MARK ALMOND: The sudden advance by Ukraine's forces is a military earthquake
2 years, 3 months ago

MARK ALMOND: The sudden advance by Ukraine's forces is a military earthquake

Daily Mail  

During recent months in Vladimir Putin’s grim and bloody war, we have become used to an exhausting slugfest between the two sides. During recent months in Vladimir Putin’s grim and bloody war, we have become used to an exhausting slugfest between the two sides This is a military earthquake, and the tremors must be shaking – metaphorically, at least – the walls of the Kremlin itself. When the invasion was launched, thousands of Russian riot police were mobilised to sign up to fight, believing that Kyiv would fall within days and the ‘special military operation’ would become a police matter. Unless Moscow now sees a dramatic change of fortune, it is not hard to imagine Putin’s generals and spy chiefs deciding to make him the scapegoat for the war – and withdraw the bedraggled remaining troops. An ousted Putin would more likely suffer a nasty ‘fall’ or sudden fatal ‘illness’ – like so many of his own critics during the ugly years of his presidency.

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Battles of attrition in West Asia & Ukraine
22 hours, 47 minutes ago

Battles of attrition in West Asia & Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

If 2024 was the year when war returned with a vengeance to the centre of inter-State relations, it also witnessed some critical developments in warfare, featuring attrition, manoeuvre, and adaptation. Until the incursion and occupation of Kursk, which is now under a sustained Russian counter-assault, the Ukrainians continued to fight in a war of attrition paired with small unit action …

Putin signals no rush to end Ukraine war in marathon TV appearance
6 days, 2 hours ago

Putin signals no rush to end Ukraine war in marathon TV appearance

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared in no hurry to seek an end to the war in Ukraine during his annual set-piece television event Thursday, seeking instead to project Russia’s strength despite President-elect Donald Trump’s stated goal of achieving a quick peace. Any attempt at brokering peace faces significant obstacles, with analysts saying that Putin believes he is winning the war …

Russia intensifies attacks in Kursk, Donetsk regions, claims Ukrainian commander
1 week ago

Russia intensifies attacks in Kursk, Donetsk regions, claims Ukrainian commander

India Today  

Moscow has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in Russia's Kursk region and increased pressure in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine's top army commander said on Tuesday. A US military official said North Korean troops had suffered several hundred casualties in Kursk region, and their ranks had ranged from lower-level troops to "very near the …

Ukraine’s scooter bomb assassination could change the war… but not for the reasons you might think
1 week 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-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine
1 week, 2 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine

The Independent  

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Russia Hits Ukraine With 93 Missiles, 200 Drones In Massive Aerial Attack; Zelenskyy Says 'Terrorising Millions'
Top News
1 week, 5 days ago

Russia Hits Ukraine With 93 Missiles, 200 Drones In Massive Aerial Attack; Zelenskyy Says 'Terrorising Millions'

ABP News  

Russia launched a large-scale aerial assault against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 missiles and nearly 200 drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to a report by Associate Press, Ukraine’s defenses intercepted 81 missiles, including 11 cruise missiles brought down by F-16 fighter jets supplied by Western allies earlier this year, Zelenskyy said. Russia Is Stockpiling Cruise, Ballistic Missiles …

Russia within miles to Ukraine’s transit hub Pokrovsk after a month-long push
1 week, 5 days ago

Russia within miles to Ukraine’s transit hub Pokrovsk after a month-long push

Firstpost  

Russian troops are rapidly moving towards Ukrainian strategic city Pokrovsk. Ukrainian army chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi confirmed ‘extremely intensified’ fighting with the invading Russian troops. The Russian troops are reported to have come within a few miles of the Ukrainian transit hub, with Ukraine’s army chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi confirming “extremely intensified” fighting around it. Ukraine repels 40 Russian attempts …

Russian forces edge closer to key Ukrainian city as Putin faces ‘massive cost’
Trending News
1 week, 5 days ago

Russian forces edge closer to key Ukrainian city as Putin faces ‘massive cost’

The Independent  

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russians told not to travel to West as Putin could use new missile in ‘coming days’
Trending News
1 week, 6 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russians told not to travel to West as Putin could use new missile in ‘coming days’

The Independent  

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Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in ‘intense’ fighting, officials say
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1 week, 6 days ago

Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in ‘intense’ fighting, officials say

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian push, Ukraine’s top military commander said, with analysts estimating Russian forces are now within just a few kilometers of the city. “Russian occupiers are throwing all available forces forward, attempting to break through the defenses of our troops,” Ukrainian army chief …

Russia inches ahead in eastern Ukraine as Trump warns of aid cuts to Kyiv
1 week, 6 days ago

