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How Ukrainian hacktivists tricked Russian pilots’ wives into exposing troops involved in the Mariupol theatre airstrike

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How Ukrainian hacktivists tricked Russian pilots’ wives into exposing troops involved in the Mariupol theatre airstrike

A Ukrainian hacktivist group tricked the wives of Russian pilots into participating in a fake calendar project. This initiative aimed to reveal the identities of the pilots involved in a deadly airstrike on a theatre in Mariupol, where civilians sought shelter. Members of the volunteer-based international intelligence community, InformNapalm, successfully persuaded multiple wives to pose … Read more

Ukraine says it downed six drones and two missiles during Russia’s attack

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Ukraine says it downed six drones and two missiles during Russia’s attack

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine’s air force said on Monday (September 9, 2024) it shot down six out of eight Russian-launched drones and two out of three missiles during an overnight attack over four Ukrainian regions. Kyiv authorities said an attack on the city, the fifth in September, had … Read more

Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east

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Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east

Soldiers of the Ukrainian 3rd Army Assault Brigade of the Special Operations Forces (SSO) “Azov” ride in an armoured U.S. Hummer vehicle in position near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land … Read more

Despite concerns, U.S. to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

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Despite concerns, U.S. to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

The U.S. will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: AFP The U.S. will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, senior administration officials said on Wednesday, reversing months of persistent arguments by the Biden administration that the tanks were too difficult for Ukrainian troops to operate and maintain. … Read more

Explosion kills two in Poland near Ukraine border

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Explosion kills two in Poland near Ukraine border

Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy facilities on November 15 with its biggest barrage of missiles yet, striking targets across the country and causing widespread blackouts. A senior U.S. intelligence official said missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, where two people were killed. A second person confirmed to AP that apparent Russian missiles struck a site in … Read more

‘Too late’: Escape routes close on Ukraine’s new front

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‘Too late’: Escape routes close on Ukraine’s new front

The newborn peeking out of a pink blanket in a hospital on the north bank of Ukraine’s Dnieper river may never see her grandparents back home in the Russian-occupied south. Her mother fled for the relative safety of government-held Zaporizhzhia to make sure the baby was born a citizen of the country the Russians invaded … Read more

International Space Station to crash over India? NASA responds to Russian space agency chief’s Twitter tirade

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International Space Station to crash over India? NASA responds to Russian space agency chief’s Twitter tirade

NASA, however, shrugged off Rogozin’s comments that US sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine could “destroy” the two countries’ teamwork on the ISS. Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the chief of Moscow’s space programme has warned that sanctions imposed on the country could lead to the International Space Station (ISS) losing orbit and crashing. Roscosmos Director-General … Read more

Sanctioning Russia now over Ukraine would undercut deterrence – U.S.’s Blinken

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Sanctioning Russia now over Ukraine would undercut deterrence – U.S.’s Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rebuffed the idea of imposing economic sanctions on Russia now, saying that doing so would undercut the West’s ability to deter potential Russian aggression against Ukraine. Russia’s massing of troops near its border with Ukraine has sparked Western concerns that it may invade. If Russia does make … Read more