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Russian military units allegedly involved in Oleshky humanitarian crisis identified
Russian troops use Oleshky to launch attacks across the river, including on the liberated city of Kherson.
Putin signs latest decree increasing Russian military staff in wake of monster military budget, looming mobilization
Compared to the most recent figure from July 2026, the decree increases total staff by only around 15,500, is the fourth such incremental raise announced this year.
Life in Russian-occupied Oleshky was dire. Now it's 'hell'
Residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast face an escalating humanitarian crisis, as constant Russian drone attacks and artillery shelling have made it impossible to deliver essential food and medicine supplies or evacuate civilians by road. "These people need to be saved," Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's human rights ombudsman, said on Sept. 16, adding that residents are desperate to escape "from this hell." "People are driven to despair and are simply walking along mined roads (to e
Reporter's Notebook: How constant drone attacks became a normal workday in Kyiv
Wednesday, Sept. 23, was supposed to be a normal office day for me, researching for an investigative story. But amid Russia's daily drone and missile barrages, the word "normal" has taken on a new meaning for Ukrainians. Since August, Russian attacks on Kyiv and other cities have intensified, enabled by faster, jet-powered versions of Shahed drones that are more difficult to intercept. Unlike the nightly drone and missile attacks Ukrainians had grown used to, these new attack waves stretch thr
After Nestle and Auchan seizures, Russia is coming for others
The recent Russian seizure of assets belonging to corporate giants Nestle and Auchan made headlines, all the more striking given the companies' years of loyalty to the Kremlin regime, including throughout Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This action seems shocking, but should not be surprising. Fascist imperial Russia has not seen and does not see Western companies as partners for mutual benefit, only as targets for weaponization, manipulation, and confiscation. One can only wonder wh
Belgium to transfer 3 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by end of 2026, Zelensky says
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has already received urgent ammunition shipments for F-16s from Belgium and other Western allies, including Spain.
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