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Ukraine largely absent from Republican midterm convention stage, but party members weigh in offstage
DALLAS U.S., Texas — As the U.S. Republican Party convened for its first-ever national midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9-10, neither U.S. President Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance made Russia's war against Ukraine a significant part of their convention appearances. The convention was designed primarily to rally Republicans ahead of the November elections. The official program featured more than 100 speakers and focused on domestic issues and the president's agenda. But Russia's
Over 500 locomotives destroyed or damaged by Russian attacks, Ukraine says
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stressed that the country urgently needs replacements and called on Western allies to help find and finance the procurement of locomotives compatible with the 1520 mm gauge.
Analysis: Through the fog of war, Ukraine reveals 'Operation Vivaldi' counterattack near Lyman
Ukrainian forces under the command of the 3rd Army Corps are conducting a series of counterattacks north of the front-line city of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, corps commander Brig. Gen. Andrii Biletskyi confirmed on Sept. 15. "The 3rd Army Corps has launched an offensive operation in this direction under the name Vivaldi," Biletskyi said. "This operation is being conducted under conditions of maximum information silence." Biletskyi said Ukrainian troops had cleared 75 square kilometers in northe
The winter that will reach Russia's rear
In late August and early September, it began to look as though Russia was winning the exchange of strikes. According to Zelensky, in late August, jet-powered drones made up more than half of all unmanned aerial vehicles launched. Ukraine shoots them down at a rate of six in ten, compared with more than nine in ten for propeller-driven ones. There is almost nothing to shoot down ballistic missiles with: the interception rate was 40% in June and 15% in July; on the night of Aug. 1, Russia launch
Court relaxes restrictions on Zelensky's ex-chief of staff amid reports on his continued influence
The ruling comes amid media reports that Yermak kept his political influence on Zelensky after resigning in November amid a corruption investigation. The move also followed an earlier court ruling that eased the restrictions on Yermak.
As Russia closes in on Sloviansk, this taxi driver keeps working
SLOVIANSK, Donetsk Oblast — From a brick-walled garage that barely fits the blue car parked inside, Oleksandr Richak carefully backs his taxi cab out onto the narrow street. The 42-year-old usually starts work around 8 a.m., once the early-morning rush hour of deadly Russian drone activity in the eastern front-line city subsides. As he briefly parks the car outside a damaged one-story house, his wife, Nataliia, walks over and hands him a bottle of lemon-flavored water. Her worried eyes follow
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"Ukraine right now does not want to do that," U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said.
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'Hanging by a thread' — Kyiv under psychological siege amid ceaseless strikes
