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Relentless Push: Russia Claims Strategic Edge in Ukraine Offensive

  Servicemen of the 115th Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces use an RPG-7 grenade launcher during training between combat missions, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. Russia’s top military commander, General Valery Gerasimov, has declared that Russian forces are conducting a non-stop offensive along nearly the entire front line in Ukraine, asserting that the “strategic initiative” now lies with Moscow. According to Gerasimov, Russian troops have intensified airstrikes on Ukrainian cities far from the battlefield, including a recent attack on Kyiv that killed at least 23 people and wounded 38. He reported that since March, Russia has seized more than 3,500 square kilometers of territory , captured 149 villages, and now controls the vast majority of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. The offensive has also pushed into Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, with seven villages reportedly under Russian control. Moscow says it has carried...
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Inferno at Al-Kut Mall Claims Over 60 Lives in Iraq’s Wasit Province

 

A devastating fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in Al-Kut, eastern Iraq, late Wednesday night, leaving at least 61 people dead, many of them from suffocation. The five-storey complex, which housed a restaurant and supermarket, had only been operational for a week.

Civil defense teams managed to rescue more than 45 individuals trapped inside the building, but the scale of the tragedy quickly became apparent. Among the deceased were 14 bodies so severely burned they remain unidentified. Officials also reported dozens injured and several still missing beneath the debris.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Iraq’s Interior Ministry and Wasit Province Governor Mohammed al-Mayyeh have launched legal proceedings against the mall and building owners, citing potential negligence. A preliminary report is expected within 48 hours.

Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani has ordered immediate action to prevent similar incidents, highlighting Iraq’s ongoing struggle with poor building standards—a factor in previous deadly fires, including the 2021 Nasiriyah hospital blaze and the 2023 Hamdaniya wedding hall tragedy.

Three days of national mourning have been declared as the country grapples with yet another catastrophic loss.

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