ Video shows a Russian missile striking less than 1,000 feet from a large Ukrainian nuclear plant, Ukraine's military says
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukraine said a Russian missile strike landed less than 1,000 feet from a nuclear power plant on Monday. Ukraine's defense ministry shared a video of security footage near the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, in the country's southern Mykolaiv region, with a timestamp of 12:19 a.m. local time. The black-and-white video appeared to show the moment the Russian missile struck, illuminating a dark scene with a fireball that was immediately followed by larger second fireball. Ukraine's nuclear facilities have not been immune to fighting throughout the nearly seven-month-long war. In areas from which Russian forces recently retreated, Ukrainian troops have discovered mass graves and other evidence of wartime atrocities reminiscent of scenes from the Kyiv suburbs that were liberated from Russian occupation during the spring.
☆ Ukrainian ambassador says mass graves show 'war crimes of massive proportion' where Russians are 'targeting all Ukrainians'
  + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Officials said they found mass graves and bodies that showed signs of torture in the city. Ukraine's ambassador to the US said the atrocities were "war crimes of massive proportions." "It's tortures, rapes, killings — war crimes of massive proportions. Last week, Ukraine's defense ministry said that mass graves were discovered in Izium after the city was retaken by Ukrainian forces. The largest burial site found has 440 unmarked graves.
☆ Dead Ukrainians found with clear signs of torture in territory recaptured from Russia, Ukraine officials say
  + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Bodies found at a mass burial site in Ukraine had signs of torture, Ukrainian officials said. The site is located in Izium, Ukraine, which has been recently retaken from Russian occupation. Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Yevhen Enin said the bodies unearthed from the area had "traces of a violent death." Ukrainian officials believe that the majority of those found were civilians. In recent days, Russia has suffered disastrous defeats in the war as Ukrainian forces reclaimed thousands of square miles of territory from Russian occupation in a stunning and lightning-fast counteroffensive.
☆ Video: At least 440 unmarked graves found in recently liberated Ukrainian town
  + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: 1 min
Ukraine's Defense Ministry says at least 440 unmarked graves were found in the city of Izium in recent days. The country's officials say some of the bodies found showed signs of torture . CNN's Nick Paton Walsh has more.
☆ A mass burial site containing at least 440 bodies was found in a recaptured Ukrainian city, officials say
  + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
At least 440 graves were found in the recaptured Ukrainian city of Izyum, officials said Thursday. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyA mass burial site containing at least 440 bodies was found in the recaptured Ukrainian city of Izyum, officials said. Ukraine's defense ministry said on Friday that mass graves were discovered in the city after it was retaken from Russia, and that the largest burial site had 440 unmarked graves. Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications said on Friday that a mass gave with more than 400 bodies had been found. Ukrainian forces found mass graves and evidence of war crimes in both Bucha and Mariupol.
☆ This Ukrainian company is helping the world to track down Russian oligarchs' riches
  + stars: | 2022-06-11 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
YouControl has launched a tool called RuAssets to help track Russian yachts and jets. However, the company's staff quickly began thinking how it could help Ukraine. RuAssets lets users search for Russian and Belarusian assets, including sanctioned oligarchs, by using state registers and publicly available data. In the early days of the war, YouControl provided free licenses to Ukraine's defence ministry and other government departments and agencies. The company said it is constantly improving its product in consultation with Ukrainian law enforcement agencies using the tool.
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