Articles tagged "nuclear blackmail"

What is Russia’s Wagner Group and why does Moscow use it? -- Russian security services threatened families of Wagner leaders -- Ukraine confirms murder of two teenagers in Russian-occupied Berdiansk -- Military reports advances of 1.5 km in Melitopol direction -- and more

Russia may threaten nuclear plant sabotage to prevent Ukrainian counteroffensive -- Prigozhin accuses Russian army of attacking Wagner -- Rostov Oblast governor asks residents to stay calm as media reports administrative buildings seized in city of Rostov -- Kremlin spokesperson says Putin aware of situation with Prigozhin, Russian media report 'panic in presidential office' -- and more

Inside Ukraine’s costly mission to grind down Russia near Bakhmut -- Russia hasn't yet delivered any nukes to Belarus, contrary to Putin's claim -- Russia additionally mined Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant -- 370 pro-Russian disinformation sites discovered in Bulgaria -- Kremlin continues to lower requirements for Russian military service to increase recruitment -- and more

EU top justice official: We aren't waiting for war's end to prosecute Russian crimes -- A call to condemn attacks on water systems in Ukraine -- Putin attacks Zelensky, says he is ‘not Jewish' -- Russian general-major likely killed in southern Ukraine -- and more

'It was hell': Mother speaks of rescuing her child from Russian captivity -- Ukrainian pilots to start F-16 training in Denmark -- Ukraine says Russia abducts 150 children from occupied Luhansk Oblast -- UN nuclear chief starts his visit to Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant -- and more

Cooling pond at Zaporizhzhia plant at risk of rupturing surrounding dike following dam explosion -- Chechen security forces blackmailing men who refuse to fight in Ukraine -- Russia has enough missiles for key targets like Kyiv -- Polish general: 'No doubt' that Russia blew up Kakhovka dam -- and more

On Ukraine’s southern front line, tension reigns before decisive counteroffensive -- Our readers' questions about the war, answered -- Ukraine’s air defense able to shoot down any Russian missile type -- US to buy Gepard air defense system for Ukraine in $118 million contract -- and more

Female Ukrainian commander near Bakhmut fights Russia, gender stereotypes on the battlefield -- Two Russian ships spotted loading Ukrainian grain, metal at port in occupied Berdiansk -- Russia building new facilities for sorting, storing bodies of its dead soldiers -- Putin downplayed Moscow drone attack due to limited options to retaliate -- and more

Meet the anti-Kremlin militia behind the attack inside Russia -- First 20 Ukrainian pilots to enter F-16 training in UK -- Moscow and Minsk sign agreement on placing nuclear weapons in Belarus -- Russian shelling damages dam in Donetsk Oblast, flooding homes -- Defense Ministry confirms Ukrainian drone attack on Russian Black Sea warship -- and more

Why Russia relies on private militaries, like Wagner, for its war effort -- Russia relies on Kalibr type missiles to disrupt Ukraine counteroffensive -- Mothers of killed soldiers find meaning in helping war effort, refugees -- Polish Senate approves resolution on Ukraine's fast-track NATO accession -- and more

What we know about Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children -- Kyiv readies for counteroffensive, NATO ‘confident’ Kyiv can liberate more territories -- Russia used new delivery of Iranian-made Shahed drones to attack Ukraine -- Shelling heard almost everyday near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant -- Military summonses distributed at Moscow State University dormitory -- and more

Lessons from Georgia of geopolitical procrastination -- Claims Russia placed aircraft, missile systems in Belarus capable of delivering nuclear strikes -- Ukraine needs $37 billion for humanitarian demining -- Clinton regrets persuading Ukraine to denuclearize in 1994 -- and more