‘We don’t know who to shoot, they all look like us’: Russian soldiers in Ukraine becoming disoriented, US official says
2 years, 9 months ago

‘We don’t know who to shoot, they all look like us’: Russian soldiers in Ukraine becoming disoriented, US official says

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian forces are reportedly becoming demoralised, disoriented and hungry on the third day of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A senior United States official told ABC News that Russian soldiers had been overheard complaining that Ukrainian resistance was much stiffer than they had anticipated. On one radio call, the official said they heard a soldier saying: “We don’t know who to shoot – they all look like us.” Follow live coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine A resident in the western city of Lviv told inews.co.uk that Russian soldiers “don’t know why they are on our land”. On Saturday Ukrainian officials said 198 citizens – including three children – had been killed since the invasion began.

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‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks
4 days, 2 hours ago

‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine has raised the stakes with its boldest wartime assassination, killing a high-profile general in Moscow. Kyiv, Ukraine – Igor Kirillov, the 54-year-old general who led Russia’s nuclear protection forces, was assassinated just one day after Ukrainian intelligence accused him of ordering the use of banned chemical weapons against Ukrainian servicemen. “And there are many more Russian war criminals on …

Watch live: Putin takes questions from Russian people in end-of-year phone-in
4 days, 17 hours ago

Watch live: Putin takes questions from Russian people in end-of-year phone-in

The Independent  

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Russia detains man for killing general on orders of Ukraine's security service
5 days, 2 hours ago

Russia detains man for killing general on orders of Ukraine's security service

India Today  

Russia said on Wednesday it had detained an Uzbek man who had confessed to planting and detonating a bomb which killed a top general, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on the instructions of Ukraine's SBU security service. Ukraine's SBU intelligence service took responsibility for the killing after Ukraine accused Kirillov of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian …

Moscow accuses Ukraine’s allies of condoning ‘terrorism’ after top Russian general killed
6 days, 7 hours ago

Moscow accuses Ukraine’s allies of condoning ‘terrorism’ after top Russian general killed

Firstpost  

A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service on Tuesday morning in the most high-profile killing of its kind. Image- AFP Russia on Tuesday criticised Ukraine’s allies over what it called insufficient reactions to the assassination in Moscow of the …

Ukraine’s scooter bomb assassination could change the war… but not for the reasons you might think
6 days, 11 hours ago

Ukraine’s scooter bomb assassination could change the war… but not for the reasons you might think

The Independent  

As Sarajevo in 1914 showed, assassinations can trigger wars. In the past week, Ukrainian agents have killed a key Russian missile designer, Mikhail Shatsky, as well as Vladimir Putin’s chemical weapons chief, lieutenant general Igor Kirillov. In 1942, British intelligence parachuted Czech and Slovak agents into their Nazi-occupied homeland to kill Reinhard Heydrich – a key architect of the “final …

Ukraine says North Korean soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian troops
1 week ago

Ukraine says North Korean soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian troops

Al Jazeera  

Russia and North Korea have not commented on Ukraine’s claim that some 30 North Korean troops have been killed or injured in fighting. Ukraine’s military intelligence and the Pentagon have said that Ukrainian troops have killed and injured a number of North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region. Speaking to journalists in Washington, DC, Pentagon …

AP photos from Ukraine in 2024 convey wartime horror and hope
1 week, 4 days ago

AP photos from Ukraine in 2024 convey wartime horror and hope

The Independent  

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AP photos from Ukraine in 2024 convey wartime horror and hope
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1 week, 4 days ago

AP photos from Ukraine in 2024 convey wartime horror and hope

Associated Press  

A man falls to his death from the window of a burning apartment after a Russian air strike. The grisly evidence of war is everywhere in Ukraine, where, for a third year, soldiers and civilians are enduring the Russian army’s onslaught. They include aiming at civilian targets, devastating attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, and the forced transfer and deportation of …

Russia Ukraine war latest: Zelensky welcomes diplomatic end to Putin’s war and hints at role for foreign troops
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1 week, 6 days ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: Zelensky welcomes diplomatic end to Putin’s war and hints at role for foreign troops

The Independent  

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’

The Independent  

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’

The Independent  

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Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front

The Independent  

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Russia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance

LA Times  

In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on Monday, Russian servicemen operate a Russian Uragan self-propelled multiple rocket launcher in an undisclosed location. Russia’s military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia’s Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian …

Russia fires senior commander for false claims about progress of war in Ukraine, military bloggers say
1 month ago

Russia fires senior commander for false claims about progress of war in Ukraine, military bloggers say

CNN  

CNN — Russia has removed a senior commander from his post for making false claims about the progress of the war in parts of eastern Ukraine, according to military bloggers and Russian media. Colonel General Gennady Anashkin, the commander of the South Forces Group, was dismissed after providing misleading information about Russia’s progress near the Siversk settlement in the eastern …

