War in Ukraine
Russian-launched “kamikaze drones” attacked Kyiv early Monday, Oct.17, the Ukrainian presidency said, describing the strikes as an act of desperation nearly eight months into a war that has claimed th
Oct. 17, 2022
War in Ukraine
The increasing reckless and diabolical nuclear sabre-rattling of Russia’s Vladimir Putin recently elicited an ominous warning to the world from Joe Biden, the U.S. president and de facto leader of the
Oct. 16, 2022
War in Ukraine
Everything that now happens in this war, including the murderous missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, has to be understood in terms of the logic of Putin’s exposed position as a failed war leader. He
Oct. 16, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, economic analyst Tim As writes in a commentary for Barrons. “If President Vladimir Putin’s initial goals were to decapitate the government in Kyiv, impose his own
Oct. 16, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways Russia is conducting forced deportation of Ukrainians that likely amount to a deliberate ethnic cleansing campaign in addition to apparent violations of the Convention on the Prevention
Oct. 16, 2022
War in Ukraine
What would you think of a crew in a bar shouting that they are going to destroy the place, beat up all the guests and staff, but only two get up to do it? Wouldn’t you look with disgust at that crew b
Oct. 16, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia said two gunmen from an ex-Soviet state on Saturday, Oct. 15, attacked a military training ground killing 11 people who had volunteered to fight in Ukraine and wounding 15 others. Russia’s defe
Oct. 16, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia’s efforts to massively shell cities in Ukraine, as well as the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of reservists represent a significant escalation in the war unleashed by Russian President P
Oct. 16, 2022
War in Ukraine
On 10 October 2022, Russia probably fired more than 80 cruise missiles into Ukraine. President Putin claimed the strikes were in retaliation for the attack on the Kerch Bridge. Ukraine’s defence minis
Oct. 16, 2022
War in Ukraine
The first Russian soldiers to take part in a new joint force with Belarusian troops have arrived in Belarus, Minsk’s defence ministry said on Saturday. “The first convoys of Russian servicemen from th
Oct. 15, 2022
War in Ukraine
Currently, Ukraine’s agenda should include not only a military victory over the Russian occupiers, but also a fresh look at its own interests, both in the international arena and in domestic politics.
Oct. 15, 2022
War in Ukraine
This week, the West has been swift and clear in its military and diplomatic response to Vladimir Putin’s latest round of mass missile attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine’s cities. However, its resp
Oct. 15, 2022
War in Ukraine
At a bookshop in Kyiv, 33-year-old Yulia Sydorenko was dumping an entire collection of old books — some gifts from childhood friends — that have recently lost their appeal. Why? They were written in R
Oct. 15, 2022
War in Ukraine
The United States will extend its rotation of a heavy tank battalion in Lithuania, which sees no reduction in the threat from Russia since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Lithuanian officials said Frida
Oct. 15, 2022
War in Ukraine
A week after U.S. President Joe Biden startled the world with Armageddon warnings, Russia crossed over red lines of human civility by launching a murderous barrage of more than 80 missiles aimed at Uk
Oct. 15, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his “partial” mobilization will end in “about two weeks”—likely to free up bureaucratic bandwidth for the normal autumn conscription cycle
Oct. 15, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, Oct.14, that Moscow was conducting its nearly eight-month invasion of Ukraine correctly, despite his forces’ early failure to topple Kyiv and a string
Oct. 14, 2022
War in Ukraine
Freedom of Russia is a legion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF). It was formed in March 2022, mainly by Russian prisoners of war and volunteers who defected from the Russian army. It consists of two
Oct. 14, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Belarusian newspaper Nasha Niva reported on Oct. 13 that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has chosen to carry out a covert mobilization. The outlet cited unnamed sources when it claimed t
Oct. 14, 2022
War in Ukraine
Kremlin propagandists have ramped up calls to rain down mass death and destruction on Ukrainian civilians and cities, as Western officials made clear they would not retaliate in kind to a potential Ru
Oct. 14, 2022