Three former British special forces soldiers are believed to have been killed in Sunday's Russian attack on a military base in Yavorovo in western Ukraine, just across the border from Poland, the British "Daily Mirror" reported yesterday.more
A private mercenary military company, the so-called Wagner Group, has begun large-scale recruitment of mercenaries for the war in Ukraine, reports the Russian-language BBC news service. It adds that the Wagner group is now hiring almost all of those who are willing.more
Most Russian ground forces are approx. 25km from the centre of Kiev, and the Russian column has dispersed, possibly to encircle the city, the UK Ministry of Defence wrote in its daily intelligence update this morning.more
Russian aircraft fired at a Belarusian town on the border with Ukraine, the Ukrainian air force command said today. This was assessed as a provocation aimed at dragging the armed forces of Belarus into the war against Ukraine.more
Ukrainian forces are continuing to defend themselves and the Russians are concentrating troops around Kiev and Mariupol, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the sixteenth day of Russia's attack on Ukraine. Efforts to organize humanitarian corridors are ongoing.more
The terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) yesterday confirmed the death of its former leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Kurajshi and announced that Abu al-Hasan al-Hashemi al-Kurajshi became the group's new leader, Reuters reported.more
Vladimir Putin, in attacking Ukraine, dreamed of returning to the splendor of the Russian empire, but he restored the terror of Joseph Stalin. The West should expose Putin's lies and give him no reason to drag Russia into a bigger war, the "Economist" writes.more
Today after 11:00 a.m., the Sejm resumed its session and began the second reading of the bill on the defense of the homeland, the main purpose of which is to increase the defense budget, increase the size of the Polish Army, restore the reserve system and increase the possibility of training soldiers.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated last night that he is concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin may decide to use chemical weapons in Ukraine because the signals from Moscow are like "taken straight out of the Russian playbook." The Pentagon official acknowledged that there are indications that Russia may use such weapons in Ukraine, while accusing the U.S. of doing so.more
It is very important to strengthen the eastern flank of NATO in the context of what is happening in Ukraine, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki assessed at a meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris. The Vice President reaffirmed the United States' commitment to Poland and other allies.more
Ukraine cannot stop the war with Russia on its own and countries must act now before it is too late, Volodymyr Zelenski told Sky News last night. The Ukrainian president reiterated his call for a no-fly zone.more
Western officials are "seriously concerned" about the risk of an escalation of the war between Russia and Ukraine, including in particular the possibility of Russia using unconventional weapons, most likely chemical, British media reported last night. A White House spokeswoman outright warned of Russian chemical or biological attacks.more
A 19-year-old British soldier from the ceremonial regiment charged with protecting Queen Elizabeth II has abandoned his unit and traveled to Ukraine to fight against Russian troops, The Sun newspaper revealed yesterday. The deputy defense minister is warning soldiers and veterans against going to Ukraine.more
Ireland could drop its policy of military neutrality after almost a century because of anger over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it was claimed on Monday.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has assured that Britain stands in solidarity with Poland and is ready to increase military support for it if needed, his office reported yesterday after a meeting with Polish head of government Mateusz Morawiecki.more
We have not agreed to supply aircraft on our own, because it has to be a decision of the whole NATO. We agree actions with our allies, and this concerns negotiations as such and the supply of weapons, and we only supply defensive ones," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said when asked about the MiGs issue.more
Placing Polish MiGs at the disposal of the U.S. and their takeoff from the U.S.-NATO base in Ramstein raises serious concerns for the entire Atlantic Alliance, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said yesterday, referring to the Polish offer to hand over the fighters. He sees no substantive justification for such a proposal, he added.more
The UK will support Poland if it decides to provide Ukraine with fighter jets, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace announced today. However, he warned that this could have direct consequences for Poland.more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski conveyed in a speech today that the Russians have lost more aircraft and military equipment in 13 days of war than in the last 30 years.more
This is not a good time to change the map of US force deployments in Europe, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby announced yesterday in response to a question about the possible permanent presence of US troops on NATO's eastern flank. He added that the department would consider this at the "appropriate time".more
Russia is considered a world power, but the technologically advanced armed forces in the West are more effective than its army, said General Hans-Lothar Domroese, former head of the NATO Joint Force Command in Brunssum, to the RND portal.more
Ukrainians are already in the EU. The respondents have no doubts that Poland's neighbor fighting the invasion deserves membership in the European Community and the North Atlantic alliance, according to the IBRiS survey published in Rzeczpospolita.more
Poland is safe despite the war in Ukraine, there are 10,000 in our area. American soldiers, we also buy modern military equipment - said the head of the Ministry of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, yesterday on TVP Info.more
Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated that NATO would not take part in the war in Ukraine. "There will be no decisions that would lead to the military participation of the North Atlantic Alliance in this conflict," Scholz assured yesterday evening on ZDF television.more
