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Articles with tag "Ukraine war"

Russian Combat Drone Forum Postponed Over Fears of Ukrainian Attack

Organizers said the Dronnitsa event would require diverting air defenses and security personnel from other locations.

Russian Companies Boost Anti-Drone Spending as Ukrainian Strikes Expand

Businesses spent 441.3 million rubles ($5.34 million) on anti-drone equipment from January through June, 6.6 times more than a year earlier.
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One Killed in Ukrainian Attack on Wildberries Logistics Center in Voronezh

The online retailer said it evacuated employees from the facility after a fire broke out during the overnight drone strikes.
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Russia Rolling Out Starlink-Style Network Faster Than Expected, Kyiv Says

Russian forces had been using gray-market Starlink terminals in Ukraine until Kyiv successfully lobbied SpaceX to disable them earlier this year.
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Ukraine Reportedly Strikes Russia’s Largest Petrochemical Plant in Western Siberia

Local authorities confirmed that a fire broke out after several drones crashed into an industrial facility, though they did not identify the site by name...
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13 Killed in Ukrainian Attack on Republic of Tatarstan

Russian media reported that a local petrochemical plant may have been struck during the overnight drone barrage.
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Russian Drones Kill 3-Year-Old Boy and Grandparents Near Kyiv, Zelensky Says

Ukraine is chronically short of air defense munitions, making it very difficult for air defense forces to intercept Russian ballistic missiles.
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Ukrainian Attack Sparks Fire at Wildberries Facility in Yekaterinburg

The online retailer said it evacuated its employees from the logistics center, while most of the inventory remained undamaged.
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opinion An Anonymous Writer in Russia

Ukraine Can’t Bomb Russians Into Opposing Putin

History shows that countries under attack are more likely to be galvanized than demoralized. That appears to be happening in Russia today.
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Regions Calling: Do Russians Care About Air Raid Alerts?

We asked Russians from seven regions to share how they learn about incoming Ukrainian drones and missiles — and how they respond to them.
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Ukrainian Drones Strike Oil Refineries in Yaroslavl and Bashkortostan

Authorities in the Tver region, meanwhile, reported damage to a warehouse operated by online retail giant Wildberries.
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opinion Zarina Akhmatova

Tokayev’s Warning to Putin Was About More Than Ukraine

Kazakhstan tries to balance relations with Russia and other major powers. But the economic risk of the war meant the president had to speak out.
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Ukrainian Drone Barrage Sets Wildberries Sortation Center in Tula Region Ablaze

The latest attack comes as Russian strikes near Kyiv killed at least 14 people and injured more than two dozen others overnight.
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opinion Andrey Sapozhnikov

Spider-Man Shows the Folly of Ukraine’s Cultural Boycott

Art is supposed to unite people. But even three seconds of music from a famously anti-war Russian singer was too much for Ukraine.
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At Least 5 Killed in Ukraine’s Latest Drone Attacks Against Wildberries

Moscow region authorities said another 10 people were injured in an overnight strike on a warehouse in the city of Chekov.
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Russian Oil Refining Falls to 24-Year Low After Ukrainian Drone Strikes – Bloomberg

If eight tankers linked to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal are included, July would rank as the busiest month for attacks on oil assets connected...
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opinion Konstantin Gaivoronsky

Putin Can Learn 3 Big Lessons From World War I

The war in Ukraine is often compared to the trenches and desolate landscapes of World War I. But there are political parallels, as well.
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At Least 11 Killed in Ukrainian Attacks in Southern Russia and Annexed Crimea

In the central Vladimir region, drone strikes set a Wildberries warehouse ablaze, the latest attack in Ukraine’s campaign against the company.
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Ukrainian Drones Kill 8 in Russia and Strike Wildberries Warehouse

Russia's Defense Ministry said it had downed 635 Ukrainian drones overnight.
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Russia Pounds Kyiv With Missiles, Killing At Least 10

This is the second major attack on Kyiv this week, with fires across the city and power outages reported in some areas.
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