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  • West claims Russia is "stepping down" in terms of equipment deployed in Ukraine

    04/19/2023 9:53:59 AM PDT · by Mariner · 46 replies
    Ukrainska Pravda via Yahoo ^ | April 19th, 2023 | Unattributed
    Due to heavy losses of military equipment since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia starts to deploy WWII-era equipment; in addition, the occupiers also have a shortage of manpower.Source: Western officials reported this on a briefing on Tuesday, 18 April, on the condition of anonymity, reports European Pravda, with a reference to CNNAccording to Western officials, there was no "large uptick in increasing equipment" on the battlefield from the Russian side. "If anything, the equipment they (the Russians – ed.) are using is the older generation.""They started with the T-80 and T-90 [tanks], went down to T-72,...
  • Putin blasts UK move to send ammo with depleted uranium to Ukraine

    03/21/2023 11:04:18 AM PDT · by Kazan · 59 replies
    Reuters ^ | March 21, 2023
    (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday condemned British plans to send tank ammunition that contains depleted uranium to Ukraine, saying Moscow would be forced to respond accordingly.Speaking in London on Monday, Minister of State for Defence Annabel Goldie said some of the ammunition for the Challenger 2 battle tanks that Britain is sending to Ukraine includes armour piercing rounds which contain depleted uranium."If all this happens, Russian will have to respond accordingly, given that the West collectively is already beginning to use weapons with a nuclear component," Putin said in remarks after a summit with Chinese President Xi...
  • ICC Judges Issue Arrest Warrant for Putin Over War Crimes in Ukraine

    03/17/2023 8:44:39 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 60 replies
    US News ^ | 3/17/2023 | Reuters
    The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces have committed atrocities during its one-year invasion of its neighbour. The ICC issued the warrant for Putin's arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and unlawful transfer of people from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.