Ukraine’s Azov brigade races to rebuild ahead of fateful fight
KYIV, Ukraine — The Azov brigade, hailed by Ukrainians for its tenacity during Russia’s siege of Mariupol, is scrambling to rebuild from heavy combat losses as it seeks to play a muscular role in Ukraine’s next major assault.
The high-profile unit is hoping to recruit 6,500 new fighters who will provide restored combat heft even as its leaders push for the return of more than 1,000 brigade troops who remain in Russia as prisoners of war.
“We are ready to liberate territory,” Maj. Bohdan “Tavr” Krotevych, who is the brigade’s interim commander and is leading the rebuilding effort after his release from Russian captivity in the fall, said in an interview.
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KYIV, Ukraine — The Azov brigade, hailed by Ukrainians for its tenacity during Russia’s siege of Mariupol, is scrambling to rebuild from heavy combat losses as it seeks to play a muscular role in Ukraine’s next major assault.
The high-profile unit is hoping to recruit 6,500 new fighters who will provide restored combat heft even as its leaders push for the return of more than 1,000 brigade troops who remain in Russia as prisoners of war.
“We are ready to liberate territory,” Maj. Bohdan “Tavr” Krotevych, who is the brigade’s interim commander and is leading the rebuilding effort after his release from Russian captivity in the fall, said in an interview.
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U.S. asks Brazil to extradite alleged Russian spy who posed as student
The United States has asked Brazil to extradite an alleged Russian spy charged last month by the Justice Department with posing as a foreign student in Washington while carrying out espionage operations against the West, according to U.S. and Brazilian officials.
The extradition request filed Tuesday represents an extraordinary attempt by the United States to take custody of a Russian operative held overseas while Moscow is pursuing its own effort to secure his release.
The alleged spy, a Russian citizen named Sergey Cherkasov, is serving a 15-year prison sentence in Brazil for document fraud related to his fake identity. Russia has denied that Cherkasov is a secret agent and instead filed its own extradition request accusing him of being a heroin trafficker — a claim that U.S. and Brazilian officials regard as a transparent ruse.
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The United States has asked Brazil to extradite an alleged Russian spy charged last month by the Justice Department with posing as a foreign student in Washington while carrying out espionage operations against the West, according to U.S. and Brazilian officials.
The extradition request filed Tuesday represents an extraordinary attempt by the United States to take custody of a Russian operative held overseas while Moscow is pursuing its own effort to secure his release.
The alleged spy, a Russian citizen named Sergey Cherkasov, is serving a 15-year prison sentence in Brazil for document fraud related to his fake identity. Russia has denied that Cherkasov is a secret agent and instead filed its own extradition request accusing him of being a heroin trafficker — a claim that U.S. and Brazilian officials regard as a transparent ruse.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- A Russian missile attack overnight on the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv killed at least one person and injured 23 others, including children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday.
- In Moscow, the Kremlin welcomed the first phone call between Zelensky and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, since the war began.
- Brittney Griner on Thursday held her first news conference since being released from a Russian prison in December, by turns tearful and upbeat as she spoke of her experience and her return to professional basketball.
- Russia rejected a U.S. consular request to visit detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich on May 11, its Foreign Ministry said, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency.
- NATO has delivered 98 percent of “combat vehicles” promised to Ukraine, according to Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance’s secretary general.
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- A Russian missile attack overnight on the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv killed at least one person and injured 23 others, including children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday.
- In Moscow, the Kremlin welcomed the first phone call between Zelensky and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, since the war began.
- Brittney Griner on Thursday held her first news conference since being released from a Russian prison in December, by turns tearful and upbeat as she spoke of her experience and her return to professional basketball.
- Russia rejected a U.S. consular request to visit detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich on May 11, its Foreign Ministry said, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency.
- NATO has delivered 98 percent of “combat vehicles” promised to Ukraine, according to Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance’s secretary general.
