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Russia Enlists Dolphins in Ukraine War Effort

Satellite photos suggest they're guarding a Black Sea port

(Newser) - Russia has a unique team of guards protecting its ships at a critical port in the Black Sea. Satellite images show that Moscow placed specially trained dolphins at its base in Sevastopol harbor in Crimea, reports the Guardian . The images, first revealed by the US Naval Institute, show that Russia...

Russia Accused of False-Flag Attacks in Moldova
Outside Ukraine,
Russia Accused of
False-Flag Attacks
THE RUNDOWN
Apr 27, 2022 10:05 AM CDT

Outside Ukraine, Russia Accused of False-Flag Attacks

Tension is brewing in Transnistria, bordering southwestern Ukraine

(Newser) - Two antennas that carried Russian radio broadcasts were destroyed in Transnistria, a sliver breakaway region of Moldova bordering southwestern Ukraine and controlled by pro-Russian separatists, on Tuesday. A day earlier, the region's state security ministry in Tiraspol was attacked with grenades, per the Guardian . While this might appear to...

After Russia&#39;s Gas Move, the Word Being Used Is &#39;Blackmail&#39;
Russia's Gas Move:
Less a Fatal Blow,
More a Warning
the rundown
Apr 27, 2022 8:00 AM CDT

Russia's Gas Move: Less a Fatal Blow, More a Warning

If Germany's supply is cut off, that's a different story

(Newser) - Russia says it remains a reliable energy supplier—despite its decision to cut off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria , a move that prompted EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to denounce Russia's "unreliability" on this front, reports the BBC . It's not the only word being...

US Says It Will Move 'Heaven and Earth' to Supply Ukraine

Kyiv tears down Soviet-era monument to 'friendship' with Russia

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to defense officials from more than 40 countries gathered in Germany Tuesday and vowed that the allied countries will "keep moving heaven and earth" to meet Ukraine's security needs.The officials met to discuss stepping up the supply of weapons to Ukraine as...

Russia Is Cutting Off Gas Supplies to 2 Countries

They've rejected demand to pay in rubles instead of euros or dollars

(Newser) - Russia is cutting off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria because the two countries have refused Moscow's demand to pay in rubles instead of dollars or euros, officials say. This is the first time Russia has cut off any country's gas supply since it launched its invasion...

A Line From JFK About the Cold War Is Back in Play

US is shifting tactics on Russia, now faces a 'long twilight struggle' that could last years

(Newser) - After visiting Ukraine over the weekend, US defense chief Lloyd Austin declared that he wants to see "Russia weakened to the degree that it can’t do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine,” per the Wall Street Journal . It was no off-the-cuff comment,...

Mariupol Officials Say New Mass Grave Found

Russia says fire at oil depot near Ukraine border won't cause shortages

(Newser) - Officials in the embattled Ukrainian city of Mariupol say a new mass grave has been identified north of the city. Mayor Vadym Boychenko said authorities are trying to estimate the number of victims in the grave about 6 miles north of the city, the AP reports. Satellite photos released over...

Amid War in Ukraine, a New Looming Concern

Contamination of nation's water, air, and soil could take years to assess and clean up, experts warn

(Newser) - Death and destruction isn't all that's been left in the wake of Russia's unrelenting war on Ukraine. Contamination of the nation's water, air, and soil are also now a concern, and it's an issue that could take years to remedy. Fires, explosions, building collapses, and...

Blinken, Austin: US Diplomats Returning to Ukraine
US Comes Bearing
Aid to Ukraine
Apr 25, 2022 6:22 AM CDT

US Comes Bearing Aid to Ukraine

Hundreds of millions in new military assistance, and the return of US diplomats

(Newser) - Top American officials promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hundreds of millions of dollars in new aid during the highest-level US visit to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion two months earlier, while Britain said Monday that Moscow has yet to achieve a significant breakthrough in its offensive in...

