Russian forces are suffering around 1,000 casualties a day, more than it is able to recruit back, a western official has reported.
Russia has suffered significant losses following a Ukrainian cross-border assault into the Kursk region and fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow is having some success.
A western official speaking on the condition of anonymity said Russia was losing around 1,000 casualties, which are dead and wounded, every day.
“Russia is losing more now than it is able to recruit,” the official said, adding that there was no sign of any ability to scale up recruitment to offset these losses despite the introduction of more lucrative sign-up bonuses.
It comes as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the incursion into Russia’s border region of Kursk as a “boomerang for evil” in a statement marking Ukraine’s Independence Day.
Speaking during an impassioned video speech filmed in the Sumy region bordering Russia to mark 33 years since Ukraine became independent from the Soviet Union, Mr Zelensky hailed the resilience of his nation.
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Zelensky issues statement to mark Independence Day
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UK defence secretary ‘salutes the fearless resolve’ of Ukrainian people
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Russia, Ukraine set to swap 115 prisoners, UAE official says
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What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?
Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles, drones, Ukraine military says
08:11 , Jabed Ahmed
Russia launched several missiles and drones overnight targeting northern and eastern Ukraine, Kyiv’s military has said, with air defence systems destroying most of the weapons before they reached their targets.
The attack targeted Ukraine‘s frontline regions of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk, Ukraine‘s air force said on the Telegram messaging app.
“Most of the missiles did not reach their targets,” the air force said, adding that Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile, an Iskander-K cruise missile and six guided air missiles. It did not specify how many missiles were destroyed.
The air force said Russia launched nine attack drones, with Ukraine‘s air defence systems destroying eight of them over the Ukraine‘s Mykolaiv region.
Oleh Sinehubov, governor of the Kharkiv region in the east, posted on Telegram that seven people were injured in the Russian attacks, including a 4-year-old child.
Ihor Terekhov, mayor of Kharkiv city, said a gas pipeline was damaged in the city and at least two houses were destroyed and 10 damaged.
There was no immediate comment from Russia.
Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war that Russia launched with a full-scale invasion on Ukraine in February 2022.
Drone attacks on a military facility in southern Russia spark a fire
07:00 , Tom Watling
Drone attacks on a military facility in southern Russia spark a fire
Mapped: Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian Kursk region explained
06:00 , Tom Watling
Mapped: Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian Kursk region explained
What good will Zelensky’s ‘buffer zone’ actually do?
05:00 , Tom Watling
Zelensky has humiliated Putin, but what good can his ‘buffer zone’ do?
Ukraine marks 33rd Independence anniversary as war against Russia rages
04:00 , Tom Watling
Ukraine marks 33rd Independence anniversary as war against Russia rages
Ukraine’s soldiers seek revenge against Putin’s forces in Kursk
03:00 , Tom Watling
Ukraine’s soldiers seek revenge against Russia in Kursk: ‘We laughed on enemy soil’
Ukraine and Russia exchange attacks as Kyiv marks independence day
02:00 , Tom Watling
Ukraine and Russia exchange attacks as Kyiv marks independence day
The Ukraine border village facing up to Russia’s wrath over Kursk
01:00 , Tom Watling
The Ukraine border village facing up to Russia’s wrath over Kursk attack
What is happening in Ukraine’s east as Putin’s forces advance?
Sunday 25 August 2024 00:00 , Tom Watling
What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?
Why is Ukraine destroying bridges in Russia’s Kursk?
Saturday 24 August 2024 23:00 , Tom Watling
Why is Ukraine destroying bridges in Russia’s Kursk?
Ukraine ratifies the statute for joining the International Criminal Court
Saturday 24 August 2024 22:00 , Tom Watling
Ukraine ratifies the statute for joining the International Criminal Court
Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
Saturday 24 August 2024 21:00 , Tom Watling
Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
US sanctions hundreds of firms accused of supplying Russia’s war machine
Saturday 24 August 2024 20:00 , Tom Watling
US sanctions hundreds of firms accused of supplying Russia’s war machine
Will Modi’s Ukraine visit change his mind on support for Putin?
Saturday 24 August 2024 19:00 , Tom Watling
Will Modi’s Ukraine visit change his mind on support for Russia’s Putin?
Saturday 24 August 2024 18:00 , Tom Watling
The US is sending $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, officials say
Ukraine’s Zelensky promotes top army commander amid Kursk incursion
Saturday 24 August 2024 17:00 , Tom Watling
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has promoted his top army commander to a four-star general, his office said on Saturday, just weeks after Kyiv’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.
Commander-in-Chief Oleksander Syrskyi, 59, who had held the military rank of colonel general, was promoted to a general, the decree published on the presidential website said.
Ukraine launched an offensive into Russia’s Kursk region on 6 August. Kyiv has claimed control of more than 90 settlements and set up a military commandant office.
While the incursion into Kursk is an embarrassment for Russia, Moscow’s forces have inched forward in recent months against Ukrainian troops in the eastern Donetsk region.
