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☆ Russian strikes wiped out 30% of Ukraine's power stations, part of a playbook to fight its infrastructure instead of its military
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Russia's new tactics in Ukraine involve an intensified effort to cut off Ukraine's power. Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia had destroyed 30% of Ukraine's power stations in eight days. Russia's defense ministry explicitly said on Monday that it was gunning for Ukraine's power supply, even though attacking civilian infrastructure is broadly viewed as a war crime. A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. And Ukraine's Western allies are now rushing to send more air-defense systems to Ukraine in a direct response to Russia's drone and missile barrages.
☆ UK Defence Ministry: Russian logistical issues intensify after Crimea bridge blast
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Logistical issues faced by Russian forces in southern Ukraine have become more acute following damage to a key bridge to Crimea on Oct. 8, a British intelligence update said on Monday. "With the Russian presence in Kherson strained, and the supply routes through Crimea degraded, the ground line of communication through Zaporizhzhia Oblast is becoming more important to the sustainability of Russia’s occupation," the UK Ministry of Defence tweeted in a regular bulletin. Russian forces in southern Ukraine are likely increasing logistical supply flow via Mariupol in an attempt to compensate for the reduced capacity of the bridge, the update said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom HogueOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Before-and-after photos show the moment an Iranian 'suicide drone' detonates in Russian strike on Ukraine
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Multiple Ukrainian officials said Russia used Iran-made drones in the Monday morning strikes. Firefighters work after a drone fired on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 AP Photo/Roman HrytsynaSerhiy Kruk, the head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, said three people were killed. Klitschko and other Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia used "kamikaze drones," which are drones that explode on impact. Multiple Ukrainian officials identified the drones as ones made in Iran, which are being increasingly seen on the battlefield in Ukraine. A drone is seen during an attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 17, 2022.
☆ 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.
☆ 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.
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