2 years, 7 months ago

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is 'personal' for soldiers protecting their families in the Donetsk region

ABC

Ukrainian troops on the frontline of Russia's war don't pretend to know what's going through the minds of "the enemy", but if they had to guess, they think the invaders' hearts aren't in it. Dimas, a Ukraine soldier taking the ABC to the frontline near Shevchenko, in the Donetsk region, says the Russians might have "thought they'd be welcomed here". Doc said the battle to keep parts of Ukraine out of Russia's hands was "personal" for him. While the extent of Russia's losses remains unclear, the UK's Defence Ministry estimates up to one quarter of Vladimir Putin's battle groups sent to Ukraine have been rendered "combat ineffective".

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1 week ago

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

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. Read our privacy policy Ukraine is battling against a …

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

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1 week, 4 days ago

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

The Independent

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

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1 week, 4 days ago

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

The Independent

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

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1 week, 4 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 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

Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia

Trending News

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a crucial time in its war with Russia, which could put Kyiv at a clear disadvantage in future ceasefire talks. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “This problem is critical,” said Oleksandr Kovalenko, a …

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 …

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 …

1 month 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 …

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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1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s Hopes Rest On Appealing To Trump’s Dealmaking Instincts

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LOADING ERROR LOADING In his September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was asked if he wanted Ukraine to be victorious in its efforts to fight off Russia’s brutal invasion. I will get it settled before I even become president.” Now, after Trump’s win Tuesday, Ukraine and its allies in the U.S. are preparing for …

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 …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian forces advance on Ukraine frontline city after Crimea oil depot attack

ABC

Russian forces have entered the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian frontline city of Toretsk, according to Ukraine's military. Further north in the Donetsk region, Ukraine said a Russian attack had killed one person and wounded seven — including children aged two and 13 — in the city of Sloviansk. A Russian attack on Ukraine's north-eastern city of Kharkiv on Tuesday …

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 …

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 …

3 months ago

Putin’s forces are desperate for a key eastern city and Ukraine will fight street to street to keep them out

The Independent

The city of Pokrovsk, regarded as the key to controlling Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, has been the prize Vladimir Putin’s troops have sought for months – one for which Moscow has already sacrificed thousands of its troops. The Russians taking Pokrovsk would split Ukraine’s defensive line in the region and vastly complicate supplying its forces in the eastern part of …

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 …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

After Ukraine's incursion into Russia, the world gets a glimpse of life behind Vladimir Putin's iron curtain

ABC

In the back of an armoured combat truck, the drive towards the border is rough, hot and noisy. But after Ukraine's audacious incursion into Russia's Kursk region, its military leads us into the enemy territory it holds, at least for now. "When we talk to them, they say that they do not know what has been happening in Ukraine for …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

I’ve always dreamed of crossing the Russian border on a Ukrainian tank – now I’ve done it

The Independent

Last weekend, when I was taken into Russia’s Kursk region by the Ukrainian army, I remembered how, as a foreign correspondent, I had rued all the bureaucratic hurdles in travelling to and from Moscow. So I smiled as the armoured personnel carrier I was in sped past the wreckage of the Russian passport control building at the border with Ukraine, …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?

The Independent

4 months ago

Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv’s military had taken control of another Russian village and captured more prisoners of war. While in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Zelenskyy said the new POWs from the Russian region of Kursk would …

4 months ago

Zelensky visits border area from which Ukrainian forces entered Russia

LA Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, and Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, right, look at a map during their visit to Sumy, Ukraine, on Thursday. President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first visit Thursday to the northeastern Ukrainian border area from which his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia more than two weeks ago, seizing dozens of settlements. Zelensky said the Kursk …

4 months ago

Ukraine Enters Russian Soil: Big Win or Big Mistake? - News18

News 18

Ukraine has entered Russian territory, taking the war to Vladimir Putin’s doorstep. Thirdly, the short-term gain from Ukraine’s Kursk offensive was to simply alleviate the stress on its forces in Donbas, by forcing Russia to pull out its troops from there. It may be able to use jammers deeper into Russian territory, which will affect Russia’s air superiority. And finally, …

