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General Staff: Russia has lost 1, 350, 010 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (511+ words) Russia has lost around 1, 350, 010 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on May 18. According to the report, Russia has also lost 11, 939 tanks, 24, 583 armored combat vehicles,…...
Russia downed over 3, 000 Ukrainian drones in past week, state media reports
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (603+ words) Russian air defenses downed 3, 124 Ukrainian drones over Russia and Russian-occupied territory over the past week, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported on May 17, citing data from the Russian Defense Ministry. The attack, which targeted military production sites and other…...
Russian drones, missiles strike multiple Ukrainian regions, injuring at least 12
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (493+ words) In the southern port city of Odesa, Russian drones struck a residential building in the city, injuring an 11-year-old boy as well as a 59-year-old man, Serhii Lysak, head of the local military administration, reported. The attack on Odesa also…...
Following attack on Moscow, Zelensky touts 'shift in the balance' on battlefield, signals more deep strikes
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (676+ words) President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the Ukrainian military's efforts in delivering "significant" long-range strikes on Moscow overnight on May 16-17, describing them as part of a broader shift in momentum in Kyiv's favor. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) confirmed on May 17 that it…...
Cuba seeking Russian drones, military equipment amid discussions of attack on Guantanamo Bay, Axios reports
12+ hour, 20+ min ago (749+ words) Cuba has sought to acquire drones and other military equipment from Russia within the past month and is discussing plans to attack the U. S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, targets in Key West, and U. S. military vessels, Axios reported May 17, citing unnamed…...
Justice for the crime of aggression " the Special Tribunal must put Ukrainian victims center stage
14+ hour, 51+ min ago (1215+ words) A banner depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, protesting against the war in Ukraine hangs fron a building near the the Embassy of Russia, in Riga, Latvia. (Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) Ukraine program manager at Legal Action Worldwide (LAW)…...
Kremlin interested in restoring dialogue with Europe, Peskov says after Moscow attack
16+ hour, 38+ min ago (570+ words) Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on May 17 that Moscow could restart dialogue with Europe over Russia's war in Ukraine, speaking to Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region. "The active discussion of this…...
Ukraine Business Roundup " Shadow economy crackdown
21+ hour, 35+ min ago (1449+ words) This newsletter wasn't meant to be about illegal e-cigarettes in Ukraine. But I stumbled across a law enforcement operation yesterday " and immediately knew it would be the focus of this week's edition. While running an errand on Tuesday afternoon at…...
At least 2 killed, 41 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day
21+ hour, 55+ min ago (504+ words) Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least two civilians and injured at least 41 others over the past day, local authorities said on May 17. In Kherson Oblast, one person was killed and 15 others injured, including a child, local authorities reported. Russian…...
General Staff: Russia has lost 1, 348, 790 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
1+ day, 40+ min ago (441+ words) Russia has lost around 1, 348, 790 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on May 17. According to the report, Russia has also lost 11, 938 tanks, 24, 578 armored combat vehicles,…...