White House urges Ukraine to lower draft age to 18 amid troop shortage: report
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White House urges Ukraine to lower draft age to 18 amid troop shortage: report

The Biden-Harris administration is reportedly urging Ukraine to lower its draft age from 25 to 18 in an effort to quickly increase the size of its military force. More than 1 million Ukrainians are currently serving in military units, but the US believes its ally needs more than 160,000 additional…

Russians make fast progress in Ukraine as overstretched armies scramble to resist
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Russians make fast progress in Ukraine as overstretched armies scramble to resist

Russia’s army has made fast progress in Ukraine over the past week, seizing 90 square miles of territory and making military advances at the fastest clip since invading its western neighbor nearly three years ago. The gains in territory equal a territory roughly the size of four Manhattans, and have…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,005 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,005 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Here is the situation on Monday, November 25: Fighting Russia’s air defence systems destroyed seven Ukrainian missiles overnight over the Kursk region, Kursk regional governor Alexei Smirnov wrote on his Telegram channel. Falling debris from destroyed Ukrainian drones sparked a fire at an industrial facility in Russia’s Kaluga, according to…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,004 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,004 | Russia-Ukraine war News

These were the key developments on the 1,004th day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Sunday, November 24: Diplomacy US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Italy, before the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Monday, to discuss the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Western…

What does the use of more powerful weapons mean for Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war

What does the use of more powerful weapons mean for Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war

Russia uses hypersonic missile for first time in the war after Ukraine uses Western weapons to hit Russian territory. Russia has attacked Ukraine with a new hypersonic missile. Western leaders say it marks a dangerous new phase in the war. The Kremlin says it follows a decision by the White…

1000 days of war and the toll on Ukraine’s media | Russia-Ukraine war

1000 days of war and the toll on Ukraine’s media | Russia-Ukraine war

President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to fire US missiles into Russia has brought the world’s two leading nuclear powers to a head. Western media overlooks the broader implications of this move. Inside Ukraine, journalists face the dual threats of restricted press freedoms and Russian aggression. Contributors:Branko Marcetic – Writer,…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,002 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,002 | Russia-Ukraine war News

These were the key developments on the 1,002nd day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Friday, November 22: Ballistic missile attack President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in response to the United States and United…

Putin: Russia tested intermediate-range missile on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war

Putin: Russia tested intermediate-range missile on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia tested a new intermediate-range missile in combat conditions in a strike on Ukraine. Ukraine earlier had said that the missile had “all the characteristics” of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The Russian strike came in response to recent strikes by Ukraine using British Storm…

US reopens Kyiv embassy after Ukraine firing of ATACMS missiles into Russia
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US reopens Kyiv embassy after Ukraine firing of ATACMS missiles into Russia

The United States said it had reopened its embassy in Kyiv late on Wednesday after it had shut for the day due to what it called the threat of a significant air attack, a day after Ukraine used American missiles to hit a target inside Russia. Russia had described the strike by US missiles as an escalation in the 1,000-day-old war, while Ukraine’s military spy agency said Russia was trying…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,001 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,001 | Russia-Ukraine war News

These were the key developments on the 1,001st day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Thursday, November 21: Fighting and weapons Ukraine reportedly fired 12 British Storm Shadow cruise missiles – the latest Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets – into Russia’s…