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October 22, 2024
- UK pledges £ 2.26 bn military loan for Ukraine, backed from frozen Russian assets proceeds
- Euroactiv: Finland urges Germany to lose reservations on Ukraine
- AnalysisRussia is the last European colonial empire, but the West looks away. Expert explains why
- Media: Russia sets new February deadline to expel Ukrainians from Kursk after October failure
- Russian strike kills three civilains in Sumy, including 14-year-old girl, as Ukraine downs 42/60 Shaheds
- Ex-CIA chief Petraeus calls for expanded tactical missile support for Ukraine
- Drones strike distilleries in multiple Russian regions
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 971: US announces new $ 400 million military aid, Russians execute two Ukrainian POWs
- India secures release of 85 citizens from Russian Army, 20 still await discharge
- WSJ: Clan of Chechen warlord Kadyrov plunders, profits from captured Ukrainian steel plant in Mariupol
- South Korea considers sending personnel to Ukraine as North deploys troops to Russia
- AnalysisMeet “Russian disease,” the centuries-old corruption plaguing Ukraine invasion
- Poland to request access to secret annexes of Zelenskyy’s “Victory Plan”
- Key Russian military factory of microelectronics halts work after Ukrainian drone attack
- Minors among seven suspects detained for arson attacks on military and railway targets in Ukraine
- New Ukrainian-made Varan buggy gets fielding approval from Defense Ministry
- Ukrainian DELTA combat system coordinated 50+ drones in NATO maritime exercise
- US pledges $ 800 million for Ukrainian drone production along with new aid package
- Ukraine’s demining efforts could stretch to a century, sapper warns
- South Korea summons Russian ambassador over alleged North Korean troop deployment to Ukraine
- AnalysisRussia’s “Azerbaijani gas” ploy threatens to unravel EU sanctions on Moscow
- Russian forces execute two unarmed Ukrainian soldiers at close range in Donetsk Oblast
- UN chief’s potential visit to BRICS summit in Russia challenges narrative of Russia’s diplomatic isolation
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 971: US announces new $ 400 million military aid, Russians execute two Ukrainian POWs
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 970: Drones strike Russian explosives plant in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 969: France backs Ukraine’s victory plan, US may soften stance on NATO bid as Western leaders meet in Berlin
“War tax” on Russian LNG is key to starving Kremlin’s war chest
As Russia's military budget swells to nearly 8% of GDP, policy analysts urge the EU to implement a targeted customs duty on Russian LNG imports
An entrepreneur’s journey to leading one of Ukraine’s deadliest drone units
Heorhii Volkov never imagined his marketing skills would be used to outwit Russian forces, yet his business background proved crucial to make a UAV unit that now defends the most dire of directions
Operation “Doppelganger”: what the FBI knows about Russia’s latest fake news assault on Ukraine
Fake Fox News and Washington Post, crypto, AI, and 2,800 influencers to cause "nuclear psychosis": meet Russia's fresh strategy to undermine support for Ukraine
Volker: Biden, Trump set to greenlight strikes deep in Russia
The ex-US Ambassador to NATO slammed the West for a timid response to Russian threats, arguing that only fear, not restraint, can keep Putin in check.
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Court is breaking the cycle of impunity
In the five years since its inception, the High Anti-Corruption Court has done the impossible: sent Ukraine's top-corrupts behind bars. It is also confiscating their money for the army's benefit
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
Mariupol Defender reclaims voice and spirit after 2.5 years in Russian captivity
Ukrainian Marine Yura Hulchuk captured hearts nationwide after his release from Russian captivity, arriving home unable to speak or respond emotionally to his mother’s tearful embrace. Now, Yura has finally broken his silence and is making significant progress in his recovery.
Six American anti-Ukraine aid myths that just won’t go away
It's not about logic, it's about emotions.
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.
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.
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.
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
Leaked intel, late aid deliveries: RUSI report exposes flaws in Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive
The UK's top defense think tank revealed how overambitious planning and resource shortfall caused Ukraine's anticipated offense to fall flat.
Chasiv Yar’s survival rests on daring night drone team
Each night, a team of drone pilots elopes bombs and FPV attacks to make coveted shots of Russian troop movements in occupied Bakhmut — hoping that their thermal covers and jammers will not let them down
