Ukraine could face defeat in 2024. Here’s how that might look.

An ex-commander of the United Kingdom’s Joint Forces Command has expressed concern over the possibility of Ukraine facing a challenging situation against Russia in the year 2024. General Sir Richard Barrons has told the BBC there is “a serious risk” of Ukraine losing the war this year. The reason, he says, is “because Ukraine may…

Russian drone strikes on Kharkiv kill seven, officials say.

At least seven people have been killed in Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials say. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said six people were killed when Iranian-made Shahed drones hit several buildings, including apartment blocks, early on Saturday. Another person was killed in a second strike on a residential area, he added. Attacks…

Russia’s Putin Plans Trip to Burundi.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to Burundi and Equatorial Guinea in 2024. This was revealed by Russian news agency, Sputnik Africa. “Where is President Putin expected in 2024? Among the series of foreign visits to be made, two would target Africa: Burundi and Equatorial Guinea,” said the news agency this past Saturday….

US general issues a warning against Increasing Russia ‘s influence in Africa

The head of US Africa Command warned Congress on Thursday that Russia is aggressively working to expand its footing among African countries, leaving several “at the tipping point” of falling under its influence. “[A] number of countries are at the tipping point of actually being captured by the Russian Federation as they are spreading some…

Ukraine claims to have sunk Russian warship in occupied Crimea

another successful attack on a Russian warship, marking the latest in a string of naval defeats for Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet that Kyiv says has reduced its numbers by more than a third since the start of the war. The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said maritime drones operated by its Group 13 special unit struck and sank…

Hundreds bid final farewell to Russia’s Alexey Navalny, risking arrest

Relatives and supporters of Alexey Navalny are bidding farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral Friday in southeastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. His supporters say several churches in Moscow refused to hold the service before Navalny’s team…

Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine border.

Ukraine’s military command says it regards Russian military aircraft approaching Belgorod as legitimate targets, but stopped short of acknowledging it fired at a Russian transport plane that crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia. In a carefully worded statement, the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said recent attacks on the city of Kharkiv, which…