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Ukraine war latest: Russia used 'updated tactics' during latest mass missile, drone strike, Zelensky says

This is Chris York reporting from Kyiv on day 1,427 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russia used "updated tactics" during its latest overnight aerial assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Jan. 20, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, adding Kyiv would be informing allies including the U.S. about the development. The overnight strike targeted substations serving nuclear power plants, and triggered widespread outages of electricity, water, and heating, in

What English translations miss about Bulgakov — and why it matters in Ukraine

Twentieth-century author Mikhail Bulgakov is celebrated worldwide for his satirical genius and his defiance of Soviet power, most famously through works like "The Master and Margarita" and "White Guard." In Ukraine, his legacy is far more complicated. Rather than being remembered solely as a critic of totalitarianism, Bulgakov is seen by many as a symbol of Russian imperial culture for his hostility toward Ukrainian cultural identity. Born in Kyiv in 1891, Bulgakov grew up speaking Russian an

Twentieth-century author Mikhail Bulgakov is seen in 1928.
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