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Russia’s defense ministry is now under the command of a career bureaucrat and economist with no military background – but for Putin, he might be the right man for the job.
Germany is the EU country that has taken in the most Ukrainian refugees, about a third of the total. However, only about 18% were employed in January 2024, one of the lowest rates in the OECD.
Kyiv suspects this is a diversionary manoeuvre aimed at drawing Ukrainian troops away from the front in areas further to the east. The media discuss what the attacks mean.
The men were charged with treason and espionage after sharing information on the location and movements of Russian army units that helped the Ukrainian army target aerial strikes.
Russia has occupied several more border villages as “a consequence of the tacit Western policy” that Ukrainian forces cannot use Western systems to strike military targets in Russia.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that, as of May 13, Russia has lost a total of 325 helicopters since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
December 2023 to January 2024 – Russian attacks civilian targets mostly on border and frontline hamlets in southern and eastern Ukraine. Mass missile attacks sporadic, maybe due to Moscow shortages.
Putin replaces defense minister; Death toll hits 11 in Belgorod; Four civilians killed as towns in Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions relentlessly attacked.