Russia inches ahead in eastern Ukraine as Trump warns of aid cuts to Kyiv

Al Jazeera  

The Putin-friendly US president-elect met with Ukraine’s leader in Paris while Russia inched ahead in Donetsk. Last week, Zelenskyy said, Russia used almost 500 glide bombs, whose warhead ranges from 250kg to three tonnes, more than 400 strike drones, and almost 20 missiles of various types against Ukraine’s front lines and civilian infrastructure. Zelenskyy has said much more military help …

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’
2 weeks, 3 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-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

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

The Independent  

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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill at least 12 people
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill at least 12 people

Al Jazeera  

Governor says strike on Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region sets a service station on fire, killing at least 10 people. The Russian military also struck the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday, the local governor said, killing at least two people. Friday’s attacks came as Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, in Belarus’s capital of …

Ukraine is losing the war against Russia, Dutch Defense Minister says
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ukraine is losing the war against Russia, Dutch Defense Minister says

NL Times  

Minister Ruben Brekelmans is pessimistic about the situation in Ukraine. According to him, it is clear that Russia now has the upper hand, and “you could even say that Ukraine is losing the war,” he said during the debate on his budget in parliament. “And Russia’s military power is increasing,” said the Minister. “Patriot missiles simply do not exist.” According …

Ukraine seeks to ensure weapons supply as Russia hammers its defences
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ukraine seeks to ensure weapons supply as Russia hammers its defences

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv’s forces claim Russia is losing troops at a record rate in its push to advance in eastern Ukraine. Another group enters after it.” According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, Russia lost 45,720 soldiers in November, setting a monthly casualty record for the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Sky News on Sunday: “In just one …

Opinion: Biden should arm Ukraine to the teeth to prepare for the best negotiated peace
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Opinion: Biden should arm Ukraine to the teeth to prepare for the best negotiated peace

LA Times  

The U.S. military’s Patriot air defense system, being demonstrated at a NATO site in Greece in 2017. In contrast, Russia got unprecedented assistance from North Korea, with an estimated 5 million artillery shells, 100 ballistic missiles and 11,000 troops sent into battle to counter Ukraine’s diversionary advance into Russia’s Kursk province. With three additional air defense systems, known as Patriot …

Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 29, 2024 13:55 IST - 6 MINS READ A surreal atmosphere currently loiters over Europe: a strange disconnect between festive preparations and the content of TV news bulletins and posts on social media. The day after Biden’s pronouncement, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, eager to burnish Britain’s reputation as the US’ most stalwart ally, declared he would …

‘Most dangerous stage’: The view from Russia as Ukraine war escalates
3 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Most dangerous stage’: The view from Russia as Ukraine war escalates

Al Jazeera  

Officials rage at the West for allowing Ukraine to attack deep within Russia as fears simmer on the streets. Last week, a defence industry site in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro was struck by a Russian medium-range ballistic missile, which President Vladimir Putin described as a response to “NATO’s aggressive actions against Russia”. “I don’t think rockets will fall …

Ukraine faces dual threat: Battlefield losses and cyberattacks from Russia
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ukraine faces dual threat: Battlefield losses and cyberattacks from Russia

India Today  

Ukraine is grappling with a dual threat: one on the battlefield and another in the digital realm. As the pressure mounts, the question remains—can Ukraine hold its ground, or will Russia’s relentless assault shift the balance of power? As military pressure mounts on Ukraine’s eastern front, airstrikes and missile attacks are increasingly targeting Ukrainian cities, compounding the ongoing struggle. Ukrainian …

Ukraine clings to shrinking sliver of Russia, expecting Trump to push for peace talks
1 month ago

Ukraine clings to shrinking sliver of Russia, expecting Trump to push for peace talks

Live Mint  

SUMY, UKRAINE : In Russia’s Kursk region just north of here, Russian assaults are so intense that their infantrymen sometimes step on the bodies of fallen comrades, according to Ukrainian soldiers opposing them there. “It’s the best Ukrainian forces against the best Russian forces," said a 35-year-old Ukrainian sergeant fighting in Kursk who goes by the call sign Dzhyn. Geniy, …

Zelenskyy urges 'firm and decisive' response to 'latest act of Russian madness', seeks new air-defence systems
1 month ago

Zelenskyy urges 'firm and decisive' response to 'latest act of Russian madness', seeks new air-defence systems

Firstpost  

“Ukraine’s defence minister is already holding meetings with our partners on new air defence systems - exactly the kind of systems that can protect lives from new risks,” Zelenskyy said in an evening video address published on social media. AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday urged the world leaders to “respond firmly and decisively” after Russia launched an experimental, …

Once ‘elite’ Russian units becoming ‘obsolete’ as a result of Putin’s war strategy in Ukraine
1 month ago

Once ‘elite’ Russian units becoming ‘obsolete’ as a result of Putin’s war strategy in Ukraine

The Independent  

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Russia-Ukraine war is escalating: What changed in last six days?
1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war is escalating: What changed in last six days?

