Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations have pledged their “unwavering support” for Ukraine and agreed to increase pressure on Russia through sanctions and weapons supplies to Kyiv amid signs Washington is turning its focus back toward ending Europe’s deadliest conflict since World…
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Ukraine Tries to Cut Off Crimea, Choking Russian Supply Routes
Ukraine is using its expanding fleet of attack drones to choke vital supply routes into Crimea, causing gasoline shortages and disrupting the summer holiday season as Kyiv tries to cut the peninsula off entirely from Russia.
When Moscow illegally annexed Crimea in 2014, its precarious…
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Ukrainian drones adopt focused antennas to slip by Russian detection
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Ukrainian attack drone tech is racing to become harder to intercept. Recently, Russian military bloggers have highlighted another development: the use of directional antennas…
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Ukrainian Drones Hit Refinery, Other Targets In And Around Moscow
Verified videos posted online captured a coordinated drone attack on sites in Moscow and the surrounding region early on June 16. Among the targets was the Kapotnya oil refinery, which was seen in flames. Kyiv has intensified its attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure as it attempts to…
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Russian dissident artist shot dead in Poland
Robert Kuzovkov had recently protested at the Venice Art Biennale outside Moscow’s controversial pavilion
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Russia hides its cruise missiles inside drone swarms. A handful of bombers do the rest.
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- A Russian air force Tu-22M bomber crashed in central Russia on or before Monday
- Russia has lost around 15% of its irreplaceable Tu-22Ms
- But it doesn’t take very many…
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Russians deploy massive, $1.5M Starlink jammers, Ukrainians are blowing them up
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Ukrainian forces have many tools in their arsenal to make sure the warheads meet their appointed foreheads—or trucks, trains, ferries, forward bases, and air defenses. Of all…
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G7 leaders agree to increase sanctions on Russian energy
Club of wealthy nations to raise pressure on Moscow ‘notably’ through limits on its oil and gas exports
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Odesa’s Property Boom Defies War As Buyers Return To Black Sea
Despite Russian drone and missile attacks from the Black Sea, real estate agents say Odesa’s property market is surging past prewar levels. Luxury seaside homes and new apartments are selling fast, driven by locals, Kyiv buyers, and displaced Ukrainians. For many in the city, life by the…
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Trump Hints Of Renewed Ukraine Focus, Iran In ‘Rear-View Mirror’
US President Donald Trump held a “very good meeting” with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the G7 summit in France, he told journalists on June 16, adding that “Russia should make a deal” while hinting that Europe’s largest conflict since World War II might be moving up…
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