Dismayed by Moscow’s war, Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin’s troops
1 year ago

Dismayed by Moscow’s war, Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin’s troops

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignited into war, back in Moscow, a young Russian who now goes by the name of Karabas was plunged into despair. Members of the pro-Ukrainian Russian ethnic Siberian Battalion practice at a military training close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Ukraine’s military has formed a battalion of soldiers made up entirely of Russian citizens who want to fight against Russian invasion. A member of the pro-Ukrainian Russian ethnic Siberian Battalion practices at a military training close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. “Russia will at least cease to be a source of sudden aggression.” A member of the pro-Ukrainian Russian ethnic Siberian Battalion practices at a military training close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

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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 …

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says its troops killed 30 North Korean soldiers in Kursk region
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1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says its troops killed 30 North Korean soldiers in Kursk region

Live Mint  

At least 30 North Korean soldiers, who Russia had deployed to its western Kursk region, were killed or wounded by Ukrainian troops, Kyiv said on Monday. “On December 14 and 15, army units from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea suffered significant losses near the villages of Plekhovo, Vorozhba, Martynovka in the Kursk region of Russia -- at least 30 …

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

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Ukraine seeks to ensure weapons supply as Russia hammers its defences
2 weeks, 5 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 …

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

Ukraine urged to lower army conscription age in fight against Russia
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ukraine urged to lower army conscription age in fight against Russia

The Independent  

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Russia advancing in Ukraine at fastest pace, closing in on strategic town, say analysts
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Russia advancing in Ukraine at fastest pace, closing in on strategic town, say analysts

Firstpost  

Analysts said that Russian forces are making their fastest progress in Ukraine since the start of the war, now moving closer to the important town of Kurakhove Russian forces have been advancing in Ukraine at the fastest pace since the early months of the war, are moving into the strategic town of Kurakhove and have been exploiting vulnerabilities of Kyiv …

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 …

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 …

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

Japan’s FM visits Ukraine to discuss North Korea-Russia ties
1 month, 1 week ago

Japan’s FM visits Ukraine to discuss North Korea-Russia ties

Firstpost  

According to US, South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence assessments, up to 12,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia as part of a major defense treaty between the countries. Japan’s Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to address concerns over North Korea’s expanding military alliance with Russia, including reports of thousands of North Korean troops deployed …

50,000 Russian & North Korean soldiers ready to attack Ukraine in Kursk, says US
1 month, 1 week ago

50,000 Russian & North Korean soldiers ready to attack Ukraine in Kursk, says US

Firstpost  

Days after US officials said that around 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed in forward areas, US officials have said that a force of 50,000 Russian and North Korean soldiers has been assembled to retake the Ukraine-captured territories in Kursk Russia has launched a heavy attack on Eastern Ukraine, around the key logistical hub of Pokrovsk. Image used for …

Zelenskyy says Ukraine up against 50,000-strong force in Russia’s Kursk
1 month, 1 week ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine up against 50,000-strong force in Russia’s Kursk

Al Jazeera  

Russia is trying to push Ukrainian forces from its western Kursk region with tens of thousands of soldiers, Ukraine’s president says, aiming to retake territory it has lost since August while its offensive in eastern Ukraine grinds on. In a post on Telegram on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s soldiers were fighting against nearly “50,000 enemy troops” in Kursk. …

Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says
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1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer. Ukrainian troops “continue to hold back” the “nearly 50,000-strong enemy group” in Kursk, Zelensky said in a post on Telegram after receiving a briefing from General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander-in-Chief of …

Large group of Russian and North Korean forces prepared to retake Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Large group of Russian and North Korean forces prepared to retake Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine

CNN  

CNN — Russia has amassed a large force of tens of thousands — including recently arrived North Korean troops — to carry out an assault on the Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk region expected in the coming days, a US official told CNN on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that about 11,000 North Korean soldiers are in the …

Ukraine commander says challenges increase in war with Russia
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine commander says challenges increase in war with Russia

