Ukraine

ZDVYZHIVKA : Even by the standards of the important military officers who came and went in this tiny village, the man walking behind the Kamaz truck stood out. Soldiers providing security peered from behind fences, their guns bristling in every direction. Two Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters circled overhead, providing additional…

Updated October 25, 2022 at 7:26 p.m. EDT|Published October 25, 2022 at 2:00 a.m. EDT Vasily Nebenzya, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, addresses members of the U.N. General Assembly earlier this month. (David Dee Delgado/Reuters)The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of liberal Democrats, withdrew on Tuesday a letter…

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing military production delays and mounting losses, urged his government Tuesday to cut through bureaucracy to crank out enough weapons and supplies to feed the war in Ukraine, where a Western-armed Ukrainian counteroffensive has set back Russia’s forces. In other developments, Ukrainian authorities…

The foreign ministers of the US, UK and France rejected Russia’s allegation that Ukraine is preparing to use a so-called dirty bomb on its own territory, and urged Moscow not to use the claim as a pretext to escalate the eight-month war. The world would “see through” any attempt by…

European civil and military space organizations are revising budgets, programs and policies in light of the war in Ukraine. “For ESA, one of the lessons learned from the conflict is that we need to have an autonomous transportation capability,” Stefaan De Mey, European Space Agency senior strategy officer for Human…

Elon Musk has changed in stature this year. The whimsical and charismatic CEO of Tesla  (TSLA)  has broken down the wall erected between the bosses of big companies and the political world. He broke down this wall without worrying about the tradition that executives do not give their political opinions…

The U.S. and its chief European allies late Sunday rejected Russia‘s claims that Ukraine is preparing a “dirty bomb” attack against Russian troops in Ukrainian territory, casting those allegations as the potential first step in a false flag operation that could ultimately spark a nuclear exchange. In a joint statement,…

CSTO once was Moscow’s answer to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization The CSTO went from 9 members back to only 3 members in 2022. Within the alliance, only Belarus and Russia support the war in Ukraine. The Collective Security Treaty Organization, better known by its initials, CSTO—or by Moscow’s aspiration…

Ukraine has used precision weaponry to mount a huge counteroffensive against Russia over the past few weeks, In recent days, amid the Ukrainian advances, there have been mounting signs from Russian officials and their local proxies that Russian forces were under pressure. "I think they are preparing the audience that…

Civilians evacuated from the Russian-controlled city of Kherson arrive by ferry in the town of Oleshky, Kherson region, Russian-controlled Ukraine Oct. 22, 2022.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters Russian-installed authorities in Ukraine told all residents of the city of Kherson to leave “immediately” Saturday ahead of an expected advance by Ukrainian troops waging a…