Category: 2. RussianAggression

MOSCOW —  Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Ukraine used Western rockets, likely U.S.-made HIMARS, to destroy a bridge over the Seym River in the Kursk region, killing volunteers trying to evacuate civilians. “For the first time, the Kursk region was hit by Western-made rocket launchers,… Continue Reading

LONDON/KYIV, UKRAINE —  In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia’s western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss. At midnight at the start of August 6, the Russian Defense Ministry posted good news: More than 2,500 members of the regiment… Continue Reading

Russia and Iran have both seen their international standing diminish in recent years. And as each seeks a way to boost their military and diplomatic influence, Africa looks like a land of opportunity. There are no signs that Moscow and Tehran, whose bilateral ties have become closer as they… Continue Reading

Ukraine’s top military commander, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskiy, said on August 16 that Kyiv’s forces continue to advance in the Kursk region. “The troops of the offensive group continue to fight, they have advanced in some directions from 1 to 3 kilometers toward the enemy. In general, the… Continue Reading

kyiv, Ukraine —  Ukraine’s air defenses shot down all 14 Russian drones fired in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian air force said Saturday. The air force said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app that the Shahed drones were downed over six Ukrainian regions in the south and center… Continue Reading

Mixing upper-crust British elegance with a touch of hip, a video on Instagram sets the scene: A blonde woman sashays out of a columned, red-brick Georgian mansion to the tune of British rapper Enny’s Charge It, puts a suitcase in a silver Bentley sedan, and drives off into the twilight past a… Continue Reading

Ukraine’s top military commander, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskiy, said on August 16 that Kyiv’s forces continue to advance in the Kursk region. “The troops of the offensive group continue to fight, they have advanced in some directions from 1 to 3 kilometers toward the enemy. In general, the… Continue Reading

Ukraine’s top military commander, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskiy, said on August 16 that Kyiv’s forces continue to advance in the Kursk region. “The troops of the offensive group continue to fight, they have advanced in some directions from 1 to 3 kilometers toward the enemy. In general, the… Continue Reading

Following Ukraine’s surprise operation to seize territory in Russia’s Kursk region, Ukrainian troops in the Donbas region are still battling Russian advances. Forces near the city of Toretsk say they believe Russia will have to redirect resources back to its own territory, but they have yet to… Continue Reading