Files reveal how the specter of Moscow’s supposed underhand ways was used to subjugate the platform to the US Democratic Party In a pair of blockbuster #TwitterFiles threads, this week, journalist Matt Taibbi has blown open, even wider, the media giant’s concerning collusion with the US national security state. The former Rolling Stone writer exposed … Read more
Such an imbalance may cost Kiev and its Western allies dearly, the paper warns The fact that the smaller kamikaze drones used by Russia are much cheaper than the Ukrainian air defense missiles used against them is creating problems for Kiev and its Western backers, the New York Times has acknowledged. In an article on … Read more
The killing of scores of Russian conscripts in a Kyiv-led missile attack on their barracks in occupied eastern Ukraine has rekindled recriminations in Moscow over the conduct of the war — and raised fresh questions over the military’s capacity to learn from its mistakes. Russia said 89 of its troops were killed when precision rockets … Read more
Russia and Ukraine are both claiming Russian casualties following a missile attack on the occupied Donetsk region. The attack came as Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Source link
Serhii Kaharlytskyi, right, stands outside his home, destroyed after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. Kaharlytskyi’s wife Iryna died in the attack on Dec. 31, 2022. Renata Brito/AP hide caption toggle caption Renata Brito/AP Serhii Kaharlytskyi, right, stands outside his home, destroyed after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. … Read more
Ukrainians faced a grim start to 2023 as Sunday, January 1, 2023, brought more Russian missile and drone attacks following a blistering New Year’s Eve assault that killed at least three civilians across the country, authorities reported. Air raid sirens sounded in the capital shortly after midnight, followed by a barrage of missiles that interrupted … Read more
City workers collect the body of a woman in Kherson, southern Ukraine, November 25. She died during a Russian attack. | Photo Credit: AP At least 32 people in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson have been killed by Russian shelling since pro-Moscow forces pulled out two weeks ago, the head of Ukraine’s police said … Read more
Mali has banned Paris-backed NGOs after almost a decade of unsuccessful French attempts to gain a foothold Mali declared a ban this week on the activities of non-governmental organizations within the country that receive funding from France. The move came in the wake of France’s decision to withdraw development aid to the country as its final … Read more
Recent hits by Russian missles on Ukraine’s power grid and water systems have affected hospitals, cell phone service, and basic necessities such as heating and cooking. Source link
City workers collect the body of a man in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. The man died during a Russian attack on Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption toggle caption Bernat Armangue/AP City workers collect the body of a man in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. The man died … Read more