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.
Tag: War and Armed Conflicts
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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.
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Russia’s Annexation Claim Is News to Residents of Lyman, Ukraine
Without access to electricity, radios or the internet, residents of Lyman said they were unaware of President Vladimir V. Putin’s grandiose celebration of an illegal land grab.
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Ukrainian Troops Hunt Demoralized Russian Stragglers in Seized City
A major Russian newspaper said the Russian troops, facing defeat in Lyman, had fled with “empty eyes” after barely escaping with their lives.
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My First Yom Kippur in Exile
When it became clear that Vladimir Putin would require me to support his war in Ukraine, I had to leave.