Sasha Vakulina

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Ukraine War: Russian military bloggers silent on Ukrainian bridge atta

Euronews' daily update on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

08/08/2023

World News

War in Ukraine: Kyiv strikes two key bridges in Russian-occupied areas

Euronews' daily update on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

07/08/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine War: Kyiv shifts gear in counteroffensive to preserve manpower

Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina delivers the latest updates on Ukraine's counteroffensive.

06/07/2023

Ukraine

UK Defence: Russian war effort in Ukraine appears to be losing steam

Since the start of May, Russia has increasingly been ceding the initiative. Moscow's forces have been reacting to Ukrainian action rather than actively progressing towards their own war aims.

31/05/2023

Ukraine

Russia continues to concentrate offensive capabilities in Bakhmut

Russian forces have recently transferred elements of the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Division to an unspecified area north of Bakhmut, likely from positions along the Svatove-Kupyansk line.

17/05/2023

Ukraine

Russia launches drone and missile strikes against Ukraine

The increasingly regular series of Russian drone and missile strikes are likely part of a new Russian air campaign in Ukraine aimed at degrading Ukrainian abilities to conduct counteroffensive operations in the near term, the ISW says.

15/05/2023

Ukraine

Russia rejects claims that Ukraine making ground along the front line

Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina with the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

12/05/2023

World News

IMF highlights surprising resilience of euro area economies

The euro area economies have shown surprising resilience in the face of multiple disruptions, the IMF says.

11/04/2023

Ukraine

Russia continues to make gains in Bakhmut, ISW reports

Russia continues to make gains in Bakhmut, but is suffering “significant” casualties in the process, the Institute for the Study of War, a US thinktank, says in its latest update.

11/04/2023

Ukraine

War In Ukraine: Has the massive battle for Bakhmut stalled?

Britain's Defence Ministry claims in its latest intelligence update that “Russia's assault on the Donbas town of Bakhmut has largely stalled".

07/04/2023

Ukraine

Russia preparing for rumoured Ukraine counteroffensive

The Ukrainian General Staff reports that Russian forces aren't launching offensive operations in the directions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia but are instead continuing to build up their defensive capabilities.

05/04/2023

Ukraine

Winter offensive falls short of Kremlin goals, Rosgvardia admits

Russian, Ukrainian, and Western sources appear to agree that Russia's winter offensive has failed to achieve the Kremlin’s goals of seizing the Donetsk and Luhansk region administrative borders by March 31.

03/04/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine military command vows to defend Bakhmut

President Zelenskyy has announced that Ukraine's top military command is unanimously in favour of defending the sector of eastern Ukraine, including the city of Bakhmut. Euronews Journalist Sasha Vakulina has more.

15/03/2023

World News

Forced deportations of Ukranian children to Russia explained

Forced deportations of Ukranian children to Russia explained: ICC arrest warrant for Putin

14/03/2023

World News

Russian paramilitary Wagner group taking 'tactical pause' in Bakhmut

The Institute for the Study of War says Wagner is waiting until enough reinforcements of conventional Russian troops have arrived before taking a backseat in the fierce battle – the most violent fight of the war.

10/03/2023

Ukraine

Battle for Bakhmut continues despite city's limited strategic value

US think tank says that while the city is of limited strategic value a win would be a symbolic one: Russia's composition in the prolonged battle for Bakhmut suggests the Kremlin is running out of cannon fodder.

07/03/2023

Ukraine

Could Ukrainian forces withdraw from Bakhmut?

The Institute for the Study of War said it's still too early to assess Ukrainian intentions concerning a complete withdrawal from Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces continue to inflict high casualties against the advancing mixed Russian forces in the area. Watch our Correspondent Sasha Vakulina's full report

06/03/2023

Ukraine

One year anniversary sees Ukraine withstand Russian onslaught

The UK defence ministry says Russia’s campaign now likely to focus on degrading Ukrainian forces and exhausting them rather than seizing substantial new territory.

24/02/2023

World News

Ukraine war: Schools ordered to teach remotely as anniversary nears

President Zelenskyy advises schools to close and resume classes online as the risk of Russian missile attacks grow

22/02/2023

Ukraine

Russian troops under pressure as war anniversary looms

UK predicts Moscow will mark first year of war by claiming victory in Bakhmut, regardless of reality on the ground.

20/02/2023