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Asharq Al-Awsat
17-03-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Russia Advances in Southern Ukraine, Defense Ministry Says
Russian forces were on Monday advancing in southern Ukraine and had pierced part of the Ukrainian lines less than 50 km (31 miles) southeast of the city of Zaporizhzhia, according to Russian officials and pro-Russian military bloggers. Reuters could not independently verify the assertions and there was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement that its forces had taken the village of Stepove in the Zaporizhzhia region, pushing through Ukrainian lines. Yuri Podolyaka, one of the most influential pro-Russian military bloggers, said Russian forces had also smashed their way into the nearby village of Maly Shcherbaky. "Our units have broken through the first line of defense in the Zaporizhzhia direction," Podolyaka said. Russia on Sunday tried to drive the last Ukrainian soldiers from western Russia, after a seven-month incursion by Ukraine that aimed to distract Moscow's forces, gain a bargaining chip and rile President Vladimir Putin.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia advances in southern Ukraine, Defence Ministry says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian forces were on Monday advancing in southern Ukraine and had pierced part of the Ukrainian lines less than 50 km (31 miles) southeast of the city of Zaporizhzhia, according to Russian officials and pro-Russian military bloggers. Reuters could not independently verify the assertions and there was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Russia's Defence Ministry said in a statement that its forces had taken the village of Stepove in the Zaporizhzhia region, pushing through Ukrainian lines. Yuri Podolyaka, one of the most influential pro-Russian military bloggers, said Russian forces had also smashed their way into the nearby village of Maly Shcherbaky. "Our units have broken through the first line of defence in the Zaporizhzhia direction," Podolyaka said. Russia on Sunday tried to drive the last Ukrainian soldiers from western Russia, after a seven-month incursion by Ukraine that aimed to distract Moscow's forces, gain a bargaining chip and rile President Vladimir Putin.
Reuters
17-03-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Russia advances in southern Ukraine, Defence Ministry says
MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Russian forces were on Monday advancing in southern Ukraine and had pierced part of the Ukrainian lines less than 50 km (31 miles) southeast of the city of Zaporizhzhia, according to Russian officials and pro-Russian military bloggers. Reuters could not independently verify the assertions and there was no immediate comment from Ukraine. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here. Russia's Defence Ministry said in a statement that its forces had taken the village of Stepove in the Zaporizhzhia region, pushing through Ukrainian lines. Yuri Podolyaka, one of the most influential pro-Russian military bloggers, said Russian forces had also smashed their way into the nearby village of Maly Shcherbaky. "Our units have broken through the first line of defence in the Zaporizhzhia direction," Podolyaka said. Russia on Sunday tried to drive the last Ukrainian soldiers from western Russia, after a seven-month incursion by Ukraine that aimed to distract Moscow's forces, gain a bargaining chip and rile President Vladimir Putin.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops
LONDON — Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine's military and Russian war bloggers reported, as Moscow claimed fresh gains in its push to recapture parts of the border province that Kyiv seized in a shock offensive. Ukraine launched a daring cross-border incursion into Kursk in August, marking the largest attack on Russian territory since World War II. Within days, Ukrainian units had captured 386 square miles of territory, including the strategic border town of Sudzha, and taken hundreds of Russian prisoners of war. According to Kyiv, the operation aimed to gain a bargaining chip in future peace talks and to force Russia to divert troops away from its grinding offensive in eastern Ukraine. But months after Ukraine's thunder run, its soldiers in Kursk are weary and bloodied by relentless assaults of more than 50,000 troops, including some from Russian ally North Korea. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers are at risk of being encircled, open-source maps of the battlefield show. According to Telegram posts late Saturday by a Ukrainian-born, pro-Kremlin blogger, Russian operatives walked about 9 miles inside the pipeline, which Moscow had until recently used to send gas to Europe. Some Russian troops spent several days in the pipe before striking Ukrainian units from the rear near Sudzha, blogger Yuri Podolyaka claimed. The town had some 5,000 residents before the full-scale February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and it houses major gas transfer and measuring stations along the pipeline, which was once a major outlet for Russian natural gas exports through Ukrainian territory. Another war blogger, who uses the alias Two Majors, said fierce fighting was underway for Sudzha, and that Russian forces managed to enter the town through a gas pipeline. Russian Telegram channels showed photos of what they said were special forces operatives, wearing gas masks and moving along what looked like the inside of a large pipe. