Amy B. Zegart
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At least 55 Ghanaian citizens have been killed in fighting in Ukraine, Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said Friday, February 27. He vowed to combat Russia’s illegal recruitment of Africans.
Ablakwa visited Kyiv this week to discuss …
French-supplied Mirage-2000 fighter jets have begun flying combat missions along the front line, according to footage shared by pilots from Ukraine’s Air Force. In the video clip, a jet roars over the person filming and releases two munitions toward …
Iran’s regime has chosen to be Vladimir Putin’s accomplice by supplying Russia with weapons for its war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that fast-moving events in the Middle East are a chance for the Iranian people. …
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov says the country’s air defenses have adopted an After Action Review process and digital analysis of Russian strikes - steps he hopes will boost performance. Kyiv is also moving to develop domestic …
Ukraine has disabled a mesh network in Belarus that Russia used to coordinate “Shahed” attack drones along the northern axis, a move officials say strengthens defenses around Kyiv and the country’s central regions and cuts key Russian communications …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
The president’s office announced the call on Friday, February 27, on its Telegram channel, adding: “The president invites him to Ukraine to discuss all …
Norwegian-made NASAMS air defense systems are playing a major role in protecting Ukraine’s airspace, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
According to Zelensky, the Ukrainian armed forces already operate more than 10 NASAMS batteries, and Ukraine …
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been appointed an adviser to the Ukrainian government on economic recovery, according to documents published Friday, February 27, on the UK government’s website.
Sunak has taken on, without pay, an advisory …
Does a video show U.S. fighter jets in a real dogfight over Iran in the Feb. 28, 2026, conflict? No, that's not true: The clip from a video game was posted on a U.S. Army spoof account two days ahead of the conflict and has been circulating on social …
Ukraine’s military says it has struck a forward command post of a Russian division, a number of logistics facilities, and concentrations of occupying forces, reported the Ukrainian General Staff.
Overnight, a fuel and lubricants depot belonging to a …
In early February 2026, Ukraine’s Armed Forces (AFU) launched a counteroffensive at the junction of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Troops from the 132nd Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault …
Russian Foreign Ministry has called Israeli and US strikes on Iran an “unprovoked act of armed aggression”.
An official statement from Russia’s Foreign Ministry was published on the ministry’s website.
“The scale and nature of the military-political …
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