SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Fall is expected to bring another grueling test for Ukraine’s armed forces as Russia intensifies its campaign to seize an eastern region, once Ukraine’s industrial heartland…
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Russia’s New Drone Strategy
On Sept. 7, Russia launched its largest aerial strike of its war against Ukraine—860 Shahed drones and missiles in a single night. The targets weren’t limited to Ukraine. Two days later, 19 of these exploding drones crossed into…
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Hungary refuses to stop buying Russian oil despite Trump’s Nato demand | Hungary
Hungary will not wean itself off Russian energy supplies, the country’s foreign minister has told the Guardian, despite the White House’s demand for Nato allies to stop buying Russian oil.
Donald Trump has demanded that Europe halt Russian oil…
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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy heads to the UN as US envoy vows to defend Nato territory | Ukraine
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has landed in New York where he will attend the United Nations general assembly and try to drum up support for a US-led peace effort to end the war in Ukraine. “We are doing everything to stop the…
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UN commission finds Russia targets Ukrainian civilians using short-range drones – JURIST
The UN Independent International Commission of Ukraine on Monday reported to the UN Human Rights Council that Russian armed forces have targeted civilians using short-range drones along the Dnipro River.
The commission found that Russian forces…
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Pro-Russian disinformation swamps Czechia as election nears – POLITICO
His party manifesto pledges to axe the ammunition plan, and in interviews Babiš has called for “compromise” to end the fighting in Ukraine and avoid a larger war with Russia. His party, ANO, has also called to scrap a legal amendment…
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China and Russia conduct joint sub patrols — should America worry?
Chinese and Russian submarines have conducted a joint patrol, in the latest step in a growing Sino-Russian partnership.
While the exercise only involved two subs, the warning was clear: America should contemplate the prospect of confronting a…
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Moldova detains 74 people over alleged Russia-backed plot before elections | Politics News
After Monday’s mass raids, pro-Western President Maia Sandu once again accuses Moscow of interference.
At least 74 people have been arrested in Moldova over an alleged plot to organise “mass riots” in the Eastern European nation as President…
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Russia escalating repression to silence opposition to war in Ukraine, UN human rights expert says
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. expert monitoring human rights in Russia said Monday that “repression is escalating,” targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt to silence dissent and…
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UK and Poland vow to confront Russian aircraft violating Nato airspace | Russia
European allies have vowed to shoot down any Russian aircraft violating their airspace after Nato allies accused Moscow of repeated incursions into the alliance’s territory in recent weeks.
“If another missile or aircraft enters our space…
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