Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Three Ukrainian teens begin their final year of high school holding onto hopes for the future
This week marks the start of the school year in Ukraine, a pivotal time for any student, especially for teenagers in their final year of high school. Ukrainian teens have more than just grades and university choices on their minds — they are grappling with the realities of war. One student,… Continue Reading
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In a Kyiv Classroom, Cries for Help From Children Scarred by War
“They are like a bleeding wound, and no one sees it,” a schoolteacher said of her pupils, many of whom have fled frontline areas or lost family members in the fighting. Continue Reading
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Europe must rely less on Chinese technology, Danish PM says
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Geopolitics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Europe should depend less on China for technology and show it has learned its lessons about relying too much on a single supplier, as it did previously with Russian oil and gas,… Continue Reading
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Russia Hits Ukraine With Wave of Strikes as School Year Opens
The attack, the third large-scale bombardment in a week, coincided with intense fighting in eastern Ukraine and Russia. Continue Reading
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Russian aerial attack targets Kyiv
Ukrainian officials said Monday that Russian forces attacked several regions with missiles and drones, including Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. Serhiy Popko, the head of Kyiv’s military administration, said on Telegram that Russia launched a drone along with more than 10 cruise missiles and… Continue Reading
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Russia Targets Kyiv With Drones And Missiles, Triggering Blazes, Ukraine Says
Russia launched drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv early on September 2, with falling debris injuring at least two people while sparking fires and damaging homes and infrastructure, the city’s mayor said. Live Briefing: Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine RFE/RL’s Live… Continue Reading
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Siberia’s Homeless Pushed To Join Russia’s War On Ukraine
Some do it for the money; others for the motherland. Still others because they “just don’t have anything else to do.” Whatever their motivation, an unknown number of Siberia’s homeless have signed contracts to fight in Ukraine, just as Moscow, seeking to avoid another politically… Continue Reading
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Poland has ‘duty’ to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, says minister
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Poland and other countries bordering Ukraine have a “duty” to shoot down incoming Russian missiles before they enter their airspace despite the opposition of Nato, the Polish… Continue Reading
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Russia and Ukraine exchange cross-border attacks
A Russian missile strike injures dozens in Ukraine. The news comes as Moscow claims to have intercepted 158 Ukraine-launched drones overnight. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports. Continue Reading
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Russian Missiles Rupture Gas Pipe, Wound Dozens In Kharkiv
Dozens were wounded after Russia struck the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with ballistic missiles on September 1, local officials say. RFE/RL filmed firefighters trying to quench flames from leaking gas after a missile had hit the city’s central gas pipeline. It was the third consecutive day of… Continue Reading