Sergei Shoigu reported to Vladimir Putin, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, on the complete taking of Avdeyevka under control by the troops of the Battlegroup Tsentr under the command of Colonel-General Mordvichev, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Ohio Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) made waves this week when he warned of an alleged “serious national security threat” to the United States. The supposed risk was soon revealed to be Russian in nature, with a media cycle quickly emerging over the danger of alleged “space nukes” the country could detonate to disable US satellite communications.
Ukraine has lost more than 1,820 soldiers both killed and injured in the Donetsk direction over the past week, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Ukraine cannot afford to lose more young people to the frontlines, otherwise, there won t be enough to have children and replenish the population, international relations and security analyst Mark Sleboda told Sputnik’s Fault Lines on Tuesday.
Russia has repelled two attacks and Ukraine has lost up to 300 servicepeople in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.