Ukraine is now able to inflict “significant casualties” on the Russians, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as other Ukrainian officials said the influx of Western weapons was changing the battlefield. In his daily video message on Monday, Zelensky said Ukrainian forces “are capable of inflicting significant logistical losses on the occupiers.” “It is increasingly difficult for the Russian army to hold positions in the occupied territories,” he said. “Step by step we are moving forward, cutting off the supply of the occupiers and identifying and neutralizing collaborators.” Valeriy Zaluzhniy, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said the “timely arrival” of longer-range artillery such as the US HIMARS system was helping to change the battlefield. “We managed to stabilize the situation. It is complex, intense, but fully controlled. An important factor contributing to the maintenance of our defense lines and positions is the timely arrival of the M142 HIMARS, which conducts surgical strikes on enemy control positions, ammunition and fuel . warehouses,” Zaluzhniy said. CNN has tracked nearly 20 strikes well behind Russian lines, in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Mykolayiv and Kherson regions, so far this month — some of them causing large explosions and multiple explosions. Members of Ukraine prepare to fire from an FH-70 towed howitzer on a front line in the Donbas region, Ukraine, on July 18. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters) Zaluzhniy said he thanked General Mark Milley, the chairman of the United States Army’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, for helping the US and its allies “in the fight for freedom.” Separately, Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, told Ukrainian television that “today, we really have a completely different situation than it was a month ago. Now, thanks to the fact that we receive enough weapons from partners us, we have created a certain parity in certain places”. Danilov said Ukraine would like more weapons in the future to tip the balance in its favor “so that we have as many possibilities as possible to end this war as soon as possible.” Speaking about the situation in Donbas, Serhiy Hayday, head of the Luhansk regional military command, said on Monday that “Western weapons are not working at 100% but at 200% because [Russian] warehouses are blown up. Management positions are also being blown up. “ Hayday said “we can clearly understand that the Russians are really afraid of a further increase in these Western weapons”.
title: “Live Updates Russia S War In Ukraine " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Elsie Barbosa”
Putin is visiting Iran, where he will meet with Turkish President Recep Erdogan and Iranian leader Ebrahim Raisi. It comes amid claims by Ukraine that more than 20 million tonnes of grain remains stuck in Ukraine due to Russia’s blockade of various Black Sea ports. Putin and Erdogan are to discuss the issue of grain exports from Ukrainian ports, the Kremlin said ahead of the trip, according to state news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS. “The work is very active. You know that on July 13 the first quadripartite meeting on grain was held in Istanbul with the participation of representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN. We are ready to continue work on this part, this the work will continue,” the aide to the Russian President, Yuri Ushakov, said in a briefing, according to RIA. Meanwhile, Putin’s relationship with Iran has alarmed Western officials as he prepares to step up ground offensives in eastern Ukraine after his troops seized the Luhansk region. Newly declassified US intelligence reports say Iran is expected to supply Russia with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles — including weapons-capable drones — for use in the war in Ukraine, as Iran prepares to begin training Russian forces on the their mode of operation already late. July, according to White House officials. “Russia turning to Iran for help speaks volumes about the extent to which both nations, for their actions in different parts of the world, have become increasingly isolated from the international community,” strategic communications coordinator told CNN of the National Security Council John Kirby. Last week. Putin is due to hold bilateral talks with both leaders later on Tuesday.
title: “Live Updates Russia S War In Ukraine " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-16” author: “Kimberly Baxter”
“These systems allowed us to destroy approximately 30 command stations and ammunition storages, when we started using only eight HIMARS systems,” Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Tuesday. “This has significantly slowed down the Russia advance and dramatically decreased the intensity of their artillery shelling,” Reznikov said in a video address to US thinktank the Atlantic Council. However, Ukrainian forces need more Western long-range precision artillery and rocket systems to hold Russia back and launch a counteroffensive, Reznikov added. “We are grateful to our partners for HIMARS and… M270,” he said, referring to the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) that the UK has committed to providing Ukraine. “To effectively hold back the enemy, we need at least 50 such systems, given that our frontline is almost 2,500 kilometres (1,553 miles),” he added. “For an effective counteroffensive we would need at least a 100, I think. That could become a game changer on the battle field in that case.” Over the past few weeks, Ukraine has been using the HIMARS and other Western-made weaponry to target Russian ammunition depots in Moscow-controlled territory. Rockets launched from HIMARS damaged a key bridge crossing the Dnieper river in the Kherson region Wednesday, TASS reported. Reznikov called for Ukraine’s allies to test more of their equipment in the country. “Ukraine is now essentially a testing ground,” he said. “Many weapons are now getting tested in the field in the real conditions of the battle against the Russian army…We are interested in testing modern systems in the fight against the enemy, and we are inviting arms manufacturers to test their new products here. “I think for our partners in Poland, in the United States, France or Germany, it’s a good chance to test their equipment. Or our Turkey partners,” he said. “Give us the tools, we will finish the job.” Read more here:
title: “Live Updates Russia S War In Ukraine " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “Thelma Moore”
The Ukrainian military reported another day of heavy artillery and rocket fire from Russian forces in both the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, accompanied by airstrikes. But he says the Russians failed to gain ground in any area, not even in the south. In Kharkiv, “the enemy unsuccessfully tried to advance in the direction of Velyki Prohody – Pitomnyk with offensive actions,” the army general staff said. The area is located about 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) north of Kharkiv. In one of the heaviest current battles in Donbass, the General Staff said another attempt to break through Ukrainian lines along the Luhansk-Donetsk border had failed. “Ukrainian soldiers repelled the attack in the direction of the Lysychansk – Ivano-Daryivka refinery. The enemy suffered losses and retreated,” he said. In the direction of Sloviansk, Russia launched artillery fire in areas to the north of the city, the General Staff said. “The Russians have been continuously shelling the city for 20 days. As a result of today’s shelling, two people were injured,” Sloviansk Mayor Vadim Lyach told Ukrainian TV. “There has been no water supply in the city for two months and 15% of residents are without electricity due to shelling.” “22,000 people remain in the city. If the shelling increases, more people will want to leave,” added Liak. The area around the city of Bahamut was bombed again on Thursday and there were also airstrikes, the General Staff said. In the south, the Russians tried to launch an offensive along the border of Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, he said, but were repulsed. This area, around Andriivka, has seen an increase in fighting in recent days, but no change in current positions.
