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Ukrainian soldiers and civilians welcome new army chief

IZYUM, Ukraine - Ukrainian soldiers and civilians told AFP on Wednesday they welcomed the appointment of Mykhailo Drapaty as the new army commander in the fifth year of Russia's invasion, and they were still hoping for the return of a popular defence minister.

Bangkok Post

Ukrainians welcome new army chief but seek return of fired defence minister

Ukraine's soldiers and civilians welcomed the appointment of Mykhailo Drapaty as the new army chief on Wednesday, but many said they still wanted former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov restored after his surprise removal sparked the largest war-related protests since Russia's 2022 invasion.

France 24

Drone combat at home: Simulator lets players step into the frontline

Drones have fundamentally changed modern warfare since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, also becoming increasingly crucial for European armies.

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Ukraine's Energy Strikes Hit Russians At The Pump

Watching the price tick higher as he filled up his car, Russian pensioner Oleg railed against the recent surge in petrol prices, pushed higher by Ukrainian strikes on Russia's oil infrastructure.

International Business Times

Ukraine Shows Fragments Of New Russian Missile After 'Oreshnik' Strike

Russia on Thursday carried out a strike on the city which President Vladimir Putin said was a test of its new Oreshnik hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM).

Latin Times

Ukraine Shows Fragments Of New Russian Missile After 'Oreshnik' Strike

Ukraine on Sunday showed journalists fragments of the Russian missile used to strike the city of Dnipro last week, after Moscow said it had tested its new Oreshnik ballistic missile.

International Business Times

Behind enemy lines with Ukraine’s troops in Russia

On the main road to Russia, the combat vehicles – some of them British – trundle forward. In the Russian town of Sudzha, Ukrainian troops dig in and prepare for a counterattack. Askold Krushelnycky reports from Kursk

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Ukraine Grapples With Motivating New Millitary Recruits

The tired troops moved through the forest in east Ukraine at dawn, imitating assault rifle fire while searching for non-existent Russians between the trees.

International Business Times

Shunned By West, Russian Army Deserters Live In Fear

Russian officer Farkhad Ziganshin had prepared himself for a life of military service since a young age.

International Business Times

Ukraine needs fresh approach on battlefield, says new top general

Oleksandr Syrskyi says ‘life and health’ of soldiers is army’s key asset in first statement as armed forces chief

The Guardian - UK

18 dead after Russian missiles strike cities across Ukraine, says Zelenskiy

At least 130 people also injured, says president, with Kharkiv apartment block and Kyiv sports club among buildings hit

The Guardian - UK

Premature Ukrainian war babies get donated breast milk in Poland under UN programme

(Correct spelling of surname to Dabiak in paragraphs 8-9)

Reuters

'They aren't scared of the law' - Dad of boy attacked by gang of teens in Dublin hits out at legal system

Oleg said the family hasn't approached the guards to report the incident due to his previous experience

Irish Mirror

'These children aren't scared of the law' - Dad's fury after son 'viciously punched in head' by group of teens

Oleg Makey slammed the law saying it is too lenient and teens who commit crimes in Ireland are 'untouchable'

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Los Angeles Times

'More comfortable than a Rolls-Royce': Ukrainian tank drivers eagerly await Western rides

OUTSIDE BAKHMUT, Ukraine — There had been a time when Oleg was excited to get behind the wheel of the tank. A sardonic 25-year-old, he's been serving as a driver around the front lines of the war in eastern Ukraine since almost the beginning of Russia's invasion last year.

The Guardian - UK

‘Nick jumped in the water and this shot happened’: Pasha Francuz’s best phone picture

How the Ukraine-born photographer, on a hot day by a pool in San Francisco, came to snap Santa socks

The Guardian - UK

‘He joined the enemy’: a Ukraine soldier on fighting his father on Russian side

Artur is in touch by text with father Oleg, a colonel in pro-Moscow forces, and is trying hard not to let hate consume him

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fleeing Russians Worry Border Will 'Close Forever'

Fearing the border may close "forever" after President Vladimir Putin's mobilization order for the war in Ukraine, Russians are rushing to flee across Finland's Vaalimaa crossing. On this foggy early morning, dozens of cars and buses with Russian license plates are lined up at the border, their passengers hoping to…

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The Guardian - UK

‘I will cross the border tonight’: Russians flee after news of draft

Border guards cite an ‘exceptional’ number of Russians leaving after ‘partial mobilisation’ announcement

The Guardian - UK

‘They won’t invade, will they?’ Fears rise in Russian city that Ukraine war could cross border

As Putin’s forces are pushed back to where they came from, there is growing unease in the city of Belgorod

Chronicle Live

Teen tells of her life now back home in Ukraine after taking refuge in Rowlands Gill

13-year-old Kate is settling back into life in her war-torn country after four-month stay with family in the Gateshead village

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: A Ukrainian nuclear plant is under attack. We can’t risk another Chernobyl

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, lies along the Dnieper River in southeastern Ukraine. After Russian forces brutally invaded Ukraine six months ago, they gained control of the nuclear facility early in the fighting. They based soldiers and heavy equipment there and have been using the plant as a…

Chronicle Live

Teen says goodbye to Gateshead and heads back to her family in Ukraine

"I feel like I have a second life in the UK with people around who love me , but I missed my family and I want to hug them so much."

The Guardian - UK

‘All hell broke loose’: weary soldiers tell of frontline holdout in Ukraine city

Troops in Bakhmut describe perilous fight as city standing in way of Russian advance is pounded by missiles

Daily Mirror

Girl, 5, blinded by bullet to skull and orphaned as family massacred by Putin's troops

Tragic Nastya Konchakovkaya lost her mother Tanya and father Oleg as well as her 18-year-old half brother Nikita, who were all shot dead by the invading Russian soldiers

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