KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces pushed on with their major cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region for a second week Wednesday, claiming that they took more ground, captured more Russian prisoners and…
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Russian gas keeps flowing to EU via Ukraine despite fighting
Intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces near a pipeline Russia uses to supply European countries with gas has not disrupted supplies, network operators and gas companies said on Tuesday (13 August).
The European Union drastically…
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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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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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Ukrainian special operations abroad are part of its broader war effort against Russia
Mali recently severed relations with Ukraine as Ukrainian-backed Tuareg rebels killed at least 84 Russian soldiers in a well-executed ambush.
It’s unclear whether Ukrainian Special Operations Forces were directly involved in the assault,…
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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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Should kids play Wordle? — Harvard Gazette
A series of random questions answered by Harvard experts.
Millions of people play Wordle, the popular online game in which players must guess a five-letter word in six tries. We asked researcher Nadine Gaab, associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate…
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How moms may be affecting STEM gender gap — Harvard Gazette
Women have been underrepresented in science and technology fields, and new research suggests a somewhat surprising possible contributing factor: the influence of moms. A recent paper by Michela Carlana, Harvard Kennedy School assistant professor of public policy, and Lucia Corno, an economics…
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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 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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