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Frontline report: Toretsk becomes kill zone as Ukraine launches counterattacks in high-rises
The ongoing battles in Toretsk has highlighted the growing importance of FPV (First Person View) drones in urban combat. Ukrainian operators are using these agile devices to strike Russian soldiers with unprecedented precision, even as they attempt to seek cover inside buildings.
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October 15, 2024
- US official: North Korean troops in Ukraine would show Russian “desperation”
- Ukrainian military destroys over 10,000 Russian artillery systems since January
- Reuters: Spain detains members of smuggling network supplying banned chemicals to Russia
- Ukraine’s Foreign Minister calls on Europe to fight Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers
- Two Crimean collaborators fighting for Russia captured by Ukraine in Kursk Oblast
- Russians search for 18 North Korean deserters near Ukraine’s border, Ukrainian intel source says
- Ukraine and Mauritius approve visa-free agreement
- Forbes: High-stakes tech race unfolds in Ukraine’s drone-dominated skies
- Russian deliberate policy of violence: Ukraine reports surge in executions of POWs by Moscow troops
- Energy Community: Ukrenergo certification as independent operator won’t impact winter electricity imports
- NATO representative: Ukraine’s right to self-defense includes strikes inside Russian territory
- India sharply reduced purchases of Russian coal
- Czech Republic to return its ambassador to Moscow amid Russia’s war in Ukraine
- Ukrainian forces repel Russian assaults in Kharkiv Oblast
- Ukrainian drone operator detained for allegedly aiding Russians in Chasiv Yar
- NATO official: No serious risk of Russian nuclear escalation at present
- Russian forces advance in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast – DeepState
- Rutte: NATO will do what’s necessary to ensure Ukraine’s victory
- Exports of Russian oil via shadow fleet nearly doubled in past year
- Russian air attack hits Mykolaiv hard, leaving one dead and 23 injured
- EU energy ministers weigh options for Russian gas transit as Ukraine transit deal expires
- Hungary in talks with Gazprom for additional gas supplies in 2025
- Czechia spends five times more on Russian energy than Ukraine aid, report reveals
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Russo-Ukrainian War, day 962: North Korean troops train in Russia for potential Ukraine deployment
5 ways Russia is trying to sway 2024 US elections
Federal officials have sanctioned RT executives as investigation reveals $10 million funneled to a Tennessee firm for pro-Russian content, exposing one of Moscow's sophisticated election interference tactics.
Inside Sudzha, where Russia’s war comes home to bite
In Kursk Oblast, some stranded civilians still cling to Kremlin propaganda, while others begin to question everything they've been told about the war.
Russia’s war devastates Black Sea ecosystems and communities
A year after the Kakhovka dam attack, activists are racing against the clock to prevent an eco-collapse fueled by drifting mines and war-driven pollution.
The real problem with Zelenskyy’s victory plan
Ukraine's ambitious victory plan runs into the lack of political will among its allies, some of whom believe Russia could still be pulled back to Europe
Zelenskyy’s ammo plant visit leaves Ukraine caught in US political inferno
Ukraine has no easy options as Republicans call to fire ambassador Markarova. Yet, says the expert Oleksandr Kraiev, the political firestorm is rather Trump’s act of desperation.
Frontline report
Ukraine’s IT Army now aids drone strikes on Russian oil refineries
Once focused on disrupting Russian banks and businesses, Ukraine's volunteer hacker group is now shifting to Russian military targets, from Starlinks to CCTV cameras during long-range drone raids
Trump, Vance, Johnson claim Zelenskyy favors Democrats
House Speaker Mike Johnson alleges that President Zelenskyy interfered in US elections during his Pennsylvania visit, "designed to help Democrats," despite a similar Republican meeting in Utah earlier.
Russia weaponizes history to erase Crimean Tatar identity
As an exiled Crimean Tatar journalist, I've witnessed my people's desperate struggle to preserve our language, traditions, and very existence in the face of renewed Russian oppression.
Taiwanese expert: China’s information war on Ukraine previews Taiwan strategy
China's megaphone for Russian disinformation is not just about Ukraine, warns a Taiwanese authority; it's Beijing rehearsing its moves for a possible Taiwan invasion scenario.
How two women revolutionized drone training in Ukraine
Ukraine can only win if it has a technological edge, Maria Berlinska realized in 2015. Now, the Dignitas Fund trains thousands in drone warfare, making flying robots, not foot soldiers, the new face of combat.
Scholars unite to answer humanity’s “hard questions” through a 3-million-word global history of Ukraine
An international team of 90 reserarches seeks to answer when humans first crossed into Europe and what truly causes wars, using Ukraine's rich past as a unique lens.
A realistic victory strategy for Ukraine
In a war where offensive operations are equally difficult on both sides, not losing is already winning in the next year and a half
Evergreens
It’s ten years of Russia’s war against Ukraine, not two
Years of futile negotiations over Ukraine should dispel any illusions – intelligence proves Putin spent the last decade preparing for exactly this war, with aims far beyond Ukraine.
Ukraine deploys demining drones to break Russia’s Dnipro wall
With no formal training and limited resources, Ukraine's innovative drone operators are clearing the mined river, their DIY tactics becoming the linchpin in the battle for the Dnipro
Inside Ukraine’s secret FPV drone labs racing to stay ahead of Russia
DIY warriors operating from garages with soldering irons are outmaneuvering Russia's state giants in the technology arms race — so far.
Analysis
Ukraine mulls legalizing private military companies
While the existing legislature targets post-war employment for veterans, experts stress that PMCs like Russia’s Wagner, minus the ruthlessness, are needed now.
Airfield assassin: Ukraine’s Palianytsia drone threatens Russian rear
Its precise features remain classified, but experts allow giving an educated guess about Ukraine's newest mysterious weapon
