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Through open-source research, the Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 37,052 Russian soldiers who have been killed since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Since the previous update…

UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS. STOCK PHOTO: ELDAR SARAKHMAN, UKRAINSKA PRAVDA Data analysed by experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) indicate that Ukrainian troops counterattacked near Avdiivka and advanced on 19 November. Source: ISW Details: The review notes that…

Russia launched several waves of drone attacks on Kyiv early Sunday for the second night in row, stepping up its assaults on the Ukrainian capital after several weeks of pause, the city’s military administration said. “The enemy’s UAVs (unmanned aerial…

YOAV GALLANT. PHOTO: ISRAELI DEFENCE MINISTRY Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Defence Minister, has reported that the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah has fired over 1,000 rounds of ammunition on Israel since 7 October. Source: The Times of Israel, citing Gallant’s comment…

The writing is on the wall. An op-ed in the New York Times entitled “I’m a Ukrainian, and I Refuse to Compete for Your Attention” summed things up nicely: A media junket the author’s friend had been organizing to Ukraine…

STOCK PHOTO: RADIO SVOBODA Ukraine’s National Resistance Center has said the Russian invaders have brought 34,000 Russian textbooks into the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson Oblast. Source: National Resistance Center (NRC) Details: The NRC noted that, in total, the Russian…

For them to successfully apply for a Ukrainian passport or citizenship, they first need to physically give up their Russian citizenship. Moscow made that process complicated: to do so, they’d have to surrender their papers in either a Russian consulate…

Ukraine has said its troops have pushed Russian forces three to eight kilometers away from the Dnipro on its left bank in Kherson region, as it continues to establish a significant bridgehead in the area. Natalia Humeniuk, spokesperson for Operational…

LITHUANIAN FLAG. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Lithuania will donate the funds from fines for non-compliance with international and national sanctions to the Development Cooperation Fund for Ukraine’s recovery. Source: LRT, a Lithuanian public broadcaster Details: LRT noted that an amendment to…

UKRAINIAN DEFENDERS. PHOTO: COMMAND OF THE JOINT FORCES OF THE UKRAINE’S ARMED FORCES The Russian occupiers have conducted assault operations on four fronts, and a total of 46 combat clashes have taken place at the front during the past day.…