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War in Ukraine
Moscow boosts arms budget 70 percent; conservatives grill US Defense nominee over Ukraine aid; Russian airstrikes drift west as ground attacks slow in Zaporizhzhia; Kremlin censors hush milbloggers.
Sep. 29, 2023
War in Ukraine
The high-profile Azov Brigade, destroyed in the Mariupol siege in March 2022, is back on the fighting line. Initial battles went well for them and badly for Russia’s 228th Regiment, they say.
Sep. 28, 2023
War in Ukraine
Lithuania, Bulgaria pitch in for counteroffensive; Russian missile launcher destroyed; Wagner remains wild cards with new leader; Small advances near Verbove; Navalny sent to “special regime” prison.
Sep. 28, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian strike planners think hunting down and killing Russian officers, the higher ranking the better, is an excellent way to fight a war. It’s a fairly new idea but, so far, impactful.
Sep. 26, 2023
War in Ukraine
The Achilles UAV strike company of the 92nd separate assault brigade struck Russian T-80 and T-72 tanks, as well as D-30 howitzers, Mykhailo Fedorov said in a post accompanied by the drone in action.
Sep. 26, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian drones strike airfield, FSB building in Kursk; casualties piling up among Russian Navy top brass; Ukraine reportedly targets factory in Luhansk; far-right in US enraged over military aid.
Sep. 26, 2023
War in Ukraine
Western analysts have outlined three factors that need to hold true for Ukraine’s troops to make further progress in the south. Meanwhile, Russian sources sound more than a bit flustered.
Sep. 25, 2023
War in Ukraine
AFU breakthroughs near Verbove; Airstrikes kill 3 in southeastern Ukraine; drones downed over Tula; child re-education and deportations continue; Russian critic sent to Siberian prison.
Sep. 25, 2023
War in Ukraine
The sheer number of injured underlines how the war of heavy artillery has left many with life-changing injuries including amputations and brain damage.
Sep. 23, 2023
Russia
The city of Izium was under Russian occupation for six months. One surviving victim, Liuba, recounts why she and her son stayed and spent that time living in terror.
Sep. 23, 2023
Crimea
Air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said the strike was carried out with Storm Shadow and Scalp missiles and was a “blow to the dictatorship of Putin.”
Sep. 22, 2023
Bakhmut
President Zelensky has just vowed to liberate Bakhmut along with two other cities which he didn’t name, saying Ukraine has a “very, very comprehensive plan.”
Sep. 22, 2023
War in Ukraine
Poland says PM misunderstood on aid; possible AFU breakout near Verbove; Power out in Ukraine, same in Russia; Ukrainian anti-tank missile system tops Russia's; Kremlin tells press to downplay losses.
Sep. 22, 2023
Ukraine
The exact comments that led to her suspension are not known but it’s thought a recent spat with an anti-Ukraine Republican US senate candidate may have sparked the decision.
Sep. 21, 2023
War in Ukraine
No ATACMS in US aid package; Russian mortars kill teenage girl and 20-year-old in small town; Blinken pleads with Security Council to consider Russian brutality
Sep. 21, 2023
Wagner
CNN says videos of attacks on Wagner-supported rebels indicate the use of Ukrainian drones. Ukraine says only: “We can neither confirm nor deny this.”
Sep. 20, 2023
Sullivan denies the truth: the issue isn’t manpower, it’s Russia’s unabated ability to generate combat forces, equipment and weaponry; White House policy has given sanctuary to Moscow’s war machine.
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