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Kyiv
Kyiv was also targeted by drones in what one official described as “a difficult night of air attacks for all of Ukraine.” Reports of damage and casualties are still being assessed.
Jul. 19, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian “shaping operations” take out communications hub in key occupied city while Russia ramps up aerial assaults. Defense Minister proposes constitution change to allow allied bases in Ukraine
Jul. 19, 2023
Ukraine
General Mark Milley said it was “way too early” to judge the offensive a failure, adding “this is going to be long, it’s going to be hard, it’s going to be bloody.”
Jul. 19, 2023
War in Ukraine
Your news for the morning of Wednesday, July 19 – Day 511 of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
Jul. 19, 2023
Putin
South Africa's diplomatic dilemma is playing out in court where the leading opposition party is trying to ensure Putin is handed over to the ICC if he steps foot in the country.
Jul. 18, 2023
Putin
In a call to his mother, a Russian soldier says he feels like he’s “fallen into slavery” and claims Putin is afraid “all this chaos will lead to a civil war.”
Jul. 18, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russia’s decision to quit the deal provoked outrage from the international community, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warning millions of the world’s poorest would “pay the price”.
Jul. 18, 2023
Bakhmut
Senior Ukrainian army officers have acknowledged that Moscow’s forces have shifted the focus of attack closer to Russia’s western border, notwithstanding Kyiv’s major offensive on the southern front.
Jul. 18, 2023
Belarus
It’s also reported that Yevgeny Prigozhin flew to Belarus for the fourth time since the failed rebellion in Russia.
Jul. 18, 2023
Europe
Russia’s propaganda strength isn’t limited to where it has an information monopoly, it also finds traction in EU countries where Kremlin narratives are promoted by some political entities.
Jul. 18, 2023
Cluster Munitions
Russia’s massive minefields are severely hampering Ukraine’s summer offensive. Kyiv has a few options including the unorthodox use of newly-supplied cluster munitions.
Jul. 18, 2023
Russia
The Kremlin is pushing the narrative that Ukraine’s attack on the Crimea bridge was ineffective and thousands of summer holidaymakers need not worry. The Russian internet says something different.
Jul. 18, 2023
War in Ukraine
Poland’s Mateusz Morawiecki argued that countries that once suffered from European colonialism should recognise that Russia is now the imperialist threat.
Jul. 18, 2023
Crimea
Drone attacks in Crimea have increased in recent weeks as Ukraine wages a counter-offensive against Russian forces.
Jul. 18, 2023
War in Ukraine
Panicking Russian tourists stranded on the peninsula have been told to drive 400 kilometers through occupied Ukraine if they want to make it home.
Jul. 18, 2023
War in Ukraine
Air alerts were also announced in Mykolayiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kirovograd, and Cherkasy.
Jul. 18, 2023