Ukraine News
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:42:05 +0000Russia’s Wagner Facing UK Court Action Over Ukraine “Terrorism”
Lawyers in Britain on Tuesday, Nov. 1 took the first step towards what they said was “groundbreaking” legal action against Russia’s shadowy Wagner group over allegations it has committed “terrorism” in Ukraine. Th...
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:22:22 +0000What’s Needed to Establish Tribunal for Russia’s
Political will is needed to establish a Special Tribunal to hold Russia accountable for crimes of aggression in Ukraine, and the number of countries supporting the creation of the tribunal is growing, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin has s...
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:14:20 +0000Plea from Ukraine First Lady Kicks off Annual Tech Summit in Portugal
One of the world’s biggest tech conferences will get going in Lisbon on Wednesday, Nov. 2, after Ukraine’s first lady formally opened the event by urging participants to use their skills to save lives rather than end them. Olena Zelenska ...
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:08:40 +0000ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 1
Key Takeaways Planned Iranian shipments of drones and ballistic missiles to Russia will likely further strengthen Russian reliance on Iran and Iranian-made weapons systems. The Russian MoD started its semi-annual fall conscription cycle despite repor...
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:01:08 +0000British Defence Intelligence Update Ukraine – 2 November 2022
The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, stated on 23 October that Wagner forces were making advances of 100-200m per day, which he claimed was ‘normal in modern warfare’. According to their military doct...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:29:23 +0000Yuriy Vitrenko, Head of Energy Company Naftogaz Quits
The Ukrainian government accepted the resignation Yuriy Vitrenko, the CEO of the state-run Naftogaz on Tuesday, Nov.1. according to a company press release. “By its decision of Nov. 1, 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the resi...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:15:16 +0000ICU Weekly Insight: Oct. 31, 2022
Bonds: MinFin increases rates on UAH bills Last week, the Ministry of Finance again increased interest rates on military bills, this time on the 1.5-year paper. This led to higher borrowings, but reduced trading in the secondary market. At last Tuesd...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:10:51 +0000AFU Says Fresh Offensive from Belarus Unlikely for Now
The probability of another attack on Ukraine coming from Belarus will depend on whether Russia can reinforce the number of troops to at least 50 thousand, Yevhen Silkin, an AFU spokesperson said on national TV. “According to our estimation, by the ...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:53:08 +0000Ukrainian Commandoes Raid Airfield Deep Inside Russia, Destroy Frontline Helicopters
Ukrainian commandoes blew up three helicopter gunships at a Russian military airfield close to the Latvian border, in one of the most spectacular behind-the-lines raids launched by either side since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, multiple s...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:27:09 +0000Russia Fines Wikipedia Owner Over Ukraine Content
A Russian court on Tuesday, Nov.1 fined Wikipedia owner two million roubles ($32,600) over articles related to Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine. A Moscow-based group that supports projects by Wikipedia’s owner Wikimedia said it was fined by ...