Britain's military 'is ready to fight Russia tonight': UK army chief's stark warning after Putin declared we are now 'directly involved' in Ukraine war
1 month ago

Britain's military 'is ready to fight Russia tonight': UK army chief's stark warning after Putin declared we are now 'directly involved' in Ukraine war

Daily Mail  

But in May he acknowledged the army would run out of ammo in two months A top military official has declared the British Army would be ready to fight Vladimir Putin's forces 'tonight' if Russia were to invade another European nation in addition to Ukraine. A muzzle flash lights up pine trees as the British Army's new Archer Mobile Howitzer …

'We'll never submit': Ukraine stands defiant on 1,000th day of war with Russia
1 month ago

'We'll never submit': Ukraine stands defiant on 1,000th day of war with Russia

Firstpost  

Ukraine remains defiant on the 1,000th day of Russia’s invasion, as both sides escalate rhetoric and attacks amid calls for international support Ukraine said Tuesday that its forces would never surrender to Russia, 1,000 days after Moscow launched its brutal invasion, while the Kremlin also pledged victory and escalated its nuclear sabre-rattling. “The military operation against Kyiv continues … and …

AP PHOTOS: 1,000 days of war in Ukraine captured in images
1 month, 1 week ago

AP PHOTOS: 1,000 days of war in Ukraine captured in images

Associated Press  

A thousand days of war in Ukraine have been captured in stunning images, many of them horrifying, some of them poignant, others uplifting. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print People take shelter underground following explosions in Lviv, western Ukraine, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn …

Russia suffer highest daily frontline casualties since start of war, says UK army chief
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia suffer highest daily frontline casualties since start of war, says UK army chief

The Independent  

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UN chief ‘very concerned’ about reports of North Korean soldiers in Russia for deployment in Ukraine war
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN chief ‘very concerned’ about reports of North Korean soldiers in Russia for deployment in Ukraine war

The Independent  

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Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk
2 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

LA Times  

In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, a Russian sniper, in an undisclosed location, fires toward Ukrainian forces. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August. DeepState, a …

Russia suffers its worst month of front line losses in Ukraine war
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia suffers its worst month of front line losses in Ukraine war

Daily Mail  

Russia suffered its bloodiest month in September since the start of the war with Ukraine, as its front line casualties grew to 1,271 per day. It comes as South Korea's defence minister Kim Yong-hyun today said that North Korean soldiers are likely fighting alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be deployed. 'We assess that …

Deserting Russians are being killed by their own snipers and wounded troops are no longer being evacuated because so many are injuring themselves to avoid fighting, 'intercepted messages reveal'
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Deserting Russians are being killed by their own snipers and wounded troops are no longer being evacuated because so many are injuring themselves to avoid fighting, 'intercepted messages reveal'

Daily Mail  

Russian soldiers wearied by fighting for Vladimir Putin are being shot at by their own snipers, while others are deliberately injuring themselves to leave the battlefield, one disillusioned fighter has revealed. His thoughts were conveyed in an intercepted message provided to I Want To Live, a project set up in 2022 by Ukraine's military intelligence, which helps Russian soldiers safely …

House GOP Candidate’s Ukraine Posts Echo Kremlin-Touted Propaganda Channel
3 months ago

House GOP Candidate’s Ukraine Posts Echo Kremlin-Touted Propaganda Channel

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In late May, Joe Kent, the GOP candidate for Congress in a crucial Washington toss-up district, posed a question on X : “Ukraine is out of men, so their only option is to get NATO involved. “The contrast in this race could not be clearer: Joe Kent surrounds himself with extremist kooks while I am focused on …

Ukraine mourns dead from major Russian strike, vows response with underground weapons production
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine mourns dead from major Russian strike, vows response with underground weapons production

LA Times  

Honor guard members during the funeral Saturday for Ukrainian servicemen killed in a Russian rocket attack at a military academy in Poltava, Ukraine. Mourners thronged funeral services Saturday for victims of one of the deadliest Russian airstrikes since the war in Ukraine began, as Ukraine’s president vowed to increase domestic military production by creating underground weapons factories. A woman cries …

Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This story contains images and descriptions of violence that are graphic. Video obtained exclusively by CNN, filmed during fighting late August near the embattled city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, shows an apparent execution by Russian troops of three surrendering Ukrainians, after their trench was overrun. Ukrainian prosecutors said Friday they were now investigating “the possible execution of …

Russian strike kills at least 51 in Poltava, Ukraine, in one of deadliest attacks of war
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian strike kills at least 51 in Poltava, Ukraine, in one of deadliest attacks of war

