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Why Ukraine’s drained Kakhovka Dam is strategic for Russia

Small groups of Russian soldiers have been inching forward through the vast, drained Kakhovka reservoir since they blew up the dam in June 2023. Russian forces are infiltrating this “no man’s land” for reconnaissance purposes rather than for a future military offensive, said a military expert.

France 24

Sweltering in tanks in 37C: Ukrainian troops prepare to battle Russia in extreme heatwave

IN DEPTH: Days after a deadly heatwave swept across Europe, troops in Ukraine tell Alex Croft that they will try to use extreme weather to their advantage by disrupting Moscow’s supply routes

The Independent UK

Ukraine war in numbers: The bleak toll of Putin’s invasion after four devastating years

IN DEPTH: Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Alex Croft looks at the human cost and how it has transformed the future of warfare

The Independent UK

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From Korea to Kenya: All the countries dragged into fighting the Ukraine-Russia war

IN DEPTH: Russia is increasingly reliant on foreign fighters from around the world to prosecute its war in Ukraine, writes James C. Reynolds

The Independent UK

Ukraine front line mapped: The 745 miles at the heart of the war with Russia

IN FOCUS: As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, Ukraine and Russia are still trying to find a way to break the deadlock on the front lines, writes James C. Reynolds

The Independent UK

In Finnish Border Town, Worry Mounts Over Russian Military Build-up

In a Finnish town a stone's throw from Russia, Moscow's reported military build-up on its side of the border is raising concerns about the Nordic country's security, locals told AFP. Finland, which dropped decades of military non-alignment to join NATO in 2023, shares a 1,340-kilometre (830-mile) border with Russia.

International Business Times

As Trump returns to the White House, and Putin’s forces advance – what next for Ukraine in 2025?

IN FOCUS: Ukraine is facing an array of issues heading into 2025, underscored by anxiety about what the re-election of Donald Trump could mean for the country’s future. Tom Watling speaks to politicians, military experts and aid workers to discover what next year could hold

The Independent UK

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Ukraine is facing a ‘hammer blow’ of 50,000 Russian troops in Kursk – can they hold out?

IN DEPTH: Experts tell Andy Gregory and Tom Watling that the real question is how much Kyiv’s troops are able to inflict casualties on the Russians as the price for taking the territory back

The Independent UK

North Korea’s troops heading to Ukraine’s frontline as cannon fodder: ‘They will surely be killed’

G7 nations say Russia’s deployment of North Korean troops is a sign of desperation as Vladimir Putin looks to plug troop losses

The Independent UK

What are ‘dragon drones’, Ukraine’s latest weapon against Russia?

Ukraine is ramping up the use of little-known fire-spitting drones that could ‘terrify’ Russian units, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Disarray in Putin’s military command exposed by Ukraine’s attack in Russia, says Zelensky’s chief adviser

Exclusive: Mykhailo Podolyak tells The Independent that the cross-border assault into the Kursk region shows that Putin has ‘very little control’ over the border

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