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Ukrainian troops met with joy in Kherson as Russia abandons its biggest prize

Ukrainian troops were greeted by joyous residents in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion in February. Russia said it had withdrawn 30,000 troops across the Dnipro River without losing a single soldier, but Ukrainians painted a picture of a chaotic retreat, with […]

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Russia sends ill-trained draftees into combat amid losses, analysts say

Russia sends ill-trained draftees into combat amid losses, analysts say

Written by Andrew E. Kramer Russia is funnelling newly drafted conscripts with little training to the front line in Ukraine’s east, while mounting intensified but ineffective attacks and suffering heavy casualties, according to the Ukrainian military and Western analysts. Grisly videos of Russian infantry in poorly prepared positions being struck by artillery have partly supported […]

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Kremlin war hawks demand more devastating strikes on Ukraine

Kremlin war hawks demand more devastating strikes on Ukraine

Moscow’s barrage of missile strikes on cities all across Ukraine has elicited celebratory comments from Russian officials and pro-Kremlin pundits, who in recent weeks have actively criticised the Russian military for a series of embarrassing setbacks on the battlefield. Russian nationalist commentators and state media’s war correspondents lauded Monday’s attack as an appropriate, and long-awaited, […]

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Six months of Putin’s war unravels Russia’s superpower image

Six months of Putin’s war unravels Russia’s superpower image

Six months into President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the war has upended fundamental assumptions about Russia’s military and economy. When the US warned of impending war earlier this year, officials and analysts in Washington and Europe alike assumed Russia’s much larger and better equipped military would quickly dominate Ukraine’s forces. They also believed Putin […]

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Ship that Ukraine alleges has stolen grain likely off Syria

Ship that Ukraine alleges has stolen grain likely off Syria

A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine alleges holds stolen grain from territory seized by Moscow appears to have reached the Syrian port of Tartus, according to satellite images analyzed Thursday by The Associated Press. The arrival of the SV Konstantin marks just the latest shipment of Ukrainian grain — whether legally purchased or allegedly looted […]

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Blasts in Crimea underscore Russian forces’ vulnerability

Blasts in Crimea underscore Russian forces’ vulnerability

A spate of explosions and fires has turned Russian-occupied Crimea from a secure rear base into a new battleground in the war, demonstrating both the Russians’ vulnerability and the Ukrainians’ capacity to strike deep behind enemy lines. Nine Russian warplanes were reported destroyed at an air base in Crimea last week, and an ammunition depot […]

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Putin says Ukraine did not make good on preliminary peace deal

Putin says Ukraine did not make good on preliminary peace deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Moscow did not see any desire from Ukraine to fulfil the terms of what he described as a preliminary peace deal agreed to in March. Putin, speaking to reporters in televised comments after a visit to Iran, said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were offering to […]

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Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: Russian missiles hit Odesa, Sumy, Mykolaiv as shelling intensifies

Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: Russian missiles hit Odesa, Sumy, Mykolaiv as shelling intensifies

As Russia kept up its relentless shelling across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expanded the shakeup of his security services on Monday by suspending 28 more officials, a day after he dismissed two senior officials over allegations that their agencies harboured “collaborators and traitors.” Paievska is contending with the toll of the Mariupol siege […]

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Warning sirens sound in Ukraine’s capital as Russia steps up bombardment

Warning sirens sound in Ukraine’s capital as Russia steps up bombardment

Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Saturday as Russia stepped up long-range bombardment of Ukrainian cities that has killed at least 34 people in the last three days and wounded scores. Late on Friday, Russian missiles hit the central city of Dnipro, killing three people and wounding 15, regional Governor Valentyn Reznychenko said on […]

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As Russia looms, a Ukrainian city’s loyalties divide

As Russia looms, a Ukrainian city’s loyalties divide

A woman berated visiting reporters, accusing them of publishing lies. Others turned away, reluctant to talk. Tensions were running high in the central market of Sloviansk, Ukraine, after rocket strikes earlier this week killed seven people and destroyed shops and houses. This depleted eastern Ukrainian city is in the crosshairs of the next Russian offensive. […]

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