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The contract extensions comes after Defense Minister Rustem Umerov walked back on plans to merge the Defense Procurement Agency and the State Logistics Operator into one agency, following a NATO statement said that the two agencies should be kept separate and two separate supervisory boards established "to perform their tasks and supporting their independence and anti-corruption policies."
‘Don’t overreact’ — Oreshnik missile isn’t as new as Russia claims ...
2024年11月22日 · The reality however, appears to be slightly different. "I'd be extremely shocked if this missile system had more than 10% new parts," Fabian Hoffmann, a defense expert and doctoral research fellow at the University of Oslo, told the Kyiv Independent. "I think basically they just took apart the RS-26 or just cannibalized it, and then put together this new missile with a couple of upgrades, and ...
Why is Russia intensifying attacks on Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast?
2024年3月19日 · Intense attacks. Throughout March, Sumy Oblast has been reporting a steadily increasing number of Russian strikes. On March 7, the regional military administration reported 32 attacks on 11 communities and some 233 explosions.On March 9, there were 45 attacks on 11 communities and around 222 explosions.. On March 15, there were 69 attacks on 14 communities, with at least 378 explosions ...
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How will the Russia-Ukraine war end? The good, the bad, and the …
2024年12月13日 · Editor's note: This article is based on a publicly available research report on scenarios for the end of Russia’s war on Ukraine by KI Insights, the Kyiv Independent’s research unit.Read Francis Farrell's full report here.. After nearly three years of heavy battles and mass strikes, Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine is showing …
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INVESTIGATION O n the morning of Nov. 20, 2023, Russians came to Raisa Rusnak’s home, looking for her 28-year-old son Ruslan. Four masked men threw him onto the ground and began beating him. "Guys, what have I done to you? What do you want from me?"
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As Russian tank losses in Ukraine pass 9,000, here's what you need …
2024年7月1日 · Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect Russian tank losses reported by the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces passing 9,000. Russia's losses in Ukraine since the launch of the full-scale invasion recently passed another milestone, with the total number of "tanks" claimed destroyed by Kyiv passing the 9,000 mark.