Russia-Ukraine war

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Prigozhin: Wagner Fighters Won't Go Back to Ukraine

Mercenary group launches joint drills with Belarus military

(Newser) - Wagner Group commander Yevgeny Prigozhin is alive and well and making big plans for the mercenary group, according to a video released Wednesday on Wagner-linked Telegram video channels. In the video, his first public appearance since last month's failed mutiny against Russian military leadership, Prigozhin speaks at dusk to...

This Forced Evacuation of 2K at Crimea Military Base

Ammunition fire also caused closure of major highway

(Newser) - Two days after an attack on a bridge linking Russia to the Crimean peninsula, a major fire at a military base in the Russian-occupied peninsula has forced the evacuation of 2,000 people, according to Crimea's governor. Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov said the fire at a military training ground...

MI6 Chief Extends Offer to Russians 'Watching in Horror'

Richard Moore's message: join us

(Newser) - MI6 has a message for Russians who are "watching in horror" as their soldiers "pulverize" Ukrainian cities and kidnap children: work for us. In a Wednesday speech in Prague, Richard Moore invited Russians "to do what others have already done this past 18 months and join hands...

Russia Pulls Out of Grain Deal Vital to World Food Prices

Meanwhile, Ukraine appears to have again attacked a key bridge

(Newser) - Two big developments Monday in the Russia-Ukraine war: Russia has pulled out of an international agreement to let Ukraine export its grain, and an important Russian bridge in the Crimean peninsula again came under attack. Details:
  • Grain deal: Moscow said Monday the grain deal has been "terminated," though
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Putin Tells Ukraine He Has Cluster Munitions, Too

US just sent a shipment to ally

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Ukraine that its military is not the only one with cluster munitions. And should Ukraine use them against his nation during their war, Putin said, Russia "reserves the right to take reciprocal action." The message was delivered in a Rossiya TV interview...

Russian General Says the Truth Got Him Fired

Ivan Popov reports dismissal over complaints about how the war in Ukraine is going

(Newser) - The commander of Russia's 58th Army, which has been deployed in Ukraine's southern region of Zaporizhzhia, said he had a choice when briefing his superiors about the battle situation. Maj, Gen. Ivan Popov suggested he knew which option was more likely to preserve his job, the BBC reports....

Ukraine Kills Top Russian General: Report

Oleg Tsokov is believed to be most senior general killed so far in conflict

(Newser) - A Ukrainian strike has killed the most senior Russian general to die since the invasion last year, according to Ukrainian authorities and Russian military bloggers. According to Russian war channels on Telegram, Lieutenant General Oleg Tsokov was killed when a British-supplied Storm Shadow missile hit a hotel housing Russian commanders...

Days After Mutiny, Putin Gave Wagner 'an Assessment'

Kremlin says Putin met with Wagner chief Prigozhin in 3-hour meeting on June 29

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary chief and his private army, the Kremlin's spokesman said Monday. As the AP reports, the three-hour meeting took place at the Kremlin on June 29 and also involved commanders from...

Attack on Ukrainian Aid Site: 'Another War Crime'

4 are dead, 13 injured, with dozens trapped under rubble in front-line town in Zaporizhzhia region

(Newser) - In the town of Orikhiv, located in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, people knew to head to one particular two-story school building for food, water, and other supplies doled out as humanitarian aid. Ukrainian officials now say that building was attacked by Russia on Sunday, leaving four dead and at...

Belarusian Player Booed Off Court at Wimbledon

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina beat Belarus's Victoria Azarenka

(Newser) - After Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus Sunday, Azarenka was "loudly" booed off the court, the Washington Post reports. The BBC notes the match was a "thriller"—not only did Svitolina go in as the underdog, there's also the fact that Belarus...

Biden Concedes a 'Very Difficult Decision' on Ukraine

President says it took him 'a while to be convinced' to send controversial cluster bombs to help with war

(Newser) - The Biden administration is on the defense after announcing it will send controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine to help in that nation's counteroffensive against Russia. On Friday, President Biden conceded to Fareed Zakaria on CNN that it was a "very difficult decision" to approve the transfer of cluster...

US to Send Controversial Weapon to Ukraine

Pentagon will send cluster bombs, banned by many nations over risk to civilians

(Newser) - The US has just made perhaps its most controversial decision to date in regard to the Russia-Ukraine war: It will send Ukraine controversial munitions commonly known as cluster bombs, report the Washington Post and the AP . Many nations, including some of America's closest allies, ban the bombs because of...

NATO May Grow by One, but Only if Turkey Budges

Nation continues to oppose the addition of Sweden

(Newser) - Finland became the 31st member of NATO earlier this year. Neighbor Sweden's hopes of becoming the 32nd this month continue to run into a wall of opposition otherwise known as Turkey. All members of the alliance must agree to any new members, explains the Wall Street Journal , and Sweden'...

Lukashenko: Wagner Chief Is Back in Russia

He says no decision has been made on Wagner fighters moving to Belarus

(Newser) - Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly went to Belarus last week as part of the deal to end the mercenary group's mutiny against Russian military leadership—and while some observers expected him to end up falling out of a tall building in Minsk, he is now back in Russia,...

Russian Attack on 'Safe' Ukraine City Kills 4

'There will definitely be a response to the enemy,' Zelensky says after Lviv strike

(Newser) - Multiple people were killed or wounded Thursday in the largest attack on Lviv's civilian infrastructure since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, destroying entire floors of a residential building that was struck and leaving the streets below covered in rubble. Four were killed and nine others injured, Interior Minister Ihor...

Zelensky: Kremlin May Soon Carry Out a 'New Evil'

Says Russia placed explosives on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant; Russia says Ukraine will attack plant

(Newser) - On Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelensky wished the United States a happy Independence Day and offered thanks for supporting Ukraine in its defense against the Russian invasion. Later in the day, however, the Ukrainian president delivered a more ominous-sounding message, alleging that, per Ukrainian intelligence, Russian forces had positioned "objects resembling...

Russia: We Foiled Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow

Airport had to be temporarily closed as 5 drones were taken out

(Newser) - Russian air defenses on Tuesday foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow that prompted authorities to briefly close one of the city's international airports, reports the AP , as a Western analysis said Russia has managed to slow Kyiv's recently launched counteroffensive. The drone attack, which follows previous similar...

Young Writer Among Dead in Russian Strike on Pizza Parlor

Victoria Amelina, 37, documented war crimes

(Newser) - Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina was among the 13 killed when a Russian missile hit a pizza parlor in the eastern city of Kramatorsk last week. The 37-year-old, an award-winning war crimes researcher, was at the restaurant with a delegation of Colombian journalists at the time, the BBC reports. She was...

Post-Mutiny, Wagner Group Is 'Business as Usual'

Journalists are told when calling recruitment centers that 'nothing has stopped'

(Newser) - The mutiny in Russia was over almost as soon as it began, and details over what's going on with rebellion leader Yevgeny Prigozhin remain murky , but none of this has seemed to put a damper on recruitment efforts by the Wagner Group. The BBC reported Thursday that it had...

Mike Pence Pays Surprise Visit to Ukraine

Former VP hopes to make US support of the country a campaign issue

(Newser) - Former Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Thursday, meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and touring the war-torn country as it fights Russian aggression. Pence, who this month launched his campaign for the Republican nomination for president, has been deeply critical of Russian President Vladimir...

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