4 d. ago Ukrainian POWs ‘being systematically executed’ by Russia, says top commander

One of Ukraine’s most decorated soldiers says he often intercepts transmissions in which orders to kill surrendering troops are given

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6 d. ago Zelenskyy heads to Florida for talks with Trump amid fresh strikes on Kyiv

Attacks leave hundreds of thousands without heating as Ukrainian leader readies for intense weekend of diplomacyA third of Kyiv is without heating after a Russian drone and missile barrage on the Ukrainian capital cut off power supplies, leaving hundreds of thousands of people facing freezing temperatures.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Moscow had used nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles, including ballistic missiles, in the overnight attack. “The primary target is Kyiv – energy facilities and civilian infrastructure,” he said in a post on X. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Zelenskyy to hold talks with European leaders amid fresh strikes on Kyiv

Attacks leave hundreds of thousands in city without heating as Ukrainian leader prepares for flurry of weekend diplomacyA third of Kyiv is without heating after a Russian drone and missile barrage on the Ukrainian capital cut off power supplies, leaving hundreds of thousands of people facing freezing temperatures.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Moscow had used nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles, including ballistic missiles, in the overnight attack. “The primary target is Kyiv – energy facilities and civilian infrastructure,” he said in a post on X. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Pope Leo expresses ‘great sadness’ at Russian rejection of truce calls

Pontiff calls for ‘day of peace’ on Christmas Day after huge Russian attack in Ukraine kills three and cuts power to several regions. What we know on day 1,400Pope Leo XIV has called for a global truce on Christmas Day, expressing “great sadness” that “apparently Russia rejected a request” for one. “I am renewing my request to all people of good will to respect a day of peace – at least on the feast of the birth of our saviour,” Leo told reporters at his residence near Rome on Tuesday. Russia has repeatedly rejected calls for a ceasefire in its war on Ukraine, saying that would only give a military advantage to Kyiv. The pope said: “Among the things that cause me great sadness is the fact that Russia has apparently rejected a request for a truce.” Referring to conflicts in general, Leo said: “I hope they will listen and there will be 24 hours of peace in the whole world.”A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to several Ukrainian ...

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1 week ago Russian attacks kill three and cut power to freezing Ukrainian regions

Four-year-old child among those killed in drone and missile assault targeting energy infrastructure amid cold snapA massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to several Ukrainian regions two days before Christmas and as the country enters a cold snap.Russia sent more than 650 drones and more than 30 missiles into Ukraine in the attack, which began overnight and continued into Tuesday morning, local officials said. At least three people were killed, including a four-year-old child. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukrainian cities lose power in winter weather after deadly Russian attacks

Two people killed in assault launched on country’s energy infrastructure as temperatures dip towards freezingSeveral Ukrainian regions were hit by power cuts in frigid winter weather on Tuesday after Russia launched its latest deadly large-scale attack with drones and missiles, authorities said.Neighbouring Poland scrambled jets to protect its airspace during the strikes, the country’s military said in a post on X. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe | Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko

Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom There are people who argue that Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is not motivated by fears or imperial ambitions, but by other countries’ disrespect. Russia once commanded authority as one of the world’s two superpowers, but it has since forfeited that status. It knows it has lost the respect of other countries (Barack Obama famously dismissed Russia as just a “regional power”), and the Ukraine war is its way of winning it back.What is perhaps surprising is that Donald Trump’s turn against Europe has similar motivations. Putin knows his aggressive revanchism won’t win Russia any love among countries whose respect he craves. But if he can’t be loved, he hopes at least to be feared. If you are in a social order that regards you as inferior, you have every incentive to turn spoiler.Henry Farrell is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation professor of international aff...

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1 week ago Western intelligence suspects Russia is developing new weapon to target Musk's Starlink satellites

NATO-nation intelligence services believe Russia is developing a weapon to target Starlink satellites

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2 w. ago Artist's battlefield collection captures the lived experience of Ukraine's resistance to invasion

Ukrainian street artist Maxim Kilderov is building a powerful collection of battlefield artifacts documenting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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3 w. ago Putin's reluctant foreign legion: Inside Ukrainian PoW camp where a Brazilian software engineer and Kenyan athlete are among scores tricked into signing up for Russia's meat grinder

What will be the fate of these foreign mercenaries? Ukraine has warned they could be stuck in limbo, even if a peace deal is struck between the warring countries.

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3 w. ago As Russia's Africa Corps fights in Mali, witnesses describe atrocities from beheadings to rapes

The Associated Press has spoken to over 30 refugees from Mali who say they witnessed beheadings, rapes and other abuses committed by Africa Corps, a new military unit under Russia's direct command

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