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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia exerts pressure along entire front line, Ukrainian troops hold ground successfully
Russian forces continue to exert pressure along all major fronts in Ukraine, but Ukrainian units are successfully holding their positions, Estonian Defence Forces' Intelligence Centre reports. Source: Estonian public broadcaster ERR, as reported by European Pravda Details: Pressure remains high in Donetsk Oblast, particularly around the town of Kostiantynivka. Russian offensive operations are also ongoing from the direction of the settlements of Toretsk and Chasiv Yar. Over the past week, Russian forces have advanced in the area between the settlements of Pokrovsk and Toretsk. While the territorial gains are small, Russian troops have managed to seize a key section of the highway between Pokrovsk and Chasiv Yar. However, the occupation of Kostiantynivka is considered unlikely in the near future. Russian forces continue to carry out high-intensity attacks near Pokrovsk and towards Novopavlivka, which account for half of all strikes. Nevertheless, these efforts have not led to significant results. Estonian military officials noted that Ukrainian forces are successfully holding the line. Overall, Estonian defence forces assess that the frontline situation has remained stable for several months, essentially since the beginning of the year. Russian forces are trying to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in order to strengthen their position ahead of possible negotiations. However, Russia has shown no clear signs of seeking a ceasefire and is likely to maintain the current level of hostilities. Background: Recently, UK intelligence reported that Russian forces had achieved tactical gains in Donetsk Oblast over the past month, particularly near Kostiantynivka. Earlier, UK Defence Intelligence suggested that Russia may suffer its record losses of the war against Ukraine in 2025. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Daily Tribune
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Tribune
Russia Releases Greek-Owned Oil Tanker After Seizure in Baltic Sea
Russia has released the Green Admire, a Greek-owned oil tanker flying a Liberian flag, days after detaining the vessel in its territorial waters, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported. Russian authorities seized the tanker on Sunday after it left the Estonian port of Sillamäe and navigated through a legally designated channel crossing Russian waters. According to ship tracking data from LSEG, it is now en route to the Dutch port of Rotterdam. Estonia's Foreign Ministry condemned the seizure, with Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna suggesting it was a retaliatory move by Moscow in response to Estonia's crackdown on Russia's so-called 'shadow fleet' — a group of aging tankers used to transport Russian oil covertly across the Baltic Sea. The Estonian Navy has been actively inspecting such ships in recent weeks. 'This incident shows that Russia continues to behave unpredictably,' Tsahkna said, confirming he had alerted NATO allies about the situation. In response to the incident, Estonia will reroute maritime traffic to and from Sillamäe through exclusively Estonian waters to avoid further confrontations. The incident follows heightened regional tensions, including the recent breach of NATO airspace by a Russian fighter jet after Estonia intercepted a suspected shadow fleet vessel. The Russian shadow fleet largely consists of outdated tankers operated by opaque entities registered in countries like the UAE or Marshall Islands, and flagged in jurisdictions such as Gabon or the Cook Islands. Some of these ships have also been accused of transporting stolen Ukrainian grain. The European Union has targeted these vessels with sanctions, adding 70 new ships to its blacklist in February, with more expected to be sanctioned in the coming days.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kremlin says Russia will defend its ships in the Baltic Sea with all means available
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia would defend its ships using the Baltic Sea with all means available and that a failed Estonian attempt to seize a tanker there recently showed that Moscow could respond with tough action if it had to. Estonia said on Thursday last week that Moscow had briefly sent a fighter jet into NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea during an Estonian attempt to stop a Russian-bound oil tanker thought to be part of a "shadow fleet" defying Western sanctions on Moscow. Russia, the world's second-largest oil exporter after Saudi Arabia, on Sunday then detained a Greek-owned oil tanker in Russian waters after it had left an Estonian port, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Tuesday. The detention of the vessel, since released by Russia, fuelled concerns about potential shipping disruption in busy Baltic sea lanes used to transport oil. Asked what Russia could do to protect its shipping interests in the Baltic Sea from what Moscow has described as hostile action from EU member states and Britain, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: "As the latest events related to the attempted pirate attack on one of the tankers showed, Russia demonstrated it is capable of responding quite harshly." Peskov said Russia was ready to use "all means" at its disposal in future to respond to such incidents within the framework of international law and had a wide range of response options to choose from. A spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday accused NATO of carrying out what she called aggressive actions in the Baltic Sea that impeded the freedom of shipping after Estonia tried and failed to seize the Russia-bound tanker.
Straits Times
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Kremlin says Russia will defend its ships in the Baltic Sea with all means available
Kremlin says Russia will defend its ships in the Baltic Sea with all means available MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia would defend its ships using the Baltic Sea with all means available and that a failed Estonian attempt to seize a tanker there recently showed that Moscow could respond with tough action if it had to. Estonia said on Thursday last week that Moscow had briefly sent a fighter jet into NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea during an Estonian attempt to stop a Russian-bound oil tanker thought to be part of a "shadow fleet" defying Western sanctions on Moscow. Russia, the world's second-largest oil exporter after Saudi Arabia, on Sunday then detained a Greek-owned oil tanker in Russian waters after it had left an Estonian port, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Tuesday. The detention of the vessel, since released by Russia, fuelled concerns about potential shipping disruption in busy Baltic sea lanes used to transport oil. Asked what Russia could do to protect its shipping interests in the Baltic Sea from what Moscow has described as hostile action from EU member states and Britain, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: "As the latest events related to the attempted pirate attack on one of the tankers showed, Russia demonstrated it is capable of responding quite harshly." Peskov said Russia was ready to use "all means" at its disposal in future to respond to such incidents within the framework of international law and had a wide range of response options to choose from. A spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday accused NATO of carrying out what she called aggressive actions in the Baltic Sea that impeded the freedom of shipping after Estonia tried and failed to seize the Russia-bound tanker. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Reuters
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Kremlin says Russia will defend its ships in the Baltic Sea with all means available
MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia would defend its ships using the Baltic Sea with all means available and that a failed Estonian attempt to seize a tanker there recently showed that Moscow could respond with tough action if it had to. Estonia said on Thursday last week that Moscow had briefly sent a fighter jet into NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea during an Estonian attempt to stop a Russian-bound oil tanker thought to be part of a "shadow fleet" defying Western sanctions on Moscow. Russia, the world's second-largest oil exporter after Saudi Arabia, on Sunday then detained a Greek-owned oil tanker in Russian waters after it had left an Estonian port, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Tuesday. The detention of the vessel, since released by Russia, fuelled concerns about potential shipping disruption in busy Baltic sea lanes used to transport oil. Asked what Russia could do to protect its shipping interests in the Baltic Sea from what Moscow has described as hostile action from EU member states and Britain, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: "As the latest events related to the attempted pirate attack on one of the tankers showed, Russia demonstrated it is capable of responding quite harshly." Peskov said Russia was ready to use "all means" at its disposal in future to respond to such incidents within the framework of international law and had a wide range of response options to choose from. A spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday accused NATO of carrying out what she called aggressive actions in the Baltic Sea that impeded the freedom of shipping after Estonia tried and failed to seize the Russia-bound tanker.