4 months ago

Families flee as Vladimir Putin's forces close in on Ukrainian town as Russian advances towards big population centres in eastern Ukraine gathers pace

Daily Mail

Advances by Vladimir Putin's forces across eastern Ukraine gathered pace yesterday with reports they had seized another key town. Ukrainian soldiers prepare a vehicle adapted to fire helicopter shells as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine Vladimir Putin's Russian troops heavily outnumber those defending in eastern Ukraine and are well supplied with artillery and weaponry Russia's …

4 months, 1 week ago

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion

The Independent

4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated

Live Mint

Ukraine’s military has taken control of 28 towns and villages in Russia’s Kursk border region, prompting a sixth of its population to flee the incursion, Russian President Vladimir Putin was told. Putin said the Defense Ministry’s main task was to “drive out the enemy from our territories and, together with the Border Service, ensure reliable protection of the state border.” …

4 months, 1 week ago

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called

The Independent

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4 months, 1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia orders evacuation of Kursk region after Ukraine's surprise incursion

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Saturday announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this 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 Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, had sent him multiple reports about the front-line …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia

NPR

In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia toggle caption Acting governor of Kursk region Alexei Smirnov's Telegram channel/AP KYIV, Ukraine — In a brazen attack that caught Russia off-guard, Ukraine’s military has sent a large ground force across its border and into western Russia. The Ukrainian soldiers crossed the country's northeastern border Tuesday and now …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine penetrates Russia's southern border, Putin decries 'large-scale provocation'

India TV News

Moscow: Signalling a renewed offensive by Kyiv, Russia on Wednesday said it was fighting off cross-border raids for a second day as Ukrainian soldiers managed to penetrate the country's southern borer near a gas transmission hub. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the incursion into the Kursk region as a “large-scale provocation” while Ukrainian officials remained quiet about the scope of …

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 …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says it struck an oil depot in Russia, as Moscow claims new gains in Donetsk region

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Sunday said it struck an oil depot in southern Russia that supplies the Kremlin’s troops as Russian strikes in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where Moscow claimed further gains, left five civilians dead and 15 others wounded. Ukraine’s General Staff said in a statement Kyiv’s security services were responsible for a drone strike in Russia’s southern …

5 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war: Don't let Putin blackmail you, Zelensky warns allies in swipe at Orban

The Telegraph

Mr Orban, who holds the EU’s rotating presidency, has infuriated Kyiv and the bloc’s leaders with solo trips to Russia, China and to Florida to meet Donald Trump. Shun talking to him Mr Orban’s actions left him isolated at the EPC gathering at Blenheim Palace, where his European counterparts appeared to shun talking to him in public parts of the …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Russia-Ukraine War Is So Hard to Win, and How It Might End

Bloomberg

Russia’s war in Ukraine, which President Vladimir Putin once hoped to conclude in a few weeks, is grinding through its third year, with neither side able to gain a decisive upper hand. Bringing an end to the conflict — whether through one side’s clear victory, a messy compromise or simply a cessation of hostilities without a final deal — may …

6 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine employs a flexible defense while waiting for new Western ammo to get to the front

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian firepower has been improving since U.S. lawmakers approved a much-needed military aid package this spring, though not quickly enough to halt the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine is still on the defensive in the Donetsk region, enabling Moscow’s forces to inflict heavy losses during Ukrainian troop rotations and bringing them closer to crucial Ukrainian supply …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Vladimir Putin's latest strategy to break Ukraine is 'as hellish as possible'

ABC

Natalia Logvinova is accustomed to living in fear. "Vladimir Putin is eager to try to gain as much territory as possible to make Ukrainian lives as hellish as possible," political scientist Peter Zalmayev, from the not-for-profit Eurasia Democracy Initiative, said. "One goal of Putin that I can clearly see, is to try and reach Kharkiv within 10 kilometres of the …

