War against Ukraine: This is the situation
Heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian president is once again visiting his soldiers in the combat zone. The news at a glance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered a strengthening of air defenses during a visit to the front in the Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia regions. The background is increased attacks by the Russian […]
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son is said to be the new boss of the Wagner Group
For a long time it was quiet around the Wagner group. Now it seems to be actively recruiting for the war in Ukraine again. The Wagner mercenary troop seems to be recruiting new recruits and reorganizing itself. The son of the late mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to be in charge of the newly […]
Ukraine records successes in counteroffensive
Day 615: A Russian oligarch has been arrested in France. Dictator Putin uses riots to make accusations against the West. All information in the news blog. The most important things at a glance Ukraine records successes in counteroffensive 7:14 a.m.: Ukraine has made progress in its counteroffensive. There are confirmed advances by the Ukrainian army […]
Russian Invasion | War against Ukraine: This is the situation
After the anti-Semitic violence in the Russian republic of Dagestan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has confirmed that Moscow has lost control again. Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, used the riots in the south of his country to blame the West and justify his own war of aggression against Ukraine. And the Netherlands […]
Shrapnel found in victims of Prigozhin’s plane crash
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane crashed around a month and a half ago. There has been speculation about the reasons ever since. Now Kremlin chief Putin is announcing alleged details. A month and a half after the death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash in Russia, Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin made public […]
Ukraine war in the news blog | Moscow continues to rely on mercenaries and private armies
Day 584: Moscow apparently continues to hire mercenaries for the war in Ukraine. Zelensky promises news today. All information in the news blog. The most important things at a glance London: Moscow continues to rely on volunteers and mercenaries 10.30 a.m.: According to British intelligence experts, Russia continues to rely on volunteer associations and private […]
Andrei Troshev – Prigozhin opponent is said to lead mercenaries
Andrei Troshev is supposed to lead “volunteer associations” in Ukraine on behalf of the Kremlin. His former boss Yevgeny Prigozhin may be turning in his grave. Even in death, Kremlin leader Putin still seems to want to humiliate his former companion Yevgeny Prigozhin. After the Wagner Group’s failed uprising at the end of June, Putin […]
Drone attack on Wagner mercenaries in Sudan?
A Sudanese militia supported by the Russian mercenary group Wagner was the target of a drone attack. Now there is an explosive suspicion: Ukraine was apparently behind it. It would be a completely new theater of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine – far away from the Ukrainian battlefield, far away from Europe: Ukrainian […]
Putin’s general appears in a surprising place
Sergei Surovikin disappeared from public view after the failed coup by the Wagner mercenaries led by Yevgeny Prigozhin. But now there is another sign of life from the general – in an unexpected place. According to media reports, Russian general Sergei Surovikin, who was missing for a long time after the Wagner mercenaries’ coup, is […]
Why is Putin’s rule not being shaken?
Russia’s war against Ukraine is going badly and casualties are high. Why isn’t this shaking Putin’s rule? The experts Gesine Dornblüth and Thomas Franke report on a society that has sunk into apathy. With regard to Russia, the principle of hope prevails in Germany: Vladimir Putin and his mafia-like clique of kleptocrats started the war […]
