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The trouble with loving Russia: Evan Gershkovich's memoir seeks sentimentality in a lost country
By the end of his pre-trial detention at Moscow's infamous Lefortovo Prison, American journalist Evan Gershkovich had developed a curious rapport with the FSB investigator tasked with proving he was a spy. "Most people break after four months or so, but you're still holding strong — a year in," the investigator told him, and the two raised their cigarettes in a toast to "having tried to find common ground." Gershkovich writes about many such moments in "This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-Am
Starshield operations restored to speeds of more than 400 km/h, Ukraine's Defense Ministry says
"We record a speed of more than 400 kilometers per hour, the connection is stable," the ministry said.
Ukraine's Sine Engineering launches joint defense tech initiative with Finland
The initiative will focus on resilient communications, navigation, and onboard autonomy, as Sine Engineering specializes in producing satellite-independent navigation software, enabling drones to fly without relying on GPS.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,576,600 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,980 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Mass blackouts reported across occupied Crimea
According to satellite imagery from NASA FIRMS, the Taman substation in Russia's Krasnodar Krai — a key energy node supplying electricity to Crimea —was damaged in an overnight attack.
Rubio reveals theory on Russia's war against Ukraine ahead of next US peace push
"People keep talking about it's a war in Ukraine. ... It's about one region of the country," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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