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed Saturday evening that Russian 'sabotage and assault groups' used the pipeline in a bid to gain a foothold outside Sudzha. In a Telegram post, it said Russian troops were 'detected in a timely manner' and that Ukraine responded with rockets and artillery. 'At present, Russian special forces are being detected, blocked and destroyed. The enemy's losses in Sudzha are very high,' the General Staff reported. A third Russian war blogger argued that the attacking force lacked the logistical backup to succeed. 'Food, water, ammunition, communications, charging electrical devices, power banks, the approach of the main forces, evacuating the wounded … Two or three groups in the rear without all this — that's a disaster,' the blogger, who describes himself as a soldier with the call sign Thirteenth, wrote on Telegram. The Associated Press could not independently verify the accounts. The Russian Defense Ministry reported Sunday that its troops had taken four villages north and northwest of Sudzha, with the closest lying some 7.5 miles from the center of the town. The claim came a day after the ministry reported the capture of three more villages near Sudzha. Ukraine did not immediately comment on the Russian claims. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that Ukraine 'may not survive' as he continued to withhold American arms and intelligence in an effort to force Kyiv into peace negotiations with its invader. In an interview with Fox News Channel's 'Sunday Morning Futures,' Trump was asked about a warning from Polish President Andrzej Duda 'that without American support, Ukraine will not survive' and whether he was 'comfortable' with that outcome. He replied, 'Well, it may not survive anyway.' He added, 'But we have some weaknesses with Russia. You know, it takes two.' In other developments, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Sunday that France will use profits from frozen Russian assets to finance an additional $211 million in arms for Ukraine, the latest in a series of military aid deliveries funded through the assets. In an interview with the La Tribune Dimanche newspaper, Lecornu said Paris will send new 155mm artillery shells and glide bombs for Mirage 2000 fighter jets it previously gave to Ukraine. Elsewhere, Russian officials and Telegram channels reported that Ukrainian drones targeted oil infrastructure in southern and central Russia overnight into early Sunday. One drone struck an oil depot in Cheboksary, a Russian city on the Volga River about 620 miles from the border, the local governor reported. According to Oleg Nikolaev, nobody was hurt, but the depot needed reconstruction work. Footage circulated on Russian Telegram channels of what appeared to be a fire at or near one of Russia's largest oil refineries, in the southern city of Ryazan. Shot, a news channel on Telegram, cited local residents as saying they heard several nighttime blasts near the refinery. The local governor, Pavel Malkov, said Ukrainian drones had been shot down nearby. He claimed there had been no casualties or damage. Ukraine did not immediately comment on either incident. Concerns that Elon Musk could turn off Starlink satellite internet service to Ukraine prompted a sharp exchange Sunday on X involving Musk, the Polish foreign minister and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski wrote that if Musk's rocket company SpaceX, which runs Starlink, 'proves to be an unreliable provider,' Poland 'will be forced to look for other suppliers.' Musk told Sikorski: 'Be quiet, small man. You pay a tiny fraction of the cost. And there is no substitute for Starlink.' Rubio told Sikorski: 'No one has made any threats about cutting Ukraine off from Starlink. And say thank you because without Starlink, Ukraine would have lost this war long ago and Russians would be on the border with Poland right now.' In fact, Russians are already on the border with Poland because the Russian region of Kaliningrad lies on Poland's northern border. The back-and-forth between the three concluded with Sikorski thanking Rubio: 'Thank you, Marco, for confirming that the brave soldiers of Ukraine can count on the vital internet service provided jointly by the U.S and Poland. Together, Europe and the United States can help Ukraine to achieve a just peace.' Associated Press writers Sylvie Corbet in Paris and Zeke Miller in West Palm Beach, Florida, contributed to this report.