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 …

7 months ago

Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into force as new Russian push strains front-line troops

LA Times

A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers amid a new Russia offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest city. Most of them are already in the armed forces, he said, adding that the law is “unfair” and “unclear.” Viktor Kaminsky, the head of a municipal service …

7 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces withdrew from some parts of the country’s northeast and battled Russian troops in other areas Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to postpone all his upcoming foreign trips underscored the seriousness of the threat his soldiers face. AP AUDIO: Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive AP …

7 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas amid Russian offensive

LA Times

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visit the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine outside St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv on Wednesday. Oleksii Kharkivskyi, head of the city’s patrol police, said Russian troops were taking up positions in the city, while the Ukrainian General Staff said its forces were trying to …

7 months, 1 week ago

Only a few hundred remain in Ukrainian border town as fierce battles rage

LA Times

Ukrainian military medics shift an injured comrade to a stretcher at the field hospital in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Friday. Ukrainian local officials said they feared Vovchansk’s fate may mirror that of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, Ukrainian cities where fierce fighting and scorched earth tactics forced Ukrainian withdrawals. First, the northeast operation will pin Ukrainian forces in the region and …

7 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine evacuates thousands of civilians as fighting rages in Kharkiv region near border with Russia

The Independent

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kyiv's forces are up against a concerted Russian push in eastern Ukraine, a military official says

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — The situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine is worsening but local defenders are so far holding firm against a concerted push by Russia’s bigger and better-equipped forces, a senior Ukrainian military official said Thursday. “The situation is changing dynamically.” AP AUDIO: Kyiv’s forces are up against a concerted Russian push in eastern Ukraine, a military …

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 …

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Even as Ukraine works to get much-needed arms from a huge U.S. aid package to the front line, its government is seeking to reverse the drain of its potential soldiers, announcing that men of conscription age will no longer be able to renew passports from outside Ukraine. Opposition lawmaker Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze, who heads the Parliamentary Committee for …

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

8 months, 1 week ago

Thousands of Russian soldiers are fleeing Putin’s war in Ukraine but have nowhere to go

The Independent

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8 months, 1 week ago

Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge

Associated Press

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — If the choice was death or a bullet to the leg, Yevgeny would take the bullet. “We don’t know what tomorrow will bring,” said his lawyer, Artur Alkhastov, who works with the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law in Astana. “In Kazakhstan, politics is higher than the law... Everything can change.” In July, …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine military chief’s chilling warning to the West about Russia’s threat

The Independent

9 months ago

How Putin’s land grab 10 years ago led to war with Ukraine and rising tensions with the West

The Independent

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North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties in Russia-Ukraine war: Seoul

New Indian Express

More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia's war with Ukraine, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday. The new figure follows a report by Seoul's spy agency to MPs last week, which said at least 100 North Korean soldiers had been killed since entering combat in December. "Through various sources of information …

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2 days, 3 hours ago

Russia’s Putin pledges ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

Al Jazeera

Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘massive’ drone attack that hit a luxury apartment block in the city, some 1,000km from the frontier. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged retaliation after Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in the city of Kazan in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Putin’s threat comes as Russia claimed new advances on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine. Russia has accelerated …

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Ukraine drone hits Russian high-rise 1,000 km from frontline

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2 days, 9 hours ago

Ukraine drone hits Russian high-rise 1,000 km from frontline

The Hindu

Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres from the frontier, the latest in a series of escalating aerial attacks in the nearly three-year conflict. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said two drones hit a 37-storey apartment block. Russia's defence ministry said Saturday that the army had captured a new village near …

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2 days, 20 hours ago

Russia taps Soviet-era stockpiles as armored-vehicle supply dwindles

Live Mint

KYIV—When the director of Russia’s largest film studio met President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin last month, he made sure to highlight how he had supported the war effort—by handing over dozens of tanks and armored vehicles dating back to the 1950s. Russia has lost more than 11,000 armored combat vehicles in the war, including some 3,600 tanks, according to …

