Cebu Daily Newscast: Mercenary chief halts troops’ march on Moscow to avoid ‘shedding Russian blood’

CDN Digital 06/26/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, June 26, 2023 Mercenary chief halts troops’ march on Moscow to avoid ‘shedding Russian blood’…

Oil climbs on concerns Russia political issues may impact supply

Reuters 06/26/2023

SINGAPORE  – Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Monday, June 26, 2023, after a failed mutiny by Russian mercenaries over the weekend raised concerns about political instability in Russia and the potential impact on oil…

Mercenary chief halts troops’ march on Moscow to avoid ‘shedding Russian blood’

Associated Press 06/25/2023

The head of the private Russian military force Wagner said Saturday he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine to avoid shedding Russian blood. The announcement…

Wagner leader calls for rebellion against Russian defense chief, Kremlin orders his arrest

Associated Press 06/24/2023

The owner of the Wagner private military contractor escalated his direct challenge to the Kremlin on Friday, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia’s defense minister. The security services reacted immediately by opening a criminal…

US convenes nuclear weapons meeting with China, France, Russia, UK

Reuters 06/24/2023

WASHINGTON — The United States this month convened a meeting of working-level experts from China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom to discuss nuclear weapons issues including strategic risk reduction, the State Department said. White House national…

Putin says Russia positions nuclear bombs in Belarus as warning to West

Reuters 06/18/2023

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, something he confirmed for the first time had already happened, was a reminder to the West that it could not inflict a…

Russia launches air strike on Kyiv, city official says attack repelled

06/06/2023

KYIV – Russia launched a new wave of overnight air strikes on Kyiv, with officials at the Ukrainian capital saying that air defense systems downed more than 20 cruise missiles on their approach. “All were shot down,…

Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds

Reuters 06/05/2023

MOSCOW — Russia said on Monday its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops. It was not immediately…

Ukraine shelling kills two in Belgorod as hundreds of children evacuated–governor

Reuters 06/04/2023

MOSCOW — Shelling and strikes by Ukrainian forces on Russia’s Belgorod region killed two people on Saturday as hundreds of children were evacuated away from the border, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. “The children of Shebekino are very…

Russian ‘spy’ whale surfaces in Sweden

Agence France Presse 05/31/2023

STOCKHOLM — A harness-wearing beluga whale that turned up in Norway in 2019, sparking speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian Navy, has appeared off Sweden’s coast, an organization following him said on Monday. First…

Russia unleashes largest drone attack on Ukrainian capital, crowds mark Kyiv Day

05/29/2023

KYIV—Russia unleashed waves of air strikes on Kyiv overnight in what officials said was the largest drone attack of the city but crowds poured into the streets later on Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of the Ukrainian…

Ukraine says Russia eases Bakhmut attacks, Kyiv talks up counteroffensive

Reuters 05/28/2023

KYIV — Russian troops have temporarily eased attacks in and around the besieged eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut to regroup and strengthen their capabilities, a senior Kyiv official said Saturday, May 27. Separately, senior Ukrainian officials indicated…

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