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The families of Nepalis in the Russian Army involved in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine have gathered at the Russian embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday, April 18th.  The protestors demanded compensation and the release of five Nepalis in custody by Ukrainian forces. Data suggests that around 200 families have filed separate complaints with the Russian government for the...

A Russian strike targeted Chernihiv, Northern Ukraine. As of 0639 EST, reports from Ukrainian authorities indicate that the attacks resulted in at least 13 fatalities and approximately 60 injuries, with local officials warning that the casualty count could rise. At approximately 0148 EST, air raid alarms began to operate in Kyiv and the Kyiv Oblast, before extending to the Chernihiv...

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested a Russian citizen, born in 1983, on charges of detonating a car bomb in Moscow. The explosion targeted Vassili Prozorov, a former officer of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) who defected to Russia in 2019. Prozorov was injured in the incident. The FSB stated in a press release that the suspect, who...

What to Know: Over the past week, Russian milbloggers have unveiled more details about Russia's newest armed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), called the "courier," which made its battlefield debut last month along the Berdychi front, just west of Avdiivka, Donetsk. Their effectiveness remains unknown, and it is unclear if Russia will seek to further deploy armed UGVs during the conflict. Ukraine...

Serbia is expected to sign its largest purchase of weapons ever in the near future. The deal consists of 12 French Rafale fighter jets that will cost an estimated €3 billion. “The contract is expected to be signed in the next two months and the presence of the president of France,” stated the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic. Belgrade and...