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3 days, 3 hours ago

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line

LA Times

Local officials in Kazan, Russia, look at damage at a residential complex following Ukrainian drone attacks, according to the Telegram channel of Kazan City Hall. Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia on Saturday with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles from the …

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3 days, 13 hours ago

Two AP journalists in Ukraine and the Mideast break down the wars they covered in 2024

Associated Press

For the world, 2024 was riven by — and in some ways defined by — conflict on two fronts. The ripples after the previous year’s Hamas attacks in Israel left Gaza a shambles and tens of thousands dead, and an adjacent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is playing out across the Lebanon landscape as the year ends. They said, “Oh, …

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3 days, 18 hours ago

A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian attack Friday on a town in Russia’s Kursk border region using U.S.-supplied missiles killed six people, including a child, a senior local official said. AP AUDIO: A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6 AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Russian missiles targeted Kyiv after Ukraine fired US-made missiles across the …

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3 days, 21 hours ago

Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall

Associated Press

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Assad regime’s demise opens another chapter in the complex relationship between Putin and Erdogan, with wide-ranging implications not just …

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4 days, 3 hours ago

Russia launches ballistic missile at Kyiv in retaliation for use of US-made weapons

India Today

A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early Friday killed at least one person and wounded 12 other people, officials said. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the strike was in response to a Ukrainian missile attack on Russia's Rostov border region two days earlier. Answering the Ukrainian attack on Rostov on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said …

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Will Vladimir Putin end the war with Ukraine because of Trump?

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4 days, 3 hours ago

Will Vladimir Putin end the war with Ukraine because of Trump?

India Today

Russia-Ukraine War: In a significant shift, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled a potential change in his approach to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Speaking on Russian state TV, Putin declared that there are no preconditions for starting talks with Ukraine, adding that Moscow is ready to negotiate with anyone, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, Putin made it clear …

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4 days, 3 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 …

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4 days, 3 hours ago

One killed in Kyiv as Russian missile attack targets Ukraine’s capital

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian official says Russia used hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and Iskander/KN-23 ballistic missiles to carry out the attack. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defences were operating following a missile attack which Russia said was in “response” to this week’s Ukrainian strikes using Western missiles on a chemical plant in southern Russia. Prior to the air raid, the Ukrainian Air Force warned …

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4 days, 8 hours ago

An Uzbek man is charged in Moscow with killing a Russian general in a bombing claimed by Ukraine

Associated Press

An Uzbek citizen accused of acting on behalf of Ukraine has been charged by Russian authorities with this week’s assassination of a senior Russian general and his assistant in a bombing claimed by Ukraine’s security services, state media said Thursday. Akhmadzhon Kurbonov was ordered detained by a Moscow court until at least Feb. 17 in Tuesday’s bombing that killed Lt. …

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Massacre of the North Koreans on Putin's meat grinder frontline: Bodies of Kim Jong-un's soldiers are lined up in the snow with 100 now perishing in Ukraine war - as Russians 'burn faces of dead comra

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4 days, 11 hours ago

Massacre of the North Koreans on Putin's meat grinder frontline: Bodies of Kim Jong-un's soldiers are lined up in the snow with 100 now perishing in Ukraine war - as Russians 'burn faces of dead comra

Daily Mail

At least 100 North Korean soldiers deployed to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine have been killed since entering combat in December, South Korean lawmakers claimed this morning. North Korean soldiers' faces revealed in first close-up videos as they fight for Putin in the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine North Koreans were fighting with severely outdated tactics according …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

EU leaders insist no decisions can be taken about Ukraine without Ukraine, or behind their backs

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders insisted on Thursday that no decisions can be taken about the future of war-ravaged Ukraine without its consent — or behind the backs of its partners in Europe, barely a month before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. In a show of solidarity at a summit in Brussels with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, many EU leaders …

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4 days, 14 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 …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

