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Swedish prosecutors open preliminary investigation into war crimes in Ukraine

STOCKHOLM, April 5 (Reuters) – Swedish prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine and urged witnesses to come forward, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said on Tuesday. The authority said the purpose of the investigation was to secure evidence as early as possible that could be used in Swedish or international […]

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Russian soldiers accidentally shot down their own plane and are struggling with low morale, UK spy chief claims

In prepared remarks set to be delivered on Thursday, the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters’ director Sir Jeremy Fleming said that Russian soldiers are “refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment, and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft.” Original article on businessinsider.com by Azmi Haroun “It’s only 36 days since Vladimir Putin launched an unprovoked […]

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Zelenskyy: West needs more courage in helping Ukraine fight

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the West of lacking courage as his country fights to stave off Russia’s invading troops, making an exasperated plea for fighter jets and tanks to sustain a defense in a conflict that has ground into a war of attrition. Original article from AP by YURAS KARMANAU Speaking […]

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Finland makes massive shift towards NATO, majority now support joining

Support in Finland to join NATO has doubled since just one year ago, with a majority now voicing support for the first time since polling started in 1984. Original article by Peter Aitken at Yahoo! news. Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA has collected data twice each year for almost 40 years to track attitudes and values, which includes politics, […]

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U.S.-Moscow ties close to rupture after Biden’s ‘war criminal’ remarks, Russia says

March 21 (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan to tell him that President Joe Biden’s calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” had pushed bilateral ties to the brink of collapse. Biden said last week that Putin was a “war criminal” for sending tens of […]

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Russia is stockpiling corpses of Ukrainian soldiers to use in a ‘false flag’ attack on Chernobyl, Ukraine officials allege

Russia is “stockpiling” the corpses of Ukrainian soldiers to use in a “false flag” attack at Chernobyl, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claimed. Original article by Alia Shoaib at businessinsider.com Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a “terrorist attack” at the nuclear power station and plans to blame Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry […]

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Africa

Fresh clashes in Sudan’s Darfur kill at least 19

At least 19 people have been killed in Sudan’s restive Darfur region, officials said Friday, in the latest violence between rival groups that has left dozens dead this week. Original article on yahoo.com Fresh clashes which broke out Thursday have seen armed groups battle in the rugged Jebel Moon mountains of West Darfur state, close […]

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Russian forces regroup near Kyiv after setbacks

LVIV, Ukraine, March 11 (Reuters) – Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv are regrouping northwest of the Ukrainian capital, satellite pictures showed, in what Britain said could be preparation for an assault on the city within days. Ukraine accused Russian forces on Friday of bombing and shelling cities across the country, including hitting a psychiatric […]

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Analysis: Taiwan studies Ukraine war for own battle strategy with China

TAIPEI, March 9 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s military strategists have been studying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the country’s resistance, for the island’s own battle strategy in the event its giant neighbour China ever makes good on its threat to take them by force. While Taiwan’s government has not reported any unusual activity by the military […]

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Russian forces are using an armored train in Ukraine amid reports that their supply lines are strained and under attack.

Reports that #Russia has deployed armoured trains in Melitopol, #Ukraine. Ukraine had destroyed rail connections from Russia however Russia has an entire “Railway Troops”, almost 30,000 troops, to build and repair rail lines.#UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineRussia #RussiaUkraine pic.twitter.com/eXgyQQqCM1 — War Informed (@WarInformed) March 7, 2022 A Russian military armored train now appears to be taking an active part […]