Three weeks ago, Ukraine’s military launched a stunning operation to take the war in Ukraine back onto the territory of the country that launched it. Three weeks later, the Ukrainians still occupy hundreds of miles of territory in Russia’s…
Category: 1. Ukraine
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Pull back from the border or risk ‘tragic mistakes’ – POLITICO
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said earlier this month that he had deployed nearly one-third of his country’s armed forces to the border with Ukraine, telling state-run TV the move came in response to Kyiv amassing troops near its…
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Another Poland-Ukraine Border Checkpoint Closed Due to Repairs
Due to ongoing repair work, travel between Poland and Ukraine will encounter delays at major border checkpoints until mid-November.
In August 2024, Poland closed the Dorohusk checkpoint, located near Ukrainian Yahotyn, for essential repairs. This…
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If Ukraine’s Not a Proper Country, Nor Is Russia
Pro-Kremlin analysts have devised a new argument in their campaign to prove that Ukraine is not a real country.
The argument is central to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, a national entity whose roots date back to at…
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Russia installs concrete shelters in Kursk region as Ukraine expands offensive – POLITICO
The attack aims to tilt the battlefield in Ukraine’s favor — even while Russia advances in Ukraine’s Donetsk region — in a full-scale war instigated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in February 2022 during which his forces initially…
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Now Controls About 480 Square Miles of Russian Territory
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine’s surprise offensive into western Russia, which entered its third week on Tuesday, shows the West that its fears about the ramifications of attacks on Russian territory are unfounded and should…
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Ukraine Captured More Land in Kursk Than Russia Got in Ukraine in 2024
Ukraine’s military leadership shared details Tuesday on how much of Russia’s territory its troops have captured since their invasion of the Kursk region two weeks ago, and it is more than Moscow’s forces have seized in…
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Zelenskyy envisions buffer zone as Ukraine pushes into Kursk region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border.
It was the first time…
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Maps and satellite imagery show Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region
Ukrainian troops staged a surprise cross-border attack into Russia early last week, and now Kyiv claims to control more than 1,100 square kilometres of its neighbour’s territory.
The incursion has reframed the war and caused chaos in western…
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Mali attacks signal dangerous times ahead
Russia suffered significant blows to its reputation in mid-2024. An attack on its territory by Ukraine came as a surprise. In west Africa, the Wagner mercenary group, supported by Russia, suffered one of its heaviest fatalities in Mali.
An…
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