The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has cleared the path for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the upcoming Olympics under the Council of Asia, a statement released Wednesday said. The IOC said it “welcomed and appreciated the offer from the Olympic
Ukraine sounded alarms across the country on Thursday after Russia launched a wave of missile and drone strikes, officials said. Air sirens were also heard in the country’s capital city of Kyiv, where missile defense systems successfully struck down 15 targets. There
Spectators were seen at the Australian Open waving Russian flags, one of which with president Vladimir Putin’s face on it, and chanting in support of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The incident came after the quarterfinal match between Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and
Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny placed a replica of the tiny “punishment cell” he has repeatedly been held in outside Russia’s embassy in Berlin on Tuesday, in an effort to raise awareness of his fate. About 100 people — including
A Russian warship is reportedly headed towards US waters, according to an unconfirmed report in a Russian Telegram Channel. The ship was thought to be heading towards the Horn of Africa but it was picked up on radar heading west. The account
Russian forces are preparing for a “big offensive” that could prove “pivotal” to the conclusion of the war, a Ukrainian intelligence official has said. Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine said he expected the “spring and
The chair of the Polish parliament’s EU Affairs Committee has slapped down Olaf Scholz and the German Chancellor’s Social Democratic Party colleagues for Berlin’s refusal to allow Ukraine’s armed forces to receive main battle tanks from Western allies. On Tuesday, the Polish
A newly-appointed top Russian general is looking to clean up troop culture with a raft of new rules, but the rules have only helped to unsettle the troops, according to British intelligence. Gen. Valery Gerasimov took over on Jan. 11 as the chief
Vladimir Putin was left reeling after Russia’s airforce sustained £33million worth of damage to its helicopter fleet in just 30 minutes. Russia has lost a staggering 281 helicopters since the beginning of hostilities in February of last year, according to Ukraine’s General
Russian army chief General Valery Gerasimov has sparked a row with certain factions after ordering troops to cut their hair and shave. Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov slammed the order as a deliberate “provocation”. He added that it was a distraction from Russia’s