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Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities

New Indian Express  

A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv's forces seize scores of villages, take hundreds of prisoners and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II. Why the Russian military seems to have been caught so unprepared: A long border, with …

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Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia

The Hindu  

Ukraine lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war following Russia’s full-scale invasion. An audit requested by Ukraine's recently appointed commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, found that a previous estimate that the country needed 5,00,000 recruits was wrong, Mr. Zelensky said. The need for …

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Ukraine reports fierce fighting, 'some success' in southwest during counteroffensive
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine reports fierce fighting, 'some success' in southwest during counteroffensive

India Today  

Ukraine on Monday reported fierce fighting along its entire front line and "some success" in pushing back Moscow's troops in one part of the southwest where Ukrainian forces were trying to retake Russian-occupied territory. But the Ukrainian military had pushed forward around the village of Staromaiorske, around 60 miles southwest of Russian-held Donetsk, and was pressing on two fronts in …

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Wagner claims Bakhmut captured, Kyiv says fighting ongoing
1 year, 7 months ago

Wagner claims Bakhmut captured, Kyiv says fighting ongoing

The Hindu  

Russia’s Defense Ministry said early Sunday that forces of the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, seized the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Russia's private Army Wagner claimed on Saturday the total control of the east Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the epicentre of fighting, as Kyiv said the battle was continuing but admitted the situation was "critical". Using …

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Ukraine pledges to defend ‘fortress Bakhmut’ as battle rages
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine pledges to defend ‘fortress Bakhmut’ as battle rages

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv says it is holding off attacks from Russian forces attempting to surround the eastern Ukrainian city. Ukraine has pledged to defend “fortress Bakhmut” but has faced Russian troops determined to take the city that has become a political prize as the battle drags on. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv’s forces were in a “painful and difficult” …

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How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drew in thousands of international volunteer fighters
1 year, 10 months ago

How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drew in thousands of international volunteer fighters

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. “The more I saw of the war, the more …

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US expects reduced tempo in Russia's fighting in Ukraine. Then, a warning
2 years ago

US expects reduced tempo in Russia's fighting in Ukraine. Then, a warning

Hindustan Times  

US intelligence expects the reduced tempo in fighting in Ukraine to continue in the next several months but sees no evidence of a reduced Ukrainian will to resist, despite attacks on its power grid and other critical winter infrastructure, the Director of National Intelligence said. and we expect that's likely to be what we see in the coming months," Avril …

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Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied south
2 years, 3 months ago

Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied south

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine claimed to have destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts in a surge of fighting in the Russian-occupied south, fueling speculation Tuesday that its long-awaited counteroffensive to try to turn the tide of war is underway. While independent verification of battlefield action has been difficult, Britain’s Defense Ministry said in an intelligence report that …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | 3 sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels for fighting on Ukraine's side
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | 3 sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels for fighting on Ukraine's side

The Hindu  

Russia and Turkey voiced support on June 8 for a safe corridor in the Black Sea to allow Ukrainian grain exports, but Kyiv rejected the proposal, saying it was not credible. Warning that the world was on the brink of a “terrible food crisis”, he said in a televised statement that Ukraine was unable to export wheat, corn, oil and …

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100 days of Ukraine war: A look back at fighting that killed thousands and destroyed the nation
2 years, 6 months ago

100 days of Ukraine war: A look back at fighting that killed thousands and destroyed the nation

Firstpost  

The war in Ukraine has entered its 100th day. 24 February: Russia invades Russian president Vladimir Putin announces a “special military operation” to “demilitarise” and “de-Nazify” the former Soviet state and protect Russian speakers there. 3 March: Kherson, the first city to fall Russian troops attack Ukraine’s south coast to try to link up territory held by pro-Moscow rebels in …

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Russia pulls back from Kharkiv, fighting continues in the east: Ukraine military
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia pulls back from Kharkiv, fighting continues in the east: Ukraine military

The Hindu  

Russian troops are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow’s forces engaged in a grinding battle for the country’s eastern industrial heartland. Ukraine’s general staff said the Russians were pulling back from the northeastern city of Kharkiv and focusing on guarding supply routes, while launching mortar, …

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Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War
2 years, 8 months ago

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Associated Press  

Russia assaulted cities and towns along a boomerang-shaped front hundreds of miles long and poured more troops into Ukraine on Tuesday in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the country’s eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories. After conferring with U.S. President Joe Biden and other Western leaders on Tuesday, Scholz said “all of us will continue to …

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Russia intensifies Mariupol bombardment as street fighting rages
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia intensifies Mariupol bombardment as street fighting rages

Al Jazeera  

Russia claims its forces have taken control of about half of the besieged port city, as thousands seek to evacuate. Russian forces have intensified their bombardment of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol as street fighting has raged on Tuesday, a day after Mariupol authorities rejected Moscow’s ultimatum to surrender, Ukrainian officials said. Russia’s RIA news agency said Russian forces …

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Indian officials in Russian city waiting for pause in fighting for evacuation from Kharkiv
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian officials in Russian city waiting for pause in fighting for evacuation from Kharkiv

The Hindu  

India on Tuesday said a team of officials who have been rushed to the Russian city of Belgorod are unable to help trapped Indians in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Earlier an official had hinted that India was in talks with both Ukraine and Russia to ensure safe passage for Indian citizens from the city which is the second largest …

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Fighting fake news in Ukraine, Facebook fact-checkers tread an increasingly blurry line
4 years, 4 months ago

Fighting fake news in Ukraine, Facebook fact-checkers tread an increasingly blurry line

Firstpost  

Many European countries struggle with Far-Right groups, but critics said they are tolerated to an excessive degree in Ukraine because they share a common enemy with the country’s intellectual mainstream: Russia Moscow: To understand the complexity of policing online disinformation, consider the small Ukrainian fact-checking group StopFake. StopFake denied having any Far-Right ties or bias, calling the Zaborona article part …

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