From restaurant to trench: Iraqi “contract soldier” describes hell of Russian forces
Khalaf said he was detained in Russia for lacking a work permit and offered a brutal choice.
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Putin’s order on “foreign journalist corridors” in three Ukrainian cities, could end with war crimes
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry warns journalists against accepting Russia's offer, citing the 2014 Ilovaisk massacre where Moscow promised safe passage through a "humanitarian corridor" before opening fire, killing 366 Ukrainian soldiers who trusted similar Russian guarantees.
Russia publicly acknowledges intent to advance into Kharkiv Oblast should it seize Kupiansk
Moscow has publicly acknowledged that seizing Kupyansk would serve as the launching point for simultaneous advances toward Chuhuiv, Izyum, and Vovchansk
Moscow recruits African women to produce drones in horrific conditions — investigation exposes large-scale fraud
Russia is expanding the production of drones in Tatarstan, using African and Asian women who are deceived into taking dangerous jobs in the Alabuga special economic zone.
“Chinese citizens should know they are being lied to,” Russian POW reveals Kremlin’s foreign fighter scam
Foreign recruits promised rear positions find death in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast trenches.
Russian officials confirm deadly Sumy attack, justify it as targeting “military meeting”
The mayor of Konotop said military personnel from the 117th Territorial Defense Brigade were receiving awards in Sumy during the strike. The military reportedly escaped harm by reaching shelter in time.
ISW: Russian bloggers claim Ukraine “diverts” attention with Kursk incursion
Russian military bloggers dismissed reports of Ukrainian incursions into Russia's Kursk Oblast as "unsuccessful" and a "media stunt,” claiming it "diverts attention" from ongoing offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast. Ukrainian officials remained largely silent on the matter.
Ukrainian forces reportedly establish foothold in border villages of Russia’s Kursk Oblast
Local social media channels in Kursk are flooded with posts from residents seeking to locate and evacuate relatives from settlements that have lost all communication and electricity. This coincides with reports of Ukrainian military presence in the area, with reinforcements continuing to arrive.
Russian firm offers $170,000 bounty for destruction of first F-16 in Ukraine
As Ukraine anticipates the arrival of 24 F-16 fighter jets from its western allies this summer, a Russian supplier of proppant for oil towers responded by offering 15 million rubles for the first destroyed F-16 fighter jet in Ukraine to motivate Russian soldiers.