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Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and top army commander Oleksandr Syrsky were both sacked after none of the initiatives they backed helped turn the tide of the conflict in Ukraine’s favor, military expert Alexey Anpilogov tells Sputnik.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, Mykhailo Drapaty, responded to his appointment on Wednesday with a Nazi slogan.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, Mykhailo Drapatyi, responded to his appointment on Wednesday by uttering a Nazi slogan.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to destroy one bridge or power plant in Iran, including in Tehran, every time the Islamic Republic strikes a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to knock out an Iranian bridge or power plant — even in Tehran — each time the Islamic Republic attacks a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Statements from the US that it might bomb Iran's nuclear facilities violate international law, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Wednesday.
BEIRUT (Sputnik) - The disarmament of Lebanese movement Hezbollah will only be possible once Israeli troops withdraw, the Lebanese army is fully in control and a state-run reconstruction program begins, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said.
Russian units of the Sever battlegroup have liberated the populated locality of Artelnoye in the Kharkov region, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on Wednesday.
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - If the United States strikes Iran's nuclear facilities, Tehran will attack all interests of Washington and its allies in the region, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The appointment of a new commander-in-chief in Ukraine unlikely to lead to any changes at the front line, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
