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Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
Amy B. Zegart
Amy B. Zegart

Drones attacked an oil refinery in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast overnight on March 8 in an operation carried out by Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR), a HUR source told the Kyiv Independent.
According to the HUR source, the drones …

Since Russia began its full-scale invasion more than three years ago, the demands on social services have multiplied. Millions are internally displaced, the number of people with disabilities has risen by 10%, and more than 13,000 children have been …

Ukraine’s forces are considering a withdrawal from Kursk, with 10,000 Ukrainian troops at risk of encirclement after Russia broke through key defense lines and disrupted supply chains, The Telegraph reported on March 8.
The Telegraph’s …

A Russian drone strike on a meat processing plant in Kharkiv Oblast killed three civilians and injured seven others, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on March 8.
A fire broke out on the site after four Shahed drones struck the plant around 2 a.m., …

Two diesel trains were disabled in Russia as a result of Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) operations, a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent on March 8.
According to the HUR source, a train being used for transporting …

The U.S. continues to share some intelligence with Ukraine to assist with defense operations, but not for attacks on Russian troops, CNN reported on March 7, citing two anonymous defense officials.
According to the sources, Washington aims to avoid …

Russia has lost 883,950 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on March 8.
This number includes 1,000 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …

A 58-year-old Russian national has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Munich court for murdering two Ukrainian soldiers in Germany last year, German television news channel N-Tv reported on March 7.
The court ruled that the severity of the crime …

Thousands of protestors gathered on March 7 in more than 40 cities across Slovakia targeting the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico, Slovak media Aktuality reported.
In Bratislava’s Freedom Square, protesters chanted “shame” and called Fico a …
Ukraine has received the first tranche of funds from the United Kingdom under the G7 initiative, backed by revenues from frozen Russian assets, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced. "Today, we received £752 million as part of the G7 ERA …

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced plans on March 7 to implement large-scale military training for all adult men to strengthen the country’s reserve forces.
In a speech to the Sejm, Poland’s parliament, he noted that this initiative was in …

Drones have reportedly struck the town of Starodub in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast in an overnight attack on March 7.
Starodub is located about 130 kilometers (80 miles) from the regional capital of Bryansk and about 32 kilometers (20 miles) from the …