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At least 5 killed as Russia stages attacks in Dnipro and Uman
- Air alarms blared throughout Ukraine early Friday, from the capital, Kyiv, to areas closer to the front line, according to Ukrainian officials. At least two civilians — a 3-year-old child and a young woman — were killed in the city of Dnipro, its Ukrainian mayor said. Three other people were killed in the central city of Uman, the regional governor said.
- Eleven missiles and two drones flying toward Kyiv were shot down. There were no details on what had been struck in the capital or of any damage and casualties. Air alerts were lifted in Kyiv, officials said about 6 a.m. local time. Dnipro, Kremenchuk and Poltava in central Ukraine and Mykolaiv in the south also reported explosions, according to Reuters.
- Ukrainian forces intercepted 21 of 23 Russian cruise missiles, Ukraine’s top general said.
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- Air alarms blared throughout Ukraine early Friday, from the capital, Kyiv, to areas closer to the front line, according to Ukrainian officials. At least two civilians — a 3-year-old child and a young woman — were killed in the city of Dnipro, its Ukrainian mayor said. Three other people were killed in the central city of Uman, the regional governor said.
- Eleven missiles and two drones flying toward Kyiv were shot down. There were no details on what had been struck in the capital or of any damage and casualties. Air alerts were lifted in Kyiv, officials said about 6 a.m. local time. Dnipro, Kremenchuk and Poltava in central Ukraine and Mykolaiv in the south also reported explosions, according to Reuters.
- Ukrainian forces intercepted 21 of 23 Russian cruise missiles, Ukraine’s top general said.
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Pace of U.S. tank delivery to Ukraine draws fire in Senate
President Biden and his senior military advisers were rebuked Thursday by senators exasperated by what they claimed is the glacial pace at which his administration is moving to supply Abrams tanks to Ukraine, whose leaders say they need such weapons for a highly anticipated counteroffensive to retake Russian-occupied territory.
Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Angus King (I-Maine) directed their frustration at Gen. Christopher Cavoli, who as the head of the U.S. European Command oversees much of the Pentagon’s effort to train and equip Ukraine’s army. King told the general he is worried that Ukraine will not have enough firepower to counter Russian troops this summer and that the American tanks should be staged in Poland now so Ukrainian forces can use them as soon as they complete a training course expected to begin next month under the supervision of U.S. soldiers in Germany.
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President Biden and his senior military advisers were rebuked Thursday by senators exasperated by what they claimed is the glacial pace at which his administration is moving to supply Abrams tanks to Ukraine, whose leaders say they need such weapons for a highly anticipated counteroffensive to retake Russian-occupied territory.
Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Angus King (I-Maine) directed their frustration at Gen. Christopher Cavoli, who as the head of the U.S. European Command oversees much of the Pentagon’s effort to train and equip Ukraine’s army. King told the general he is worried that Ukraine will not have enough firepower to counter Russian troops this summer and that the American tanks should be staged in Poland now so Ukrainian forces can use them as soon as they complete a training course expected to begin next month under the supervision of U.S. soldiers in Germany.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- Russian attacks hit cities around Ukraine, killing at least 22 people, officials said early Friday. In Kyiv, authorities said the capital came under the first missile attack since early March.
- “This Russian terror must face a fair response from Ukraine and the world,” President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram after the strikes. “And it will.”
- The European Commission reached a deal with five E.U. countries over Ukrainian produce imports, the commission’s executive vice president, Valdis Dombrovskis, announced Friday.
- The Biden administration imposed sanctions on Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and other entities for their role in the “wrongful detention” of Americans.
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- Russian attacks hit cities around Ukraine, killing at least 22 people, officials said early Friday. In Kyiv, authorities said the capital came under the first missile attack since early March.
- “This Russian terror must face a fair response from Ukraine and the world,” President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram after the strikes. “And it will.”
- The European Commission reached a deal with five E.U. countries over Ukrainian produce imports, the commission’s executive vice president, Valdis Dombrovskis, announced Friday.