Some Ukrainians Find Less Joy on Holy Day
Ukrainians Look
for Hope on
Orthodox Easter
photos
Apr 24, 2022 11:25 AM CDT

Ukrainians Look for Hope on Orthodox Easter

'I'm crying a lot,' one woman says on Orthodox Easter

(Newser) - The sun came out Sunday as Ukrainians marked Orthodox Easter in the capital, Kyiv, with prayers for those fighting on the front lines and others trapped beyond them in places like Mariupol. St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kyiv was ringed by hundreds of worshippers with baskets to be blessed, the...

Austin, Blinken Will Be in Kyiv on Sunday, Zelensky Says

White House and Pentagon don't immediately confirm trip

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that he didn't think it was a "big secret" that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are on their way to see him, but American officials acted like it was. Zelensky mentioned the visit during a press...

Newly Coined Word Says Volumes About Ukraine
Newly Coined Word Speaks
Volumes About Ukraine
analysis
Apr 23, 2022 10:45 AM CDT

Newly Coined Word Speaks Volumes About Ukraine

Yale professor explains 'ruscism'

(Newser) - As he was reading about Russia's invasion in Ukrainian-language sources, Yale history professor Timothy Snyder kept coming across a new word over and over. The closest he can come to an English translation of the Cyrillic word is "ruscism," he writes in a piece at the New ...

Canceling Russian Culture Plays Into Putin's Hands

Boycotts even of war's opponents wrongly divide art by nation, professor writes

(Newser) - There's a problem with canceling performances by Russian artists, which the Western allies have been doing since Ukraine was invaded. It's Vladimir Putin's kind of thinking, Kevin M.F. Platt writes in an opinion piece in the New York Times . That logic is reflected in Putin's...

Commander Says Russia Will Seize Southern Ukraine

He says Moscow also wants to 'protect' Russian speakers in Moldova region

(Newser) - A Russian commander made it clear Friday that Moscow isn't planning to stop the war in Ukraine anytime soon. State media quoted Rustam Minnekayev, acting commander of Russia's central military district, as saying Russia plans to take full control of southern Ukraine as well as the Donbas region...

Mayor: Grave Site Is Proof of 'Century's Biggest War Crime'

Mariupol officials say there could be up to 9K civilians in mass graves

(Newser) - The mayor of Mariupol says 20,000 or more civilians could have died during Russia's long siege of the Ukrainian city—but Russia has been hiding evidence of war crimes and the true death toll may never be known. The Washington Post reports that satellite images show more than...

Richard Branson: Cut Speed Limits to Beat Putin

'Importing Russian oil and gas is funding Putin’s war and has got to stop immediately'

(Newser) - Sir Richard Branson, who has broken world speed records in boats and balloons and beat Jeff Bezos to space last year, isn't a man normally known for advocating slower speeds—but he says it could be the key to defeating Vladimir Putin. The billionaire says the world needs to...

US Sending Big New Batch of Weapons to Ukraine

Biden announces $800M in assistance, says more will likely be needed

(Newser) - President Biden on Thursday announced an additional $800 million in military aid to help Ukraine, and he warned that Congress will need to approve additional assistance, per the AP . The new military package includes heavy artillery, 144,000 rounds of ammunition, and drones for Ukrainian forces in the escalating battle...

Putin Tells Troops Not to Storm Mariupol Steel Plant

Instead, it will be blocked 'so that not even a fly comes through'

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces not to storm the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol on Thursday but instead to block it "so that not even a fly comes through." His defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, said the rest of the city beyond...

Starting at 7, Russians to Learn 'Patriotic History'

Students will be taught their country didn't mistreat Ukraine

(Newser) - After being accused of committing atrocities in Ukraine , and facing global opposition for its invasion, Russia is taking a step to control the narrative among its people early. The Education Ministry has announced the starting age for compulsory history lessons in its schools will be 7, down from 10. It'...

Putin: New ICBM Should Make Foes 'Think Twice'

Russia announces Sarmat passed its first test

(Newser) - Russia has had the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile since 2018 . But it wasn't until Wednesday, after launching its offensive in eastern Ukraine, that Russia said the Sarmat had been successfully tested—an announcement packaged with a warning, the New York Times reports. Analysts and other nations have raised the...

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