All News
Sergei Shoigu
Rumors have begun to circulate on Russian media that criminal cases are being prepared against the generals who failed to prevent Ukraine’s Aug. 6 incursion into the Kursk region.
Aug. 16
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Aug. 16
Top News
The pro-Ukrainian volunteer battalion that took part in previous border raids on Russian border communities called on Russian troops to switch sides or surrender.
Aug. 16
Budanov
Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has captured hundreds of enemy soldiers in one of Russia’s worst defeats of the war. Now Kyiv thinks it has negotiating leverage to bring its own fighters home.
Aug. 16
Zelensky
Cannabis-based medicine will be available in the form of oral drops, hard capsules and toothpaste and require an electronic prescription, with recreational cannabis remaining illegal.
Aug. 16
War in Ukraine
The head of Pokrovsk’s military administration, Sergiy Dobryak, warned that Russia was a little over 10 km (6 miles) from the outskirts of the city and urged remaining residents to evacuate.
Aug. 16
Economy
Ukrposhta is ready to open a branch in Sudzha to deliver parcels to Ukraine’s Armed Forces as soon as permits, funding, and safety measures come through.
Aug. 16
Energy
A renewed heat wave expected next week would likely overload Ukraine’s energy system and lead to the resumption of rolling blackouts, officials and energy operators said.
Aug. 16
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s offensive in the Kursk region poses difficult geopolitical challenges for the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, which require asymmetric responses.
Aug. 16
War in Ukraine
Germany – a key ally of Kyiv – has been on high alert for sabotage and attacks on military facilities in the country in the wake of Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Aug. 16
Crimea
Kyiv targeted a ferry crossing in Kerch and a boat in Chornomorsk in occupied Crimea. Authorities in Kerch and the Ukrainian side have not yet commented on the attacks.
Aug. 16
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine's commander-in-chief said that his troops have captured 82 settlements, Russia claimed it recaptured one village.
Aug. 16
Drones
An Aug. 14 Facebook post shows the discovery of an unused Volnorez complex still in its packaging and complete with all technical documentation.
Aug. 16
Ukraine
Key current drivers for inflation include a rise in the price of processed foods and increased business costs.
Aug. 16
UK
Kyiv said it wants to strike Russian airfields and logistics hubs far behind the front line using the long-range missiles.
Aug. 16