Syrskyi, who was born in 1965 in Russia’s Vladimir region, has lived in Ukraine since the 1980s. He was appointed as Ukraine‘s army chief in February.
Zelensky briefs Germany’s Scholz on battlefield situation
Saturday 24 August 2024 16:31 , Tom Watling
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he briefed Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday on the battlefield situation after Ukraine‘s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region and that they discussed the need for air defence and armored vehicles.
Sir Keir Starmer says ‘slava Ukraini’ in solidarity message to mark 33 years of Ukraine’s independence
Saturday 24 August 2024 16:00 , Tom Watling
Starmer issues message of solidarity to mark 33 years of Ukraine’s independence
US announces new weapons package for Ukraine
Saturday 24 August 2024 15:28 , Tom Watling
We have announced a new $125 million package of additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs, including air defense capabilities, munitions for rocket systems and artillery & anti-tank weapons. https://t.co/CeO4SArVFH
— Ambassador Bridget A. Brink (@USAmbKyiv) August 24, 2024
Ukraine marks 33rd Independence anniversary as war against Russia rages
Saturday 24 August 2024 14:59 , Tom Watling
Ukraine marks 33rd Independence anniversary as war against Russia rages
Ukraine’s Kursk operation was to prevent Russian attacks on Sumy, Zelensky says
Saturday 24 August 2024 14:27 , Tom Watling
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine‘s operation in the Kursk region was a preventive strike to stop Russian attacks in the north and towards the regional city of Sumy.
Zelensky told a news conference the operation in Kursk was difficult but he viewed its progress positively.
Ukraine blows up a Russian ammunition house
Saturday 24 August 2024 14:00 , Tom Watling
Photos from the frontline
Saturday 24 August 2024 13:27 , Tom Watling
Ukraine exchange prisoners with Russia – in pictures
Saturday 24 August 2024 12:59 , Tom Watling
Another 115 of our defenders have returned home today. These are warriors of the National Guard, the Armed Forces, the Navy, and the State Border Guard Service.
We remember everyone. We are searching for them and making every effort to bring them all back.
I am grateful to each… pic.twitter.com/XiMAeANsOd
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2024
Russian attack kills five people in eastern Ukraine town, governor says
Saturday 24 August 2024 12:30 , Tom Watling
A Russian attack killed at least five civilians and wounded five others on Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka, a regional governor said.
Vadym Filashkin, governor of the Donetsk region, said rescuers and police were working at the scene of the attack, which took place early on Saturday.
“I urge you all again: take care of yourselves, evacuate,” Filashkin wrote on the Telegram messaging app, without giving further details about the attack.
Kostiantynivka is located close to the active combat zone in Donetsk, where Russian forces have been inching forward for months.
The Russian advance quickened in recent weeks as Moscow’s troops are mounting relentless attacks in the direction of the strategic logistics hub of Pokrovsk.
Moscow and Kyiv exchange attacks as Ukraine marks independence anniversary
Saturday 24 August 2024 12:02 , Tom Watling
Moscow and Kyiv exchange attacks as Ukraine marks independence anniversary
Russia, Ukraine set to swap 115 prisoners, UAE official says
Saturday 24 August 2024 11:38 , Tom Watling
Russia and Ukraine are set to exchange 115 prisoners on Saturday following mediation from the United Arab Emirates, an Emirati official has told Reuters
It would be the first such prisoner swap between the countries since the Ukrainian military launched its offensive inside Russia on 6 August.
Zelensky signs law banning Moscow-linked religious institutions and ratifying Rome Statue
Saturday 24 August 2024 11:04 , Tom Watling
Ukraine‘s President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law banning Moscow-linked religious organisations, the parliament website said on Saturday.
The bill approved by parliament earlier this month created the legal tools for the government to ban activities of a Russia-linked branch of the Orthodox church and paved the way for a historic rupture with an institution that Kyiv has accused of complicity in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
He also signed a law on Ukraine ratifying the Rome Statute, allowing the country to join the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The law published on the parliament’s website was also a key to Ukraine’s efforts to move closer to the European Union.
Will Modi’s Ukraine visit change his mind on support for Russia’s Putin?
Saturday 24 August 2024 10:46 , Tom Watling
Will Modi’s Ukraine visit change his mind on support for Russia’s Putin?
What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?
Saturday 24 August 2024 10:24 , Tom Watling
What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?
Zelensky issues statement marking Independence Day
Saturday 24 August 2024 10:00 , Tom Watling
Ukraine. Our land. Given by God. Kissed by the sun. Rocked by the winds. Tempered by fire. Defended by its sons and daughters.
It cannot be mistaken for anything else.
It can never be given away to anyone.
Happy Independence Day of Ukraine! pic.twitter.com/LwnRAjnZnc— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2024
EU review does not recommend sending military trainers to Ukraine for now, media report says
Saturday 24 August 2024 09:38 , Tom Watling
The EU’s diplomatic service has called on member states to better adapt a military training mission for Ukraine to Kyiv’s needs but stopped short of recommending the bloc send military instructors to the war-torn country, German weekly Welt am Sonntag reported on Saturday.
