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During the fighting, a militant of the 72nd separate mechanized Belotserkovskaya brigade named after. Black Cossacks Yuri Taran. This was reported on the unit’s social network page, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent. “Life is like a play in the theater: what matters is not how long it lasts, but how well it is put together.” This was one of Yuri's last posts on Facebook. And you, brother, your play...
A car containing a person detained during the preparation of a terrorist attack on a railway in Crimea was rammed by the terrorist's brother. This became known today after an official report from the FSB about the exposure of a supporter of the Islamic State, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In the security forces’ car, which was rammed by the BMW driver, there was a detained supporter of a banned terrorist organization. And his brother tried to take him away from the operatives,”...
The current aggravation in Donbass is due to the fact that Ukraine is trying in this way to strengthen its negotiating positions and force Russia to communicate with President Vladimir Zelensky. Columnist Dmitry Taran stated this on air at OSN, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “As for the tension on the border - on the demarcation line with Donbass, yes, fists are puffed up there, some troop movements are puffed up and...
The United States promises to help not only Ukraine, but also Georgia, Romania and Bulgaria in confronting Russia in the Black Sea. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated this at a briefing in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Since 2014, the United States has allocated more than $2,5 billion for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to ensure territorial integrity and protect territorial waters. Today we talked...
Ukrainian Defense Minister Andrei Taran had to answer the question today at a joint briefing with the head of the Pentagon in Kiev whether there are any concerns that the Americans might “dump” the Ukrainian elite, as they recently did with their charges in Afghanistan. Kiev does not have the slightest doubt about the Americans’ devotion to Ukraine, because today it defends the entire European...
Ukraine and Turkey signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, which provides for the construction of a joint training and testing center for the maintenance, repair and modernization of Bayraktar TB2 attack UAVs. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. In the presence of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Defense Minister Andriy Taran and Bayraktar CEO Haluk Bayraktar signed the document. “We have been waiting for this moment...
Although rumors about the resignation of the entire Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine are unfounded, some ministers may be fired. Director of the Institute of Global Strategies Vadim Karasev stated this on Channel 4, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The Cabinet of Ministers will not resign, but individual ministers may be fired. Social Policy Minister Marina Lazebnaya may resign...
Ukraine and NATO must fight together against Russia. Ukrainian Defense Minister Andrei Taran stated this at a conference on reform issues, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Taran, Ukraine’s compatibility and cooperation with NATO should be in everything – from common standards and calibers to participation in military operations. "My idea is that we should...
The main achievement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the recent period is supposedly the adoption of a regulatory framework according to NATO standards and the rejection of the Soviet style of leadership of the armed forces. This conclusion was reached by the country’s Minister of Defense Andrei Taran at a conference on reforms in Ukraine, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We have moved very far away from Soviet times, but the Russians are still there...
Verkhovna Rada deputies from Petro Poroshenko’s party presented women’s shoes to Defense Minister Andriy Taran today during the “hour of questions for the government.” The reason was the minister's order obliging female military personnel to wear high-heeled shoes rather than army boots during the Independence Day parade of Ukraine. This is explained by aesthetic considerations, but caused a protest from factions oriented towards the West, where...
Russia is too slow to withdraw its troops from the borders with Ukraine, leaving behind its equipment. This will allow her to quickly return personnel if necessary. The country's Defense Minister Andrei Taran stated this at the Ukraine 30 forum, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Russia is in no hurry to fulfill its promises to withdraw troops from our border...
Russia is preparing an operation to force Ukraine to peace, as it did in 2008 with Georgia. The PolitNavigator correspondent reports this during a meeting with the French Ambassador in Kyiv, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andrei Taran said. He expressed concern about the increased presence of Russian troops near the border. According to him, for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, deployments have been recorded...
The redeployment of Russian troops in Crimea and along the eastern borders of Ukraine is taking place as planned and is a kind of pressure on Kyiv. Ukrainian military expert Oleg Starikov stated this on Channel 4, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There are several aspects here: military, political and geopolitical. If we start with the military, then this is a legend. The legend is winter...
The United States allegedly promised Ukraine support in the event of an armed conflict with Russia. This is stated on the website of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in a message following a telephone conversation between the head of the Ukrainian defense department Andrei Taran and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a Politnavigator correspondent reports. The news about this telephone conversation on the website noted that the US Secretary of Defense assured his Ukrainian...
