Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has triggered doubts among Russian elite, spy chiefs say
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Geopolitics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Ukraine’s Kursk offensive is denting Russia’s war narrative and triggering questions among the Russian elite, leading spy chiefs have said. Speaking at the Financial Times’… Continue Reading
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Ukrainian Street Artist Documents War Against Russia, One Stark Mural at a Time
Using ruins as his canvas, Gamlet Zinkivskyi has captured life in wartime Ukraine in dozens of grim, gripping and harshly beautiful paintings. “Broken, but invincible,” read one captioned work. Continue Reading
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Arms Depot Fire Prompts Evacuations In Russia’s Voronezh Region
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on September 6 that no single military weapon will be decisive for Ukraine to defeat Russia’s full-scale invasion and that the use of donated U.S. weapons for long-range strikes into Russia would not turn the tide of the war in Ukraine’s favor. Speaking… Continue Reading
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Britain, US spy chiefs call for ‘staying the course’ on Ukraine
LONDON — The heads of the U.S. CIA and Britain’s spy service said in an op-ed on Saturday that “staying the course” in backing Ukraine’s fight against Russia was more important than ever and they vowed to further their cooperation there and on other challenges. The op-ed in the Financial… Continue Reading
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Ukraine pleads for more air defense, permission for long-range attacks on Russian soil
As Kyiv continues its offensive inside Russia and the Russian army nears a key hub in Ukraine’s Donbas region, leaders of more than 50 nations, known as the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, met in Germany on Friday to help get Kyiv the support it seeks. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb… Continue Reading
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US ‘alarmed’ by reports Iranian missile transfer to Russia is imminent or completed
The White House tells VOA it is “alarmed” by unconfirmed Western news reports that an unprecedented Iranian transfer of missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine recently happened or will occur imminently. Iran is responding to those reports by separately telling VOA that it “abstains”… Continue Reading
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Lviv starts to rebuild in wake of Russia’s missile attack
A Russian missile strike on the historic Ukrainian town of Lviv on September 4 killed at least seven people and damaged parts of the city’s historic downtown. On Thursday, rebuilding began, even as the city mourned the dead. Omelyan Oshchudlyak reports. Camera: Yuriy Dankevych. Continue Reading
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U.S. Sees Potential Iran Transfer Of Missiles To Russia As Alarming
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on September 6 that no single military weapon will be decisive for Ukraine to defeat Russia’s full-scale invasion and that the use of donated U.S. weapons for long-range strikes into Russia would not turn the tide of the war in Ukraine’s favor. Speaking… Continue Reading
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‘There Are Still A Lot Of F-16s,’ Dutch Minister Says After Zelenskiy Outlines Plans To Get More
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on September 6 that no single military weapon will be decisive for Ukraine to defeat Russia’s full-scale invasion and that the use of donated U.S. weapons for long-range strikes into Russia would not turn the tide of the war in Ukraine’s favor. Speaking… Continue Reading
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Lviv Residents Mourn Mother, Three Daughters Killed In Russian Attack
Thousands of people gathered in Lviv, western Ukraine, on September 6 to attend a funeral service for four members of a family who died in an air strike two days earlier. The drone and missile attack killed Yevhenia Bazylevych and her three daughters at their home, leaving the girls’ father as… Continue Reading