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Russia 'repeated fascism,' Zelensky says as war in Ukraine outlasts Nazi Germany's war with USSR
Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine entered its 1,418th day on Jan. 11, the same number of days that Nazi Germany fought the Soviet Union during World War II, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address.
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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine hits Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea, military reports
Ukraine hits Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea, military reports * Ukraine brings US-made Tempest air defense system into combat, footage suggests * Russia seeks to set stage for new offensive,
Lviv. Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile overnight at a target in Ukraine near the border with NATO-member Poland on Jan. 9. The Oreshnik is an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) designed to project power across Europe.
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Inside the sea war to contain ‘dark fleet’ vessels — and what the US seizure signals to Russia
U.S. seizure of Russian tanker marks rare escalation in sanctions enforcement against "dark fleet," but experts say move unlikely to trigger confrontation.
A Ukrainian drone strike has sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia's Volgograd region. Officials reported the attack on Saturday, a day after Russia launched a hypersonic missile and other weapons that disrupted Kyiv's power supply.
Russia is reintroducing tanks in Ukraine using paired tank tactics with drone support to counter Ukrainian FPV drones, but logistics, EW, and detection limits cap impact.
Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.
Russia’s war against Ukraine has revived an internal security campaign that treats surrender and captivity as potential betrayal. Returning prisoners of war face intensive screening for “disloyalty,” echoing Soviet-era practices that equated capture with treason.
Russia launched a sweeping attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Jan. 5. The Kremlin’s latest salvo comprised nine missiles and 165 Shahed-type drones, 137 of which were intercepted, according to Ukraine’s Air Force. Still, impact sites were recorded across 10 locations, with debris falling in nine others.