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Australia delivering JDAM-ER glide bomb kits to Ukraine, Australian media reports

Australia is providing Ukraine with Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended-Range (JDAM-ER) glide bombs kits following their withdrawal from service from the Royal Australian Air Force, Australian Defense Magazine reported on Nov. 1. JDAMs are wing kits that convert simple free-falling bombs into guided ammunition, improving accuracy thanks to a GPS helping the bomb adjust its […]

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November 2, 2024

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Media: 24-year-old Ukrainian man from Russian-occupied Melitopol accused of 'criminal espionage' by FSB, faces up to 20 years in prison

Leonid Popov, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia since 2017, was charged with espionage by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian independent outlet IStories reported on Nov. 29. The case against him was opened in Aug. 2024, but he disappeared over a year before, in Apr. 2023. According to IStories, he has endured […]

Ukraine

December 1, 2024

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Iran delivers satellites to Russia for rocket launch, media reports

Iran has delivered two domestically manufactured satellites to Russia for an upcoming launch, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Oct. 12. This marks the latest instance of space collaboration between the two nations, both of which are under U.S. sanctions. The satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, represent Iran’s first significant venture from its private space […]

Ukraine

October 12, 2024

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Zelensky's office deputy head traveled to Russia at least 9 times after 2014, media investigation shows

Oleh Tatarov, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, has traveled to Moscow at least nine times since Russia's initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's investigation project Schemes reported on Nov. 7, citing obtained flight data. Tatarov is the most controversial official in President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration. He was charged with […]

Ukraine

November 7, 2024

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Zelensky disputes media reports of 80,000 Ukrainian military casualties

During an interview with Kyodo News published on Dec. 2, President Volodymyr Zelensky disputed reports in Western media that as many as 80,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed during the full-scale war with Russia. "Recently, some in, I believe, the American press reported that 80,000 Ukrainians had been killed. I want to tell you that, […]

Ukraine

December 2, 2024

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Media: Biden to visit Germany on Oct. 18, Ramstein summit remains postponed

U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Germany on Oct. 18 after an earlier trip was postponed due to Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico, according to media reports published on Oct. 13. Biden will meet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his visit, according to the German publication Der Spiegel. […]

Ukraine

October 13, 2024

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Media: EU parliament speaker calls for sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine

EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola is in favor of Germany sending long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine in light of Russia's recent escalatory measures, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Nov. 23. "Yes, that is also the position of the EU Parliament," Metsola said in an interview, as quoted by FAZ. "There is broad support for this […]

Ukraine

November 23, 2024

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Russia’s Oreshnik strike aftermath was a carefully orchestrated psyop, media reports

The media blitz following Russia’s strike on Dnipro with a new type of intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Nov. 21 was a carefully staged stunt designed to scare off the West, the Moscow Times reported on Dec. 3, citing four Russian official sources. The attack alarmed and puzzled civilians and international observers, who got used […]

Ukraine

December 4, 2024

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Threatening emails sent to Ukrainian organizations after media investigation into Russian security services

Hundreds of Ukrainian schools, businesses, embassies, and media outlets, including the Kyiv Independent, received bomb threats via email on Oct. 14, prompting evacuations of state institutions. The threats appeared to be connected to a recent investigation conducted by Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) into Russian security services' sabotage efforts in Ukraine. "I have […]

Ukraine

October 14, 2024

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Media: Polish farmers block Ukrainian border crossing

Polish farmers staged a protest in the village of Medyka on the morning of Nov. 23, blocking the road leading to the Shehyni border crossing with Ukraine, Polish media outlet RMF24 reported. Farmers are protesting the Polish government's failure to maintain the agricultural tax rate in 2024 at the same level as in 2023, according […]

Ukraine

November 23, 2024

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Putin replaces Kursk Oblast governor due to management 'chaos' after Ukraine incursion, media reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Kursk Oblast Governor Alexei Smirnov due to management "chaos" following Ukraine's incursion, opposition outlet Verstka reported on Dec. 6, citing sources. On Dec. 5, Putin appointed State Duma Deputy Alexander Khinshtein as interim governor of the oblast. According to Verstka, the Kremlin began seeking Smirnov’s replacement in early November, […]

Ukraine

December 6, 2024

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Trump declines to say if he’s spoken to Putin since leaving office, media reports

Former President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 declined to confirm if he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office in 2021 but said, "If I did, it’s a smart thing." Trump had previously denied claims from journalist Bob Woodward’s book that he had multiple phone calls with Putin after leaving the White […]

Ukraine

October 15, 2024

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