Grenade Birthday Gift Kills Ukraine Army Chief’s Aide
A key Ukrainian military officer was murdered after a grenade, disguised as a gift, exploded. The BBC reported that the victim was a close aide of Ukraine’s military chief, Valery Zaluzhny.
A key Ukrainian military officer was murdered after a grenade, disguised as a gift, exploded. The BBC reported that the victim was a close aide of Ukraine’s military chief, Valery Zaluzhny.
The chief diplomatic advisor of the Italian Prime Minister has stepped down over a prank call.
According to the BBC, the Ukrainian troops have been facing drone shortages after China imposed restrictions months ago.
Poland said it’ll not be supplying arms to Ukraine amid tensions over grain exports. The Polish Prime Minister has said its country will focus more on equipping itself amid growing border tensions of Belarus, a key Russian ally.
While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may have caused significant human and infrastructure losses, Putin’s Z bloggers are profiting from the brutal invasion. According to the BBC report, Russian bloggers who support the invasion are earning large sums of money by documenting Russia’s invasion.
An explosive drone hit a high skyscraper in the Russian capital, Moscow. Videos circulating on social media showed a huge explosion as the under-construction skyscraper was being targeted by military UAVs. While it is obvious that the attack has been orchestrated by Ukraine, the Russian neighbor has not claimed responsibility.
Ukrainian secret service (SBU) said they have arrested two Russian spies plotting to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The female Russian informants were arrested from Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, officials said.
German Defense Minister has said that the country’s armed forces cannot attract fresh recruits. The Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany, is struggling big time to find new recruits amid increasing Russian threat from the eastern border. The German armed forces are increasingly worried about the public’s interest in joining the military, the ministry said.
The head of the Russian mercenary group has threatened to pull out its forces from key Ukrainian regions if not given ammunition. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the casualties are mounting, and they don’t have enough ammunition to fight the Ukrainian forces.
Russian pilots accidentally bombed their own city of Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border. A Russian Sukhoi-34 fighter-jet bombed a city square causing a 20-meter crater. Three people were injured, and several buildings collapsed nearby, according to the local administration.
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladamir Putin for alleged war crimes. The Internation Criminal Court or the ICC accused the Russian President of committing war crimes against Ukrainian civilians including children. The arrest warrant was also issued for Senator Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights appointed by Putin in 2021.
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to unleash nuclear weapons in his latest speech. In his speech, he suspended Russia’s participation in the only nuclear arms control agreement with the United States. Putin said that he had signed a decree to “put new ground-based strategic systems” on the ground.
