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Putin Says Russia Might Loosen Its Nuclear Doctrine

Announcement is seen as a threat against the West

(Newser) - In what multiple news outlets are painting as an apparent threat to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced proposed changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine. He highlighted one in particular, NBC News reports: "It is proposed that aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear...

Warlord Says Musk Pulled the Plug on His Cybertruck

'That's not manly,' Ramzan Kadyrov posts

(Newser) - A Chechen warlord was pleased with the battlefield performance of his Tesla Cybertruck, which he had outfitted with an aftermarket machine gun turret, and bragged on it last month. Ramzan Kadyrov said the reason the vehicle had to be towed off the front lines wasn't mechanical failure; he wrote...

Toll of Russia-Ukraine War Will Have Long-Lasting Impacts

The WSJ believes 1M have been killed or injured

(Newser) - Putting a figure on the precise number of dead and wounded in Russia's 2.5-year war on Ukraine is no easy task, but the Wall Street Journal believes it has now hit the 1 million mark. It arrived there using a "confidential" Ukrainian estimate from earlier in 2024...

Doctors Without Borders Is Done in Russia

Moscow has yanked the medical aid group's status as an NGO

(Newser) - Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday it has closed its operations in Russia after 32 years, citing a Justice Ministry letter that said the medical aid group had been removed from a register of foreign nongovernmental organizations. The aid group, also known by its French name Médecins Sans Frontières...

Ukraine Pushes for Strikes Deeper Into Russian Territory

Allies including US have limited use of long-range weapons

(Newser) - Ukraine made a new call Saturday on the West to allow it to strike deeper into Russia after a meeting between US and British leaders a day earlier produced no visible shift in policy on the use of long-range weapons. "Russian terror begins at weapons depots, airfields, and military...

Russian Soldiers Documentary Triggers Uproar at Film Festival

Amid protests, Toronto festival cancels screenings, citing threats to public safety

(Newser) - The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) said Wednesday that it would not cancel screenings of a film about Russian soldiers in Ukraine, panned by some as Russian propaganda. But a day later brought an "unprecedented" change. The film festival, which wraps up Sunday, has done exactly what it said...

Putin: Missile Deal Would Put West, Russia at War

Russian president warns Western bloc ahead of US-UK summit

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin on Thursday night threatened war between Russia and NATO if the West ends up providing missiles to Ukraine that are used to strike targets inside Russia. "This will mean that NATO countries, the United States, and European countries are fighting Russia," the Russian president said in...

'I Looked at the Window and Saw a Ball of Fire'

Woman dies after Ukraine launches what's said to be largest drone strike on Moscow since war began

(Newser) - Ukraine has reportedly launched its biggest drone attack on the Russian capital since war erupted between the countries two and a half years ago. Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that 144 Ukrainian drones were shot down around the country amid a wave of overnight attacks. "Half were in...

'One of Ukraine's Most Recognizable Faces' Resigns

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has stepped down; meanwhile, Russian strike kills 7 in Lviv

(Newser) - Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine's most recognizable faces on the international stage, submitted his resignation Wednesday ahead of an expected major government reshuffle. Kuleba, 43, didn't give a reason for stepping down. His resignation will be discussed by lawmakers at their next session, parliamentary Speaker Ruslan...

Ukraine Hit by One of Deadliest Strikes of War

More than 50 were killed when Russian missiles hit military academy, hospital

(Newser) - In one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began, two ballistic missiles blasted a military academy and nearby hospital in Ukraine on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people and wounding more than 200 others, Ukrainian officials said. The missiles tore into the heart of the Poltava Military Institute...

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On the First Day of School, Russia Strikes

Explosions rock Kyiv after launch of drones, missiles

(Newser) - Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, officials said Monday, as children were returning to school across Ukraine. Some pupils found classes canceled because of damage from the attack. Several series of explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital, the AP reports. Debris from intercepted...

Zelensky Fires Military Chief: 'We Need to Protect People'

Ukrainian president sacks commander of nation's air force after F-16 crash

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired the commander of the country's air force on Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the pilot. The order to dismiss Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk was published on the presidential...

F-16 Just Delivered by US Crashes During Russian Attack

Star Ukrainian pilot who had lobbied for fighter jets' delivery in Washington is killed

(Newser) - An F-16 helping to fight off a Russian missile attack crashed, killing a celebrated Ukrainian pilot, weeks after the US delivered a half-dozen of the fighter jets. Oleksiy Mes was among the first Ukrainian pilots trained to fly an F-16, the Wall Street Journal reports, and had visited the US...

Ukraine PM: We 'Will Definitely Make Russia Pay'

At least 3 killed as Russia unleashes missile, drone barrage targeting energy infrastructure

(Newser) - Russia unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage throughout Ukraine on Monday, targeting energy infrastructure. At least three people were reported killed, and power cuts were reported across the country. The barrage began around midnight and continued beyond daybreak in what appeared to be Russia's biggest attack against Ukraine...

Russia and Ukraine Trade Prisoners After Kursk Incursion

Each country sends the other 115 detainees

(Newser) - Ukraine has said one reason for its incursion into the Kursk region of Russia is to capture soldiers it can then trade for the return of its own troops. That goal was realized for the first time on Saturday, when Ukraine and Russia held a prisoner exchange. Each country sent...

Ukraine Hits Kursk Bridges, Suggesting Plans to Stay

Zelensky urges allies to allow weapons to be used for attacks deeper in Russia

(Newser) - Ukraine has destroyed a key bridge in Russia's Kursk region and struck a second one nearby, less than two weeks into its stunning cross-border incursion, disrupting Russian supply routes and possibly signaling that its troops are planning to dig in. Russia's pro-Kremlin military bloggers have acknowledged that the...

Russia Sentences US Citizen to 12 Years for $52 Donation

Ksenia Karelina was charged with treason over donation to pro-Ukrainian charity

(Newser) - Another US citizen has received a long sentence from a Russian court. Dual US-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina was sentenced to 12 years on Tuesday on a treason charge connected to a donation of around $52 she made to a US charity providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine in 2022. Russian prosecutors...

Russia Pulls Some Troops From Ukraine to Defend Home

Ukrainian forces said to have gained control of 74 Russian towns and villages

(Newser) - Ukraine's surprise attack on Russian soil has done more than boost morale. Russia has withdrawn forces from Ukraine to respond to what's described as the biggest invasion of the country since World War II, checking off one Ukrainian objective, US officials tell the Wall Street Journal . The exact...

Big Questions Emerge After Ukraine's Stunning 'Gamble'

Kyiv has pushed nearly 8 miles into Russian territory, but will it be able to keep the gains?

(Newser) - A week after the biggest military invasion of Russia since World War II, details are beginning to solidify about Ukraine's stunning move.
  • Numbers: Ukraine forces have advanced nearly eight miles into the country and control more than two dozen villages, the acting governor of Russia's Kursk region told
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Zelensky Addresses Push Onto Russian Soil

Ukraine's incursion in border region enters sixth day

(Newser) - Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia's Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelensky broke the government's silence on it late Saturday by indirectly acknowledging ongoing military actions to "push the war out into the aggressor's territory" in his nightly address. The incursion continued...

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