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Russia's wartime economy delivers growth, but will the bubble burst?

A recent draft budget submitted to the Russian parliament last month has outlined the Kremlin's plans to keep spending high in its wartime economy, with ambitions to maintain the steady levels of growth the country has seen since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Surging government spending on war and defense production prompted […]

Ukraine

October 23, 2024

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Bloomberg: Declassified US intelligence memorandum details Russia's suspected targeting of political adversaries abroad

A declassified U.S. intelligence memorandum sheds light on Russia's suspected assassination attempts of political adversaries abroad, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 23. The intelligence assessment, which Bloomberg obtained through the U.S.'s Freedom of Information Act, details how U.S. intelligence believed in 2016 that suspected Kremlin-ordered assassinations abroad would likely persist. The document includes well-known cases, such […]

Ukraine

November 23, 2024

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Ukraine destroys drone storage facility in Russia's Oryol Oblast, General Staff reports

The Ukrainian Air Force struck a military facility in Russia's western Oryol region, destroying a drone storage, maintenance and repair facility, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Facebook on Dec. 28. The General Staff said this combat operation "significantly reduced the enemy's ability to carry out airstrikes using kamikaze drones against Ukraine's […]

Ukraine

December 28, 2024

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4 killed, 3 injured following Russia's attack on Kyiv

Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia launched an attack on Kyiv early in the morning on Jan. 18, killing at least four people, according to city authorities. Three people were injured in the attack, Kyiv city military administration head Tymur Tkachenko reported. According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, windows […]

Ukraine

January 17, 2025

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Russia's next mass missile attack on Kyiv likely imminent, experts and weary residents say

Russia's aerial attacks against Kyiv have changed dramatically in recent weeks, becoming far more frequent yet far less destructive. Moscow has ramped up drone strikes on the capital — which overnight on Oct. 31 was attacked for the 20th time this month — and the rest of the country, while dialing down the use of […]

Ukraine

October 31, 2024

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Fall of Aleppo deals blow to Russia's Middle East clout, may indirectly strengthen Ukraine's hand

The shock capture of Aleppo by Syrian forces opposed to Bashar al-Assad in recent days has dealt a humiliating blow to the regime and its backers, Russia and Iran, analysts have told the Kyiv Independent. The surprise offensive has also indirectly helped Ukraine, analysts say. "This is really quite the conundrum (Russian President Vladimir) Putin […]

Ukraine

December 3, 2024

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Lukashenko apologized to Zelensky for Belarus' role, denied responsibility early in Russia's invasion, Zelensky says

Shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion began, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko apologized to President Volodymyr Zelensky over the country's involvement in the war, Zelensky revealed in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman published on Jan. 5. "A few days into the war, I spoke with Lukashenko on the phone, and he apologized… he said, 'It […]

Ukraine

January 5, 2025

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Russia's illegal use of Starlink terminals hastened fall of Vuhledar, WP reports

Russian forces are using black-market Starlink internet terminals en masse on the front lines in Ukraine, contributing to territorial gains, the Washington Post (WP) reported on Oct. 12. Elon Musk's company SpaceX began providing Starlink terminals to Ukraine shortly after the full-scale invasion, giving Kyiv a crucial battlefield advantage. While SpaceX does not sell units […]

Ukraine

October 13, 2024

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Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project has cut gas production to almost zero, Bloomberg reports

Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project cut production from its gas fields to almost zero in November after halting liquefaction last month due to Western sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 12, citing its undisclosed sources. Arctic LNG 2, owned by Russia's Novatek company, aims to produce almost 20 million metric tons of liquified natural gas (LNG) […]

Ukraine

November 12, 2024

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One of Russia's largest chemical plants reportedly attacked in Rostov Oblast

Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being edited. The Kamensky Combine, one of the largest chemical plants in Russia, was hit in an attack on Rostov Oblast, Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's counter-disinformation center, claimed on Dec. 18. The factory produces rocket fuel and components of ammunition and explosives, Kovalenko said. Russian […]

Ukraine

December 18, 2024

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Germany towing disabled tanker from Russia's 'shadow fleet' in Baltic Sea

Germany said on Jan. 11 that it had established towing connections with a disabled tanker Eventin, which it said was part of Russia's "shadow fleet" used to avert sanctions, to prevent an oil spill in the Baltic Sea. "The towing convoy is moving eastwards to a position northeast of Cape Arkona (Rügen)," Germany's Central Command […]

Ukraine

January 11, 2025

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Lukashenko dismisses North Korean troop reports, says it would 'escalate' Russia's war in Ukraine

The involvement of North Korean troops in Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine would be "a step towards escalation," Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with the BBC published on Oct. 23. Speaking on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Lukashenko dismissed reports that North Korea had sent its soldiers to aid […]

Ukraine

October 24, 2024

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