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Ukraine bans religious organizations with links to Russia

Ukraine has banned the activities of religious organizations “affiliated with centers of influence” in Russia and says it will examine the links between the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox churches

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

Ex-NATO chief says Russian army disorganised, using old weapons

Al Jazeera interviews Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO’s chief from 2009 until 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea.

Al Jazeera · Dec 2, 2022

Up to 13,000 Ukraine soldiers killed since Russian invasion, says Kyiv

Official’s comments come after Ursula von der Leyen estimated 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died or been injured

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022

As many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war: Aide

Latest figures follow a lightning counteroffensive in Ukraine’s northeast and south that won back swathes of territory.

Al Jazeera · Dec 2, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 282 of the invasion

Joe Biden says he is prepared to speak to Vladimir Putin if the Russian president is willing to end the war; Ukraine estimates its armed forces have lost up to 13,000 soldiers so far

The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2022

Ukraine to prepare law banning churches 'affiliated' with Russia

The Ukrainian government will draw up a law banning churches affiliated with Russia under moves described by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as necessary to prevent Moscow being able to "weaken Ukraine from within."

Reuters · Dec 1, 2022

The weaponization of winter: Ukraine aims to stop Russia from regrouping as temperatures drop

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — On the desolate battlefronts of southern and eastern Ukraine, the clinging, clay-like mud of late autumn is beginning to congeal into iciness. As snow flurries and freezing temperatures set in, the last thing this country’s leaders want is for the war’s front lines to harden in place…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 1, 2022

‘If you want to understand what Russia has done, come to Ukraine,’ Zelensky claps back at Musk

‘I think that either someone has influence over him, or he somehow draws conclusions on his own’

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

Russia condemns German parliament for declaring Ukraine Soviet-era famine a genocide

Russia said on Thursday the German parliament's move to recognise the 1932-33 famine in Ukraine as a Soviet-imposed genocide was an anti-Russian provocation and an attempt by Germany to whitewash its Nazi past.

Reuters · Dec 1, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia ‘pulls back forces from towns opposite Kherson’ – as it happened

Statement gave only limited details and made no mention of any Ukrainian forces having crossed the Dnipro

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2022