The Massachusetts, US, Air National Guard member who leaked troves of classified military documents and posted them online in a case considered one of the most serious US national security breaches in recent years, has agreed to accept a 16-year sentence on Monday, March 4. Jack Teixeira, who was …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 723
As the war enters its 723rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Fighting Ukraine said it critically damaged the Caesar Kunikov, a Russian landing warship, off occupied Crimea, in a drone attack, the latest blow to the Russian navy’s Black Sea …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 720
As the war enters its 720th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Fighting Norway’s intelligence service warned Russia was “gaining the advantage” in the war in Ukraine owing to a greater number of troops and materiel supplied by Iran, China, North …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 686
As the war enters its 686th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Fighting Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow would do everything it could to halt Ukrainian attacks on Belgorod as Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had brought down 10 rockets …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 684
As the war enters its 684th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, January 8, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down 21 out of 28 Russian drones aimed at the south and east of the country. Russia also launched three cruise missiles, …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 680
As the war enters is 680th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, January 4, 2024. Fighting Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia began its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukrainian officials said …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 678
As the war enters its 678th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Fighting Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to intensify strikes on Ukraine after the death toll rose to 25 in Saturday’s unprecedented raid on the Russian city of Belgorod, not …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 676
As the war enters its 676th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, December 31, 2023. Fighting Russia said at least 21 people, including three children, were killed and dozens more injured after an attack Moscow blamed on Kyiv hit a residential area of Belgorod …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 672
As the war enters its 672nd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Fighting Ukraine said it destroyed the Novocherkassk landing ship in an attack on a naval base in Russian-occupied Crimea. Russia acknowledged the ship had been damaged and that the …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: Wife of Ukranian military spy chief poisoned – Kyiv says
The wife of Ukraine’s military spy chief has been poisoned with heavy metals and is undergoing treatment, the Kyiv government has revealed . A spokesperson for the Ukrainian military intelligence agency, or GUR, said Marianna Budanova, wife of Kyrylo Budanov, was receiving treatment in hospital. “Yes, I can confirm …
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