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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,”…

This story is a part of MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series, where we look across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future In 2023, progress in quantum computing will be defined less by big hardware announcements than by researchers consolidating years of hard work,…

According to Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been terminally ill for an extended period of time and may be close to death. Budanov claims that sources close to the president have indicated that Putin is suffering from cancer. In an interview with ABC…

Cloud, sustainability, scale, and exponential data growth—these major factors that set the tone for high performance computing (HPC) in 2022 will also be key in driving innovation for 2023. As more organizations rely on HPC to speed time to results, especially for their data-intensive applications, the $40B market faces challenges and…

By HADIZA MOHAMMED Russian President Vladimir Putin MOSCOW- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced that the new Zircon hypersonic missile has been put into service as the country’s war effort flounders in Ukraine. Putin in a televised video link from the Kremlin to mark the commissioning of the missiles…

New weapons unique in the world, says Russian leader as frigate heads into Atlantic for training mission published : 4 Jan 2023 at 20:10 Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks via video link with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Igor Krokhmal, commander of the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, prior to the ship’s…