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Russian strikes on Ukraine energy grid intensify

Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure was extensively damaged again on Saturday as Russian troops delivered another large-scale wave of missile strikes, leaving 1.5 million or more people without power.

Bangkok Post · Oct 22, 2022

Russia races to reopen Crimea bridge damaged in fiery blast

President Vladimir Putin’s flagship bridge to Crimea was severely damaged in a blast that hit a fuel train and caused the partial collapse of the only road link running from the Russian mainland to the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

Russia races to reopen key Crimea bridge damaged in fiery blast

President Vladimir Putin’s flagship bridge to Crimea was severely damaged in a blast that hit a fuel train and caused the partial collapse of the only road link running from the Russian mainland to the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

Himars Precision Rockets Shift the Balance in Ukraine

US-made precision rockets have given Ukraine forces a major battlefield boost since they were introduced in June, tilting the balance against the Russians and possibly forcing Moscow to pause its offensive, experts said. Since mid-June, using the Himars missile systems, Ukraine has destroyed more than 20 major Russian ammunition depots…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 15, 2022

Satellite data shows how Russia levelled Ukrainian cities like Mariupol

Satellite data reveals the devastating impact of the Russian army's brutal tactics on some of Ukraine's largest cities.

ABC News · May 25, 2022

Three months of war: Russia underachieves, Ukraine overachieves

When Ukraine was invaded, many expected a quick Russian victory. The war is 3 months old, with both sides digging in for a battle that could potentially be a long, drawn-out stalemate.

WEKU · May 24, 2022

How to catch a war criminal: Investigators are building a case against Putin in Ukraine's killing fields

It is a sleepy rural scene: a pale grey sky hangs low over a grassy slope, bordered by the bare branches of winter trees. But the scene hides horrors that war crimes investigators are already raking over.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

What is Australia's Bushmaster armoured personnel carrier, and how will the vehicles help Ukraine?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's appeal for Australian-made armoured vehicles has been answered, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirming Bushmasters will be sent to join the fight against Russian forces.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2022

Focus on Kyiv deadlock obscures Russia’s success in south Ukraine

Analysis: Advance of Putin’s war machine through key southern cities likely to have major impact on war’s outcome

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2022