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Russian jamming leaves some high-tech U.S. weapons ineffective in Ukraine
KYIV — Many U.S.-made satellite-guided ammunitions in Ukraine have failed to withstand Russian jamming technology, prompting Kyiv to stop using certain types of Western-provided armaments after effectiveness rates plummeted, according to senior Ukrainian military officials and confidential internal Ukrainian assessments obtained by The…
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Russia threatens direct strikes on British military targets; Kharkiv hit with ‘extremely
Putin decree says U.S. property could compensate for seized assets Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree outlining U.S. property that might be used to compensate for the seizure of frozen Russian assets."The President signed the Decree 'on a special procedure for compensation of damage caused to the Russian Federation and…
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Ukraine war: Kyiv makes gains in another fight – against corruption – BBC News
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, In May 2023, Ukraine detained former Supreme Court head Vsevolod Knyazev on bribery chargesArticle informationAuthor, Vitaly ShevchenkoRole, BBC Monitoring Russia Editor22 May 2024Ukraine has battled endemic corruption since the first days of its independence in 1991, and government officials and!-->…
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‘What’s the Problem?’ Zelensky Challenges West Over Hesitations.
With his army struggling to fend off fierce Russian advances all across the front, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged the United States and Europe to do more to defend his nation, dismissing fears of nuclear escalation and proposing that NATO planes shoot down Russian missiles in Ukrainian airspace.Mr. Zelensky said he had also…
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Faced With a Russian Onslaught, Ukraine Struggles to Keep the Lights On
As Ukraine struggles to hold back Russian advances, the country’s officials say they are once again facing the formidable challenge of keeping electricity flowing as Moscow’s forces increasingly strike power plants.To conserve energy, the government has ordered nationwide rolling blackouts for Monday night, broadening the smaller regional ones…
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Russia and Ukraine Engage in Dueling Air Assaults Behind the Front Lines
Russia and Ukraine targeted each other’s territory on Sunday with drone attacks and airstrikes that hit urban centers and energy facilities, as both sides look for ways to inflict damage beyond the battlefield.The Russian military said it had shot down nearly 60 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar region of southwest Russia, which Ukraine has…
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Ukraine and allies rue costly mistakes as Russia pounces
The clock is ticking on the arrival of further U.S. military aid for Ukraine but in regretting its delay former president Viktor Yushchenko has already said the frontline "doesn't take vacation."Ukraine may soon count on more artillery, air defense interceptors and other ammunition but as Russian president Vladimir Putin sees a window of…
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Putin seeking to weaponise threat of mass migration, warns Estonian PM
Vladimir Putin is seeking to weaponise the threat of mass migration to divide and weaken Europe as supporters of Ukraine struggle to maintain unity to defeat Russia, Kaja Kallas, the Estonian prime minister, says.“What our adversaries know is migration is our vulnerability,” she said. “The aim is to make life really impossible in Ukraine so that…
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As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine
NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war.Ukraine’s manpower shortage has reached a critical point, and its position on the battlefield in recent weeks has seriously…
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The latest on Russia’s war in Ukraine: Live updates
1:29 p.m. ET, May 15, 2024
Russia is stepping up disinformation campaign against Zelensky, US intelligence shows…
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