Category: 1. Russia
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British Newspaper Details UK Secret Involvement On Ground In Ukraine War From Beginning – CDM
“The extent of the UK’s involvement in the 2023 spring offensive against Russia — the last-minute dashes to Kyiv, battle plans and intelligence — has remained largely hidden. Until now”
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In a new book, historian Rustam Alexander expands his research on sex in the Soviet Union
The publishing house Individuum has released a book by historian titled “Yes, There Was Sex: Intimate Life in the Soviet Union.” Three years ago, the author published “The Closeted,” which focused on the lives of LGBTQ people during the…
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Ukrainian Forces Repel Russian Attacks With Drone-On-Drone Warfare
From their base near Kupyansk, a team of Ukrainian drone pilots is locked in a high-stakes aerial battle.
They’re using inexpensive drones to try to take out Russian unmanned aircraft before they can strike.
One pilot who goes by the call sign…
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Ukrainian Drone Hunters Target Russian Craft On Aerial Front Lines
As Russian forces hit targets around Kupyansk in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Ukrainian pilots are using drones to take out enemy craft before they strike. Members of a drone unit said they use relative cheap unmanned aircraft to destroy much more…
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Moscow Renews Military Recruitment Efforts Despite U.S. Push for Peace Talks – Vyorstka
Moscow city authorities are ramping up efforts to recruit contract soldiers for the war in Ukraine following several months of relative quiet, the independent Vyorstka news website reported, citing sources in the city government and…
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Facing a funding freeze, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian service says it’s cutting back on staff and broadcasts — Meduza
Due to funding restrictions, the Ukrainian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has been forced to furlough some of its staff and scale back broadcasts. On Friday, the outlet announced the final episode of the morning livestream…
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Russia blacklists Yeltsin-era chief diplomat as ‘foreign agent’ — Meduza
On Friday, Russia’s Justice Ministry added former chief diplomat Andrei Kozyrev to the country’s “foreign agent” registry. Kozyrev was the head of Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry from 1990 to 1996, serving with President Boris Yeltsin…
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Amid talks of peace negotiations, Russia is ramping up military recruitment
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed he’s ready for peace talks with Ukraine — though not on “the basis of Kyiv’s demands.” But the numbers at home tell a different story. Recruitment efforts in Russian regions are surging, with…
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Prosecutors seek 16-year sentence in Russia’s first-ever case against soldier for ‘voluntary’ surrender to Ukrainian forces — Meduza
State prosecutors have asked a military court in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to sentence Russian serviceman Roman Ivanishin to 16 years in prison for voluntarily surrendering to Ukrainian troops. According to the newspaper Kommersant, Roman Ivanishin is…
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