Putin signs law governing elections in new Russia’s regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law amending existing legislation on the conduct of elections in the country’s new regions as well as election procedures, according to the document published on Monday.

Residents to be evacuated from 18 settlements in Zaporozhye Region amid Ukrainian shelling

Residents of 18 settlements in the Zaporozhye Region, including Energodar, will be temporarily relocated to safer places due to intensified shelling by Ukrainian troops, acting governor of the region, Yevgeny Balitsky, said on Friday.

Explosions reported to be heard in Kiev and other cities of Ukraine

A series of blasts were reported to be heard in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev as well as in other cities and regions of the country early on Monday following the announced air raid alert.

Putin visits headquarters of 'Dnepr’ battlegroup on Kherson direction

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited headquarters of the ‘Dnepr’ battlegroup on the Kherson direction, the Kremlin press office reported on Tuesday.

Ukraine used NATO ammunition to kill Donetsk civilians , Ukrainian shelling attacks leave 4 DPR civilians dead

Over a dozen civilians have been killed by a series of artillery attacks on residential areas in Donbass on Thursday, local media outlets have reported. Kiev’s forces used NATO-supplied howitzers and rocket launchers in two attacks on Donetsk city, Russia’s investigative committee has stated.

Putin tasks military with putting end to shelling attacks on Donbass once and for all

 Russian forces must put an end to shelling attacks on Donbass, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Acting Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin pays working visit to Mariupol — Kremlin

 Russian President Vladimir Putin has paid a working visit to Mariupol to inspect a number of locations in the city and talk to local residents, the Kremlin press service said on Sunday.

DPR head says supplies of long-range systems to Kiev to postpone end of special operation

Russian forces will be forced to push Ukrainian military away further from the borders due to supplies of long-range systems to Kiev, Acting Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin said in an interview with TASS.

DPR Heads Aide Believes Ukrainian Troops To Surrender Artyomovsk Soon

Yan Gagin, an advisor to the acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), believes that Ukrainian troops would most likely surrender the city of Artemyovsk, also known as Bakhmut, soon.

Russia Stops Kievs Counterattack In Krasnyi Lyman Direction - Former LPR Officer

The Russian armed forces have stopped the counterattack of Ukrainian troops in the Krasnyi Lyman direction, Andrei Marochko, a retired officer of the Luhansk People's Republic forces, told Sputnik on Wednesday.

Russia will push threat away, should Kiev get longer-range systems — Putin

Russia will be forced to push the threat away from its borders, if the Kiev regime receives longer-range weapon systems from the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a message to the Federal Assembly on Tuesday.

Zelenskyy agrees that western arms to Ukraine do not hit Russia [only new Russian regions and Crimea], Scholz says

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agrees that weapons supplied by the West will not be used to attack "Russian territory", Germany’s leader said in an interview Sunday.

Russian Troops Mopping up Ugledar Outskirts in Donetsk Advance, Says DPR Official – Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Russian troops are mopping up areas on the southern outskirts of the town of Ugledar in their Donetsk advance, military-political expert, adviser to the acting head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Yan Gagin told TASS on Friday.

DPR Fighters Seize Starlink Subscriber Terminals Used By Ukrainian Forces - Rogozin

Servicemen from the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have managed to seize subscriber terminals of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite communication system, which were used by the Ukrainian military, as trophies, Russian state space corporation Roscosmos ex-CEO Dmitry Rogozin told Sputnik.

Head of Russian Donetsk visited Soledar

The top Moscow-nominated official in the new Russian region of the Donetsk of eastern Ukraine said late on Sunday that he had visited the town of Soledar that Russia claimed to had liberating earlier this month.

Liberation of Soledar completed in January 12, over 700 Soldiers destroyed in Soledar in 72 Hours

 

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Ukraines Soldier Says Kiev Abandoned His Unit In Soledar Without Food, Low On Water, Ammo

A Ukrainian soldier said on Thursday evening that his unit has been abandoned by Kiev with no food, low supplies of water and ammunition, and wounded soldiers in the city of Soledar.

US does not view keeping new territories by Russia as basis for talks — White House

The United States believes that the settlement in Ukraine should be based on UN Charter principles and new territories remaining in Russia cannot be the basis for real talks, White House Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said at the briefing.

Russian Armed Forces wipe out five US-made counterfire radars near Donetsk

Russia’s Armed Forces have eliminated five US-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radars over the past 24 hours during the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov told journalists on Saturday.

Lavrov highlights need to liberate Russia’s four new regions

The Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR, LPR), as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, which joined Russia following referendums, need to be liberated, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Channel One.