Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Ukrainians Use Captured Russian Artillery To Defend Donbas Town
When our team visited the Donbas town of Selydove, it found Ukrainian forces holding back Russian assaults using a howitzer called Violetta — which was captured from Russian troops two years ago. Oleksiy Prodayvoda from Current Time, a Russian-language TV and online network led by RFE/RL,… Continue Reading
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Ukraine’s Tver ammo depot attack featuring jet drones lowers Russian threat to Baltics
Destruction of Russia’s huge ammunition depot near Toropets, Tver Oblast, by Ukraine reduces the likelihood of hypothetical Russian invasion of Baltic States and Poland. Notably, at least one jet-propelled drones was used in the attack, possibly the famous Palianytsia. Last night, Ukrainian… Continue Reading
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Pavel Kushnir Dies in a Russian Prison
Among the hundreds of Russians jailed for criticizing the war in Ukraine, the death of Pavel Kushnir in detention has transformed him into an antiwar symbol. Continue Reading
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Market in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region helps out-of-work farmers
Russia’s invasion has riddled the farmland in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region with land mines, leaving many local farmers without a job. But since the occupying forces left, some are growing what they can, where they can, and selling it to make ends meet. And they’re getting help from a group of… Continue Reading
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Russia Seizes Eastern Town as Ukraine Says It Hit a Big Ammunition Depot
The capture of Ukrainsk underscored Russia’s steady advances in the Donetsk region. Ukraine is trying to counter with strikes on Russian military infrastructure. Continue Reading
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IMF scraps its mission to Moscow, Russian media reports
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The IMF has indefinitely postponed its first official visit to Russia since President Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine following criticism from… Continue Reading
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Ukrainian drone attack sparks large fire in Russia’s Tver region
A Ukrainian drone attack Wednesday sparked a large fire and forced a partial evacuation in an area of Russia’s Tver region. The attack happened in the town of Toropets, with Ukrainian security sources saying the drones destroyed a Russian arms warehouse storing missiles and artillery. Igor… Continue Reading
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Drone Attack On Arms Depot Forces Evacuations In Russia’s Tver Region
At least nine people were killed and 2,750 were wounded when pagers exploded simultaneously in Lebanon, the health minister said on September 17 after the Iranian-backed Hizballah militant group said two of its members and a girl were among those killed in the “mysterious” explosions. Health… Continue Reading
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After Losing Home And Father In Russian Attacks, Ukrainian Family Settles Into 3D-Printed House
Built with cutting-edge technology, a Ukrainian family’s new 3D-printed house is now becoming a home. Natalya Beryozova lost her husband and home in the Kyiv suburb of Irpin during Russian attacks in the first months of the war in Ukraine. She and her two daughters survived and they once again… Continue Reading
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Recriminations over violent attack split Russia’s exiled opposition
For months, the staff of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny believed that a gruesome attack in Lithuania against the dissident’s former top aide was the work of Kremlin thugs. But after investigating the assault against Leonid Volkov they dropped a bombshell: they now believed… Continue Reading