There is an opportunity to freeze the conflict, but Putin’s fantasy of total victory could get in the way
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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The window for peace in Ukraine won’t be open forever
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UK unveils prototype missiles for Ukraine with no US components
Low-cost, long-range weapons could be deployed as soon as this year in war against Russia
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Moscow Tanker Blast Most Likely Russian Missile, Video Shows
new video loaded: Moscow Tanker Blast Most Likely Russian Missile, Video Shows
A dramatic explosion that caused the lid of an oil tanker to fly into the sky during a Ukrainian aerial assault on Moscow was most likely caused by a Russian air defense missile, verified video shows.By James…
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Zelenskyy Warns Belarus To Remove Signaling Equipment Used By Russia For Attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned neighboring Belarus — a close ally of Russia — to remove signaling equipment used by the Kremlin to target Ukraine or, he said, Kyiv would do the job itself.
“What’s the point of saying he [Belarus strongman Aleksandr Lukashenko] doesn’t…
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Russia sent quad bikes to clear a minefield. Ukraine’s drones did the rest.
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- The Russian 58th Combined Arms Army is trying to capture Mala Tokmachka in southern Ukraine
- The army has a new vehicle: an all-terrain vehicle fitted with a small mine…
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Moscow Refinery Blast May Have Been Caused by Friendly Fire, Video Suggests
The dramatic explosion of a fuel storage facility in Moscow on Thursday may have been caused not by a Ukrainian drone but instead by a Russian air defense missile, an analysis of social media videos verified by The New York Times indicates.
The blast became the defining image of Ukraine’s…
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Back After Vanishing for 2 Weeks, Russian Banker Tries to Project Calm
Over the past four years, Elvira S. Nabiullina, the head of Russia’s central bank, has emerged as the linchpin of the country’s relative economic stability, viewed by many as a technocratic voice of reason navigating the challenges and chaos of a wartime economy facing severe Western…
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‘It’s Come To This’: Gas Shortages Hit Russia As Ukraine Hits Refineries
In southeastern Russia, Daniil’s motorboat rental business is in trouble. Restrictions on fuel sales mean his fleet in the Rostov and Krasnodar regions is idle, he said in a social media post: “At every gas station, they tell me to f*** off.”
Daniil’s problem is that in many cases,…
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A Missing Ingredient in Ukraine’s Barrages on Russia: Ballistic Missiles
Ukrainians have spent the past day flooding social media with footage of their army’s large-scale drone attack on Moscow. To many, the images of black smoke billowing over the Russian capital are proof that Ukraine is now able to respond in kind to Russia’s air assaults — or, as President…
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‘Game Changer’? Too Soon to Tell. But Ukraine Flexed in Striking Moscow.
Assessments that Ukraine has reached a turning point in the conflict with Russia may well prove premature. But the towering dome of black smoke that hung over Moscow this week after a Ukrainian drone onslaught showed that Kyiv still has plenty of cards to play, no matter President Trump’s…
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