Category: 6. Opinion

  • The genocide definer predicted Putin’s Ukraine war 70 years ago — and was right

    The genocide definer predicted Putin’s Ukraine war 70 years ago — and was right

    Raphael Lemkin, a Polish-Jewish lawyer and the author of the term “genocide,” predicted the events of 24 February 2022 – Russia’s full-scale invasion – 70 years ago.

    Lemkin understood the nature of Russian imperial policy deeply, as he experienced firsthand the horrors of mass…

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  • Ukrainian attack targets Russian facility 800 kilometers from border that supplies gunpowder manufacturers

    Ukrainian attack targets Russian facility 800 kilometers from border that supplies gunpowder manufacturers

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  • Ukrainian drones target Russian rocket plant in Tula for the third time this month

    Ukrainian drones target Russian rocket plant in Tula for the third time this month

    Overnight on 26 May, a drone strike reportedly hit the NPO Splav facility in Tula, Russia, 340 km from Ukraine, marking the second such attack on the plant this month. The factory produces rockets and Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), heavy “flamethrower” systems (TOS), and guided…

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  • Russia escalates attacks to defy global diplomacy, Zelenskyy says as 355 drones strike Ukraine

    Russia escalates attacks to defy global diplomacy, Zelenskyy says as 355 drones strike Ukraine

    In the early hours of 26 May, Russia launched what Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as the “largest drone attack since the start of the full-scale war.” A total of 355 explosive and decoy drones and 9 air-launched cruise missiles targeted Ukraine from various directions…

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  • Trump slams Putin as “crazy” after deadly Russian attack, but also blames Zelenskyy and Biden

    Trump slams Putin as “crazy” after deadly Russian attack, but also blames Zelenskyy and Biden

    US President Donald Trump responded to a deadly Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine, which killed at least 12 civilians on 25 May, by publicly denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin and considering sanctions. However, Trump also criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and…

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  • EU Defense Chief: “Russia not as powerful as thought” – won’t win Ukraine war

    EU Defense Chief: “Russia not as powerful as thought” – won’t win Ukraine war

    European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius says Russia lacks the military strength often attributed to it and will not achieve victory in Ukraine, according to an interview with LRT.lt.

    This comes after Russia’s massive air attack on Ukraine over the weekend, during which over…

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  • Belarus has nuclear carriers but no warheads, says Ukrainian intelligence

    Belarus has nuclear carriers but no warheads, says Ukrainian intelligence

    Ukraine’s foreign intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko says that Belarus has nuclear weapon carriers but no actual nuclear weapons on its territory. The same applies to Oreshnik missile systems.

    Ivashchenko said this in his first interview since Russia’s full-scale invasion to Ukrinform news…

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  • Drones hit Russia’s Shahed drone factory 1,200 km from Ukraine again

    Drones hit Russia’s Shahed drone factory 1,200 km from Ukraine again

    A drone strike reportedly hit the Shahed drone factory in Yelabuga, Tatarstan, marking another attack on a key military facility located in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone. The plant produces Shahed-type kamikaze drones used in daily attacks against Ukraine and has previously been struck…

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  • Ukraine faces third consecutive night of massive Russian drone attacks

    Ukraine faces third consecutive night of massive Russian drone attacks

    Kyiv endured its third consecutive night of massive Russian drone attacks, with air raid alerts lasting six hours in the Ukrainian capital.

    Timur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, wrote on Telegram that Russian forces struck the capital with attack drones. The assault…

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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1187: Putin escalates attacks hours after prisoner exchange

    Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1187: Putin escalates attacks hours after prisoner exchange

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    Russia tests new “porcupine” anti-drone armor. Ukraine’s drones still win.. From cope cages to turtle tanks, Russian anti-drone armor kept evolving. The latest iteration—a porcupine bristling with metal spikes—just met Ukrainian drones and lost, but likely won’t be the…

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