Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in military Uniforms, ordered top commanders to defeat Ukrainian forces in the western region of Kursk as soon as possible after the United States asked him to consider a 30-day ceasefire proposal. Ukrainian forces smashed across the Russian border on August 6 and grabbed a slice of land inside Russia…
Ukraine’s army chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said he discussed continued military support for Kyiv and battlefield developments with British Defense Chief Antony Radakin. “Admiral Sir Antony Radakin once again assured me of the United Kingdom’s readiness to provide military assistance to the Ukrainian Defense Forces,” Syrskyi said in a statement on Facebook.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Tuesday for major reinforcement of sectors in eastern Ukraine of the 1,000-km (600-mile) front line, where Russian forces have made consistent gains in recent months. Zelenskyy issued his appeal as Russia’s Defence Ministry said its troops had captured two new front-line villages — one in Donetsk region, the main focus of the…
