A Ukrainian military vehicle filled with captured Russian troops travels on the Ukrainian side of the border with Russia on…
Category: 1. Ukraine
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Cossacks at War — Ukrainian, Russian, or Both?
The seeming paradox of Cossack involvement has been little noticed by Western analysts, perhaps because Cossack history is mired in misunderstanding and myth — see the 1962 movie Taras Bulba, a Hollywood interpretation of the Gogol…
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Empowerment of displaced health-care personnel from Ukraine in the host country
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Health-care workforces are facing critical shortages, both globally and in the WHO European Region, and many countries rely significantly on the international recruitment of health personnel. Since the start of the war in…
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Putin pulls units out of Ukraine to defend Russia, Kyiv says – POLITICO
The Kremlin initially attacked the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of southern Ukraine in the first days of Putin’s full-scale invasion in early 2022. POLITICO was unable to independently confirm how many Russian troops have been redeployed…
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Fighting for the Light: Protecting Ukraine’s Energy System
Russian missile strikes have been degrading Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for months. Before the full-scale invasion, Ukraine could generate up to 32 gigawatts (GW) of power, with actual generation closer to 25 GW. Today, Ukraine struggles to…
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Ukraine not interested in holding Russian territory after offensive, Kyiv says
Latest fighting highlights challenges faced by aid agenciespublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 13 August 2024
Imogen Foulkes
Reporting from GenevaThe United Nations Human Rights Office has expressed concern about…
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Ukraine controls nearly 400 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region, top commander says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has…
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Ukraine’s invasion of Russia is erasing Vladimir Putin’s last red lines
In the early hours of August 6, units of the Ukrainian army crossed the border into Russia’s Kursk Oblast in a surprise move…
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What Ukraine’s assault on Russia could mean for EU gas supplies | Energy
A Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region – the largest since the war began with about 1,000 soldiers and more than two dozen tanks and other armoured vehicles storming over the border this week – poses a threat to a major gas supply…
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In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia : NPR
As Ukrainian forces staged an incursion into western Russia, this house was damaged in the town of Sudzha. The photo was…
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