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Aviation
Satellite images supposedly reveal that on April 22, six Tu-22M3 strategic bombers were stationed at the Russian Mozdok airbase, accounting for at least a fifth of Russia’s fleet of these aircraft.
Apr. 30, 2024
US
Moscow-friendly mil-bloggers mostly predicted the US-made missiles will hit air defenses in Crimea, but some Kremlin-run major media said the Russian Federation itself is ATACMS’ next target.
Apr. 25, 2024
Ukraine
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski flatly contradicted Kremlin propaganda by insisting that Ukrainian territories once controlled by Poland are now unequivocally Ukrainian.
Apr. 25, 2024
France
French aviation “expert” Cyril de Lattre told RIA Novosti the limitations of F-16s destined for Ukraine and the shortcomings of its pilots could be compensated for by foreign pilots, in his opinion.
Apr. 25, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Reports of the duo’s death first surfaced on April 15; while both are proven to be alive and well, the fake news might offer a glimpse into the workings of Moscow’s propaganda machine.
Apr. 24, 2024
War in Ukraine
A few Russian milbloggers said the Ukrainian line was smashed and Kremlin troops are advancing unopposed. That turns out to be fake news. On Tuesday neither side owned the village.
Apr. 23, 2024
Black Sea Fleet
Commented Ukraine Naval Forces official spokesman Dmitro Pletenchuk of the hit on Kommuna: “This will keep happening until the Russians run out of ships.”
Apr. 22, 2024
Propaganda
Kremlin propagandists spread information last week that Ukraine’s Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov was allegedly killed in a Russian missile strike and later claimed he was in captivity.
Apr. 22, 2024
China
Investigations have shown that numerous drawings were photoshopped onto the same shell while money was presumably charged to the donors, some of them Chinese.
Apr. 17, 2024
Drones
Russia’s Ministry of Defense has not provided any photo or video evidence, and local Telegram channels have not reported sightings of any attack, which makes the claim likely to be untrue.
Apr. 15, 2024
War in Ukraine
Evacuating the high-tech tank out of no-man’s-land took three days and at one point soldiers had to carry a 70 kg tank battery more than a kilometer.
Apr. 9, 2024
Russia
Military analysts at ISW highlighted that geolocation footage revealed only explosions and activation of Russian air defence systems near all air bases, except for the one near Yeisk.
Apr. 6, 2024
Tanks
The Russian army stopped getting quick successes with big armored assaults back in Feb. 2023, but the Kremlin still tries them from time to time. Ukrainian defensive drills are fairly well-practiced.
Apr. 1, 2024
Air Defenses
The March 25 strike by supposedly hypersonic missiles on the capital failed, but Russian propaganda wants the world to believe it was a total success that fulfilled its objectives.
Apr. 1, 2024
Drones
It looks likely that claims by pro-Kremlin sources that the reported downing of a Su-27 fighter aircraft is fake news and instead part of a Kyiv disinformation campaign may be true.
Mar. 12, 2024
Ukraine
A Ukrainian official said passengers on a bus to Poland have been detained by local protestors and police, but details remain scarce and Kyiv Post could not independently verify the incident.
Mar. 11, 2024
The former Fox News anchor said the Kremlin’s takeover of Crimea and deployment of the Russian army to invade Ukraine’s Donbas region was “a minor” incident.
Jan. 15