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Amy B. Zegart


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    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,179,790 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,179,790 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The number includes 1,180 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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    Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery

    Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery

    Ukraine's military reportedly struck the Ryazan Oil Refinery overnight on Dec. 5-6, marking the nineth such strike on the refinery this year, Russian Telegram media channel ASTRA reported.

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    Ukraine's military denies reports that Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad encircled by Russian forces

    Ukraine's military denies reports that Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad encircled by Russian forces

    Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces said on Dec. 5 that neither Pokrovsk nor its sister city Myrnohrad is encircled, stressing that defense units are expanding logistics routes and maintaining control over key positions in the area.

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    At least 3 injured in Russian missile, drone strikes on Kyiv Oblast

    At least 3 injured in Russian missile, drone strikes on Kyiv Oblast

    Three people have been injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv Oblast overnight on Dec. 6, local officials reported.

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    A blow to the heart: energy, oil, Russian air bases on fire #shorts

    A blow to the heart: energy, oil, Russian air bases on fire #shorts

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    November: more than 81,000 Russian targets DESTROYED by Ukrainian strikes

    November: more than 81,000 Russian targets DESTROYED by Ukrainian strikes

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    US Treasury extends waiver allowing Lukoil gas stations outside of Russia to operate, despite sanctions

    US Treasury extends waiver allowing Lukoil gas stations outside of Russia to operate, despite sanctions

    The Trump administration on Dec. 4 extended a waiver that lets Lukoil-branded gas stations abroad stay in business, softening elements of the sanctions imposed on the firm in October.

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    Europe nudges Ukraine to trade land for peace as divisions over concessions deepen

    Among Ukraine’s European allies, there’s a growing belief that Kyiv may be forced to make serious territorial concessions to end the war, as Washington has been urging.

    According to El Pais, officials in Brussels aren’t saying so publicly, but the …

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    Ukrainian strikes on Russian military as well as oil and gas facilities #shorts

    Ukrainian strikes on Russian military as well as oil and gas facilities #shorts

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    Cold, drones, shelling and darkness: how Ukrainian servicemen can survive where it seems impossible

    Cold, drones, shelling and darkness: how Ukrainian servicemen can survive where it seems impossible

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    Ukrainian Forces advance near Hulyaipole and Oleksandrivka

    Ukraine’s Armed Forces have made gains on two axes along the southern front, analysts said, with changes reported around Hulyaipole and Oleksandrivka. Russia’s military command claimed it had occupied Dobropillya and published footage purportedly …

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    OPERATIONS in the rear of the ENEMY! Ukrainian drones hit CRIMEA and RUSSIAN refineries

    OPERATIONS in the rear of the ENEMY! Ukrainian drones hit CRIMEA and RUSSIAN refineries

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    Putin dodges Indian journalists' question on why he is bombing Russian-speaking Ukrainians

    An India Today journalist asked the Russian president to answer a question from “Russian-speaking Ukrainians” - “Why is Putin doing this to us?” - referring to the launch of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Putin appeared to pretend he didn’t …

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    Russian forces reportedly execute yet another Ukrainian POW

    Russian forces reportedly execute yet another Ukrainian POW

    The Prosecutor General's Office said that the wounded soldier tried to take cover, but the Russian soldier "finished him off with a shot from an assault rifle."

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    War Notes: From the battlefield

    War Notes: From the battlefield

    Editor’s note: To mark the fourth birthday of the Kyiv Independent, the War Notes newsletter team decided to pass one edition of the newsletter to a special guest writer, who could capture the time and place we are at in Russia's war against Ukraine …

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    US presses Greece to join NATO’s PURL funding for Ukraine arms

    The United States is pressuring Greece to contribute to the PURL initiative, which funds the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine, Greek outlet Ekathimerini reported , citing domestic sources.

    Ahead of a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in …

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    Russia poses a long-term threat to Europe, say French and Finnish ministers #shorts

    Russia poses a long-term threat to Europe, say French and Finnish ministers #shorts

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    Russia threatens to attack Europe! The West takes action and gets ready to freeze assets

    Russia threatens to attack Europe! The West takes action and gets ready to freeze assets

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    Ukrainian presidential office says US arms deliveries continue, calls 'freeze' reports speculative

    Despite splashy headlines, the United States has stopped weapons deliveries to Ukraine — all programs are ongoing, and partners are discussing increasing assistance, according to Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Office of the President. …

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    Ukraine is cautiously optimistic as Trump's son-in-law enters peace talks — here's why

    Ukraine is cautiously optimistic as Trump's son-in-law enters peace talks — here's why

    As U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner takes on a more active role in the latest peace push, Ukrainian officials say they are cautiously optimistic about his involvement.

    Kushner joined U.S.-Ukraine negotiations in Geneva on Nov. 23 …

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    Negotiations between Ukraine and the US in Miami ended after five hours of silence #shorts

    Negotiations between Ukraine and the US in Miami ended after five hours of silence #shorts

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    European leaders warn Zelensky of possible U.S. betrayal amid distrust of Trump’s Ukraine peace talks

    Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of a possible betrayal of Europe and Ukraine by the United States, the German weekly Der Spiegel reports

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    Ukrainian drones hit Temryuk port, Syzran refinery, and Grozny-City tower in overnight strikes

    Ukraine launched new strikes on targets inside Russia overnight into Friday, December 5.

    A fire broke out at the port of Temryuk in Russia’s Krasnodar region after a UAV attack, the regional operations headquarters said.

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    Ukrainian NGO returns 18 children from Russian-occupied Kherson

    Ukrainian NGO returns 18 children from Russian-occupied Kherson

    A group of Ukrainian children ages 2 to 17 returned to Ukraine from Russian-occupied territories in southern Kherson Oblast, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Dec. 5.

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    HORROR in the Dnipropetrovsk region! Russian drone takes the life of a 12-year-old boy

    HORROR in the Dnipropetrovsk region! Russian drone takes the life of a 12-year-old boy

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