On Wednesday evening, Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Honcharenko said the Ukrainian army had established control over the Sudzha gas hub - a major gas facility involved in the transit of natural gas from Russia to the EU via Ukraine, which has continued despite the war. It is the only point of entry for Russian gas into the EU.

Although this has not been verified by the BBC, Mr Honcharenko’s comment was the first confirmation of an incursion into Russian territory by a Ukrainian official. Kyiv had previously not commented on reports of a cross-border attack.

  • @[email protected]
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    3041 month ago

    Earlier, President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of launching a “major provocation”

    How dare they provoke the people who have been relentlessly attacking their country for two and a half years.

    • @[email protected]
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      1601 month ago

      Ten and a half. And that’s only if we discount Tuzla island dispute and continuous attempts to take control of politics and economy.

      • @Chocrates
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        351 month ago

        Euromaiden was in 2013 somehow. How has it been that long

        • @[email protected]
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          131 month ago

          I’ll never forget watching the live feed almost every night for weeks. Then Simon reporting from the front during the Russian invasion for Vice.

          • @P00ptart
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            151 month ago

            I remember a video interview with a Ukrainian soldier and a bomb fell near them, while still smoking a cigarette he just casually picks up a piece of hot shrapnel to show the camera and drops it like he was mildly annoyed about being interrupted.

    • dactylotheca
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      591 month ago

      Fucking Russian psychos use the majority of their missiles on civilian targets and now suddenly Putin has a problem with (alleged! I frankly don’t believe it for one second) “indiscriminate shooting from various types of weapons, including missiles, at civilian buildings, residential buildings, and ambulances.”

      • @ours
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        191 month ago

        This is mobile warfare with a veteran, armored brigade using a mix of latest and greatest Western gear. If they had trouble before, this is going to be a nightmare for them. Oh and those F-16s just got into service.

    • @Ep1cFac3pa1m
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      361 month ago

      Bullies always go cry to the teacher when someone hits back