Julian Röpcke

Russian forces seize 200 sq km, 18 villages in Ukraine in one week

Russian invasion forces captured 18 Ukrainian settlements across Sumy, Kharkiv, and Donetsk oblasts, covering roughly 200 square kilometers in the first week of a so-called “summer offensive”, German tabloid Bild's Julian Röpcke reported on May 31.

31 May 2025, 06:10 PM

Analysts question Putin’s motionless hands during missile speech

On Thursday, Nov. 21, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin delivered a video address claiming that Russia had struck Dnipro with a supposedly “state-of-the-art medium-range missile” called the Oreshnik. Notably, during the nearly eight-minute speech, Putin barely moved.

23 November 2024, 01:02 PM

Battle for Chasiv Yar: Russian troops break through Ukrainian defense lines

Russian troops have breached the defenses of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region and are likely advancing toward the city center, according to a report by Bild on Monday, Oct. 21, citing the outlet's military analyst, Julian Röpcke.

21 October 2024, 02:59 PM

Russian troops likely using Chinese armored vehicles on frontline — Bild

Photographs of Russian troops with Chinese armored vehicles have begun circulating on Russian Telegram channels recently, with captions claiming that the vehicles are being used in combat zones.

24 September 2024, 01:18 PM

Russian claim of destroying German IRIS-T in Ukraine proven false—target was a decoy

A report circulated by Russian propagandists claiming that the Russian army destroyed a German IRIS-T air defense system in Ukraine’s Sumy region is false—the target was actually a decoy. Julian Röpcke, an expert from BILD, debunked the claim on Aug 19.

19 August 2024, 03:12 PM

Julian Röpcke