International desk: Russia will win on the soil of Ukraine. There is no doubt about it. President Vladimir Putin made such comments in the country’s second city, Saint Petersburg, on Wednesday.
Addressing the workers of a factory, he said, ‘Victory is assured, there is no doubt about it. The unity and solidarity of the Russian people, the bravery and valor of the warriors and the contribution of the military-industrial sector will bring us victory.
The previous day in a statement of the country’s Ministry of Defense, it was said that Russia is making major changes in the armed forces. Combat capabilities in naval, aerospace and strategic missile forces will be strengthened. Moscow will introduce “major changes” in the armed forces starting this year and ending in 2026. Reuters news.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei said, “Only by strengthening the main structural elements of the armed forces, it is possible to ensure the military security of the state and protect the new territories and important installations annexed to the Russian Federation.” That is why this major change in the armed forces has become necessary.
The West is regularly supplying Ukraine with weapons to stop the advance of Russian forces. Recently there are also discussions about giving the country more heavy weapons including advanced tanks. At such a time, this new announcement came from the side of Russia to “furbish” the armed forces. Russian forces, which initially seized large swathes of the country after sending troops into Ukraine in February last year, have since retreated somewhat; In the face of widespread criticism, in December, the Russian Ministry of Defense promised to gradually increase the number of members of the military to 1.5 million.
At least 18 people, including the interior minister, were killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Brovary, near the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. A helicopter of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine crashed into a kindergarten in the city of Brovary on Wednesday morning and crashed into an adjacent residential building. At least 18 people were killed in the accident, including Ukraine’s Interior Minister Denis Monastirsky and his first deputy and state secretary. Three children are said to be among the dead. It is also known that at least 22 people including 10 children were injured in this incident. The injured have been sent to hospital. Details about the cause of the accident are not known. An investigation is underway to find out the cause of the accident. Kyiv Governor Oleksiy Kuleba said there were children, teachers and officials in the kindergarten when the helicopter crashed on Monday morning near the kindergarten and residential building. They were quickly evacuated.
Russia has launched more than 2,000 cyber attacks: Ukraine claims that Russia has launched more than 2,000 cyber attacks on the country in the past year. On Tuesday, a senior official of the country mentioned this matter and said that due to this cyber attack, he could not attend the press conference on time. News Hindustan Times. Head of Ukraine’s State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection, Yuriy Shigol, told reporters that his livestream conference had to start 15 minutes late due to such a Russian cyber attack. At the press conference, Shigol said that Ukraine suffered a total of 2,194 cyber attacks in 2022, of which 1,655 occurred after the February 24 attack on Moscow. During this time, the government institutions of Ukraine have also faced 557 cyber attacks.
He told reporters that Moscow was responsible for most of the attacks, saying that in other cases where cyber attackers try to hide their identity, Russia is a bit of an exception. Hackers who primarily work with Russia, most of the time do not hide their affiliation.
Almost all of them serve in the military or similar organizations and are paid by the FSB (Federal Security Service of Russia). Moscow was not immediately available for comment on the Ukrainian allegations.
