Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Zelenskiy Aide Says Ukraine Helping Civilians Amid Food Shortages In Kursk Region
Hospitals and shops in Ukrainian-held areas of Russia are not working, and civilians are facing shortages of food and water, according to a senior adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Speaking to Current Time on August 19, Mykhaylo Podolyak said humanitarian aid was being… Continue Reading
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Ukraine passes law to ban ‘pro-Kremlin’ orthodox church
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Ukrainian parliament has approved legislation banning religious organisations with ties to Russia, paving the way for Kyiv to end the activities of the Moscow-linked orthodox… Continue Reading
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Now Controls About 480 Square Miles of Russian Territory
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine seized on the incursion’s success to press allies to lift a longtime restriction: the use of Western-supplied long-range weapons against Russia. Continue Reading
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‘cause for optimism’ even as the hype fizzles
This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Hello from London, where the knock-on effect of… Continue Reading
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War Is Draining Ukraine’s Male-Dominated Work Force. Enter the Women.
More and more women are replacing men mobilized in the army. But there are not enough of them to make up for the labor shortage affecting the economy. Continue Reading
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Ukraine Does Not Plan To Occupy Russian Territory, Zelenskiy Aide Says
Ukraine continues to press its incursion into Russia’s border region of Kursk and now controls hundreds of square kilometers of territory, but its action is meant to create a buffer zone and not to acquire or occupy Russian lands, the Ukrainian leadership has said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy… Continue Reading
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What Is A JASSM, And Will The Missile Affect The Ukraine War?
2 A JASSM being launched from a U.S. Air Force Lancer heavy bomber during a training exercise. Justin Bronk, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, told RFE/RL if the air-launched missiles were to be released by Washington, they would “possibly expand Ukraine’s… Continue Reading
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Ukraine Repels Fifth Missile Attack On Capital This Month
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has again pushed for permission from Ukraine’s allies to use long-range weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia. “Ukraine is separated from halting the advance of the Russian Army on the front by only one decision we await from our partners: the decision on… Continue Reading
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Western countries can easily afford more support for Ukraine
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is professor emeritus in international economics at Stockholm University, senior research fellow at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics and former chair of… Continue Reading
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Kursk incursion heaps pressure on Ukraine’s east
Kyiv’s forces have in two weeks seized more land in Russia than Moscow has in Ukraine all year — transforming perceptions about their capabilities and boosting morale among Ukrainians. But that stunning operational success has yet to deliver one crucial objective: diverting Russia’s… Continue Reading