UKRAINE WINS BACK SOME TERRITORY IN PARTS OF EASTERN DONETSK REGION

Sat 24 June 2023: The Ukrainian army says it has made ground gains in the eastern Donetsk region, driving back occupying Russian troops. “The eastern grouping of troops began an offensive in several sections at the same time today,” Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Telegram. She said in the process, Russian troops had […]

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KREMLIN DENIES PUTIN HAS FLED MOSCOW AMID REPORTS HIS PLANE ‘DISAPPEARS’

Sat 24 June 2023: The Kremlin has denied Vladimir Putin has fled Moscow by plane after claiming Russia is ‘facing treason’ from members of the mutinous Wagner group. One of several planes that the Russian president uses for official visits took off from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport at 2.16pm local time (1216 BST) and then headed north-west. There have been numerous […]

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WAGNER MERCENARIES ENTER LIPETSK PROVINCE, RUSSIAN GOVERNOR SAYS

Sat 24 June 2023: The governor of Russia’s Lipetsk province says the Wagner mercenary group has entered the region, AP reports. The Lipetsk region is about 360km (225 miles) south of Moscow and much closer to the capital than Rostov-on-Don, where Wagner forces appeared during the night. Authorities “are taking all necessary measures to ensure […]

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MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL VAPES SEIZED IN THREE YEARS BY UK AUTHORITIES

Sat 24 June 2023: According to published statistics, the government has confiscated millions of dangerous and illegal vapes over the last three years, but experts warn that this is just the “tip of the iceberg” and that a “tsunami” of these items is actually pouring into the UK markets. According to records received by 125 […]

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PUTIN CALLS WAG­N­ER MUTINY ‘A STAB IN THE BACK’; WAGNER CHIEF REJECTS ACCUSATIONS

Sat 24 June 2023: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian military contractor Wagner Group, has rejected accusations of “treason” by President Vladimir Putin after his troops crossed crossed from Ukraine into the Russian border city of Rostov-on-Don, vowing to fight anyone who tried to stop them. On Saturday, Prigozhin posted an audio message on the […]

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UK LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO BRITISH UNIVERSITIES’ ASSISTANCE TO IRAN DRONE PROGRAMME

Sat 24 June 2023: The British government has launched an inquiry into reports that universities in the United Kingdom assisted the Iranian government in developing technologies for its drone programme. Last week, the London-based newspaper, the Jewish Chronicle reported its own findings that 11 British universities had collaborated with Iranian counterparts or research institutions to help develop technologies […]

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SECURITY BEEFS UP IN MOSCOW AFTER WAGNER HEAD PRIGOZHIN CHARGED WITH ‘INCITING AN ARMED UPRISING’

Sat 24 June 2023: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group in Russia, made an outrageous threat to “stop” the country’s top military officials. He was charged with “inciting an armed uprising” and military vehicles were sent to the streets of Moscow and Rostov-on-Don as a result, The Moscow Times reported. On Friday, […]

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PRIGOZHIN SAYS MOSCOW STRIKES KILL ‘HUGE’ NUMBER OF WAGNER FORCES

Sat 24 June 2023: Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Friday that the Moscow strikes has killed “huge” numbers of Wagner forces. Accusing Russian military leadership of bombing his forces, Prigozhin also vowed to retailate and “stop” them. WAGNER CHIEF SAYS RUSSIA ‘RETREATING’ FROM UKRAINE ATTACKS In a series of extraordinary audio messages released late […]

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‘FOREVER JAIL’! ANDREW TATE TO STAY UNDER HOUSE ARREST, ROMANIAN COURT RULES

Fri 23 June 2023: Social media influencer Andrew Tate has been ordered to remain under house arrest in Romania for another 30 days after being charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, a Bucharest court ruled today. Andrew, 36, and his brother Tristan Tate, 34, who are both dual […]

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