Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 48
According to the Ukrainian account, in the forty-eighth day of the war the military situation has not changed fundamentally. On the Slobodskoye direction the partial blockade and shelling of Kharkiv continued (the defenders were to succeed on the northern – Derhachi – and eastern – Rohan – directions of the city’s defence). …read more...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 43
According to the General Staff, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are inflicting losses on the enemy and gradually pushing them out of the occupied territories. The local military-civil administration reported the complete liberation of the Sumy Oblast. According to the Operational Command ‘East’, six enemy attacks were repulsed in the Kharkiv...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 41
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine provided further information on the situation on the front after 41 days of Russian aggression, focusing on the losses and problems of the invaders and the successes of the Ukrainian army. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Medvedev escalates anti-Ukrainian rhetoric
On 5 April, Dmitri Medvedev, Vice-Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, posted a post on his Telegram channel entitled “On Fakes and True History”. The text included the following phrases: – reports of Russian war crimes are “fake cynical Ukrainian propaganda” prepared for “huge money” by “troll factories” under the...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 35
Authorities in Ukraine and Western countries are signalling the withdrawal of some Russian forces from occupied areas in the Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts. The aggressor’s troops are said to be moving away to the north of Kyiv, as well as moving into Belarus. According to the Pentagon, around 20% of the units so far engaged in the north...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 33
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted for the first time the intensification by the enemy of strikes on fuel depots. It also pointed to the problems involved – not only logistical, but also humanitarian. After 33 days of war, Russian forces are to continue to be held back in all directions and Ukrainian forces to carry out...
A strategic gas alliance between the EU & the US
On 25 March, US President Joe Biden and the President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen announced a ‘Joint Statement between the European Commission and the United States on Europe’s Energy Security’. It emphasised the two sides’ mutual commitment to reducing Europe’s dependence on Russian energy...
Saving face abroad: the Belarusian opposition in exile on the war in Ukraine
In the light of the Lukashenka regime’s de facto complicity in the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the Belarusian political circles in exile have undertaken a number of actions on the international stage. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 31
The military situation in Ukraine remains relatively stable for another day. Local successes were recorded by Ukrainian units in the Sumy Oblast, which captured the battle-ravaged Trostyanets and the villages of Krasnopillia and Slavhorod, located on the border with Russia, as well as by the defenders of Kharkiv, who recaptured the village of...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 32
The military situation in Ukraine has not changed significantly. The aggressor is continuing to rotate their forces, withdrawing some of the sub-units which have so far been involved in the combat to their home areas and replacing them with the same kind of units. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
