Russian military
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Welcome to our latest summary of news from the war in Ukraine. Yesterday marked a big day for Kyiv’s forces, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy announcing his troops had captured the largest Russian town so far – Sudzha in the Kursk region. Footage filmed in the Sumy region of Ukraine, which is close to the border with…
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Vladimir Putin appeared “rattled” as he discussed Ukraine’s invasion of Russia’s Kursk border region, an expert has said. We reported earlier on Mr Putin’s comments to Russian officials, when he said the country’s domestic weapons industry was “taking into account the combat experience gained during the special military operation” in Ukraine. Speaking at a meeting…
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U.S. President Joe Biden has consistently resisted pressure during 27 months of war to let Ukraine into NATO, convinced that it could quickly result in U.S. troops being sent into direct combat with the Russians. So, on Thursday, he rolled out alternative steps designed to demonstrate to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States…
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A British general has warned the UK’s military could only fight Russia for a matter of months because “we don’t have the ammunition and reserves of equipment to do it”. The admission was made during a committee meeting, at which General Rob Magowan was asked whether he accepted the UK was not ready for an…
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The Russian military has officially confirmed the discovery of five new Arctic islands which have emerged as climate change accelerates glacial melting. The new islands were discovered by a student onboard a Russian Navy research vessel that conducted a voyage through Arctic waters in late 2016. Russia has been increasing its military and commercial presence in the Arctic as…
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