Like thousands of other Russian soldiers, he deserted the army. “I joke that I gave birth to myself,” he said. “When a woman gives birth to a child, she experiences very intense pain and gives new life. I gave myself life after going through very intense pain.”...
"Ukraine's position remains unchanged, we need to have a joint position of Ukraine, the US and Europe before any negotiations with Putin," the aide said. Two US officials have also confirmed Ukraine was not invited to the talks, but say the intention is for the US to host a bilateral m...
Russian Troops Now Number 90,000 Near Ukraine Border After Drills, Kyiv Says More KYIV (Reuters) -Russia has left military units near the Ukrainian border after exercises, with the number of Russian troops in the area now totalling 90,000, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry said. ...
The use of language is innately political, often a vehicle of cultural identity and the basis for nation building. Here, we examine language choice and tweeting activity of Ukrainian citizens based on 4,453,341 geo-tagged tweets from 62,712 users before
Ukraine's defence ministry claimed as many as 400 Russians had been killed "as a result of 'careless handling of heating devices'" and 300 more were wounded. However, sources close to the Russian-appointed leadership in the Donetsk region claimed that the casualty reports were exaggerated and ...
FILE - Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut, an eastern city where fierce battles against Russian forces have been taking place, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 15, 2023. For months, Western allies have shipped billions of dollars wor...
Putin's full aims remain obscure. He has said he does not plan a military occupation, only to disarm Ukraine and remove its leaders. But having told Ukrainians their state is illegitimate, it is hard to see how he could simply impose a new leader and withdraw. Russia has floated no name...
(As of December, the Army is seeking to develop an international version of AFATDS that Ukraine can use.) Once Ukrainian forces identify a target location, aiming HIMARS—even without AFATDS—is quite easy. Troops only have to manually enter grid coordinates, and then fire. ...
Ukraine Mr Kuzminov was also shot in the leg during the flight, but it was unclear by whom. Sergei Naryshkin, Russia's foreign intelligence chief, said: "In Russia it is customary to speak either good of the dead or nothing at all. ...
Army recruitment efforts are unfolding across Russia as the country seeks to replace its big losses in Ukraine. In the far northern Kola Peninsula, mobile recruitment offices have popped up in several towns and many young men are lured into the Armed Forces. ...