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Live Updates | Russia focuses on Donetsk, Luhansk regions

The Ukrainian military’s General Staff says that the Russian forces are focusing their efforts on taking full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022

May I have a word about… a no-nonsense message from the army’s highest ranking woman

Maj Gen Sharon Nesmith joins the pantheon of great military quotes with her ‘lethal and agile force’ mission statement

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

‘Putin is done’: US lawyer who indicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor makes case against Russian president

‘I’ve never seen the world come together like this’, ex-UN prosecutor David Crane tells Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

A top UK MP has warned Russia could use chemical or even nuclear weapons in Ukraine

The Russian president ordered the military’s General Staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a “special regime of combat duty”

Chronicle Live · Feb 27, 2022

General Sir Patrick Sanders named as new Chief of General Staff

Sir Patrick, who is set to take over from June, said he is ‘deeply honoured’ by the appointment.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022

Russia Ready to Fire if Foreign Subs and Ships Intrude

A senior Russian military official said on Monday that Russia was ready to open fire on foreign ships and submarines that illegally enter its territorial waters, the Interfax news agency reported. Any such decision would, however, be taken only at the "highest level", Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, deputy head of the main…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2022