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Analysis of events in Ukraine

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Genocide, assimilation, theft: Kazakh historian reveals Russian colonialism’s ruthless playbook

Russian colonialism for centuries has relied on the elimination and assimilation of local peoples to build its empire, says Kazakh historian Botakoz Kassymbekova.

byBohdan Ben

The town of Borodianka in Kyiv Oblast was destroyed by Russian troops. April 2022. The Russo-Ukrainian War. Credit: Dattalion

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No middle ground: Compromise with Russia not an option, Chatham House report concludes

Ceding Ukrainian territory for peace only emboldens Russian aggression and endangers Western security.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukrainian counteroffensive: Genocide of Russian artillery

The Ukrainian counteroffensive is in full swing. Tens of kilometers of Russian multilayered defense lines, backed by heavy artillery, armored vehicles, and combat aircraft, are standing in the way. Whether it is possible to break through this defense without air superiority is a question that Ukraine’s General Staff is now trying to answer.

bySerge Havrylets

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Russia circumvents oil sanctions, outsmarting the West

Despite an embargo, Russian oil exports are booming, funneling billions into Moscow's war machine while undermining efforts to hamper Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

bySvitlana Romanko

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West’s fear feeds Putin’s ambition: not arming Ukraine counteroffensive risks wider war

Many NATO-promised weapons have yet to arrive, leaving Ukraine counteroffensive shorthanded.

byHans Petter Midttun

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“We will kill them all”: Why Russia’s war against Ukraine is genocide

Russia’s intent is clear, and its crimes fit all five criteria of the UN’s definition of genocide.

byKazys Kleiza

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Old weapons, new tricks: Ukraine’s air defense adapts to beat Russia

Ukraine can't shield its whole territory from Russian missiles, but with layered defenses, 80-90% shoot-down rates, and help from civilians' apps, Ukrainian air defense blocks Russia's air superiority even while reanimating WWII techniques.

byCensor.net

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The real reason Russia calls everyone Nazis

Russia is branding all opponents of its fascism as fascists and Nazis, but why? Look to the Soviet deformation of history, which conjured the "eternal war of the West against Russia"

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

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Ukraine nears breakthrough in confiscating EU-based Russian assets

Ukraine is nearing a landmark confiscation of Russian oligarchic money in a company posing as Dutch, potentially opening the door to confiscation of other Russian assets in the West, a total of $300 bn that could be used to rebuild Ukraine.

byEuromaidan Press Contributor