Newsblog for the Ukraine War
Kyiv makes offer: can train Bundeswehr soldiers
Updated on April 15th, 2025 – 05:48 a.m.Reading time: 8 min.
Kiev could train Bundeswehr soldiers in dealing with drones. Chinese fighting for Russia warn their compatriots. All news in our blog.
Russian authorities in Kursk report a Ukrainian drone attack on the border town. “Kursk was massively attacked overnight,” said the administration of the Kursk region on Telegram. An 85-year-old woman was killed and nine people were injured. The mayor of Kursk, Sergej Kolijarow, writes on Telegram, a multi -storey residential building was damaged. Several apartments have caught fire. The residents were evacuated to a nearby school. According to reports from the Russian telegram channels Baza and Shot, there were more than 20 explosions in the city. The information could not be checked independently.
The Ukrainian armed forces have already destroyed thousands of Russian military vehicles since the beginning of the year. “Since the beginning of the year, the enemy has lost 11,583 vehicles and special equipment,” wrote Army chief Olexandr Syrskyj on Telegram. Destroying the opponent’s logistics is one of the main tasks of the Ukrainian armed forces. “Overall, more than 35,000 units of enemy vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of 2024.”
The commander of the Ukrainian armed forces also added a video to the message on which the destruction of Russian military vehicles of various kinds – including tanks – can be seen by drones. These attacks did not achieve hundreds of thousands of tons of ammunition, equipment and fuel the Russian troops along the front lines in Ukraine, Syrskyj claims. His information could not be checked independently.
In the past few months, the Russian armed forces have increased increasing to attack the Ukrainian positions with waves of soldiers who were only supported by artillery.
According to Ukrainian information, the latest discussions between the USA and Ukraine about a planned raw material agreement have been “constructive”. The meeting in Washington was “normal” last week, the AFP news agency learned from Ukrainian negotiating circles on Monday. There were “no problems”. Everyone involved described the talks as “constructive”.
As AFP learned further, the talks were held in a confidential framework. Details of the meeting could therefore not be communicated at first. However, legal questions were mainly discussed. The Ukrainian Minister of Justice Olha StefanSyna regarded it on Monday on Ukrainian television as a “positive sign itself that consultations take place”.
According to its ambassador, Ukraine could train in dealing with drones in Germany, Oleksii Makeieev, Bundeswehr soldiers. “Exchange of experiences is already taking place. We would also be available for training,” Makeieev told the Editorial Network Germany. He could “imagine” this. “No German soldier has the experience we have,” he argued.
According to Makeieev’s view, Germany would also benefit from a NATO accession of Ukraine, who is intended by Kiev. His country has “a huge army of almost a million people who know exactly how to fight the Russians,” said the top diplomat. The Ukrainian army is “the strongest army in Europe”. Makeieev also said that the Ukrainians would “make a very important contribution” for NATO. “We would not think long if an alliance was proclaimed.”
The two Chinese, which were arrested by Ukraine in the fight for Russia, expressed their hope for a return to China at a press conference held in Kiev and warned their compatriots before participating in the Ukraine War. Read more about it here.
The outgoing Chancellor Scholz has stubbornly refused to deliver Taurus rockets to Ukraine. His designated successor Merz sees it differently. This could become a problem for black and red. Read more about this here.
After the severe Russian rocket attack on the northeastern tukrainian city of Sumy, the governor of the Media area confirmed that there was a meeting of the military at the time. It was not his initiative, Governor Wolodymyr Artjuch told the news portal “Suspilne”. “I was invited.” According to the portal, Artjuch did not provide any information on request who was the initiator of the meeting. “This is another topic,” he said when asked.