- The Biden administration imposed sanctions on Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and other entities for their role in the “wrongful detention” of Americans.
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Here's the latest on Ukraine:
- The dead in Uman include four children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address Friday. He also thanked the military for shooting down 21 of the 23 missiles that Kyiv says Moscow’s forces launched.
- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said the world must ensure the invasion of Ukraine cannot succeed, in a Friday speech at Harvard University.
- Bakhmut and Maryinka remain at the center of hostilities, Ukraine’s military said early Saturday. Russian forces are on the defensive in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, it said.
- Five E.U. states and the European Commission reached a deal on Ukrainian produce imports, the commission’s executive vice president, Valdis Dombrovskis, said Friday.
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- The dead in Uman include four children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address Friday. He also thanked the military for shooting down 21 of the 23 missiles that Kyiv says Moscow’s forces launched.
- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said the world must ensure the invasion of Ukraine cannot succeed, in a Friday speech at Harvard University.
- Bakhmut and Maryinka remain at the center of hostilities, Ukraine’s military said early Saturday. Russian forces are on the defensive in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, it said.
- Five E.U. states and the European Commission reached a deal on Ukrainian produce imports, the commission’s executive vice president, Valdis Dombrovskis, said Friday.
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Donated MiG jets will not give Ukraine air superiority against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — When Poland and Slovakia announced their plans to donate up to 30 MiG fighter jets to Ukraine, it was hailed as a breakthrough in getting Kyiv ever more sophisticated weaponry and as a sign that Eastern European nations were prepared to be bolder than the United States or NATO allies in Western Europe.
For the Ukrainian pilots who fly it, the Soviet-designed MiG-29 is an “old friend” — a fighter that lacks the flash and capabilities of newer jets but nonetheless has played a critical role. “It’s ridiculously fast,” said Moonfish, a Ukrainian pilot who has flown close to 60 sorties, all in the MiG-29, and spoke on the condition that only his call sign be used for security reasons. One time, Moonfish said, he needed to “escape from Russian missiles.” “The MiG,” he said, “carried my ass out of danger.”
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KYIV, Ukraine — When Poland and Slovakia announced their plans to donate up to 30 MiG fighter jets to Ukraine, it was hailed as a breakthrough in getting Kyiv ever more sophisticated weaponry and as a sign that Eastern European nations were prepared to be bolder than the United States or NATO allies in Western Europe.
For the Ukrainian pilots who fly it, the Soviet-designed MiG-29 is an “old friend” — a fighter that lacks the flash and capabilities of newer jets but nonetheless has played a critical role. “It’s ridiculously fast,” said Moonfish, a Ukrainian pilot who has flown close to 60 sorties, all in the MiG-29, and spoke on the condition that only his call sign be used for security reasons. One time, Moonfish said, he needed to “escape from Russian missiles.” “The MiG,” he said, “carried my ass out of danger.”
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Here's the latest on Ukraine
- A drone attack hit a fuel depot in Crimea on Saturday, sparking a fire and damaging four tanks, authorities in the Russian-occupied peninsula said. The fire has been extinguished, said Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-appointed governor of Sevastopol.
- A spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate described the fire as “God’s punishment” for the civilian deaths in Uman.
- Thick plumes of smoke could be seen rising into the air in Sevastopol. The blaze will not affect the supply of fuel to the city and other tanks in the depot were not damaged, governor Razvozhaev added.
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- A drone attack hit a fuel depot in Crimea on Saturday, sparking a fire and damaging four tanks, authorities in the Russian-occupied peninsula said. The fire has been extinguished, said Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-appointed governor of Sevastopol.
- A spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate described the fire as “God’s punishment” for the civilian deaths in Uman.
- Thick plumes of smoke could be seen rising into the air in Sevastopol. The blaze will not affect the supply of fuel to the city and other tanks in the depot were not damaged, governor Razvozhaev added.
