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Soledar is currently the scene of heavy fighting in the ongoing war in Ukraine, but taking the town would offer little military or tactical benefits for Russian President Vladimir Putin's army, according to experts. Soledar is located in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, not far from the city of Bakhmut, which…

By using a Ti:Sapphire laser and a mid-infrared free-electron laser (MIR-FEL) to structure silicon, scientists have demonstrated how laser induced periodic surface structure (LIPSS) varies depending on the laser properties. Credit: Reina Miyagawa of Nagoya Institute of Technology The electronic and optical devices that we use on a daily basis,…

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A military expert says it is 'perfectly possible for Ukraine to win the war this year' if its military science continues to outmatch that of Russia. Ever since Putin's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 last year, President Volodymyr Zelensky has successfully lobbied Western allies for modern armoured vehicles to…

KYIV: Two Ukrainians were killed and another nine were wounded despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks on Orthodox Christmas, Kyiv said on Sunday. As a result of “Russia’s armed aggression”, one person was killed and another eight wounded in the eastern region of Donetsk…

Ukrainians and Russians have marked Orthodox Christmas under the shadow of war, as fighting persisted despite Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's order for his forces to pause attacks. War-scarred cities in eastern Ukraine saw no significant let-up in the fighting, with AFP journalists in the town of Chasiv Yar south of…

By Isabel Coles and Evan Gershkovich Updated Jan. 7, 2023 11:31 am ET KYIV, Ukraine—Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas despite a Russian call for a cease-fire, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the largest package of military aid from the U.S. and its allies as “timely and…

Russians furious at release of former convict Wagner Group fighters back into societyThe Wagner Group is a mercenary outfit fighting in Ukraine alongside the Russian Armed Forces. Their leader, Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been recruiting directly from prisons, offering convicts their freedom if they fight for six months on…

The US and Germany will send armoured vehicles to Ukraine, President Joe Biden and Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a joint statement, providing a significant upgrade in firepower urgently sought by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Germany will also follow the US in providing a Patriot missile defence system to Ukraine.…

Ukraine and Russia on Friday accused the other of continued shelling ahead of the Orthodox Christmas holiday, with Kyiv and its allies dismissing Moscow’s unilateral 36-hour cease-fire order as a potential ploy to regroup and move more troops and equipment to the battlefield. “I can confirm that there is fighting,”…