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War Cook: Ukrainian Soldier-influencer With Fans On Both Sides

Standing amid ruins in east Ukraine, Ruslan Mokrytskyi held a combat knife and concentrated on cutting onions without crying. As trivial as it seems on the front line, is still not easy. The moustachioed 32-year-old in military fatigues instructed his comrade…

Blown Bridges: As Ukraine's Invasion Expands, Russia Closes In On Donbas City

Up until this weekend, the western reaches of the Seym River, a meandering waterway flowing west across the Kursk region into Ukraine, was spanned by three low, two-lane, concrete-and-asphalt bridges that served road traffic for the southern Russian territory.

Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukraine territory: Commanders

Some new Ukrainian soldiers refuse to fire at the enemy. Others, according to commanders and fellow fighters, struggle to assemble weapons or to coordinate basic combat movements. A few have even walked away from their posts, abandoning the battlefield altoge…

Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say

Ukrainian forces are facing significant challenges as poorly trained recruits struggle on the front lines, leading to territorial losses in the eastern region. Commanders report that new soldiers, drawn from recent mobilization efforts, often lack basic comba…

Général Mick Ryan : "La stratégie de l’Otan est une stratégie de défaite pour l’Ukraine"

Pour cet ancien haut gradé, l’offensive ukrainienne en Russie doit provoquer un électrochoc chez les partenaires occidentaux de Kiev. Entretien.

The D Brief: Moscow under attack; C-UAS, lumberjack edition; New US nuclear strategy toward China; USAF’s big Pacific exercise; And a bit more.

Guerre en Ukraine : derrière l’incursion de Kiev, la Russie gagne du terrain dans l’Est depuis deux semaines

De durs combats continuent de se dérouler dans le Donbass ukrainien, où les forces de Moscou sont en supériorité numérique.

Has Ukraine Banned the Orthodox Church? What We Know

The Ukrainian parliament has banned a branch of the Orthodox church it says is linked to Russia.

Links 8/21/2024

Our fanciful daily links: student nuclear reactor, WHO reassurance on mpox (?!?!), Middle East heat records, China housing support doubts, 25% of Brits plan not to heat this winter, Hezbollah excalating? Putin rejects negotiation, Kamala $500 million fund rai…

Après deux semaines, quelle finalité pour l’offensive de l’Ukraine à Koursk ?

Alors que l’opération de l’Ukraine à Koursk, en Russie, se poursuit, les forces russes continuent, elles, de progresser dans le Donbass. Que peut-on désormais attendre des prochaines semaines ? ...