Putin challenges the West to a 'high-tech missile DUEL': President suggests giving advance notice of a hypersonic Oreshnik attack to see 'if they can stop it in time' during annual news conference

Daily Mail

Vladimir Putin has challenged the West to a 'high-tech missile duel' as the Russian president suggests he might give advance notice of a hypersonic missile attack to see if the West can stop it. During his annual news conference and call-in show, Putin mockingly challenged Ukraine's western allies to a 'high-tech duel', suggesting that Moscow could give advance notice of …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

Putin hints at end to Ukraine war as he begins annual marathon news conference and says Russia is close to 'reaching our primary goals' - a month before Trump returns to White House

Daily Mail

Vladimir Putin has hinted at an end to the Ukraine war as he started his annual marathon news conference in Russia. Vladimir Putin has hinted at an end to the Ukraine war as he started his annual marathon news conference in Russia Russia's T-72 tanks drive during military drills held at a firing range amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the southern …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

Britain could send troops to Ukraine in £225m support package as defence secretary vows to 'put a lot more pressure' on Vladimir Putin

Daily Mail

Britain could send troops to Ukraine as part of a £225million support package for Kyiv, the Defence Secretary has hinted - as he vowed to 'put a lot more pressure' on Vladimir Putin. Pictured is a British soldier teaching Ukrainian recruits how to assault a building Defence Secretary John Healey is open to sending UK troops to Ukraine to train …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

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

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UK may send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers, defence secretary suggests

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4 days, 19 hours ago

UK may send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers, defence secretary suggests

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4 days, 22 hours ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: Zelensky admits troops cannot retake Donetsk as Kyiv unveils Trident laser weapon

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

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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 …

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Russia ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war: Putin

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Russia ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war: Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities. "We have always said that we are ready for negotiations and compromises," Putin said, after saying that Russian forces, advancing across the …

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Putin ready to meet Trump 'anytime' to talk Ukraine deal

New Indian Express

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was ready for talks "anytime" with US President-elect Donald Trump, who has touted his ability to strike a Ukraine peace deal within hours of coming to office. Asked about Trump's overtures regarding a possible peace deal, Putin said he would welcome a meeting with the incoming Republican. The Kremlin recently welcomed Trump's sharp …

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Putin plans to meet Bashar al-Assad, says Russia not defeated in Syria

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin says he has not met the deposed Syrian ruler since he fled Damascus for the Russian capital. President Vladimir Putin says Russia has not been defeated in Syria after rebel groups ousted his ally and longtime leader, Bashar al-Assad, earlier this month. In his first public comments on the subject on Thursday, Putin said he had not yet …

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North Koreans killed in Kursk as they enter Russia-Ukraine war in earnest

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Ukraine targets Russia’s mercenaries saying ‘there is no reason for Koreans to fight and die for Putin.’ North Korean soldiers began to go home in body bags over the weekend, as they fought alongside Russians in large numbers for the first time. Ukraine’s military intelligence reported the North Koreans were embedded with Russian Marines and Airborne troops – elite units …

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Putin boasts of gains in Ukraine at annual news conference meant to reinforce his authority

LA Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during his annual news conference and call-in show at Gostinny Dvor in Moscow, Russia, Thursday. President Vladimir Putin boasted that his military operation in Ukraine has strengthened Russia and denied that the ouster of key ally Bashar Assad in Syria had hurt Moscow’s prestige, as he took questions at his annual news conference …

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What do we know about the bold bombing that killed a senior Russian general in Moscow?

Hindustan Times

The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military officer and again brought the war in Ukraine to the streets of the capital. Flowers are attached to the facade of an apartment block in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, where a bomb …

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky admits troops cannot retake Donetsk as Kyiv unveils Trident laser weapon

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky admits troops cannot retake Donetsk as Kyiv unveils Trident laser weapon

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Suspected assassin of Russian general Igor Kirillov arrested, Moscow says

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Suspected assassin of Russian general Igor Kirillov arrested, Moscow says

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Behind enemy lines: Ukraine’s deadly assassins have terrorised Russia

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Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general

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Russia’s security service said Wednesday it detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he left his southeastern Moscow apartment — a bold assassination that was claimed by Ukraine’s security service. Investigators work near a scooter at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces …

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Ukrainians Inflict Casualties on North Korean Forces, US Says

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North Korean forces deployed in Russia’s Kursk region have suffered several hundred casualties in clashes with Ukrainian troops, US officials said Tuesday. The losses have occurred among almost all ranks of the North Korean troops as the Ukrainians successfully targeted their new enemy’s command and control nodes, the officials told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Earlier: Trump Says Zelenskiy …

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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 …

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Igor Kirillov: Russia detains Uzbek national over bomb assassination of senior general

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CNN — A 29-year-old Uzbek citizen has been detained for allegedly planting the bomb that killed senior Russian general and his assistant, the Russian Investigative Committee said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, who headed Russia’s radiological, biological and chemical protection forces, was killed by a remotely detonated bomb planted in an electric scooter outside an apartment building some 7 kilometers …

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‘Several hundred’ North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces

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‘Several hundred’ North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces

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A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battle in the Kursk border region, a senior military official said on Tuesday. The official didn't provide details on exactly how many have been killed, but said the North Korean forces don't appear to be battle-hardened, which contributes to the number of …

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A couple hundred North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces

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WASHINGTON — A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battle in the Kursk border region, a senior military official said Tuesday. The official didn’t provide details on exactly how many have been killed, but said the North Korean forces don’t appear to be battle-hardened, which contributes to the number …

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

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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 …

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Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents

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The killing of a Russian general is one of several that Moscow blames on Ukraine

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Ukraine’s Security Service, or SBU, has claimed responsibility for killing Lt. General Igor Kirillov, head of the military’s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, in a bombing Tuesday in Moscow. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print An official with the SBU said the agency was behind the attack. Share Share Copy Link copied …

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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 …

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Sent to Hell: Moment Kyiv death squad's bomb kills Putin general who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine - as footage shows huge blast outside his Moscow home

Daily Mail

This is the moment a bomb killed one of Vladimir Putin's top generals who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Forces. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, …

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Live updates: Russian general Igor Kirillov indicted by Ukraine killed in Moscow explosion

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Live updates: Russian general Igor Kirillov indicted by Ukraine killed in Moscow explosion

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Investigators work at the site where Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's radiological, biological and chemical protections forces, was killed by an explosive device in Moscow on Tuesday. AP The explosion that killed Igor Kirillov on Tuesday seems to have been the most ambitious targeted attack of the war so far on Russian soil, carried out by the …

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Live updates: Russian general Igor Kirillov indicted by Ukraine killed in Moscow explosion

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Watch: Police swarm Moscow after Russian general killed in Ukraine-claimed attack

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Russian general killed in Moscow, Ukraine's security service claims responsibility

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Russian general killed in Moscow, Ukraine's security service claims responsibility

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A high-ranking Russian general, in charge of nuclear protection forces, was killed in an explosion in Moscow on Tuesday, news agency Reuters said. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who is chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospekt, near the Kremlin. In a statement, the agency said, "The security service of …

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Ukraine says North Korean soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian troops

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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 …

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Putin cheers 'landmark' 2024, says troops have upper hand in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed his army's accelerating advance in Ukraine and praised 2024 as a "landmark" year in the course of Moscow's military offensive on its Western-backed neighbor. - 'Strategic initiative' - "Russian troops are firmly holding the strategic initiative along the entire line of contact," Putin said in the televised meeting with army bosses and defense …

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Ukraine claims it killed 30 North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk

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Ukraine claims it killed 30 North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk

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Ukraine’s military intelligence agency claimed Monday that around 30 North Korean troops were killed or wounded in fighting against the Ukrainian army at the weekend in Russia’s Kursk border region. At least three North Korean servicemen went missing around another Kursk village, GUR said. “The poor integration and ongoing communication problems between Russian and North Korean forces will likely continue …

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