‘Women can do anything if they wish’ say female Second World War veterans

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A video shows Ukrainian marines destroying a column of Russian tanks with US-made Javelin missiles
The video, shared by Ukraine's 36th Marine Brigade, shows tanks exploding and Russian soldiers jumping out of a burning vehicle in eastern Ukraine.
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Business Insider
Video captures the moment a Ukrainian exploding drone destroyed one of Russia's prized Tor-M2 missile systems designed to shoot down drones
A video shared by Ukraine's military shows a drone striking a Tor-M2 missile system built to destroy airplanes, guided missiles, and drones.
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US F-35 fighter jets sent to NATO's front line as Russia invaded Ukraine were out looking for missiles able to threaten planes
A wing commander told Air Force Times that the stealth jets couldn't identify the missile systems at first and that they had to tweak the data.
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Evening Standard
Russian general ‘pushing the limits’ of how far Putin will tolerate failure in Ukraine, says UK
General Valery Gerasimov, the Russian Chief of the General Staff (CGS), took personal command of the military operation on January 11, 2023
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The Telegraph
Russia’s attempt to take Donbas 'has failed'
Russia’s winter offensive to achieve total control over the Donbas “has failed”, eighty days since it started, according to the Ministry of Defence. The temporary advantage Russia gained from mobilising some 300,000 troops in the autumn has been largely squandered by Russia’s “marginal gains at the cost of tens of thousands of casualties” in the eastern region, said the MoD. General Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff, who took personal command of the ‘special military operation’ in
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The Telegraph
Belarus to restore Soviet launch sites for Putin's nuclear missiles
Belarus will repair disused Soviet missile silos as part of the Vladimir Putin’s plan to deploy nuclear weapons in the country, its President has said.
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The Independent
What are hypersonic missiles and how do they work?
Australia, UK and US to collaborate on rapid rockets after Moscow claims to be firing its own in Ukraine
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France 24
Western arms supplies ‘no guarantee’ of a decisive victory for Ukraine
Ukraine has been preparing to launch a spring counteroffensive to recapture territory seized by Russians and is hoping to repeat the success of its counterattacks last September. Despite the supply of Western arms, including battle tanks, Ukrainian forces will have to change their tactics if they hope to achieve a breakthrough, according to historian and retired army officer Michel Goya. Ukraine has made no secret of its plans to launch a counteroffensive in the spring and reclaim land occupied
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The Independent
Three British nationals including ‘danger tourist’ held by Taliban in Afghanistan
One has been named as so-called ‘danger tourist’ Miles Routledge, who was previously evacuated from Afghanistan by the British Army in 2021
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Evening Standard
30,000 soldiers from Putin’s ‘private army’ and regular Russian units killed or wounded in Bakhmut
Around 30,000 soldiers from Vladimir Putin’s Wagner Group “private army” and regular Russian units have been killed or wounded in the battle for the eastern town of Bakhmut, says a top British military expert. Ian Stubbs, senior military adviser at the UK Delegation to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), stressed that the “staggering casualties” had been the cost of the Wagner mercenaries advancing just 25km (15.5 miles) in nine months. Latest reports suggested that Wagner soldiers were still inching their way forward in fierce fighting towards the centre of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk province.
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Bournemouth Echo UK
Ukrainian troops complete Challenger 2 tank training in Dorset
UKRAINIAN crews have completed training on Challenger 2 tanks in Dorset and returned home to continue their fight against Russia’s invasion.
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Associated Press
Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest
A Kyiv court ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest Saturday after Ukraine's top security agency said he was suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offense. Metropolitan Pavel is the abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine’s most revered Orthodox site. In a court hearing earlier in the day, the metropolitan said the claim by the Security Service of Ukraine, known as the SBU, that he condoned Russia’s invasion was politically driven.
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Bloomberg
Ukraine Latest: Russia Says It’s Ramping Up Ammunition Output
(Bloomberg) -- Russia is boosting its production of conventional and high-precision ammunition, defense secretary Sergei Shoigu said on Saturday, days after he visited munitions factories in two regions in inspect the production of artillery and missiles. “Necessary measures” are being taking to ramp up output, Shoigu said. Most Read from BloombergVeteran Money Managers Bail on Stock Rally With Fed Hawks FlyingParents Are Paying Consultants $750,000 to Get Kids Into Ivy League SchoolsGlobal Food
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Euronews
Belarus seeks nuclear weapons to prepare for conflict with the West, says Lukashenko
In his address, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told the nation and lawmakers that the West is "preparing to invade Belarus."
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AFP
How Finland joining boosts NATO defences against Russia
Finland's membership of NATO adds a potent military to the alliance and a strategic puzzle piece that can better help defend its vulnerable eastern flank from potential Russian attack, officials and analysts say.To the north, having Finland onboard will help the alliance defend the thin strip of Norwegian territory linking to Russia where Moscow could have staged a "fait accompli" assault, said analyst Jan Kallberg.
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Euronews
Israel will answer for death of advisor in 'criminal strike' says Iran
Iranian state media said Israeli airstrikes hit the suburbs of Syria’s capital city early Friday for the second day in a row, killing an Iranian adviser
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Associated Press
Probe of deadly Black Hawk crash begins as Army IDs victims
The nine service members who died in a crash involving two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters ranged in age from 23 to 36 and were from seven states, the military said Friday, as it released the identities of the soldiers and an investigative team continued its probe of the accident. A military news release said the service members came from Florida, Texas, Missouri, California, North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey.
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Associated Press
Russia-Ukraine war: Will there be a spring counteroffensive?
Europe’s biggest armed conflict since World War II is poised to enter a new phase in the coming weeks. With no suggestion of a negotiated end to the 13 months of fighting between Russia and Ukraine, the Ukrainian defense minister said last week that a spring counteroffensive could begin as soon as April. Kyiv faces a key tactical question: How can the Ukrainian military dislodge Kremlin forces from land they are occupying?
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The Independent
Afghan war hero: Moment my wife said ‘Flee for your life!’ and I began dangerous escape to UK
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Euronews
Zelenskyy visits devastated Bucha in first anniversay of Russian liberation
Images of dead bodies left scattered on the streets horrified the world. One year on, the locals in Bucha try to move on – with time as their healer.
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‘Women can do anything if they wish’ say female Second World War veterans

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A video shows Ukrainian marines destroying a column of Russian tanks with US-made Javelin missiles

Video captures the moment a Ukrainian exploding drone destroyed one of Russia's prized Tor-M2 missile systems designed to shoot down drones

US F-35 fighter jets sent to NATO's front line as Russia invaded Ukraine were out looking for missiles able to threaten planes

Russian general ‘pushing the limits’ of how far Putin will tolerate failure in Ukraine, says UK

Russia’s attempt to take Donbas 'has failed'

Belarus to restore Soviet launch sites for Putin's nuclear missiles

What are hypersonic missiles and how do they work?

Western arms supplies ‘no guarantee’ of a decisive victory for Ukraine

Three British nationals including ‘danger tourist’ held by Taliban in Afghanistan

30,000 soldiers from Putin’s ‘private army’ and regular Russian units killed or wounded in Bakhmut

Ukrainian troops complete Challenger 2 tank training in Dorset

Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest

Ukraine Latest: Russia Says It’s Ramping Up Ammunition Output

Belarus seeks nuclear weapons to prepare for conflict with the West, says Lukashenko

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Israel will answer for death of advisor in 'criminal strike' says Iran

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Zelenskyy visits devastated Bucha in first anniversay of Russian liberation