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Amy B. Zegart
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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,248,560 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
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Senior Russian official says Moscow needs 'security guarantees'

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Ukraine says no counteroffensive near Hulyaipole, debunks Russian front-line maps
Ukrainian forces have stepped up activity near Hulyaipole, but not as part of a counteroffensive, Ukraine’s military says. Pro-war Russian bloggers (“Z-channels”) are spreading false claims about a supposed Ukrainian “counteroffensive” and about …
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Ukraine says strike on Rostov drone depot destroyed about 6,000 Russian FPV drones
Ukraine’s Defense Forces conducted a series of precision strikes on Russian military targets, inflicting what they described as significant losses to Russia’s “offensive potential.” The attacks destroyed a command post, an ammunition depot and, …
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Russian ArBat battalion commander 'Abrek' killed in Ukraine
Ayk Gasparyan, the commander of the volunteer battalion “ArBat” with the call sign “Abrek,” went to war with the Russian Armed Forces and was killed after three years of fighting. “Abrek” had been imprisoned for robbery and was due to serve seven …
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Intercepted call reveals Russian soldiers shot civilians near Pokrovsk, Ukrainian intelligence says
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence directorate published an audio intercept it says confirms another war crime committed by Russian forces.
According to the intercepted call, two servicemen from Russia’s army shot local civilians in the Pokrovsk area and …
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Pope Leo sends 80 generators, thousands of medicines to Ukraine

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Norway's defense chief warns of potential Russian invasion to protect nuclear assets in the north.
General Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway’s chief of defence since 2020, stated in February 2026 that Russia could potentially launch an invasion to safeguard its nuclear weapons and related infrastructure. Kristoffersen emphasized the seriousness of …
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IOC bars Ukrainian athlete’s helmet honoring athletes killed during war

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Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter crew killed during combat mission

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Russia's Arctic shadow war: How Moscow’s most-probed front fuels its Ukraine invasion

Norway’s Svalbard fiber optic cables — a pair carrying vital Arctic satellite data from SvalSat, the world’s largest commercial ground station — thread through waters dangerously close to Russia’s reach.
The Kremlin's Nagurskoye air base on Franz …
