#Troops

Bad to Worse for Russia

Vladimir Putin’s call-up of more troops highlights Russia’s continuing struggles in Ukraine....

22/09/2022 10:23 New York Times

Putin Raises Stakes in the War, With Direct Challenge to the West

The Russian leader announced a call-up of troops and hinted at using nuclear weapons, accusing the West of trying to “destroy our country” and vowing that Russia would defend itself....

21/09/2022 23:46 New York Times

Russian nuclear sabre-rattling is designed to create fear in the west

Russian announcements cover up fact that mobilisation will take months to have impactIt was inevitable, after Russia’s sudden military reverse near Kharkiv, that Vladimir Putin would respond, announcing a partial mobilisation of extra troops and a fresh bout of sabre-rattling on nuclear weapons a...

21/09/2022 17:26 The Guardian

Putin calls up 300,000 reserve troops to Ukraine - as he warns West over Russia's nuclear weapons

President Putin has accused the West of engaging in "nuclear blackmail" and warned he has "lots of weapons to reply" as he called up 300,000 more troops to the Ukraine war....

21/09/2022 07:20 Skynews

Is Vladimir Putin happy to risk nuclear war to avoid admitting defeat? | Andrew Roth

Russian leader’s escalatory threat to annex parts of Ukraine in effort to halt counteroffensive is fraught with riskVladimir Putin has backed himself into a corner in Ukraine. And true to form, the Russian leader is ready to escalate, perhaps up to the brink of nuclear war, rather than admit defea...

20/09/2022 18:19 The Guardian

Speculation that Putin will give national address defending efforts to annex Ukrainian regions

Vladimir Putin is expected to deliver a national address later - his first since he ordered his troops into Ukraine in February....

20/09/2022 15:58 Skynews

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 208 of the invasion

Russian-backed mayor says Ukrainian shelling killed 13 in Donetsk; Ukraine reports Russian strike on nuclear plantSee all our Ukraine war coverageThirteen people were killed by artillery shelling on Monday in the east Ukrainian separatist-held city of Donetsk, the city’s Russian-backed mayor said....

19/09/2022 17:03 The Guardian

Germany to rebuild bridge over Rhine that collapsed during WW2

Appeal for funds to rebuild bridge at Remagen destroyed after capture by US troops in final days of warOfficials in Germany have announced plans to rebuild a bridge over the Rhine that collapsed days after its capture by US soldiers in the final weeks of the second world war.The bridge at Remagen,...

19/09/2022 11:03 The Guardian

Ukrainians flee shelling of Kupiansk as Russian forces try to slow advances

Day and night bombardment of town and villages in north-eastern frontline region is effort to stop more territorial gains by UkraineRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesUkrainian civilians were fleeing heavy fighting on Sunday, as Russia’s armed forces tried to hold off a further dramatic advance by...

18/09/2022 16:31 The Guardian

Ukraine depends on morale and Russia on mercenaries. It could decide the war

Ukrainian soldiers feel they are fighting for national liberation, while the Russians appear to lack camaraderie. This contrast is criticalSee all our Ukraine coverageThe Ukrainian video begins with the Dunkirk beach scene from the film Atonement, the soldiers’ stirring rendition of Dear Lord and...

17/09/2022 06:00 The Guardian

At Mass Grave Site in Ukraine’s Northeast, a Sign of Occupation’s Toll

Russian troops held the city of Izium, in northeastern Ukraine, for six months. One burial site found this week could hold the remains of more than 400 people, investigators said....

17/09/2022 05:00 New York Times

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 206 of the invasion

UN to permit Zelenskiy video address despite Moscow’s objections; 99% of bodies exhumed from Izium site had signs of violent death, says UkraineSee all our Ukraine coverageUnited Nations member states have voted to make an exception to allow Volodymyr Zelenskiy to address next week’s general ass...

17/09/2022 01:35 The Guardian

Russia accuses Ukraine of targeting pro-Moscow officials

Sergei Gorenko and deputy killed in their offices as Kherson also comes under bombardment from Ukraine forcesRussia-Ukraine war - latest updatesRussia has accused Ukraine of carrying out targeted strikes in the cities of Kherson and Luhansk against local officials who have been collaborating with Mo...

16/09/2022 15:37 The Guardian

Judge proposed by Trump appointed in Mar-a-Lago records case | First Thing

Judge Cannon appointed Judge Raymond Dearie as special master and denied the DoJ’s plea to continue reviewing the seized records. Plus, how to survive an empty nestGood morning.A federal judge has named Raymond Dearie, a senior US district judge with experience handling US national security matter...

