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Kursk was the site of a massive WWII tank battle – now it’s at the heart of Ukraine’s counterattack

Students of military history know the battle of Kursk in 1943 as the largest-ever clash of armoured forces – a battle that would prove a vital turning point in the defeat of Nazi Germany. It was a battle that devoured the strength of the German armed forces, and demonstrated the…

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024

Analysis: Will Gaza be Israel’s Stalingrad?

Despite far superior military capabilities, Israel could find itself trapped in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023

Putin vows victory in Ukraine as he marks WWII Stalingrad triumph

President Vladimir Putin warned the U.S. and its allies they can’t defeat Russia, rallying domestic support for his invasion of Ukraine in a speech marking a key victory in World War II.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

80 years ago, the Soviets began defending Stalingrad against Germany

Adolf Hitler was determined to take Stalingrad. Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union were equally determined to stop him, which resulted in some of the fiercest fighting of World War II.

WEKU · Aug 23, 2022

‘They would have preferred hell’: The Battle of Stalingrad, 80 years on

The Second World War’s deadliest battle – and one of the most brutal of all time – started on August 23, 1942, when Adolf Hitler’s forces went all out to seize the city bearing Joseph Stalin’s name. If ever a battle was like an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object,…

France 24 · Aug 23, 2022

What's next for Ukraine as the siege goes on?

Russian troops are stalled for the third week outside most of the major cities of eastern and central Ukraine, but they have failed to surround and cut off any of them except Mariupol, the big port on the Black Sea that has become the Ukrainian "Stalingrad". Indeed, Ukrainian counter-attacks are…

Bangkok Post · Mar 25, 2022

Coventry no longer twinned with Volgograd in protest over Ukraine war

Council suspends 80-year link with Russian city and says it is exploring options for twinning with Mariupol

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022

Kyiv’s suburbs now look like the hellscape of Stalingrad – but we still have hope

Two weeks ago the streets of our Ukrainian capital were buzzing with life – now it’s a ghost city where solidarity is helping us survive, says Illia Ponomarenko, defence and security correspondent for the Kyiv Independent

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022