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War in Ukraine
US right-wing promotes isolationist agenda on third day of RNC; Some 800 AFU soldiers missing in defense of left bank; Air raid alarms sound in Kyiv as Russian drone shot down.
Jul. 18
Donetsk
The Russians are using guided air bombs and carrying out airstrikes in the Toretsk sector.
Jul. 17
Top News
Russia’s Economy has been on a temporary “sugar high,” but now the high is coming down to reality, economist Volodymyr Lugovskyy tells Kyiv Post’s Jason Smart.
Jul. 17
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian missile forces reportedly launched ATACMS with at least four M39 cluster ballistic missiles at Russian anti-aircraft positions on the outskirts of Mariupol.
Jul. 17
Germany
A German officer said they assumed some flew with “unfriendly intentions” but decided to simply incorporate them into the training to caution Ukrainian troops of the real dangers on the battlefield.
Jul. 17
Armed Forces of Ukraine
In total, 3,405 Ukrainians have been returned home in prisoner swaps since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Kyiv reports.
Jul. 17
War in Ukraine
Kyiv’s abandonment of Krynky village marked a possible end to months of attempts by Ukrainian forces to hold liberated territory on the left/south bank of the Dnipro River and expand it.
Jul. 17
War in Ukraine
Initial reports said the deceased was the head of an elite military training delegation from Pyongyang that arrived in recent weeks following Moscow and Pyongyang’s new security pact.
Jul. 17
War in Ukraine
"In the end, we were unable to put anyone behind bars," Dutch PM Dick Schoof told NOS on the eve of the MH17 disaster's tenth anniversary. "Justice is there, but not as it should have been."
Jul. 17
Russian Armed Forces
Only adult men in armored vehicles, with weapons, body armor, and helmets will be allowed in 14 settlements.
Jul. 17
War in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has returned a large amount of surplus ammunition to the Armed Forces, which had been sent to enterprises for disposal before Russia's full-scale invasion.
Jul. 17
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Although the government has introduced new procedures with the revised mobilization law, bureaucratic stumbling blocks still complicate matters.
Jul. 17
Zelensky
Commenting on India’s PM’s Moscow visit President Zelensky said it was a “huge disappointment” to “see the leader of the world’s largest democracy hug the world's most bloody criminal in Moscow.”
Jul. 17
Putin
Russia’s Putin has much in common with Nazi Germany's Führer, from his path to consolidated power to having his own distorted view of history and possessing a desire to fulfill his fateful destiny.
Jul. 17
War in Ukraine
The word "war" was banned initially but has reappeared in official language, including Putin's, describing what he claims is a war by Ukraine and the West against Russia.
Jul. 17