The EUMAM mission, launched in November 2022, has trained some 60,000 Ukrainian troops mainly in Poland and Germany and is set to be extended by another two years once the current mandate runs out in mid-November.
“It is imperative to train AFU (Ukraine) soldiers on the same equipment that they will use later in combat,” the report cited a review of the mission by the EU’s diplomatic service as saying, adding that EU defence ministers would discuss the topic next week.
The EU did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the review, which has also been seen by Reuters.
It said that a shortage of Soviet-style equipment was one of the challenges of the current training in the EU.
Kyiv asked the EU in May to conduct some training on Ukrainian soil but member states are divided with sceptics warning that the bloc could be drawn into the war and raising doubts about Kyiv’s ability to protect training sites against Russian attacks given its severe shortage of air defences.
Russia declares emergency in part of Voronezh region after drone attack
Saturday 24 August 2024 09:13 , Tom Watling
Russia has declared a state of emergency in part of the Voronezh region bordering Ukraine after an overnight drone attack, local governor Alexander Gusev said in his Telegram channel.
According to Gusev, Russian forces intercepted five drones. Falling debris ignited a fire, leading to the detonation of explosive materials.
The incident damaged no civilian buildings, but prompted authorities to impose emergency measures in three settlements in the Ostrogozhsky district and evacuate 200 people, he said.
UK defence secretary “salutes the fearless resolve” of Ukrainian people
Saturday 24 August 2024 08:49 , Jabed Ahmed
Defence Secretary John Healey has said “Britain is united for Ukraine” to mark Ukrainian Independence Day.
“On their Independence Day, we salute the fearless resolve of the Ukrainian people. They fight for freedoms that we must never take for granted”, he said in a statement on X.
“Ukraine has no firmer friend than the UK and we will stand with them for as long as it takes. Britain is united for Ukraine.”
Ministry of defence launches campaign to celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day
Saturday 24 August 2024 08:35 , Jabed Ahmed
Russia loses over 600,000 troops since beginning of war, Ukraine army says
Saturday 24 August 2024 08:18 , Jabed Ahmed
Russia has lost 606,490 troops since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, according to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
This number includes 1,160 casualties Russian forces suffered in the past 24 hours.
The General Staff also reported Russia has also lost 8,542 tanks and 16,620 armored fighting vehicles sine the beginning of the invasion.
Sir Keir Starmer says ‘slava Ukraini’ in solidarity message to mark 33 years of Ukraine’s independence
Saturday 24 August 2024 08:03 , Jabed Ahmed
Sir Keir Starmer has issued a statement of support as Ukraine marks 33 years since it declared independence from the Soviet Union.
The prime minister told Ukrainians the UK will back them “today and always”, offering a “crystal clear” message of solidarity to the war-torn nation.
Our political correspondent Millie Cooke reports:
Starmer issues message of solidarity to mark 33 years of Ukraine’s independence
CNN backs reporter facing Russian charges
Saturday 24 August 2024 07:30 , Stuti Mishra
CNN has defended its journalist Nick Paton Walsh after Russia filed criminal charges against him for allegedly crossing the border illegally to report in the Kursk region.
The network said that Walsh’s reporting was legitimate and in line with international law, despite Russia’s accusations.
“CNN’s team has consistently provided factual, impartial coverage of the war, reflecting both Ukrainian and Russian perspectives,” the network said in a statement.
The network added that its team, along with other international journalists, was invited by the Ukrainian government and escorted by the Ukrainian military to view territory recently reclaimed by Ukraine.
“This is protected activity in accordance with the rights afforded to journalists under the Geneva Convention and international law,” CNN stated.
During the broadcast, CNN journalists accompanied a Ukrainian military convoy to the town of Sudzha, where they found a nearly deserted settlement with only a few elderly residents remaining.
Narendra Modi urges Zelensky to hold talks with Russia to end war
Saturday 24 August 2024 07:00 , Tom Watling
Narendra Modi urges Zelensky to hold talks with Russia to end war
Russia files criminal charges against CNN reporter for alleged border violation
Saturday 24 August 2024 06:30 , Stuti Mishra
Russia’s FSB security service has opened a criminal case against a CNN journalist, accusing him of illegally crossing the country’s border to film a report in the Kursk region following a Ukrainian incursion.
Nick Paton Walsh, a British citizen who is CNN’s chief international security correspondent, was banned from entering Russia due to ongoing tensions between Moscow and the West. Despite this, the FSB alleged, he entered the country illegally.
In addition to Walsh, the FSB said it had initiated similar criminal cases against Ukrainian journalists Diana Butsko and Olesya Borovik.
The FSB said that international arrest warrants for all three journalists would be issued soon. If found guilty of illegally crossing the Russian border, they could face up to five years in prison, according to the FSB.
Russia had summoned a senior US diplomat earlier this week in Moscow to protest the “provocative actions” of American journalists reporting from Kursk.
Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
Saturday 24 August 2024 06:00 , Tom Watling
Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
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