Voice of America
10-03-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
ຣັດເຊຍໃຊ້ທໍ່ສົ່ງແກັສ ເພື່ອໂຈມຕີກອງກຳລັງຢູເຄຣນຈາກດ້ານຫຼັງ ໃນເມືອງເຄີສກ
ກອງກຳລັງພິເສດຂອງຣັດເຊຍ ຍ່າງເປັນລະຍາທາງຫຼາຍກິໂລແມັດພາຍໃນທໍ່ສົ່ງແກັສເພື່ອໂຈມຕີກອງກຳລັງຢູເຄຣນຈາກດ້ານຫຼັງໃນພາກພື້ນເຄີີຣກ (Kursk) ທັງພວກນັກບລອກເກີ້ກ່ຽວກັບສົງຄາມຂອງກອງທັບຢູເຄຣນ ແລະ ຂອງຊາວຣັດເຊຍຕ່າງກໍ່ໄດ້ລາຍງານ, ຂະນະທີ່ມົສກູ ເຄື່ອນໄຫວເພື່ອຍຶດຄືນບາງສ່ວນຂອງແຂວງຢູ່ຊາຍແດນທີ່ກີຢິບຍຶດໄປ ໃນການໂຈມຕີແບບທີ່ບໍ່ຮູ້ເມື່ອ ອີງຕາມອົງການຂ່າເອພີລາຍງານ. ຢູເຄຣນເປີດສາກການຮຸກຮານຂ້າມພົມແດນທີ່ກ້າສ່ຽງ ໃນພາກພື້ນ ເຄີສກ ເມື່ອເດືອນສິງຫາ ຊຶ່ງຖືວ່າ ເປັນການໂຈມຕີດິນແດນຂອງຣັດເຊຍ ຄັ້ງໃຫຍ່ທີ່ສຸດນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ສົງຄາມໂລກຄັ້ງທີ 2. ພາຍໃນບໍ່ພໍເທົ່າໃດວັນ ກອງກຳລັງຂອງຢູເຄຣນ ຫຼາຍໜ່ວຍສາມາດຍຶດຄອງພື້ນທີ່ໄດ້ 1,000 ຕາລາງກິໂລແມັດ ລວມເຖິງເມືອງຊາຍແດນທີ່ເປັນຍຸດທະສາດ ຄື ຊຸດຈາ ( Sudzha) ແລະ ຈັບຕົວນັກໂທດສົງຄາມຊາວຣັດເຊຍໄປຫຼາຍຮ້ອຍຄົນ. ອີງຕາມການລາຍງານຂອງກີຢິບ ປະຕິບັດການດັ່ງກ່າວ ມີຈຸດໝາຍເພື່ອຂໍ້ຕໍ່ລອງໃນການເຈລະຈາສັນຕິພາບໃນອະນາຄົດ ແລະບັງຄັບໃຫ້ຣັດເຊຍ ຫັນທະຫານອອກໄປຈາກການບຸກໂຈມຕີທີ່ມີຢູ່ພາກຕາເວນອອກຂອງຢູເຄຣນ. ແຕ່ຫຼາຍເດືອນຫຼັງຈາກທີ່ຢູເຄຣນໂຈມຕີິໜັກແບບສາຟ້າແລບ ທະຫານໃນ ເຄີສກຂອງຕົນ ກໍ່ອິດເມື່ອຍ ແລະ ເປື້ອນເລືອດຈາກການໂຈມຕີຢ່າງບໍ່ຢຸດຢັ້ງຂອງທະຫານ 50,000 ຄົນ ລວມເຖິງບາງສ່ວນຈາກເກົາຫຼີເໜືອ ຊຶ່ງເປັນພັນທະມິດຂອງຣັດເຊຍນຳດ້ວຍ ແຜນທີ່ທີ່ເປີດເຜີຍຂອງສະໜາມລົບສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນທະຫານຢູເຄຣນຫຼາຍໝື່ນຄົນສ່ຽງທີ່ຈະຖືກປິດລ້ອມ. ຕາມໂພສຂອງ ເທເລແກຣມ ໂດຍ ພວກບລອກເກີ້ ທີ່ສະໜັບສະໜູນ ວັງເຄຣມລິນ ຊຶ່ງເກີດໃນຢູເຄຣນ ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ຣັດເຊຍຍ່າງເຂົ້າໄປປະມານ 15 ກິໂລແມັດພາຍໃນທໍ່ສົ່ງແກັສ ຊຶ່ງຈົນກະທັ້ງບໍ່ດົນມານີ້ ມົສກູ ເຄີຍໃຊ້ສົ່ງແກັສໄປຍັງຢູໂຣບ. ບລອກເກີ້ ຢູຣີ ໂພໂດລຢາກາ (Yuri Podolyaka) ອ້າງວ່າທະຫານຣັດເຊຍ ບາງສ່ວນໃຊ້ເວລາຫຼາຍວັນລໍຖ້າຢູ່ໃນທໍ່ສົ່ງແກັສ ກ່ອນທີ່ຈະໂຈມຕີິກອງກຳລັງຢູເຄຣນຈາກດ້ານຫຼັງໃກ້ເມືອງຊຸດຈາ. ເມືອງນີ້ ມີຜູ້ຢູ່ອາໄສປະມານ 5,000 ຄົນ ກ່ອນທີ່ຣັດເຊຍ ຈະຮຸກຮານຢູເຄຣນໃນເດືອນກຸມພາ 2022 ແລະ ມີສະຖານີຖ່າຍໂອນ ແລະວັດແທກແກັສຫຼັກຕະຫຼອດແນວທໍ່ສົ່ງແກັສ ຊຶ່ງຄັ້ງນຶ່ງເຄີຍໃຊ້ເປັນຊ່ອງທາງຫຼັກ ສຳລັບການສົ່ງອອກແກັສທຳມະຊາດຂອງຣັດເຊຍ ຜ່ານດິນແດນຢູເຄຣນ. ບລອກເກີ້ ສົງຄາມອີກຄົນນຶ່ງ ທີ່ໃຊ້ຊື່ຫຼີ້ນວ່າ Two Major ກ່າວວ່າ ກຳລັງເກີດການສູ້ລົບຢ່າງດຸເດືອນທີ່ເມືອງ ຊຸດຈາ ແລະ ກອງກຳລັງຣັດເຊຍສາມາດເຂົ້າສູ່ເມືອງໄດ້ຜ່ານທໍ່ສົ່ງແກັສ ສຳນັກຂ່າວ ເທເລແກຣມ ຂອງ ຣັດເຊຍ ໄດ້ເຜີຍແຜ່ ພາບຖ່າຍຂອງເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ໜ່ວຍລົບພິເສດ ຊຶ່ງໃສ່ໜ້າກາກປ້ອງກັນແກັສແລະຍ່າງໄປຕາມສິ່ງທີ່ເບິ່ງຄືວ່າ ພາຍໃນທໍ່ຂະໜາດໃຫຍ່. ເມື່ອຕອນແລງວັນເສົາຜ່ານມາ ກອງບັນຊາການຂອງຢູເຄຣນ ໄດ້ຢືນຢັນແລ້ວວ່າ ' ກຸ່ມກໍ່ການຮ້າຍແລະບຸກໂຈມຕີ' ຂອງຣັດເຊຍ ໃຊ້ທໍ່ສົ່ງແກັສດັ່ງກ່າວເພື່ອພະຍາຍາມຍຶດພື້ນທີ່ນອກເມືອງ ຊຸດຈາ ໃນໂພສ ເທເລແກຣມ ລະບຸວ່າ ກອງກຳລັງຣັດເຊຍ ' ຖືກກວດພົບໃນເວລາທີ່ເໝາະສົມ' ແລະ ຢູເຄຣນຕອບໂຕ້ດ້ວຍການຍິງຈະຫຼວດແລະປືນໃຫຍ່. ' ຂະນະນີ້ກອງກຳລັງພິເສດຂອງຣັດເຊຍ ຖືກກວດພົບແລ້ວປິດກັ້ນ ແລະຖືກທຳລາຍລ້າງ. ການສູນເສຍຂອງສັດຕູໃນເມືອງ ຊຸດຈາ ນັ້ນສູງຫຼາຍ' ກອງບັນຊາການທະຫານ ໄດ້ລາຍງານ. ອ່ານຂ່າວເປັນພາສາອັງກິດ Russian special forces walked kilometers inside of a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine's military and Russian war bloggers reported, as Moscow moves to recapture parts of its border province that Kyiv seized in a shock offensive. Ukraine launched a daring cross-border incursion into Kursk in August, in what marked the largest attack on Russian territory since World War II. Within days, Ukrainian units had captured 1,000 square kilometers of territory, including the strategic border town of Sudzha, and taken hundreds of Russian prisoners of war. According to Kyiv, the operation aimed to gain a bargaining chip in future peace talks, and force Russia to divert troops away from its grinding offensive in eastern Ukraine. But months after Ukraine's thunder run, its soldiers in Kursk are weary and bloodied by relentless assaults of more than 50,000 troops, including some from Russia's ally North Korea. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers run the risk of being encircled, open source maps of the battlefield show. According to Telegram posts by a Ukrainian-born, pro-Kremlin blogger, Russian operatives walked about 15 kilometers inside the pipeline, which Moscow had until recently used to send gas to Europe. Some Russian troops had spent several days in the pipe before striking Ukrainian units from the rear near the town of Sudzha, blogger Yuri Podolyaka claimed. The town had some 5,000 residents before the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and houses major gas transfer and measuring stations along the pipeline, once a major outlet for Russian natural gas exports through Ukrainian territory. Another war blogger, who uses the alias Two Majors, said fierce fighting was underway for Sudzha, and that Russian forces managed to enter the town through a gas pipeline. Russian Telegram channels showed photos of what they said were special forces operatives, wearing gas masks and moving along what looked like the inside of a large pipe. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed on Saturday evening that Russian 'sabotage and assault groups' used the pipeline in a bid to gain a foothold outside Sudzha. In a Telegram post, it said the Russian troops were 'detected in a timely manner' and that Ukraine responded with rockets and artillery. 'At present, Russian special forces are being detected, blocked and destroyed. The enemy's losses in Sudzha are very high,' the General Staff reported.