Live Mint  

-Ukraine's top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on Saturday that Ukraine faced increasing difficulties in its fight against Moscow's invasion as Russian forces advance and North Korean troops prepare to join the Kremlin's campaign. Syrskyi, relating comments he made to a top U.S. general, said outnumbered Ukrainian forces faced Russian attacks in key sectors of the more than 2-1/2-year-old war …

Russia returns 500 dead soldiers to Ukraine as world leaders mull next steps
2 months ago

Russia returns 500 dead soldiers to Ukraine as world leaders mull next steps

The Independent  

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

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 …

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 …

U.N. expert says Russian prisoners sent to fight in Ukraine committing crimes when they return
3 months ago

U.N. expert says Russian prisoners sent to fight in Ukraine committing crimes when they return

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the beginning of the active phase of the Ocean-2024 naval drills in the Kremlin in Moscow on Sept. 10. A U.N.-backed human rights expert monitoring President Vladimir Putin’s Russia decried increased violence in the country caused by former prisoners who have their sentences shortened or pardoned to fight in Ukraine and then return …

Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine fighting continues
3 months, 1 week ago

Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine fighting continues

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Anna Popova, the Head of the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow’s military …

Ukraine’s Kursk offensive was seen as a success but it had a cost
3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s Kursk offensive was seen as a success but it had a cost

CNN  

Sumy region, Ukraine CNN — Vasyl was several miles deep in Russian territory when he heard the whizz of an approaching drone loaded with explosives. But the campaign slowed and, on Thursday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Russia had launched “counteroffensive actions.” The Russian Ministry of Defense said Russian forces had “penetrated” into the Kursk region, capturing 10 settlements. …

What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say
4 months ago

Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Some new Ukrainian soldiers refuse to fire at the enemy. While Ukraine presses on with its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, its troops are still losing precious ground along the country’s eastern front — a grim erosion that military commanders blame in part on poorly trained recruits drawn from a recent mobilization drive, as well as Russia’s …

Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say
4 months ago

Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say

The Independent  

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

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces have taken control of the Russian town of Sudzha, over a week after his forces launched a cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Kyiv’s forces have been in the town, located 105 kilometers southwest of the city of Kursk, since last Wednesday, but this is the first confirmation …

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion
4 months, 1 week ago

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

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 The Russian army is intensifying …

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

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

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 battles Ukrainian forces for third day as Kyiv launches unprecedented cross-border attack
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia battles Ukrainian forces for third day as Kyiv launches unprecedented cross-border attack

India TV News  

Moscow: Russian forces continued to battle Ukrainian troops for a third day on Thursday in the southwestern Kursk region after Kyiv launched an unprecedented cross-border incursion, one of the largest in the over two-year war, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. 100 Ukrainian soldiers killed, Putin decries 'provocation' Russia says the military has stemmed Ukrainian advances in the border area …

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 …

Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and shifting political sands in the US
5 months ago

Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and shifting political sands in the US

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — After almost 30 months of war with Russia, Ukraine’s difficulties on the battlefield are mounting even as its vital support from the United States is increasingly at the mercy of changing political winds. A six-month delay in military assistance from the U.S., the biggest single contributor to Ukraine, opened the door for the Kremlin’s forces to push …

Russia keeps up the front-line pressure before Ukraine receives a boost from Western military aid
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia keeps up the front-line pressure before Ukraine receives a boost from Western military aid

The Independent  

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

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 …

Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region
7 months, 1 week ago

Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv says Russian forces having ‘tactical success’ in assault on northeastern region on shared border. Russia has widened its ground assault in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, attacking new areas to try to expand the front and stretch Ukraine’s forces, the region’s governor says. On Friday, Moscow’s troops entered Ukraine near Kharkiv city, opening a northeastern front in a war that has …

Ukraine evacuates thousands of civilians as fighting rages in Kharkiv region near border with Russia
7 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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

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 …

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

The Hindu  

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, armoured vehicles and other heavy equipment to roll to key positions across the countryside. If the Russians stick to their multiple pushes across the front, he said, “Eventually they may find more …

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 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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Thousands of Russian soldiers are fleeing Putin’s war in Ukraine but have nowhere to go
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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Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge
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, …

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