KHARKIV, Ukraine — Russia made clear early on that it considered civilian infrastructure a legitimate target as its armies sought to conquer Ukraine. Ukrainians say attacks in recent weeks have been more ferocious than ever as Russian forces press an initiative in the country’s south and east, impairing much of the energy infrastructure and costing […]
BRUSSELS — European Union nations reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunitions coming from the profits raised from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc. The agreement among the 27 EU ambassadors was announced by Belgium, which holds most of the frozen assets […]
A Russian national pegged as the mastermind behind a ransomware group that coerced at least $500 million from its victims was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury. The Department of Justice said Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, 31, of Voronezh, Russia, was charged with various fraud and extortion offenses in a 26-count indictment over his alleged […]
Brittney Griner continues her efforts to settle into a normal routine following her release from a Russian prison 17 months ago. Life isn’t what it once was for the perennial WNBA All-Star. The 6-foot-8 center looks different and has different priorities. Gone are her familiar dreadlocks that couldn’t be maintained during her incarceration. She regularly […]
Iran unveiled a drone last week designed to loiter over a target area until launching an attack, a weapon similar to the Russian uncrewed aerial vehicle used in Ukraine. The Islamic Republic News Agency said the new drone is designed for counterambush operations and is expected to increase the combat capabilities of the Islamic Revolutionary […]
In a visible symbol of the decline of American influence in Niger, Russian troops have now moved into an installation near where American troops Niger has ordered to leave still remain. According to Reuters, the base in question, Airbase 101, is near Diori Hamani International Airport in the capital of Niamey. Weeks ago, Niger ordered […]
An investigation that landed a senior Russian military officer in jail on bribery charges is threatening to snare other high-ranking Kremlin officials. Timur Ivanov, 48, was arrested on April 23 and remains in custody. He is accused of accepting a bribe of 1 million rubles — about $10,800 — in the country’s highest-profile corruption scandal […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa with ballistic missiles in a nighttime attack, injuring 14 people and starting a massive blaze, local officials and emergency services said. The third attack on the city in a week hit a sorting depot belonging to Ukraine’s biggest private delivery company, Nova […]
The House Energy and Commerce Committee said Tuesday that it is probing the Biden administration’s medical research spending to see if any of it is still going to Russia in defiance of a White House order. The investigation comes a year after The Washington Times reported on research done by a Russian lab using U.S. […]
Russian missile and drone strikes led to a 20% spike in Ukrainian civilian casualties in March versus the previous month, the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said this month. U.N. monitors have verified that at least 604 civilians were killed or injured throughout Ukraine in March. The casualties were mainly due to attacks […]
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