Role of airborne troops in Russia’s military buildup in occupied Crimea
Exactly when the aforementioned units’ deployment to Crimea took place is somewhat hazy. To judge from the various…
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Putin failed to achieve his 3 goals in Ukraine because he’s not ready to launch a major war, Polish analyst says
In 2014, Putin used stealth to advance Russian forces toward and into Ukrainian territory; but this time, the…
One-on-one with Putin: A reckless adventure for Zelenskyy (Part 2)
To read Part 1, please click here. Elaborating on Putin’s pre-conditions (see EDM, April 28, 29) to such…
Threat of major Russian military operation against Ukraine and West hasn’t disappeared, Felgengauer says
In an interview taken by Rosbalt journalist Aleksandr Zhelenin, the independent Moscow military analyst says that not only…
Meeting one-on-one with Putin: A reckless adventure for Zelenskyy (Part 1)
Unwittingly, Zelenskyy’s public statements and actions are conveying his vulnerabilities. Disappointed by the Franco-German mediation’s conclusive failure in…
Official data prove Russia funnelled trainloads of ammo and fuel to occupied Donbas in early 2015
A Donetsk resident who was forced to leave his hometown due to the war back in 2014, journalist…
The Kremlin sets insuperable preconditions to meeting with Zelenskyy
The war scare has sent Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sliding down from the mid-point of his learning curve…
Escalation around Donbas: Is the Ukrainian army prepared for full-scale Russian aggression?
Several reasons were put forward to try to explain the springtime Russian buildup; and any or all of…
Putin may have pulled back from Ukraine border but he did not back down, experts warn
Announcing withdrawal On 22 April in occupied Crimea, Sergei Shoigu announced the drawdown of the exercise – the…
Zelenskyy seeks a summit with Putin again
The Kremlin has, since early April, deployed overwhelming military forces around Ukraine, with high publicity and dire rhetorical…
Ukraine’s security service detains alleged provocateurs aiming to detabilize region close to Russian war camp
Kharkiv Oblast borders in the north on Russia’s Belgorod Oblast and is some hundred miles away from the…
Russia violating international law by closing Kerch Straits to naval vessels until October, Kyiv says
The international community has focused on Russia’s buildup of forces on territory adjoining Ukraine, concerned that such a…
Advisor to Russian Defense Minister warns of ‘mental war’: who is waging it and against whom?
A particularly telling point made by the Russian military advisor was that, “If in classical wars the goal…
Moscow moving 15 warships from Caspian Sea to waters off Ukraine
Moscow is playing up this move as well as the concurrent transfer of armored units from the eastern…
Putin regime “on the road to committing suicide,” Piontkovsky says
Read also: Transfer of Russian military units towards Ukraine’s border to be finished by end of April, –…
“Poke-and-probe.” Why Russia is massing troops & military hardware along Ukraine border
In the event of full-scale escalation, Russia could conceivably achieve a military victory, even at the cost of…
Transfer of Russian military units towards Ukraine’s border to be finished by end of April, – Ukrainian Intel
“Starting from 18 March, Ukrainian intelligence forces and means have been recording Russia’s large-scale measures for transferring its…
Donbas: Russia creating fakes on the ground
In early February 2021, Margarita Simonyan, head of the Russian disinformation outlet RT.com, called upon the Russian leadership to…
Tensions escalate in Donbas and on Ukrainian border
As both sides accuse each other of initiating the present clashes (see EDM, April 5), talk is growing in…
Invading Ukraine now could spark protests that would threaten Putin regime, Russian commentator says
The Rosbalt commentator says that given the uncertainties of any such conflict, no one in the Russian leadership can…