Showing posts with label Ukraine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ukraine. Show all posts

Bulgaria sends armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine, free of charge

 


Nov 23, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The National Assembly on November 22 conclusively approved the provision of armoured transport equipment to Ukraine free of charge.

Traffic on the Crimean Bridge is temporarily blocked

 


Photo: Telegram

Nov 22, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Traffic on the Crimean Bridge is temporarily suspended. This was reported in the operational telegram channel of the information center, which is responsible for information about the situation on the road approaches to the bridge.

US to deliver Gepard air defence tanks from Jordan to Ukraine

 


Nov 19, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

As part of the military aid announced by US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Ukraine is to receive up to 60 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks from Jordan, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on 13 November 2023.

Russian Drone Strike in Odesa Region Injures One, Causes Damages

 


Nov 18, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Oleh Kiper, said on the Telegram app that an energy infrastructure site was hit in a drone strike on Friday. 

Kiper labelled the perpetrators Russian terrorists.

Ukrainian politician on U.S. sanctions list suspected of state treason: Ukrainian lawmakers



Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky 

 

Nov 13, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Dubinsky has been formally notified that he is suspected of treason for allegedly spreading misinformation about the political leadership and cooperation with Russia's military intelligence, officials said on Monday.

Ex-Nato chief proposes Ukraine joins without Russian-occupied territories

 

Anders Fogh Rasmussen 

Nov 11, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 A former Nato secretary general has put forward a proposal for Ukraine to join the military alliance but stripped of the territories occupied by Russia.

Russia strikes civilian ship in Black Sea port of Odesa - Ukraine

 


Nov 8, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

At least one person has been killed after a Russian missile struck a civilian ship entering the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukraine's military says.

Israel may change stance on support for Ukraine - expert


Oct 24, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Evidence of Russia’s cooperation with terrorist organizations in the Middle East and the government of Iran is becoming more obvious so it is possible that Israel will eventually change its position on the level of assistance to Ukraine in its war against the aggressor.

Turkey supplied Ukraine with heavy machine guns against Russia - report

 


Okt 3, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Turkey has supplied Ukraine with heavy machine guns in its ongoing war against Russia, in a revelation which sheds further light on Ankara’s quiet support for Kyiv.

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine claims strike Black Sea naval HQ


Sept 22, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a strike on the headquarters of Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula.

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine

 


Sept 22, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Policy Options for Ukraine, the United States, and the International Community


Ukraine suspends spokeswoman from US over unapproved comments

 


"Sarah Ashton-Cirillo has been suspended from the duties of the spokesperson of the (territorial defence forces of Ukraine) while an investigation is underway," Ukraine's defence ministry said on social media.

 

Sept 20, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas


The Ukrainian army said Wednesday it had suspended Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, a spokeswoman for Ukraine's territorial defence forces from the United States, over statements that the hierarchy said were not approved.

Debate in Security Council/Rama-Russian delegation: Stop war and Zelenskyy will not take his floor

 


Sept 20, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Albania is leading this Wednesday one of the most important sessions in the United Nations Security Council. It is the head of the Albanian government, Edi Rama, who is the Chief Executive at the Security Council’s table where the focus are the consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Russian submarine was hit in Sevastopol

 


Photo credit: @MT_Anderson / Twitter

September 13, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Reports are surfacing that a KILO class submarine under the command of the Russian Navy has potentially been targeted by Ukraine in Sevastopol, as asserted by submarine expert H I Sutton in a tweet, although confirmation remains pending at this juncture.

Following Outcry Zelensky Calls for Public Disclosure of Officials' Assets

 


Zelensky said government officials’ wealth and income declarations must be open to the public immediately, not hidden for a year.

 

Sept 12, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Ukrainian President Zelensky said electronic financial declarations by officials should "immediately" be available to the public, vetoing a law that triggered a scandal across Ukraine.

Ukraine: In Odessa, SSU has detained officials who were selling fake "seafarer's certificates," allowing individuals to evade travel abroad

 


Sept 12, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The Security Service of Ukraine has uncovered another scheme involving evasion of mobilization and illegal emigration abroad in the Odessa region.

Organ trade begins to flourish in Ukraine — Russian diplomat

 


According to Vasily Nebenzya, Ukraine is forming a legal framework actually encouraging this

Sept 12, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Trading in organs is common practice in Ukraine and the country’s law only encourages it, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said on Tuesday.

Ukraine disappointed with G20 Declaration

 


Sept 9, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The G20 group adopted a consensus declaration at a summit on Saturday that avoided condemning Russia for the war in Ukraine but called on all states not to use force to grab territory. Kyiv is not entirely happy with the outcome. However, European countries such as Germany and the U.K. boast that this kind of consensus was what they were aiming for.

Zelensky replaces Ukraine's defense minister Reznikov


Sept 4, 2023. Posted by  
Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Rustem Umyerov as the new defense minister, replacing Oleksii Reznikov. Oleksii Reznikov, who had been serving as Ukraine's defense minister, was appointed just three months before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. During his tenure, he played a crucial role in negotiating and equipping Ukraine's forces with modern weaponry from its allies.

 

Achieving Peace in Ukraine Is More Complicated than Some Would Think

 


Does the war in Ukraine mark a turning point in how the community of peace activists responds to wars?

August 31, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

by Paul R. Pillar*

Arecent article by Michael Crowley in the New York Times highlights divisions within the community of peace activists over U.S. support for the Ukrainian war effort.