Putin proposes firing Shoigu, appointing new defense minister
Belousov was Russia's economy minister in 2012-2013, an aide to Putin in 2013-2020, and first deputy prime minister in 2020-2024.
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Ukraine claims downing of another Russian Su-25
Where the downing occurred was not specified but the brigade that shot it down is known to be operating in the Avdiivka direction in Donetsk Oblast.
General Staff: Russia has lost 481,030 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,320 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
General Staff: Russia has lost 479,710 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 980 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Bloomberg: Pentagon blocks Russian military from accessing Starlink in Ukraine
The U.S. Pentagon is preventing the Russian military from using Starlink internet terminals operated on the battlefield in Ukraine, John Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy at the U.S. Department of Defense, said in an interview with Bloomberg on May 9.
Russia holds Victory Day Parade in Moscow
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that over 9,000 military personnel and over 70 pieces of equipment were featured in the Victory Day parade.
General Staff: Russia has lost 478,730 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,300 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
India arrests 4 suspected of luring men to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Four people were arrested in India on suspicions of tricking Indian men into traveling to Russia for lucrative jobs only to be forced to serve in the military, the country's law enforcement agency said on May 7.
Russian soldier deserting from army arrested in Poland
The Polish media outlet RMF24 later added that the man was not in uniform and unarmed, but that military documents were found indicating he had fought in Ukraine.
General Staff: Russia has lost 477,430 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 970 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Watchdog: Russian, Ukrainian accusations of chemical weapons use ‘insufficiently substantiated’
Hundreds of cases of Russia using suffocating and tear gas grenades usually dropped from drones have been recorded since the start of the full-scale invasion, with the number of incidents increasing significantly in 2024.
Media: Russia no longer using Crimean Bridge to supply front lines
The bridge, also called the Kerch Bridge, connects the Russian mainland with the Russian-occupied Crimea peninsula, and has long been a crucial supply route for the Russian military in Ukraine.
Military spokesperson denies reports of destroying bridge near Chasiv Yar
Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson of the Khortytsia group of forces, also said Russian forces are unlikely to capture the embattled town of Chasiv Yar as they do not have enough strength for a full-scale offensive.
General Staff: Russia has lost 475,300 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,040 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
General Staff: Russia has lost 474,260 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 860 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
150,000 Russian soldiers killed during full-scale invasion of Ukraine, France says
"All of this for what? This can be summed up in two words: for nothing," Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne told Novaya Gazeta Europe on May 3.
US intelligence: Putin spends record amounts on military over 'paranoid fear' of West limiting Russia's power
"Putin continues to believe that Russia is under threat and almost certainly assumes that a larger, better-equipped military will convey that opinion to Western and domestic audiences," Director of U.S. National Intelligence Avril Haines said.
Commander: Russia aims to completely occupy 3 oblasts in 2024
Russia's goal in 2024 is to completely occupy Donetsk, Luhansk, and, if possible, Zaporizhzhia oblasts, Ukraine's Ground Forces Commander Oleksandr Pavliuk told The Times on May 2.
General Staff: Russia has lost 472,140 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,270 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
General Staff: Russia has lost 469,840 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,120 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
General Staff: Russia has lost 468,720 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,250 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Military intelligence: Over 18,000 Russian troops of Southern Military District have deserted
Over 18,000 soldiers of the district have allegedly deserted, with around 12,000 of them belonging to the 8th Combined Arms Army – a unit often deployed in hostilities in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine’s military intelligence says it hit Russian $5 million radar system
The Podlet-K1, also known as the 48Ya6-K1, is a modern mobile radar system designed to detect air targets at low and extremely low altitudes, according to the Army Recognition website.
Russian attacks against 4 Ukrainian regions kill 1, injure 14
Russian forces struck a psychiatric hospital in Kharkiv overnight, injuring a 53-year-old female patient, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported. “At the time of the attack, 60 patients and five employees were in the medical building,” he said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 465,054 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has also reportedly lost 7,268 tanks, 13,971 armored fighting vehicles, 16,019 vehicles and fuel tanks, 11,905 artillery systems, 1,049 multiple launch rocket systems, 775 air defense systems, 348 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 9,485 drones, 26 ships and boats, and one submarine.
Source: Ukraine destroys Russian Ka-32 helicopter at Moscow airfield
A Russian multirole helicopter Ka-32 was destroyed at the Ostafyevo airfield in Moscow overnight on April 26, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) reported. An intelligence source confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that the helicopter was destroyed as a result of a HUR operation.
Russian media: Russian deputy defense minister detained for bribery stripped of his position, assets
Law enforcement agencies told TASS that "Everything that is registered to (Ivanov) and his wife, as well as to his ex-wives and five children, including adopted ones, (and) all this property has already been seized" for the purpose of interim measures should Ivanov be convicted.
Russia's deputy defense minister detained on suspicions of bribery
Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was detained on April 23 on the suspicion of receiving a bribe, Russia's Investigative Committee announced.
Top Russian colonel reportedly killed in Ukrainian strike on occupied Luhansk
Kropotov, the commander of the 59th Guards Communications Brigade, was killed in a Ukrainian strike on his headquarters on April 13, according to a Telegram post from a Ukrainian colonel, Anatolii Shtefan "Shtirlitz."
CIA Director: Ukraine could lose by the end of 2024 without aid
CIA Director William Burns delivered a warning message to lawmakers in DC, emphasizing the urgency of approving aid to Ukraine to prevent potential loss in the war against Russia.
Reuters: Ukraine says Russia's use of illegal tear gas on battlefield is increasing
Ukrainian military officials have previously said that Russia is deploying chemical weapons on the battlefield in violation of the 1925 Geneva Protocol. The usage of riot control gas in war is also banned under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, which Russia is a signatory of.
Explosions, fire reported at military airfield in occupied Crimea
Explosions were reported in the town of Dzhankoi in occupied Crimea near a military airfield during the early hours of April 17, according to Russian-affiliated telegram channels. Following the explosions, a large-scale fire reportedly broke out at the airfield.
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