The Latest Breaking News from Kyrylo Budanov

Russian train blown off rails by 'sabotage' bomb blast inside occupied Ukraine

Footage showed how the carriages, believed to be carrying grain, were thrown off the track with eight carriages derailed and five overturned close to the village of Chistenkoye in Crimea which is annexed by Russia

Daily Mirror · May 18, 2023

Vladimir Putin ‘abandons’ efforts to take more territory in Ukraine ahead of ‘landmark’ counter-offensive

Head of Ukrainian military intelligence says Russia has switched to defensive positions ahead of Kyiv’s long-awaited counterattack

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 423 of the invasion

Nato chief ‘confident’ Ukraine is ready to retake more territory; suspect in Pentagon leaks posted information earlier than previously thought – report

The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2023

Russian forces step up attacks in Ukraine’s east as one-year mark looms

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ‘will prevail’ as general staff reports 90 assaults in 24 hours in east and north-east

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

UN chief says world ‘walking into wider war’ in Ukraine

Russian forces have been advancing for the first time in six months in relentless battles in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Russia hits Ukraine power grid and gains ground in east; Biden to visit Poland

Russian missiles hit power facilities on Friday across Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returned from a tour of Western capitals and Ukrainian officials said a long-awaited Russian offensive was underway in the east.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

Factbox-Who is Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's potential next defence minister?

Kyrylo Budanov, who is expected to become Ukraine's next defence minister, is a young officer who enjoyed a meteoric rise to become military intelligence chief, decorated for his role in operations that mostly remain secret.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 348 of the invasion

Ukraine’s defence minister to be reshuffled into another job, Zelenskiy ally says; Ukraine braces for possible major Russian offensive this month

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023

Russia assembles troops for possible offensive in Luhansk, Ukraine says

‘Battles for the region are heating up’ as Russian forces are located in Donetsk

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023

Ukraine's defence ministry in turmoil as Russia readies offensive

Ukraine sowed confusion on Monday about whether its defence minister would be replaced, creating doubts about the leadership of its war effort just as it braces for an expected Russian offensive.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023