16/09/2022 10:35 The Guardian

Moscow’s local allies were told ‘Russia is here for ever’. Now they flee Ukraine

Supporters in shock as Kremlin reneges on vow that helped project power into captured towns and villagesSee all our Ukraine coverage hereJust weeks ago, Irina was working in the Russian occupation administration in Kupiansk, a large town in northern Ukraine that had been captured days after Vladimir...

15/09/2022 01:00 The Guardian

Ukraine’s officials claim to have discovered ‘torture chamber’ used by Russian troops – as it happened

Ukraine says cell has Lord’s Prayer carved into the wall in UkrainianWhat we know on day 203 of the invasionPavlo Kyrylenko, Ukraine’s governor of Donetsk, has repeated his refrain that people should evacuate where possible from areas that remain under the control of pro-Russia forces or are bei...

14/09/2022 21:00 The Guardian

Unease among agitated pundits on Russian TV as Ukraine makes big gains

As his troops lose ground in Ukraine, how is Russia's commander-in-chief digesting the latest setback to his so-called special military operation? ...

14/09/2022 18:51 Skynews

Former Soviet states eye opportunities as Russia struggles in Ukraine

Moscow’s influence in the Caucasus and central Asia is being unravelled by its ‘special military operation’The rout of the Russian army in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region seems likely to be a turning point in Kyiv’s battle to kick Russian troops out of the country, but it may also cause much broa...

14/09/2022 18:10 The Guardian

'Full security is being restored,' Ukraine President Zelenskyy tells his nation

Pressure is piling up on retreating Russians as Ukrainian troops press deeper into occupied territory, consolidating the swathes of recent gains....

14/09/2022 00:00 Skynews

Ukraine’s Achievement Is Biden’s, Too

As Russian troops flee their positions, now is the time to press the military advantage....

13/09/2022 23:50 New York Times

Ukrainians Recount Frantic Russian Retreat

Residents of towns recently retaken by Ukraine described a chaotic flight by disorganized Russian troops, suggesting morale and inexperience remain major problems for Russia....

13/09/2022 23:13 New York Times

About 100 troops killed in clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Escalation of hostilities between south Caucasus countries prompts Russia and US to call for restraintFighting on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan has killed about 100 troops as attacks on both sides fed fears of broader hostilities breaking out between the longtime adversaries. Armenia sai...

13/09/2022 22:14 The Guardian

Ukraine may have chance to 'throw Russians out'

Ukraine's military has a chance of removing Russian troops from all the territory they have claimed since February, a senior military analyst has told Sky News....

13/09/2022 13:05 Skynews

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 202 of the invasion

Ukrainian forces have recaptured 6,000 sq km in country’s south and east, Zelenskiy says; Kyiv says Russia has stopped sending new troops into Ukraine Continue reading...

13/09/2022 10:15 The Guardian

Life in Kharkiv still precarious despite Ukraine’s recent victories

Disruption to water and energy supplies is routine and the liberating troops have found bodies of civilians showing signs of tortureAir sirens sounded throughout the day in Kharhiv. At least four Russian missiles hit the north-eastern city in two attacks on Monday, killing at least one person, injur...

12/09/2022 20:01 The Guardian

Moscow fireworks contrast with worsening news from Ukraine frontlines

All eyes on Vladimir Putin’s response to Kharkiv retreat as narrative frays on Russian talkshowsRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesIt was not the ideal moment for a party. On Saturday evening, as Russian troops speedily retreated from numerous towns in the Kharkiv region, and the Ukrainian army...

12/09/2022 18:01 The Guardian

Ukraine continues Kharkiv offensive despite apparent Russian retaliation

Kyiv’s troops have reportedly retaken towns up to the Russian border, including strategic IziumRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesUkraine’s forces have continued to press their counterattack in Kharkiv, seeking to take control of almost all of the province, as Russia launched dozens of air and...

12/09/2022 12:36 The Guardian

Bodies left to rot as people describe burying neighbours - life in a liberated village after Russians retreat

The Russian troops suddenly started shouting wildly and running around, before scrambling into their tanks and fleeing the tiny village in eastern Ukraine, one resident said....

12/09/2022 06:15 Skynews

‘You can’t scare us’, Zelenkiy tells Russia, after missile attacks on Kharkiv – as it happened

Engineers working to restore power in region which has seen gains by Ukrainian forcesUkrainian forces have advanced north from Kharkiv to within 30 miles (48km) of the border with Russia and are also pressing to the south and east in the same region, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief of the armed force...

12/09/2022 01:13 The Guardian

Ukraine’s gains expose thinly spread Russian invaders. More could follow

Moscow diverted best troops to southern city of Kherson, leaving south-east of Kharkiv lightly defendedUkraine-Russia war: latest updatesIn five days, Ukraine’s northern counteroffensive has changed everything. What began as a push in a part of the front largely ignored by military analysts became...

11/09/2022 16:32 The Guardian

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