Russia-Ukraine war
Ukrainian troops inside Russia? Meh, it’s the ‘new normal’ Putin’s propaganda says
The Kremlin’s messaging is directed at the local Russian population and suggests that Moscow expects the surprise occupation of its territory to last for months.
- by Liz Cookman
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Kyiv launches ‘one of largest ever’ drone attacks on Moscow: mayor
“This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow using drones ever. We continue to monitor the situation,” the Moscow mayor said.
- by Lidia Kelly
Masha Gessen to enter Australia after visa holdup fixed
The critic of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine had been denied a visa after being hit with trumped-up Russian charges designed to silence them.
- by David Crowe
‘What the Kremlin hoped for’: Prominent author not given Australian visa
Acclaimed Russian-American writer Masha Gessen has not been allowed to enter the country over the weekend, following convictions in Russia handed down in absentia.
- by Gemma Grant
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Inaction man: As Kursk response shows, in a crisis Vladimir Putin freezes up
The Kursk incursion has humiliated Russia’s military and demonstrated Ukraine’s resilience, but it has not altered the fundamental situation, including Putin’s grip on power.
- by Robyn Dixon
The Ukrainian cricketers who ditched their bats to save their country
“As strange as it sounds, what I want to be doing most of all right now is playing cricket. But I have a sniper’s rifle in my hands right now instead of a bat, and a grenade instead of a ball.”
- by Rob Harris
Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia
Kyiv’s allies are largely withholding judgment over the Ukrainian offensive into Russian territory amid uncertainty over the ultimate goal of the operation.
- by Guy Faulconbridge and Olzhas Auyezov
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Ukraine
Ukraine says it has seized more land in a week than Russia has all year
Ukrainian forces have pushed on with their major cross-border advance into the Kursk region for a second week, claiming to have captured more Russian ground and prisoners.
Even Ukrainian soldiers were in the dark on the plan. How did Zelensky pull this off?
Planned in secrecy, the incursion was a bold move to upend the war’s dynamics and put Moscow on the defensive – a gambit that could also leave Ukraine exposed.
- by Kim Barker, Anton Troianovski, Andrew E. Kramer, Constant Méheut, Alina Lobzina, Eric Schmitt and Sanjana Varghese
Putin pulls back troops from Ukraine to resist Kursk invasion
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had rounded up Russian prisoners of war who could be swapped for captured Ukrainian fighters, expanding what he called an “exchange fund”.
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Putin cuts off governor detailing Ukraine’s inroads into Russia
The acting Kursk governor said that about 121,000 Russians have been evacuated or left the areas affected by fighting on their own.
- by Daryna Krasnolutska