Firstpost  

Russia on Thursday claimed to have shot down two UK-made Storm Cruise Shadow cruise missiles from Ukraine and Vladimir Putin is warning the West. A subsequent report from Russia’s state news agency TASS said Russian air defence forces had shot down 85 drones and five ballistic missiles launched by Ukraine in the past 24 hours. “We will continue to provide …

‘We want to inflict a lot of damage’: Ukrainian troops seek revenge on Russia with Biden’s long-range missiles
1 month ago

‘We want to inflict a lot of damage’: Ukrainian troops seek revenge on Russia with Biden’s long-range missiles

The Independent  

Hopefully we will be able to upset Russia’s plans by inflicting a lot of damage on troop concentrations and arms depots”. That is the reaction of a Ukrainian colonel – with close links to the army’s top brass – to news that Joe Biden had lifted the restriction on US-supplied long-range missiles being used to target Vladimir Putin’s forces deep …

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report
1 month ago

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report

Firstpost  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly said that he is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with US President-elect Donald Trump only if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy abandons ambitions of his country joining Nato Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon …

Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles
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1 month ago

Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Russia warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of the war. A senior official told AFP that a strike on Russia's Bryansk region earlier on Tuesday "was carried out by ATACMS missiles" -- a …

'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 …

Kremlin vows response if Ukraine fires US missiles into Russia
1 month ago

Kremlin vows response if Ukraine fires US missiles into Russia

Deccan Chronicle  

The Kremlin accused US President Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the 1,000-day-old war in Ukraine, promising a "palpable" response to any use of US long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia.Biden, who in January hands over the White House to Donald Trump, a sceptic of US support for Ukraine, called at a G20 summit attended by Russia's …

Ukraine hits Russia with US-made long-range missiles for first time on war's 1,000th day – India TV
1 month ago

Ukraine hits Russia with US-made long-range missiles for first time on war's 1,000th day – India TV

India TV News  

Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time on Tuesday, Moscow said, in a major escalation on the war's 1,000th day. First attack after Biden's approval US President Joe Biden gave approval just this week for Ukraine to use medium-range US missiles for such attacks, which Moscow has described as an escalation that would make …

Putin’s forces in Russia will finally face long range missiles. Ukraine has to hit them hard and fast
1 month ago

Putin’s forces in Russia will finally face long range missiles. Ukraine has to hit them hard and fast

The Independent  

Joe Biden has finally relented in allowing Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike inside Russia – and it would be a surprise if the UK did not follow suit. According to US officials, the first time the American weapons will be used inside Russia will likely be against Russian and North Korean troops seeking to push back Ukrainian …

Massive Russian Air Attack Pounds Ukraine As 1,000th Day of War Nears
1 month, 1 week ago

Massive Russian Air Attack Pounds Ukraine As 1,000th Day of War Nears

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia pounded Ukraine on Sunday with a massive attack that killed 11 civilians across several regions and damaged the country's already fragile energy grid, as the world prepared to mark 1,000 days since Moscow's invasion. The giant attack Sunday came two days after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time in almost …

Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, the conventional wisdom was that the capital, Kyiv, would soon fall and the rest of the country wouldn’t last long against a much larger enemy. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The fall of Avdiivka created a major breach in Ukraine’s …

Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine trigger blackouts and kill at least five people
1 month, 1 week ago

Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine trigger blackouts and kill at least five people

CNN  

CNN — Russia launched its largest aerial attack on Ukraine in months, hitting energy infrastructure across the country, killing at least five people and causing widespread damage. undefinedSvitlana Vlasova/CNN Ukrainian energy company DTEK said its thermal power plants were attacked and equipment was “severely damaged.” The war - now nearing its third year - has reached a critical point for …

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too

CNN  

CNN — The bad news keeps coming. Barros, who leads the Russia and Geospatial Intelligence teams at the DC-based conflict monitoring group, said that Russia’s advantage on the battlefield makes it impossible for Ukraine to prepare for a possible counteroffensive. Diego Fedele/Getty Images Barros said that the Pokrovsk situation is just one example of Russia’s failure to achieve its own, …

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too

CNN  

CNN — The bad news keeps coming. Barros, who leads the Russia and Geospatial Intelligence teams at the DC-based conflict monitoring group, said that Russia’s advantage on the battlefield makes it impossible for Ukraine to prepare for a possible counteroffensive. Diego Fedele/Getty Images Barros said that the Pokrovsk situation is just one example of Russia’s failure to achieve its own, …

Russia suffer highest daily frontline casualties since start of war, says UK army chief
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sir Tony Radakin said there …

US Defense Secretary Austin's Visit to Ukraine: A Crucial Moment in the War Against Russia
2 months ago

US Defense Secretary Austin's Visit to Ukraine: A Crucial Moment in the War Against Russia

CNN  

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrives in Kyiv amid Russian gains and imminent US election. He meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to discuss Ukraine's weapons needs and how the US can continue to support the country's military over the next year.