The Independent  

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Ukraine’s daring offensive intensifies pressure on US to ease cautious approach to the war
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine’s daring offensive intensifies pressure on US to ease cautious approach to the war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s daring ground offensive has taken the fight to Russia, but not nearly as much as its leaders would like because, they say, the United States won’t let them. “This war is going to end exactly how Western policymakers decide it will end,’' said Philip Breedlove, a retired U.S. general who led NATO in Europe from 2013 to …

Dozens injured in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine as Moscow claims five dead in Kyiv offensive
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Dozens injured in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine as Moscow claims five dead in Kyiv offensive

The Independent  

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Sudzha, Kursk: Russian residents take shelter as Ukraine advances
4 months, 1 week ago

Sudzha, Kursk: Russian residents take shelter as Ukraine advances

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN was accompanied by the Ukrainian military who reviewed the video above without sound prior to its release for operational security reasons. CNN crossed into Russia accompanied by the Ukrainian military, past the border post torn to shreds by Ukraine’s first attack. Our Ukrainian escort said the Russian attack drones that had blighted Ukraine’s progress on the front …

Sudzha, Kursk: Russian residents take shelter as Ukraine advances
4 months, 1 week ago

Sudzha, Kursk: Russian residents take shelter as Ukraine advances

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN was accompanied by the Ukrainian military who reviewed the video above without sound prior to its release for operational security reasons. CNN crossed into Russia accompanied by the Ukrainian military, past the border post torn to shreds by Ukraine’s first attack. Our Ukrainian escort said the Russian attack drones that had blighted Ukraine’s progress on the front …

Kremlin could be 'nervous' as angry Russians send messages to Putin amid Ukraine counterattack
4 months, 1 week ago

Kremlin could be 'nervous' as angry Russians send messages to Putin amid Ukraine counterattack

ABC  

Standing in a car park after escaping with their lives, a group of stunned villagers delivered their message to Vladimir Putin. In a report that aired on Channel One Russia this week, military correspondent Semyon Pegov gave viewers the thumbs-up and said the mood among troops was "positive". On Monday, Putin said Zelenskyy's military, "with the help of its Western …

2 killed in Kyiv region, including four-year old boy, in Russian attacks
4 months, 1 week ago

2 killed in Kyiv region, including four-year old boy, in Russian attacks

The Independent  

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Russia launches new operation to halt advancing Ukrainian troops
4 months, 1 week ago

Russia launches new operation to halt advancing Ukrainian troops

The Hindu  

Moscow on Saturday mounted a "counter-terror operation" in three border regions adjoining Ukraine to halt Kyiv's advance deeper into Russia and warned that the fighting endangered a nuclear power plant. Russia's nuclear agency on Saturday warned the Ukrainian attack posed a "direct threat" to the nearby Kursk nuclear power station. Belarus, Russia's close ally, on Saturday ordered military reinforcements — …

Russia tightens security in Kursk region, as fight continues against Ukraine’s surprise incursion
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia tightens security in Kursk region, as fight continues against Ukraine’s surprise incursion

LA Times  

A column of Russian army trucks damaged by Ukrainian shelling are seen in the Kursk region of Russia. Russia on Saturday announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion last week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off guard and exposed its military vulnerabilities in the nearly 2½-year-old war. He also said that Gen. Oleksandr …

Russia says it’s fighting a cross-border attack by Ukrainian forces. Kyiv officials have no comment
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia says it’s fighting a cross-border attack by Ukrainian forces. Kyiv officials have no comment

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian authorities claimed that a Ukrainian force launched an incursion on Tuesday into Russia’s Kursk region but was being beaten back by troops and local border guards. The Russian Defense Ministry said as many as 300 Ukrainian troops, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored combat vehicles, attacked Russian border positions in the area of …

‘Nowhere is safe in Belgorod’: Fears grip Russian region bordering Ukraine
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Nowhere is safe in Belgorod’: Fears grip Russian region bordering Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

President Putin has ordered a buffer zone after repeated deadly attacks that have shaken residents. On May 12, Alexander’s apartment shook and his window shattered as his city of Belgorod, in the Russian region bordering Ukraine, came under attack. “Unfortunately, this has become the reality of each person who lives here,” said political scientist Margarita Lisnichaya, a member of the …

Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army sergeant said Monday, after relentless assaults that are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses there. Separately, attacks in Russia’s Kursk region by the Security Service of Ukraine, also known as the SBU, struck a number of substations causing …

Russia presses its offensive in Ukraine and issues new threats as the West tries to blunt the push
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia presses its offensive in Ukraine and issues new threats as the West tries to blunt the push

Associated Press  

Slowly but steadily this summer, Russian troops are forging through Ukraine’s outgunned and undermanned defenses in a relentless onslaught, prompting the West to push for new weapons and strategies to shore up Kyiv. FILE - In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, …

