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Russia's latest outbreak — and the instinct to conceal It

Russian authorities say a cattle epidemic that swept parts of Siberia since February is now under control and caused by a relatively minor bacterial infection, pasteurellosis. But veterinarians and independent journalists question that account, pointing to containment measures — mass animal slaughter, village lockdowns, and secrecy — that more closely resemble a response to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a far more serious and economically damaging outbreak. The discrepancy has fueled resistanc

Cows cross a road at sunset in the settlement of Oy, Sakha Republic, Russia, on Nov. 27, 2018.

Ukraine war latest: Russia launches mass daytime drone attack on western, central Ukraine

Key developments on April 1: * Russia launches mass daytime drone attack on western, central Ukraine * Zelensky pitches Easter ceasefire to US negotiators as Russia continues attacks * Russia tells Zelensky to withdraw Ukrainian troops from Donbas 'already today' * Russia's new fiber-optic sea drone 'Skarlupa' deployed in combat, Kremlin media claims * Russian An-26 transport aircraft crashes over occupied Crimea, killing 29 Russia launched a mass daytime drone attack on Ukraine's western

Shahed is evolving threat that will keep haunting Ukraine. And rest of us

Ukraine's interceptor drones are now one of the most sought-after defense technologies on the planet. But that success carries an uncomfortable caveat: every countermeasure Ukraine developed prompted Russia to field a harder, faster, and more capable Shahed in response. That cycle will not stop as long as the factories producing these drones remain uncontested. Whatever mutated variant emerges next — shaped by every innovation Ukraine threw at its predecessor — will continue to attack Ukrainia

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