Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced “purges” at the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
He said that on Monday, February 16, he heard briefings from acting SBU chief Yevhen Khmara and his deputy, Oleksandr Poklad, on countering Russian …
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Zelensky orders 'purges' at Ukraine’s Security Service amid anti-corruption probe and leadership shake-up
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Russian drone strike on civilian car kills 3 energy workers in Donetsk Oblast
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Russia's mobilization arithmetic. How many can the Kremlin send to war?
When Russia announced a "partial" mobilization in the fall of 2022, its society experienced a genuine shock.
The queues at the Upper Lars border crossing into Georgia and the chaotic roundups of reservists are still fresh in public memory. The Russian …
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Ukraine seizes initiative along 40-km front, pushing Russians back over 9 km amid Starlink blackout
Ukraine’s Defense Forces carried out a series of counterattacks on the southern front, bringing 12 settlements back under Kyiv’s control.
A disruption of Starlink satellite communications weakened Russian occupation forces, according to Ukrainian …
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Ukrainian forces mount assaults near Hulyaipole, Syrskyi says
The situation on the Oleksandrivske axis and around the city of Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia region remains difficult, but Ukraine’s Defense Forces are carrying out effective counterattacks and assault operations, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces …
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1 killed, 25 injured across Ukraine as Russia launches latest mass missile, drone attack
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From the Gulag to Ukraine: The Kyiv Independent exposes Russia’s culture of torture in new documentary
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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,255,340 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
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Drones strike multiple Russian regions, sparking major fire at oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai
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Zelensky orders air defenses readied as Russia plans mass strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says intelligence indicates Russia is preparing further large-scale attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure and urged that Ukraine’s air defenses be properly configured. He delivered the remarks in a …
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Multiple explosions reported across Russian-occupied Crimea, Crimean Bridge closed
Overnight Tuesday, February 17, a series of explosions was reported across Russian-occupied Crimea. Local social media channels and monitoring groups, including Crimean Wind, cited drone attacks, rocket strikes and activity by Russian air defenses. …
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Ukraine's military turns Russian equipment into 'scrap metal' in newly released video
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Zelensky warns of new Russian strikes on Ukraine as Geneva peace talks resume
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Aid to Ukraine's energy sector & Kremlin Pressure – Interview with EU Commissioner Dan Jørgensen
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In Munich, Ukraine and Europe face collapse of post-Cold War order
The U.S.-Europe dynamic was more cordial at the Feb. 13-15 Munich Security Conference than last year, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivering a conciliatory speech.
But the substance of the relationship remained unchanged, despite the …
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Putin deploys his MERCENARIES TO EUROPE? Poland wants to launch NUCLEAR PROGRAM
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Russians GOT DUPED – occupiers' Starlinks BLOCKED! Major aid package for Ukraine
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Russia attempts pincer move to encircle Pokrovsk, Ukraine says
Russian forces are intensifying pressure from the Kotlyne and Rodynske areas of Donetsk region and attempting a pincer movement to encircle the Pokrovsk agglomeration, according to the 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces (DShV), …
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Armenia vows not to extradite politically persecuted individuals to Russia in public rebuke to Moscow
Yerevan has publicly refused to hand over to Russia citizens prosecuted on political grounds, a statement that comes amid Armenia’s deepening drift from Moscow.
Armenia has officially said it will not extradite to Russia individuals pursued for …
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Lithuania warns against 'hollow' Article 5-like guarantees for Ukraine
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Ukraine knocks out power in Bryansk, the fifth Russian regional capital hit by energy strikes
The Russian city of Bryansk has faced large-scale outages for the first time this winter after drone attacks. Regional authorities called it “the most powerful and massive attack” by Ukraine since the start of the war.
According to the outlet …
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The Mathematics of War: How to Tell Real Losses From Propaganda
On the eve of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, this war has definitively become the bloodiest armed conflict in Europe since World War II. According to estimates by the Center for Strategic and International Studies …
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Yandex Maps blurs cemeteries to hide record Russian losses in Ukraine
The Russian platform “Yandex Maps” has begun blurring cemeteries in the same way it obscures military sites, in an apparent attempt to conceal losses in the war against Ukraine.
Russia’s army is taking such massive losses in Ukraine that the scale is …