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Here's the latest on Ukraine:
- A Ukrainian military intelligence official described the Crimean incident as “God’s punishment” for a Russian strike on an apartment building Friday that killed many civilians.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said six children were among at least 23 people killed in the Russian strike that battered a residential apartment building Friday in Uman, a city in central Ukraine far from the front lines.
- Wagner Group founder Yevgeniy Prigozhin reportedly threatened to withdraw his mercenaries from the besieged city of Bakhmut, which Kyiv and Moscow have been fighting over for months.
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- A Ukrainian military intelligence official described the Crimean incident as “God’s punishment” for a Russian strike on an apartment building Friday that killed many civilians.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said six children were among at least 23 people killed in the Russian strike that battered a residential apartment building Friday in Uman, a city in central Ukraine far from the front lines.
- Wagner Group founder Yevgeniy Prigozhin reportedly threatened to withdraw his mercenaries from the besieged city of Bakhmut, which Kyiv and Moscow have been fighting over for months.
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Exclusive: Key nations sit out U.S. standoff with Russia, China, leaks show
President Biden’s global agenda faces significant challenges as major developing nations seek to evade the intensifying standoff between the United States, Russia and China and, in some cases, exploit that rivalry for their own gain, classified American intelligence assessments show.
The documents, among a trove of U.S. secrets leaked online through the Discord messaging platform, provide a rare glimpse into the private calculations by key emerging powers, including India, Brazil, Pakistan and Egypt, as they attempt to straddle allegiances in an era when America is no longer the world’s unchallenged superpower.
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President Biden’s global agenda faces significant challenges as major developing nations seek to evade the intensifying standoff between the United States, Russia and China and, in some cases, exploit that rivalry for their own gain, classified American intelligence assessments show.
The documents, among a trove of U.S. secrets leaked online through the Discord messaging platform, provide a rare glimpse into the private calculations by key emerging powers, including India, Brazil, Pakistan and Egypt, as they attempt to straddle allegiances in an era when America is no longer the world’s unchallenged superpower.
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Here's the latest on Ukraine:
- Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out Saturday’s drone attack on a fuel depot in Crimea, the peninsula illegally annexed by the Kremlin in 2014. Ukraine hasn’t claimed responsibility for the strike, which comes as Kyiv is preparing for a long-anticipated spring counteroffensive to retake territory seized by Moscow.
- President Biden said he is “working like hell” to bring home Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, whom Russian authorities detained and accused of espionage.
- The Russian Defense Ministry has appointed a new military logistics leader, ostensibly ousting the general known as the “butcher of Mariupol.” Col. Gen. Aleksey Kuzmenkov is the new deputy defense minister in charge of combat service support, the ministry announced Sunday.
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- Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out Saturday’s drone attack on a fuel depot in Crimea, the peninsula illegally annexed by the Kremlin in 2014. Ukraine hasn’t claimed responsibility for the strike, which comes as Kyiv is preparing for a long-anticipated spring counteroffensive to retake territory seized by Moscow.
- President Biden said he is “working like hell” to bring home Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, whom Russian authorities detained and accused of espionage.
- The Russian Defense Ministry has appointed a new military logistics leader, ostensibly ousting the general known as the “butcher of Mariupol.” Col. Gen. Aleksey Kuzmenkov is the new deputy defense minister in charge of combat service support, the ministry announced Sunday.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine early Monday, including in Kyiv, as Russia retaliated after a weekend drone strike by Ukrainian forces on a fuel depot in Kremlin-occupied Crimea. No casualties were reported in an assault on the capital lasting several hours, according to local authorities.
- President Zelensky said Ukraine “must restore the full line of our state border, both on land and at sea,” at a ceremony Sunday to honor border guards.
- The weekend attack in Crimea destroyed more than 10 fuel tanks housing some 40,000 tons of oil intended for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, according to Ukrainian officials.
