Tuesday 26 April 2022 – Ukraine retains control over the majority of its airspace, UK MoD says.Ukraine retains control over the majority of its airspace as Russian air activity focuses primarily on southern and eastern Ukraine, the UK’s ministry of defence has said. In its latest intelligence report, the ministry said: “Ukraine retains control over… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 65
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The Madness of Putin Part 64
Tuesday 26 April 2022 – A third mass grave has been found near Mariupol, the city’s mayor has said, and the city of Kherson has fallen to Russian control. In the east, Ukrainian officials say heavy fighting continues in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. New drone video – geolocated and confirmed by CNN –… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 64
The Madness of Putin Part 63
Monday 25 April 2022 – Russian forces struck five railway stations in central and western Ukraine Monday morning, the state railway company said, leading to casualties. Russia was “continuously attacking” the encircled Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol Sunday, a Ukrainian official said. The site has become one of the last significant holdouts of Ukrainian forces… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 63
The Madness of Putin Part 62
Sunday 24 April 2022 – Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said Russian forces were “continuously attacking” the encircled Azovstal steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol on Easter Sunday. The site has become one of the last significant holdouts of Ukrainian forces in the city, and is sheltering hundreds of soldiers and civilians. This weekend… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 62
The Madness of Putin Part 61
Saturday 23 April 2022 – Russia launched missile strikes at the southwestern port city of Odesa, killing at least eight people, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Heavy fighting also continues in eastern Ukraine. An evacuation corridor from the besieged southern city of Mariupol was “thwarted” by Russian forces on Saturday, according to a Ukrainian… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 61
The Madness of Putin Part 60
Friday 22 April 2022 – Russia has revealed for the first time that the goal of its invasion is to take “full control” of southern Ukraine as well as the eastern Donbas region and establish a land corridor connecting Russia to Crimea, the peninsula it annexed in 2014. Fighting continued Friday in the eastern regions… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 60
The Madness of Putin Part 59 – Day 57
Thursday 21 April 2022 – Ukrainian officials and satellite images point to evidence of mass graves outside the besieged city of Mariupol. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky likened the siege to a “terrorist operation.” Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaimed the effort by Russian forces to capture Mariupol a “success” but ordered troops to stop short of trying to storm the Azovstal… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 59 – Day 57
The Madness of Putin Part 58 – Day 56
Wednesday 20 April 2022 – The Ukrainian Air Force has added about 20 operational aircraft to its fleet because of an influx of spare parts, a senior US defense official said, adding they have more aircraft now than they did three weeks ago. Ukrainian forces are continuing to resist Russian attacks in the southeastern port… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 58 – Day 56
The Madness of Putin Part 57 – Day 55
Tuesday 19 April 2022 – Russian forces have started the battle for Donbas in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday as he underscored that the country will continue to fight against a Russian incursion. Ukrainian forces have repelled “numerous attempted advances” by Russian forces on the Donbas line of control as Moscow’s shelling… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 57 – Day 55
The Madness of Putin Part 56 – Day 54
Monday 18 April 2022, Day 54 – Putin bestowed an honorary title on a brigade accused by Ukraine of committing war crimes in the town of Bucha. He signed a decree giving the 64th Motor Rifle Brigade the title of Guards for their defense of the “motherland and state interests” and praised the “mass heroism… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 56 – Day 54