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Putin Orders Russian Military to Beef up Forces by 137,000

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to increase the number of troops by 137,000 to a total of 1.15 million amid Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. Putin’s decree, which takes effect on Jan. 1, didn’t specify whether the military will beef up its ranks by drafting…

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A former journalist recalls Ukraine's 1991 vote for independence — and how its resilience endures

On Aug. 24, 1991, I was one of a handful of foreign journalists working for a British newspaper and in the Ukrainian parliament when legislators surprised the world and voted for Ukraine’s declaration of independence.

The Conversation

Russian-Held Nuclear Plant Temporarily Disconnects from Ukraine Grid for First Time

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the middle of the fighting in Ukraine was temporarily cut off from the electrical grid Thursday because of fire damage, causing a blackout in the region and heightening fears of a catastrophe in a country haunted by the Chernobyl disaster. The plant, Europe's largest,…

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant temporarily disconnected from grid

Fires at nearby coal power plant caused the site to be cut off from Ukraine’s national grid, state nuclear company says.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin signs decree to increase size of Russian armed forces

Order to increase personnel from 1.9 to 2.04 million comes as war in Ukraine enters seventh month

The Guardian - UK

Jews are leaving Russia again – is history repeating itself?

It’s not the first time that Jews have felt it necessary to flee Russia, but the invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the fourth wave of exiles in the past hundred years.

The Conversation

Ukraine: Putin orders another 137,000 Russia troops amid reports of heavy casualties

Western and Kyiv officials predict Russia’s losses in the thousands

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Putin orders Russian military to start beefing up in 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to increase the size of the country's armed forces by 137,000 amid Moscow’s military action in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Zelenskiy says crisis averted as Russian-held Ukraine nuclear plant regains power

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster on Thursday as the last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was restored hours after being cut.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 183 of the invasion

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant temporarily disconnected from national grid amid fears over disaster; Putin signs decree to increase armed forces

The Guardian - UK

Reports of 22 dead in Independence Day rocket attack on rail station in Ukraine

The attack came following President Zelensky's warning that Russia was planning 'something particularly cruel' this week

Wales Online

At least 22 killed in Russian strike on rail station on Ukraine’s independence day

Rocket attack in Chaplyne wounds 50 people as country marks six months since Moscow’s invasion

The Guardian - US

UK’s Boris Johnson, in Kyiv, Warns against ‘Flimsy’ Plan for Talks with Russia

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lauded Ukraine for its "indomitable" resistance to Russia's invasion during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Wednesday, and said now was not the time to promote a "flimsy plan for negotiation" with Moscow. Johnson, who is due to leave office next month, spoke at a…

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Ukraine spy chief says Russian offensive slowing due to fatigue

Ukraine's top military intelligence official said on Wednesday that Russia's military offensive was slowing because of moral and physical fatigue in their ranks and Moscow's "exhausted" resource base.

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UK's Johnson, in Kyiv, warns against 'flimsy' plan for talks with Russia

The Independent UK

Draghi: Italy has stockpiled 80% of natural gas reserves

Outgoing Italian Premier Mario Draghi said the country is less vulnerable to interruptions of Russian natural gas supplies because of its moved rapidly to reduce dependence on Moscow

Al Jazeera

Belarus congratulates Ukraine on Independence Day

Ukrainians reject the greeting from Alexander Lukashenko, who has allowed Russian troops into his country.

Los Angeles Times

Six months of war in Ukraine — and it’s only growing more dangerous

WASHINGTON — Far from bogging down in a stalemate, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has evolved into an increasingly dangerous conflict as it passes the six-month mark, with fighting around Europe’s largest nuclear plant, a high-profile assassination in Moscow, escalating threats and daring Ukrainian attacks in Russian-held territory.

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Daria Dugina's assassination could spell trouble for Putin's allies in Russia

The Russian propagandist and daughter of Alexander Dugin was killed in a car bombing in Moscow last week. What could this mean for other political elites in Russia?

Reuters

Analysis-Putin bets winter gas chokehold will yield Ukraine peace - on his terms

Cold winters helped Moscow defeat Napoleon and Hitler. President Vladimir Putin is now betting that sky-rocketing energy prices and possible shortages this winter will persuade Europe to strong arm Ukraine into a truce -- on Russia's terms.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine will fight to the end: Zelenskyy’s Independence Day vow

Ukraine celebrates 31 years of independence from the Soviet Union, and also marks six months since start of invasion.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ex-mayor Arrested on Charges of Discrediting Russian Army

The former mayor of Russia's fourth-largest city was arrested Wednesday on charges of discrediting the country's military, part of a crackdown on critics of Moscow's military action in Ukraine. Police arrested Yevgeny Roizman, 59 who served as the mayor of Yekaterinburg in 2013-2018, following searches at his apartment and office,…

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Cosying up to Russia would make cost of living crisis ‘100 times worse’, says minister

Trying to repair relations with Moscow would be ‘catastrophic’, says UK Armed Forces minister

Asharq Al-Awsat

Where Ukraine War Stands after 6 Months

When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in an unprovoked act of aggression, many expected a quick victory. Six months later, the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II has turned into a grinding war of attrition. The Russian offensive has largely bogged down as…

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Where Ukraine war stands after 6 months

Six months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in an unprovoked act of aggression, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II

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