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Starlink’s dangerous power | Ukraine This Week
In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur examines SpaceX’s move to curb Russia’s illegal use of Starlink satellite internet — a technology that has been vital to Ukraine’s defense since 2022.
Ukraine strikes Russia's Oreshnik launch site in Kapustin Yar with Flamingo missiles, General Staff says
The General Staff attributed the strikes to "using long-range strike weapons of Ukrainian production, particularly the FP-5 'Flamingo.'"
Ukraine sanctions companies, individuals aiding Russia’s weapons production, sanctions evasion
Those targeted include are citizens and residents of Russia, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, and the United Arab Emirates.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure 30, including a child, over past day
Russian forces launched 101 drones at Ukrainian cities overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,246,330 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,040 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Pro-Ukrainian partisans disable military communication infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, group claims
"An agent of our movement set fire to a hardware module at the base of a communication tower. As a result of the destruction of the ground equipment, all the infrastructure installed on the mast was completely de-energized and put out of action," the Atesh partisan group announced.
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One of the most talked-about moments at the Olympics came from Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych. After his race in Beijing in 2022, just days before Russia launched its full-scale invasion, he held up a sign reading "No war in Ukraine." But his appeal went largely unheard. Four years later, Heraskevych is preparing to represent Ukraine at the Olympic Games again — at a time when the war continues to escalate, while restrictions on athletes from Russia and Belarus are gradually be
