Russian state television trumpeted the news, while playing down or ignoring the fact that Moscow’s forces are in retreat in multiple parts of the front line.
Tag: Ukraine
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Nuclear Annihilation Is a Threat Again
The Cuban missile crisis has been viewed as the defining confrontation of the modern age. The war in Ukraine presents perils of at least equal magnitude.
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Ukraine Expels Some Russian Troops in South
Moscow’s retreat has pulled back the curtain on a panorama of ruined towns and empty villages left in its wake.
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Scouting for Firewood, or for Russia? On the Front Line in Ukraine.
Outside the city of Lyman, Ukrainian troops ran across a 69-year-old Soviet veteran. He was placed in an improvised blindfold. All were enveloped in the fog of war.
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Russia’s Small Nuclear Arms: A Risky Option for Putin and Ukraine Alike
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has 2,000 small nuclear weapons, but their utility on the battlefield may not be worth the longer-term costs.