‘Donbas is fiction’ — Kateryna Zarembo’s book dismantles Russian myths about Ukraine’s east
For some, Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts evoke images of coal mines, industrial sprawl, and Russian-speaking culture ...
Russia killed this novelist – her book couldn’t be more urgent
Vladimir Putin’s shameless invasion of Ukraine has blown up far more than cities and villages. It has exploded millions of ...
A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm
Over 40 Georgians have been jailed on criminal charges stemming from anti-government protests that have roiled the South ...
A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria’s coast, officials say. Here’s audio of its broadcasts
Our ship is in difficulty, so keep your distance, he instructs another vessel over the radio. “Warship on your course,” he ...
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Russia's options to rebuild its military are knotty
Regardless of whether Russia wins or loses in Ukraine, one thing is certain: the Russian military will have to be rebuilt. With its arsenal depleted and its reputation battered, Russia will have ...
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Russia likely lost 1,500 troops a day for the last 3 months, straining its ability to replace them
Russian battlefield casualties — dead and injured — have risen to more than 1,500 a day over the last three months, posing serious problems when it comes to replacing their numbers, military ...
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Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug
That meant that just a few months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, all three countries were able to stop buying electricity from Moscow. But Russia was still in ...
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Russia resumes flights to breakaway Georgian region for first time in decades
MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russia is resuming passenger flights to the capital of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia for the first time in three decades, state media reported on Friday.
US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus
Burakova, who formerly headed a legal aid group in St. Petersburg backed by exiled tycoon-turned-opposition-figure Mikhail ...
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukraine 'launches three attacks' in Russian region; Trump says Putin 'wants dying to stop'
Meanwhile, fighting appears to have escalated in the Russian region of Kursk. Follow the latest on the Ukraine war. Jack Lopresti, who was an MP for 14 years, is serving with the International ...