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Business Standard
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Russia to send more Ukrainian soldiers' bodies amid prisoner swap dispute
Russia has announced that it will soon send trains carrying the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers, which were due to depart toward the Ukrainian border, escalating a spat with Kyiv over a prisoner of war swap, CNN reported. "I can tell you that in just an hour, repatriation trains carrying the bodies of military personnel will also begin to move," Russia's Lieutenant General Alexander Zorin said on Sunday. However, the process has been marred by controversy, with Russia accusing Ukraine of failing to confirm receipt of bodies that Russia claims to have moved to an exchange area near Novaya Guta, Belarus, on Saturday, as per CNN. Zorin said that the transfer of "more than 6,000 bodies" was agreed upon earlier this week during peace talks in Istanbul. According to CNN, Ukraine has firmly rejected these accusations, with Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukrainian Defence Intelligence, stating that his country has strictly adhered to the agreements reached in Istanbul. Budanov said that the start of "repatriation measures" was scheduled for next week, which he claims the Russian side was told on Tuesday. "Everything is going according to plan," he said. A planned exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine did not take place on Saturday. Russia claims that Ukraine postponed the swap at the last minute. However, Ukrainian officials deny this, citing "dirty information games" from the Kremlin. Despite three years of fighting, such exchanges have been commonplace throughout the conflict, and the swap was the only concrete outcome of the talks in Istanbul this week. Russia said Ukraine unexpectedly postponed a transfer involving prisoners of war and the bodies of dead soldiers on Saturday, leaving hundreds of Ukrainian bodies waiting in refrigerated trucks at an exchange point with no one to collect them. Ukraine rejected Russia's account of the events, saying that the two sides had agreed to exchange seriously wounded and young troops on Saturday but a date had not yet been set for the repatriation of soldiers' bodies. Earlier, during a second round of direct peace talks in Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange more prisoners this weekend. Vladimir Medinsky, the head of Russia's delegation for peace talks with Ukraine, said this week that the exchange would be the largest since the start of the three-year war.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Watch: Ukraine claims it shot down Russian fighter jet from sea drone for first time
Ukrainian drone downs Russian Su-30 fighter jet Ukraine destroyed a Russian Su-30 fighter jet using a missile fired from a seaborne drone, the Ukrainian Defence Intelligence (DIU) announced on Saturday, and said this was the world's first downing of a combat aircraft by a maritime drone. "On May 2, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine special operations unit, in coordination with the Security Service of Ukraine and Defence Forces of Ukraine, eliminated a russian Su-30 fighter jet in the Black Sea, marking the first time in history that a naval drone has destroyed a manned combat aircraft," it said in a statement and shared a video of the drone strike. The "historic strike" was executed by DIU's Group 13, as per the statement. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like New Container Houses Vietnam (Take A Look At The Prices) Container House Search Now Undo The Russian Su-30, a multi-role fighter jet with an estimated value of $50 million, was "engulfed in flames mid-air before crashing into the sea." Ukraine carried out the operation near the port in Novorossiisk, a major Russian port city on the Black Sea. The Russian defence ministry is yet to comment on the Ukrainian claim. 47 injured in Russia's drone strike on Kharkiv Meanwhile, a Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, wounded 47 people, local officials said. Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov said drones hit 12 locations in the city late Friday. Residential buildings, civilian infrastructure and vehicles were damaged in the assault, according to Kharkiv regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov. Following the drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged "stronger" and "more decisive" support from the country's allies. "While the world hesitates with decisions, nearly every night in Ukraine turns into a nightmare, costing lives. Ukraine needs strengthened air defense. Strong and real decisions are needed from our partners - the United States, Europe, all our partners who seek peace," he wrote on X in the early hours of Saturday. On Saturday, Ukraine's air force said Russia fired 183 exploding drones and decoys overnight. Of those, 77 were intercepted by Ukrainian defenses, while a further 73 were lost, likely having been electronically jammed. The Air Force also reported that Russia launched two ballistic missiles.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukrainian Defence Intelligence chief reveals how Russians improved North Korean KN-23 missiles
The North Korean troops' participation in the war against Ukraine will have long-term consequences for the security system in the Asia-Pacific region, and North Korea is modernising its technologies and gaining combat experience. Source: Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, Ukrainian Defence Intelligence (DIU) chief, in an interview with the South Korean newspaper The Chosun, quoted by the DIU press service Quote from Kyrylo Budanov: "North Korea is using this war to gain combat experience and modernise its military technology. This will have long-term consequences for the security system in the Asia-Pacific region." Details: As an example, the general described the changes that the North Korean KN-23 missile has undergone: initially, its accuracy was very low, with an error of 500 to 1,500 metres, but Russian experts made technical modifications. Quote from Kyrylo Budanov: "Now the missile has become much more accurate and is a much more serious threat." Details: The head of DIU added that this missile weapon threatens the security of South Korea and Japan. Kyrylo Budanov says that the North Korean group in the war against Ukraine lost about 4,000 military personnel killed and seriously wounded. But despite the significant losses, North Korean forces continue to participate in joint operations with Russian troops actively. There is also an increase in the number of North Korean artillery at the front line. Quote from Kyrylo Budanov: "This war has mobilised all the military capabilities of the countries involved. Only three states, Ukraine, Russia, and North Korea, are gaining direct experience in fighting a full-scale war of the 21st century. The future North Korean army will completely differ from the previous one." More details: Budanov emphasised that Russia and North Korea are deepening military cooperation in technology, science, and industry. Quote from Kyrylo Budanov: "This cooperation is reaching the highest level and poses a serious threat to the international community." Support UP or become our patron!
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Zelenskyy: Trump's special envoy Kellogg will arrive on 20 February and we will go to front line together
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that US Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg would visit Kyiv on 20 February. Source: Interfax-Ukraine with reference to Zelenskyy's video conversation with journalists Quote from Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "We are waiting for Kellogg. We agreed that he would come to us on the 20th. He will stay for two days and maybe more. I want to go with him to the front line, and he will go with me to the front line. I think he will not refuse." Details: Volodymyr Zelenskyy wanted Kellogg to personally visit the front line and talk to the Ukrainian military. Zelenskyy noted that he would go with Kellogg to see Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the commanders of several brigades. He also suggested that Trump's envoy could meet with Ukrainian Defence Intelligence officers and representatives of the Ministry of Defence. The President stressed the importance of showing the US the real situation in Ukraine and the importance of security guarantees. Quote from Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "I think that after he returns to the US, we will already know when my meeting with President Trump will take place." Background: On 16 February, US President Donald Trump said he believed he could meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin very soon to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. The US president asserted that Ukraine would have a seat at the table in the negotiations on "ending the war". Support UP or become our patron!
