The war in Ukraine

What is the situation with mining territories in the south of Ukraine? Does the potential danger prevent the sowing campaign in the region? What does demining process mean? And how long can it be after the end of the war? About this - in the new program of the Radio Liberty project "News of the Azov Region". The website of the Parliamentary Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy reports that there is a threat of land mining in many regions of Ukraine. The message said that in many key regions there is no physical possibility to start sowing. Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the total area of ​​spring grain crops in Ukrainian fields may decrease by 39%. The agrarian committee emphasized that the loss of areas of winter cereal crops can amount to 28%. The committee claims that the Russian army purposefully destroys agricultural machinery every day, cases of such actions have been recorded in Brovary district of Kyiv region, Melitopol district of Zaporizhzhya region,...

Details: Counter-offensive actions also have a "radiation" effect on the Russian occupation authorities. Kirill Stremousov, the so-called "deputy head of the military-civilian administration of the Kherson region" appointed by the Russian military, told the Russian edition of TASS that the pseudo-referendum on the annexation of Kherson and the region to Russia would be "paused" for "security" reasons. However, Stremousov later wrote on Telegram that he denied calling for a pause because a date for the "referendum" had not yet been set. Both of Stremousov's statements point to a high level of disorganization within the occupation regimes, which is likely exacerbated by the consequences of the counter-offensive. Ukrainian forces intend to gradually reduce Russian tactical and operational capabilities in the Kherson region, which is likely to affect the administrative and bureaucratic capabilities of the occupying officials. ISW no...

It is thought that Russia has lost hundreds of tanks within two months of invading Ukraine. Military experts put the losses down to the advanced anti-tank weapons which western nations have given to Ukraine, and to the poor way Russia has used its tanks. How great are Russia's tanks losses? Ukraine's armed forces say Russia has lost more than 680 tanks. Meanwhile, Oryx - a military and intelligence blog which counts Russia's military losses in Ukraine on the basis of photographs sent from the war zone - says Russia has lost more than 460 tanks and over 2,000 other armoured vehicles. According to the Rand Corporation and the IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies), Russia had about 2,700 main battle tanks in total at the start of the conflict. How effective have anti-tank weapons been? The US supplied Ukraine with 2,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles at the start of the conflict and has since sent at least 2,000 more. Javelins can be fired so that the missi...

Those children, as if they went to school this year, do not stream emotions of joy, like their fathers 2405 construction mortgages, 270 on average. So the 1st Spring is celebrated for Ukraine. The day of knowledge is the first ringing for Ukrainian children in the minds of repeated anxieties and fortune-telling attacks. In Kyiv today, there is little to indicate the Day of Knowledge, because many students will study online, and some schools in the capital will start working from tomorrow or from Monday. The same children who went to school today do not hold back their emotions of joy, just like their parents. The same children who went to school today do not hold back their emotions of joy, just like their parents 2,405 destroyed educational institutions, including 270 destroyed in total. Thus, September 1 begins for Ukraine. The day of knowledge and the first bell for Ukrainian children passes in conditions of air raids and enemy attacks. ON THE TOPIC "The holiday that Rus...