- Pope Francis said over the weekend that the Vatican is involved in a secret peace mission. “I think that peace is always made by opening channels. You can never achieve peace through closure,” the pope told reporters on a flight back from a three-day trip to Hungary, according to Reuters.
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- Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine early Monday, including in Kyiv, as Russia retaliated after a weekend drone strike by Ukrainian forces on a fuel depot in Kremlin-occupied Crimea. No casualties were reported in an assault on the capital lasting several hours, according to local authorities.
- President Zelensky said Ukraine “must restore the full line of our state border, both on land and at sea,” at a ceremony Sunday to honor border guards.
- The weekend attack in Crimea destroyed more than 10 fuel tanks housing some 40,000 tons of oil intended for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, according to Ukrainian officials.
- Pope Francis said over the weekend that the Vatican is involved in a secret peace mission. “I think that peace is always made by opening channels. You can never achieve peace through closure,” the pope told reporters on a flight back from a three-day trip to Hungary, according to Reuters.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- The United States estimates Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties in Bakhmut since December, including more than 20,000 killed in action, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on a call with reporters Monday.
- The United States estimates Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties in Bakhmut since December, including more than 20,000 killed in action, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on a call with reporters Monday.
- Russian strategic bombers launched 18 Kh-101 and Kh-555 cruise missiles against Ukraine’s territory in an attack that began around 2:30 a.m. Monday, according to the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny.
- An explosion Monday morning caused a freight train to derail in Bryansk in western Russia, the regional governor said.
- A power line was blown up in Russia’s Leningrad region early Monday near the border with Estonia and Finland, regional governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said.
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- The United States estimates Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties in Bakhmut since December, including more than 20,000 killed in action, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on a call with reporters Monday.
- The United States estimates Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties in Bakhmut since December, including more than 20,000 killed in action, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on a call with reporters Monday.
- Russian strategic bombers launched 18 Kh-101 and Kh-555 cruise missiles against Ukraine’s territory in an attack that began around 2:30 a.m. Monday, according to the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny.
- An explosion Monday morning caused a freight train to derail in Bryansk in western Russia, the regional governor said.
- A power line was blown up in Russia’s Leningrad region early Monday near the border with Estonia and Finland, regional governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- More than 20,000 Russian troops have been killed and 80,000 have been wounded in Ukraine since December, the U.S. National Security Council said. The numbers are based on “intelligence that we were able to corroborate over a period of some time,” said NSC spokesman John Kirby. He declined to discuss Ukrainian casualties.
- Of the 20,000 Russians killed, half belonged to the Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenary group involved in the heavy fighting in Bakhmut, U.S. officials said. Many Wagner fighters are ex-convicts who did not receive sufficient military training, U.S. officials have said.
- Russia conducted 19 missile strikes during the “last day,” Ukraine’s military said in an updated statement early Tuesday. The attacks hit residential buildings, schools, hospitals and kindergartens, it said. At least three people were killed and forty other were injured.
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- More than 20,000 Russian troops have been killed and 80,000 have been wounded in Ukraine since December, the U.S. National Security Council said. The numbers are based on “intelligence that we were able to corroborate over a period of some time,” said NSC spokesman John Kirby. He declined to discuss Ukrainian casualties.
- Of the 20,000 Russians killed, half belonged to the Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenary group involved in the heavy fighting in Bakhmut, U.S. officials said. Many Wagner fighters are ex-convicts who did not receive sufficient military training, U.S. officials have said.
- Russia conducted 19 missile strikes during the “last day,” Ukraine’s military said in an updated statement early Tuesday. The attacks hit residential buildings, schools, hospitals and kindergartens, it said. At least three people were killed and forty other were injured.
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The rise and violent demise of pro-Russian war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky
Vladlen Tatarsky, a convicted criminal turned popular pro-Russian blogger who published warmongering diatribes, was promoting his upcoming book to a gathering of his fans at a hip burger joint in St. Petersburg. A portrait of Tatarsky surrounded by firearms in the shape of angel wings lit up the room.
