Category: News
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Russo-Ukrainian War 9/21/22
Under the shadow of Putin’s partial mobilization, the United Nations General Assembly largely denounced Russia. During the General Assembly’s meeting, many nations explicitly condemned the mobilization, stated their intention to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity, and outright denied referendums in occupied Ukraine. In a meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Liz Truss, the United…
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Russo-Ukrainian War 9/20/22
Russia has begun a partial mobilization while announcing referendums across occupied Ukraine in a large-scale escalation set on prolonging the war. Western governments warned of Russia’s impending decision throughout the evening, as Ukraine indicated it was wary of potential large-scale escalations. News of the mobilization caused the Russian stock market to plummet, even as protests…
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Russo-Ukrainian War 9/19/22
Proxies in Donetsk, Luhansk, and other occupied territories in Ukraine have increased calls for referendums, seeking to attempt to ‘secure’ their position ahead of Ukrainian counteroffensives. Though it is the belief of some Russian analysts that Ukraine may be hesitant to strike territory Russia decides to formally annex, Ukraine’s government has remained stalwart in its…
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Russo-Ukrainian War 9/18/22
Several sources have reported Ukrainian forces in the vicinity of or in control of Lyman, despite Russian claims on the contrary. The general lack of confirmation indicates that Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Kharkiv is commencing under a degree of operational silence, even as the war begins to shift gears into a ‘winter’ phase. As Ukrainian forces…
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Russo-Ukrainian War 9/17/22
Investigators in Izyum uncover signs of mass killings and torture in exhumed corpses.
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Russo-Ukrainian War 9/16/22
Ukrainian forces have crossed the Oskil river, even as Russia pursues costly attacks from Donetsk.
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Russo-Ukrainian War 9/15/22
A new U.S. aid package granted $600m in artillery and rocket systems ammunition. However, Ukrainian and European leaders have increasingly called on countries like the United States and Germany to provide tanks to ensure continued success in Ukraine’s counteroffensives. The counteroffensive in Kharkiv reiterated Ukraine’s readiness to liberate territory but also highlighted Ukraine’s materiel needs:…
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Russo-Ukrainian War 9/14/22
Separatists living in occupied territories of Ukraine have been fleeing back to Russia following Ukraine’s successful counteroffensive near Kharkiv. Many refugees come from territories in Donetsk and Luhansk, even though officials have maintained that no fighting was currently threatening the separatist republics. Ukraine’s government has made clear its intention to liberate all occupied territory, including…
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Russo-Ukrainian War 9/13/22
Russia has struck a dam in Kryvyi Rih with the likely intention of washing away pontoon bridges to slow a potential Ukrainian advance. The attack on civilian infrastructure came after more targeted missile strikes on power grids in Kharkiv, indicating Russia’s growing willingness to cripple Ukraine as much as possible in its hasty retreat from…
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Russo-Ukrainian War 9/12/22
Russian state media has been increasingly torn over how to address the war in Ukraine after the overwhelming defeat in Kharkiv forced propagandists to address the reality of the situation. Given the silence and deflection from official Russian sources, like the Ministry of Defence, Russia’s most ardent propagandists have been divided over how to proceed…
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