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 …

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West

LA Times  

Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere — including within the United Nations. Three days after Russian President Vladimir Putin aired a shift in his country’s nuclear doctrine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting
3 months ago

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting

LA Times  

Smoke, dust and debris can be seen after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Ukrainian troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat as they drove Russian forces out of a huge processing plant in the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine’s northeast that had been occupied for four months, officials said Tuesday. The plant, a partly …

Zelensky’s Kursk operation can be a costly gambit as Putin targets eastern Ukraine
3 months, 1 week ago

Zelensky’s Kursk operation can be a costly gambit as Putin targets eastern Ukraine

Firstpost  

Russia not evicting the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk should not be viewed as a weakness but could be a deliberate move to achieve its bigger goal in eastern Ukraine On September 10, there were reports that Russia had captured the village of Novohrodivka, just 10 km from Pokrovsk, which is a key transportation hub sitting at the crossroads of major …

Putin’s Controlling the Escalation Management in Ukraine
3 months, 1 week ago

Putin’s Controlling the Escalation Management in Ukraine

Bloomberg  

Escalation management, according to a recent report by the Washington-based Atlantic Council and many frustrated Ukrainians, is the new appeasement, equivalent to then British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s infamous Munich agreement with Adolf Hitler. To help Ukraine halt President Vladimir Putin’s invasion, without tripping into nuclear Armageddon, escalation management is essential. So would either the arrival of the Fath-360 or …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 933
3 months, 1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 933

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defence units destroyed 29 drones Ukraine launched overnight targeting seven Russian regions, including Bryansk, Smolensk, Oryol, Belgorod, Kaluga and Rostov. Admiral Rob Bauer, who serves as the principal adviser to NATO’s secretary-general, said Ukraine would have a good military reason to strike deeper into …

Mapped: Putin’s forces gain ground in east Ukraine as Russia opens up new lines of attack
3 months, 1 week ago

Mapped: Putin’s forces gain ground in east Ukraine as Russia opens up new lines of attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Russian forces have been gaining ground in parts of …

Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region
3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia has launched a counteroffensive in its Kursk region to dislodge Ukraine’s forces who stormed across the border five weeks ago and put Russian territory under foreign occupation for the first time since World War II, Ukraine’s president said Thursday. A Russian missile attack Thursday killed three people and injured two others, all of them Ukrainian workers …

Ukraine’s attack on Russia started as a triumph – but could turn into a tragic strategic mistake
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine’s attack on Russia started as a triumph – but could turn into a tragic strategic mistake

The Independent  

Ukraine took more than 300 square miles of the Kursk region in the first month of its counter-invasion of Russia, raising morale at home and challenging a growing sense in the West that stalemate was the best Kyiv could hope for. General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the military commander behind the daring operation, has largely highlighted the need to take pressure off …

The View from India newsletter: Did Zelenskyy’s Kursk gamble backfire?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The View from India newsletter: Did Zelenskyy’s Kursk gamble backfire?

The Hindu  

Last year, the much-awaited counteroffensive Ukraine had launched in the east and the south failed to make any breakthrough. In July, when Ukraine was under heavy pressure on the battlefield, Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, the country’s top military commander, gathered a secret meeting of his top officers to disclose an ambitious plan. If in the 2023 spring, Ukraine tried to cut …

Ukraine's invasion of Russia was seen by some as a masterstroke, but it might backfire
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine's invasion of Russia was seen by some as a masterstroke, but it might backfire

ABC  

At a secret training camp in Ukraine's east, conscript soldiers are getting ready for battle. The 32-year-old, who goes by the call sign "Italia" because he worked on Italian cruise ships before the war, tells us soldier training is being fast-tracked, because there's no time to waste. Life behind Vladimir Putin's iron curtain Photo shows A road can be see …

It feels like the Ukraine invasion has made the Russian invasion more ferocious
3 months, 2 weeks ago

It feels like the Ukraine invasion has made the Russian invasion more ferocious

The Independent  

The city of Kostyantynivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk has become one of the main targets of relentless Russian attacks to capture the remaining strongholds held by Kyiv’s troops in the region. Outgoing Ukrainian fire could also be heard south of the city with a distinctive rapid whoosh-whoosh-whoosh signifying, says one civilian, one of the highly accurate US-provided multiple rocket launchers …

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