Ukrainian forces liberate village of Pishchane near Pokrovsk – JFO “Khortytsia”

Ukrainian troops open fire on Russian positions on 11 January 2025. Photo: Dmytro Smoliyenko / Zuma Press The Ukrainian defence forces have achieved a tactical success in the Pokrovsk sector, liberating the village of Pishchane, three kilometres from Pokrovsk. This was reported on 16 February by the spokesperson for the Khortytsia operational and strategic group […]

IDF Commander-in-Chief Herzi Halevi to visit the US for the first time in his term

Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) Herzi Galevi Photo: IDF press service Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General Gertzi Galevi is heading to the United States on Monday for a three-day official visit, the first and only one of his tenure, The Jerusalem Post reports. Usually, IDF leaders visit […]

Europe without a common army: Poland rejects Zelenskyy’s initiative

Radoslav Sikorsky, Photo: Kay Nietfeld / AFP Poland does not support the idea of creating a single European army, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with state-run TVP World. This was a response to the call of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who stressed the need for a powerful European armed forces during the […]