11 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine. Rescue work continues at destroyed apartment building
5 months, 3 weeks ago

11 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine. Rescue work continues at destroyed apartment building

LA Times  

Russian attacks across eastern Ukraine killed at least 11 people Saturday, while rescuers in the city of Dnipro dug through rubble after a Russian strike ripped through a nine-story residential building, leaving one dead, officials said. Russian officials also reported Ukrainian attacks, with a drone strike killing five people in Russia’s Kursk region, local officials said Saturday. A Ukrainian drone …

Kremlin warns U.S. after Ukrainian strike on Crimea
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kremlin warns U.S. after Ukrainian strike on Crimea

The Hindu  

The Kremlin on Monday warned the United States of “consequences” and summoned its Ambassador after Moscow said a Ukrainian strike with a U.S. missile on Crimea killed four persons. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called Sunday’s strike on Sevastopol “barbaric” and accused Washington of “killing Russian children”. Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, said on Monday: “Crimea is …

Russia, Ukraine launch tit-for-tat attacks, five dead in Crimea and one killed in Kharkiv
6 months ago

Russia, Ukraine launch tit-for-tat attacks, five dead in Crimea and one killed in Kharkiv

India TV News  

Kyiv: Russian authorities said six people, including two children, were killed and over 100 people were wounded after Ukraine launched several drones and missiles in retaliation for Moscow's bombing of the Kharkiv city on Saturday that resulted in three casualties while 52 others were injured. Five people, including the two children, were killed by falling debris when five Ukrainian missiles …

Russia fires more missiles and drones at Ukraine ahead of diplomatic efforts to stop the war
6 months, 1 week ago

Russia fires more missiles and drones at Ukraine ahead of diplomatic efforts to stop the war

The Hindu  

Russian forces fired missiles and drones at the Kyiv region and five other areas of Ukraine in a nighttime attack, officials said on Wednesday, ahead of several days of intense diplomatic activity around the war that is now in its third year. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down more than two dozen air targets, including cruise missiles, a Kinzhal …

9 killed in Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine ahead of G7 summit aimed at slowing Moscow’s offensive
6 months, 1 week ago

9 killed in Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine ahead of G7 summit aimed at slowing Moscow’s offensive

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces launched new deadly attacks on Ukraine, killing at least nine people on Wednesday, a day before the leaders of countries that are some of Ukraine’s biggest backers were to discuss how to slow Moscow’s offensive. “And we need as many of them as possible.” Earlier Wednesday, Ukraine’s air force said it shot down more than …

Ukraine: Battles rage outside Kharkiv as troops try to hold back Russian advance
7 months ago

Ukraine: Battles rage outside Kharkiv as troops try to hold back Russian advance

CNN  

Lyptsi, Ukraine CNN — There are some towns that Ukraine can just never afford to lose, and Lyptsi is one of them. It is like that every night.” His men were among the first to tackle Russia’s new advance into Kharkiv region nearly two weeks ago. Over a week reporting in the villages around the city, CNN saw Ukrainian units …

More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine two years ago, Britain's armed forces minister reveals
7 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine two years ago, Britain's armed forces minister reveals

Daily Mail  

More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine just over two years ago, Britain's armed forces minister has revealed. Tory minister Leo Docherty added in response to a question posed by Labour MP John Healey that 'tens of thousand more have already deserted since the start of the conflict', though …

Murder rate among Russian soldiers returning from Ukraine surges
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Murder rate among Russian soldiers returning from Ukraine surges

The Independent  

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‘I want to make up for mistakes’: The Russian POWs fighting for Ukraine
8 months ago

‘I want to make up for mistakes’: The Russian POWs fighting for Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Russian prisoners of war have been recruited to fight for anti-Kremlin militias that say they are aiding Ukraine’s war effort. “At some point, I understood that what they were telling us in Russia was a complete lie.” Vlad said he initially had no plans to join the Russian army. At the time, Yulia Gorbunova, a researcher on Ukraine at Human …

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance
8 months ago

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance

Associated Press  

Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land this spring and summer as muddy fields dry out and allow tanks, armored vehicles and other heavy equipment to roll to key positions across the countryside. Now everything is exposed, making it very dangerous.” In a recent podcast, Kofman also said that Kyiv is …

More civilians die in Ukraine as analysts warn that delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces
8 months, 1 week ago

More civilians die in Ukraine as analysts warn that delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — More civilians died across Ukraine on Sunday as analysts warned that delays in U.S. military assistance would see Kyiv struggle to fight off Russian offensives. The news came as the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, warned that delays in Western military assistance would increasingly hamper Ukraine’s ability to push back Russian advances. …

More civilians die in Ukraine as a think tank warns delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv's forces
8 months, 1 week ago

More civilians die in Ukraine as a think tank warns delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv's forces

The Independent  

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