The event, on a Sunday afternoon earlier this month, offered a window into how wartime fervor has gripped Russia, turning hawkish military bloggers into minor celebrities — in Tatarsky’s case with more than a half-million followers on the Telegram messaging platform.
From her seat in the back, a young woman with long auburn hair stepped forward with a gift, video of the event showed. In a wooden box was a gilded bust of Tatarsky portrayed as a coal miner — a tribute to his native Donbas, the Ukrainian coal-mining region that Russia has long been trying to capture. The audience murmured in approval.
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Vladlen Tatarsky, a convicted criminal turned popular pro-Russian blogger who published warmongering diatribes, was promoting his upcoming book to a gathering of his fans at a hip burger joint in St. Petersburg. A portrait of Tatarsky surrounded by firearms in the shape of angel wings lit up the room.
The event, on a Sunday afternoon earlier this month, offered a window into how wartime fervor has gripped Russia, turning hawkish military bloggers into minor celebrities — in Tatarsky’s case with more than a half-million followers on the Telegram messaging platform.
From her seat in the back, a young woman with long auburn hair stepped forward with a gift, video of the event showed. In a wooden box was a gilded bust of Tatarsky portrayed as a coal miner — a tribute to his native Donbas, the Ukrainian coal-mining region that Russia has long been trying to capture. The audience murmured in approval.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- More than 20,000 Russian troops have been killed and 80,000 have been wounded in Ukraine since December, according to an estimate from the U.S. National Security Council.
- At least three people were killed in the latest Russian missile attacks in Ukraine early Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
- New Zealand’s prime minister had his first phone call with Zelensky since becoming leader in January.
- Ukraine is almost done preparing for a fresh spring counteroffensive against Russian forces, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said, according to local media.
- Russian forces are continuing offensive operations in Bakhmut, including airstrikes against the city, Ukraine’s military said early Tuesday.
- Black Sea grain talks will take place Wednesday, Reuters quoted a senior Ukrainian official as saying.
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- More than 20,000 Russian troops have been killed and 80,000 have been wounded in Ukraine since December, according to an estimate from the U.S. National Security Council.
- At least three people were killed in the latest Russian missile attacks in Ukraine early Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
- New Zealand’s prime minister had his first phone call with Zelensky since becoming leader in January.
- Ukraine is almost done preparing for a fresh spring counteroffensive against Russian forces, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said, according to local media.
- Russian forces are continuing offensive operations in Bakhmut, including airstrikes against the city, Ukraine’s military said early Tuesday.
- Black Sea grain talks will take place Wednesday, Reuters quoted a senior Ukrainian official as saying.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- Russia’s defense industry is boosting the pace and volume of weapons production, as the Kremlin’s troops are depending on the “timely replenishment” of arms, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
- The European Union is pushing for increased ammunition production for Ukraine, Reuters reported, and Denmark said it has committed $250 million worth of military equipment and financial support to Kyiv.
- President Zelensky has not had any conversations with the White House about the massive leak of highly classified U.S. intelligence documents on the Discord messaging platform, he said in a wide-ranging interview with the Post.
- The company behind dating apps Tinder and Hinge is pulling out of Russia. Match Group said it was “committed to protecting human rights” and would complete its exit from the Russian market by the end of June.
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- Russia’s defense industry is boosting the pace and volume of weapons production, as the Kremlin’s troops are depending on the “timely replenishment” of arms, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
- The European Union is pushing for increased ammunition production for Ukraine, Reuters reported, and Denmark said it has committed $250 million worth of military equipment and financial support to Kyiv.
- President Zelensky has not had any conversations with the White House about the massive leak of highly classified U.S. intelligence documents on the Discord messaging platform, he said in a wide-ranging interview with the Post.
- The company behind dating apps Tinder and Hinge is pulling out of Russia. Match Group said it was “committed to protecting human rights” and would complete its exit from the Russian market by the end of June.
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