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Ukrainian troops holding Bakhmut line demand weapons as world powers meet

Ukrainian soldiers fighting to hold off a Russian push on the small eastern city of Bakhmut pleaded for more weapons from the outside world as senior Western leaders met in Munich on Friday to assess the year-long war shaking Europe.

Reuters

Zelenskiy to Munich leaders: we need weapons fast to beat 'Goliath' Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday urged allies to speed up sending weapons to defeat the Russian invasion, telling global leaders assembled in Munich that dithering and delays also threatened their security.

Reuters

Senior Russian military official ‘plunges 16 storeys to her death falling from window’

Body of finance director of Western Military District found on pavement on Wednesday morning

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U.S. curbs slowly crippling Russia's military - official

A top U.S. trade official said on Thursday that export controls placed on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine have slowly reduced the supply of materials that Moscow can use to rebuild its war machine.

Reuters

Ukraine recap: how the conflict might unfold in its second year

Almost exactly a year ago – on February 17 2022 – we published a story by David Galbreath, an expert in international security from the University of Bath. In it he pointed to the fact that – despite the Kremlin’s repeated assurances to the contrary – an invasion of Ukraine…

The Conversation

Soros says Russian defeat in Ukraine would trigger dissolution of 'Russian empire'

Billionaire financier George Soros said on Thursday that if Russia was defeated in the Ukraine war it would result in the dissolution of what he called the 'Russian empire,' something he said would be greeted by former Soviet republics.

Reuters

Stop Russia now to prevent a wider conflict, Estonia warns

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearing the one-year mark, Estonia’s military leaders are warning that if Vladimir Putin is not stopped now, he could entangle the region in a much larger conflict, perhaps one with even larger security implications for the U.S. Kristjan Mäe is the head of the Estonian…

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Calls for peace in Ukraine a year after Russia's full-scale invasion are unrealistic

As we reach the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, politicians continue to call for peace.

The Conversation

The World’s War Machine Is Running Low on Ammunition

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine drags on, the two sides are using more shells than they can buy or produce—which means factories are becoming as critical as troops.

Businessweek

Ukraine war: what the last 12 months has meant for the ordinary Russian soldier

If Vladimir Putin launches a new offensive in Ukraine this spring as expected, the key to its success or failure will be the ordinary Russian soldier.

The Conversation

Ukraine 12 months at war: why Kyiv's western allies must rethink the limits of their military aid

“Range anxiety” is a phrase most often associated with electric vehicles having to regularly charge their batteries. But it is also central to an understanding of the protracted nature of the limited war being fought between Russia and Ukraine. Range in this case means something different, of course. It is…

The Conversation

The West Should Heed this Message from a Russian Prison

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Ilya Yashin explains why the West should avoid ascribing collective guilt to Russians. He's right on both moral and pragmatic grounds.

Reason

Ukraine war 'hitting Russian birth rate' as invasion's first anniversary looms

Western officials gave a revealing insight into how the conflict is having an impact on Russia, almost 12 months since Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops across the border

Daily Mirror

Kremlin denies issuing media with guidance to suppress mentions of mercenary boss

The Kremlin on Thursday denied it had issued state media with formal recommendations suggesting they stop mentioning the Wagner mercenary group or its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin after what looked like a leaked guidance document surfaced online.

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The Independent UK

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

The Conversation

Ukraine war 12 months on: the role of the Russian media in reporting – and justifying – the conflict

The media war that has accompanied Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown how important a part of 21st-century conflict journalism is, and also demonstrated the power authoritarian regimes possess to restrict reporting – even in the age of smartphones and social media.

Reuters

Western official: Putin's future in power has become less certain

Russian President Vladimir Putin's future in power has become less certain in the aftermath of the country's invasion of Ukraine, a Western official said on Thursday, but it isn't possible to predict when any changes in the Kremlin may occur.

Evening Standard

Russians increasingly talking about ‘succession’ after Vladimir Putin, say western officials

Russians are increasingly talking about “succession” after Vladimir Putin, western officials said on Thursday.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Putin is about to unleash his jets — Britain must find ways to help Ukraine

Ukraine’s war in the air is about to get a lot worse. This is the grim takeaway from Western intelligence this week. Information being circulated, reports claim, show Russian fighter jets and helicopters being assembled to support an imminent Kremlin offensive. Ukrainian officials believe that not only is Vladimir Putin…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's defence official plunges to death from window leaving documents behind

Marina Yankina was the head of the financial support department of the Ministry of Defense for the Western Military District, which is closely involved in Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Evening Standard

Britain and Poland back swiftly ‘accelerating’ military support to Ukraine ahead of Putin spring offensive

Vladimir Putin’s air force will suffer “unsustainable aircraft losses” if he seeks to dramatically deploy more planes over Ukraine, British defence chiefs said on Thursday.

The Conversation

Almost a year on, Russia's war against Ukraine could go in three different directions

The frontline may be frozen but the battle rages on in Ukraine. In Bakhmut, a town which Moscow views as key to gain control of the entire Eastern Donbas area, the past weeks have seen military stock shrink fast, and hundreds of troops killed and injured a day, according to…

Al Jazeera

A year of Russia’s war in Ukraine: Your simple guide

Ukraine says a renewed Russian offensive is under way following 12 months of bloodshed.

Tribune News Service

VIEWPOINT 1: How should we define this war?

War, it is rightly said, is the realm of uncertainty. This mantra is worth chanting on the looming first anniversary of Russia’s renewed invasion of Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2022. The ways in which Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian army have defied predictions have been well cataloged, though…

The Independent UK

From tents to tanks; a big year in Ukraine for NATO allies

In just a year, NATO has moved from cautiously providing non-lethal support to Ukraine to exhorting allies to send heavier and more high-tech weapons

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