The Ukraine War is an armed conflict between an expansionist Russia, and a Ukrainian nation fighting for its existence.
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Russia’s 810th Marine Brigade is cursed. It sustained 85% casualties in 2022 in Kherson and Mariupol. Russia keeps replenishing it and the dead keep piling up. 2/ One relative says that "It's absolute hell there. Those who are stormtroopers, it's total...
by quaoar
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on Mon Dec 09, 2024 at 12:26 PM PST
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Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on December 7 to 8. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 74 Shahed and other unspecified drones (possibly referring to decoys) from Millerovo, Rostov...
by annieli
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on Sun Dec 08, 2024 at 09:16 PM PST
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Events in Syria have been moving rapidly. Today the Syrian rebels marched into Latakia and Tartus on the coast. Tartus is the home of Russia’s Mediterranean fleet and reports indicate its ships, which include cruise missile frigates and submarines,...
by quaoar
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on Sun Dec 08, 2024 at 10:48 AM PST
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Russian forces continued a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 6 to 7.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported on December 7 that Russian forces launched an ...
by annieli
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on Sat Dec 07, 2024 at 09:02 PM PST
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Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 5 to 6 and missile strikes during the day on December 6. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 53 Shahed drones and other unidentified...
by annieli
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on Fri Dec 06, 2024 at 09:02 PM PST
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A dolphin escorts the naval drone on its way to hit an offshore radar platform. In this operation, a Bayraktar drone was used for surveillance and the naval drone launched kamikaze drones to hit the platform. The Russians are already wanting to...
by quaoar
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on Sat Dec 07, 2024 at 10:58 AM PST
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The Great Return: An infusion of 8,000 battle-tested soldiers in a little over a week?. And likely more to come. This is the rough equivalent of about 4 Ukrainian army brigades coming back into the fight. Over 8,000 Ukrainian AWOL soldiers return,...
by Decimus
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on Fri Dec 06, 2024 at 11:11 AM PST
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Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Ukraine, Russia, Great Britain, and the United States signing the Budapest Memorandum. To celebrate, Russia massed thousands of troops on Ukraine’s southern border, preparing for another massive and bloody...
by thomhartmann
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on Fri Dec 06, 2024 at 08:48 AM PST
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Russian troops losses (dead + wounded) have reached 750k. There was a lot of excitement last night that the Kerch bridge might be under attack. It turned out to be the shipyard at Kerch that was attacked by naval drones. There is no word on whether it...
by quaoar
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on Fri Dec 06, 2024 at 09:53 AM PST
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KyivPost: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov made one of his most outrageous statements to date: ‘Russia does not want to attack anyone. It was the USA that attacked Russia through the hands of the Ukrainian regime.’ Russian forces conducted a series of...
by annieli
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on Thu Dec 05, 2024 at 09:03 PM PST
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Reflections on War, History, and the Tragedy of Ukraine's Struggle During my recent trip to Milan in November 2024, I had the opportunity to witness a small but powerful demonstration by Ukrainian citizens and their supporters near Piazza Cordusio....
by JFHardy
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on Thu Dec 05, 2024 at 07:23 AM PST
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We’ll start off in Syria. The Syrian opposition has taken the city of Hama and is reported to be forming convoys to head towards the city of Homs. Hama is the site of a 1982 massacre by the Assad regime that killed 40,000. Rebels seized the military...
by quaoar
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on Thu Dec 05, 2024 at 01:19 PM PST
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Desertion … it is without a doubt a big problem the Ukrainian army has been struggling with, especially in the face of the unrelenting Russian mechanized “meat assaults” numbering well over a hundred each day. And that does not include the bombardments...
by Decimus
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on Tue Dec 03, 2024 at 10:13 PM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and �...
by Chitown Kev
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on Tue Dec 03, 2024 at 08:59 PM PST
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A Ukrainian drone hit the headquarters of Kadyrov’s special forces in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. Speaking of the Kadyrovites, here’s the leader himself acting like a tough guy with a Ukrainian POW. If Kadyrov was given a gun and told to shoot...
by quaoar
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on Wed Dec 04, 2024 at 10:58 AM PST
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The 2024 elections are over. And uncertainty looms over U.S. support for Ukraine’s fight to eject Russian forces from its lands. But for all who hold the Ukrainian cause dear, there’s one thing we can be certain of … the Biden Administration intends to...
by Decimus
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on Tue Dec 03, 2024 at 12:16 AM PST
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Russian forces conducted a limited series of drone strikes targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine on the night of December 2 to 3. Trump advisers propose Ukraine concessions to Russia NATO membership for Ukraine off the table in proposed plans...
by annieli
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on Tue Dec 03, 2024 at 09:09 PM PST
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Russian forces conducted a large series of drone strikes on the night of December 1 and 2. Ukraine sees use of uncrewed ground vehicles and AI-targeting drones surging next year The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 110 Shahed...
by annieli
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on Mon Dec 02, 2024 at 09:02 PM PST
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A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Hoo boy, new allegations about Pete Hegseth are really something Even his own mother called him out. Kamala Harris plots her next political...
by Daily Kos Staff
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on Mon Dec 02, 2024 at 01:34 PM PST
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Russians clearing Ukrainian mines the hard way. Even the Russians watching this on the video screen wonder what the fuck that guy on the bike is doing. Maybe this explains it. I don’t know if this is also related in any way to North Korea’s growing...
by quaoar
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on Tue Dec 03, 2024 at 11:49 AM PST
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