South Africa starts 11 days of joint naval drills with Russia and China on Friday, despite criticism from American, European and even some South African officials that it looks like an endorsement of Russia’s Ukraine war.
Tag: Russia
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Russia Hits Ukraine With New Missile Barrage
In a blend of the old school and the new, Moscow sent balloons over Ukraine before pummeling it with high-tech weaponry.
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Ukraine Says It Shot Down Russian Balloons Over Kyiv
Russia “uses such flying objects for reconnaissance or to confuse air defense systems,” the spokesman for the Ukrainian air force said.
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In Bleak Russian Cemetery, Sea of Crosses Signals War’s True Toll
A dismal, snowy plot near the Black Sea is the final resting place for more and more soldiers from the Wagner mercenary forces, a testament to the huge casualties Russia is suffering in its invasion.
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NATO Allies Discuss Arms Supply for Ukraine as Battles Loom
One of Ukraine’s biggest problems in fighting the Russian invasion is a basic one: It is firing artillery rounds much faster than its Western backers are producing them.