When Russian jamming neutered the recon drones flown by a group of Ukrainian special operators near Dnipro in August, they turned to a new solution: V-BAT drones built to withstand the massive electronic interference used by both sides in the…
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When danger sprang from the screen to real life, a Ukrainian game studio battled back
They’d been on edge for months. As winter wore on and Russian troops amassed on Ukraine’s border, they prepared a fleet of well-stocked buses, whose drivers stood by around the clock just outside the company’s headquarters.
When the…
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Ukrainians’ New Realities under Occupation
On the first day of the full-scale invasion, Russian forces advanced from annexed Crimea into Ukraine’s Kherson region, swiftly seizing control of the territory. While Ukraine’s counteroffensive has since liberated the western bank…
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What do North Korean troop deployments to Russia mean for geopolitics?
In early October, Ukrainian intelligence reported that several thousand North Korean soldiers were undergoing training in Russia in preparation for deployment to the Ukrainian front line later this year. South Korea’s National…
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Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports
Since Russia’s invasion in 2014, the ongoing war has worsened these trends, with millions displaced and thousands killed, said Florence Bauer, UNFPA regional director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia told journalists at briefing in…
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Why is Ukraine’s army facing a desertion crisis? | Russia-Ukraine war News
More Ukrainian soldiers have deserted the army this year than ever since the onset of a war that analysts say has seen both sides make gains and report losses.
Prosecutions for desertion from Ukraine’s army are thought to have hit at least…
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In the Ukraine war, women are on the front lines and leading recovery
Hanna Demydenko was planning to pursue a career in online marketing, but she became a volunteer military paramedic when Russia launched military aggression against Ukraine in 2014. Her husband joined the Donbas Battalion.
One year on, Hanna,…
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Ukrainian prisoners of war: Physical and moral torture, sexual violence and execution in Russia
Physical and moral torture, sexual violence, illegal sentencing and violent execution — this is what Ukrainian prisoners of war are going through once in Russian captivity.
Ukrainian prosecutor general Andriy Kostin says up to 90%…
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Ukraine: Time to recognise ‘tremendous potential’ of demining
“It’s a double win when demining – which is always a good thing – is linked to sustainable agriculture and energy security, even when a conflict is ongoing,” according to Chris Loughran and Camille Wallen.
Since Russia’s…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 962 | Russia-Ukraine war News
As the war enters its 962nd day, these are the main developments.
Here is the situation on Monday, October 14, 2024:
Fighting
- Kyiv announced that its forces had destroyed a Russian Tu-134 transport aircraft stationed at a military airfield in the…
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