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☆ How Russia Depicts Wounded Soldiers: As Heroes, or Not at All
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Neil Macfarquhar | Milana Mazaeva | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. How Russia Depicts Wounded Soldiers: As Heroes, or Not at AllTroops with amputated limbs or serious injuries return home to find a patchwork system of treatment and, often, efforts to keep them out of the public eye. Share full articleA concert for wounded soldiers at a military hospital in Rostov-on-Don, southwestern Russia, in March 2022. Credit... Sergey Pivovarov/ReutersNeil MacFarquhar and

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☆ Flying attack helicopters low on risky runs the way they do in Ukraine is far from easy, former Super Cobra pilot says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewUkraine's attack helicopter pilots are flying low and fast, navigating a dangerous battlefield where almost anything in the air is at risk. Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters attack Russian positions with the use of unguided rockets. And then, of course, there is the serious threat of Russian surface-to-air missiles and other weapons, to include Russian aircraft. AdvertisementThe General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed footage of the combat operation of the Mi-24 attack helicopter. Part of the larger problem facing Ukrainian helicopter pilots is identifying where threats are coming from in combat environments.

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☆ Ukraine's new ATACMS shook Russia's attack helicopter fleet, but experts say Russian Ka-52 'Alligators' are still a threat to the front lines
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's first ATACMS strike hit Russia's attack helicopter fleet, destroying several Ka-52 "Alligators." Experts and milbloggers suggest that the attack helicopters are still a threat to the front lines. AdvertisementUkraine's first strike using its MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, dealt a harsh blow to the Russian attack helicopter fleet. AdvertisementRob Lee, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute think tank, backed up the assessment that the attack helicopters are very much in use. Russia's Ka-52 helicopters proved to be a headache for Ukrainian forces during the much-anticipated summer counteroffensive in southern Ukraine.

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☆ Ukraine says it can shoot down Ka-52 attack helicopters but Russia needs to be stopped from making new ones
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine has found recent success in shooting down formidable Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters. His comments come as Ukraine appears to be finding ways to defeat the Ka-52 helicopters, which would mark a notable achievement for Kyiv's forces that have struggled against these assets. A Russian Ka-52 military attack helicopter during practice flights at Chernigovka air base in Russia. But Ukrainian forces have seen recent success in shooting downing the aircraft, indicating an improved air-defense capability among front-line forces. Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed in a Thursday Facebook update that it "intercepted" the two helicopters Yermak referred to in his Telegram commentary.

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☆ Ukrainian soldier pleads 'partly guilty' at Russia's first war crime trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Sergey PivovarovSummary This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia, April 4 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian soldier pleaded "partly guilty" on Tuesday at Russia's first trial for war crimes in connection with its military campaign in Ukraine. It was the first time Russia had accused a member of Ukraine's armed forces of war crimes, according to Russian news outlets and the court's press service. Russian forces seized Mariupol last May after weeks of attritional fighting. It accuses Russia of several war crimes there, including the bombing of a maternity hospital and a theatre where hundreds of civilians were sheltering.

☆ One killed in blast at FSB border patrol building in southern Russia - agencies
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Specialists extinguish fire following an explosion in a building belonging to the border patrol section of Russia's FSB federal security service in a built-up district of the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Sergey PivovarovROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia, March 16 (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and two were injured on Thursday in a blast and fire at a building belonging to the border patrol of Russia's FSB security service in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, according to officials quoted by Russian news agencies. The FSB said a fire had broken out in a workshop, causing an explosion and the partial collapse of the building, Russian news agencies reported. "The spread of fire caused containers of fuel and lubricants to explode," he said in a message posted on his Telegram channel. They quoted local emergency services as saying one person had been killed and two more injured in the incident.

☆ Russian regional deputies urge Putin to issue decree ending mobilisation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Russian reservists recruited during the partial mobilisation of troops attend a ceremony before departing to the zone of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the Rostov region, Russia October 31, 2022. The Kremlin said at the time that no formal decree to cancel the mobilisation was needed. Courts were siding with commanders, citing the fact that Putin's September mobilisation decree still had legal force. Reuters saw similar appeals from opposition deputies in the Moscow, St. Petersburg, Pskov and Veliky Novgorod regions. He said this was because the "legal lacuna" created by the absence of the decree "opens up opportunities for legal mayhem".

☆ Russia's reservists called-up for Ukraine war train to fight
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Newly-mobilized reservists take part in training on a range in Rostov region, Russia October 4, 2022. Reports have surfaced of men with no military experience or past draft age receiving call-up papers, adding to outrage that has reignited dormant -...moreNewly-mobilized reservists take part in training on a range in Rostov region, Russia October 4, 2022. Reports have surfaced of men with no military experience or past draft age receiving call-up papers, adding to outrage that has reignited dormant - and banned - anti-war demonstrations. Tens of thousands of men seeking to avoid the draft have already fled abroad, and the public remains concerned that the mobilisation could be expanded. REUTERS/Sergey PivovarovClose

☆ Russia excludes some IT professionals, bankers and journalists from mobilisation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian service member stands next to a mobile recruitment center for military service under contract in Rostov-on-Don, Russia September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Sergey PivovarovSept 23 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it was exempting some bankers, IT workers and journalists from being drafted into the army to serve in Ukraine under President Vladimir Putin's mobilisation. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday that Russia would seek to call up 300,000 additional troops for Russia's war in Ukraine in what the Kremlin calls a "partial mobilisation". The exceptions apply to some IT workers, telecommunications workers, finance professionals, as well as some employees at "systemically-important" mass media outlets and interdependent suppliers including registered media and broadcasters. Russia's central bank welcomed the move to exclude some financial professionals from being called up and said some of its staff met the relevant criteria.

☆ Russian President Vladimir Putin announces 'partial mobilisation'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov/File PhotoLONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilisation" on Wednesday that will see 300,000 Russian reservists called up in a significant escalation of Russia's war in Ukraine. Putin spoke in Russian. PARTIAL MOBILISATION"In such a situation, I consider it necessary to make the following decision, which is fully appropriate to threats we face. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"We are talking about partial mobilisation. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Russia turns to recruiting trucks, big wages to woo volunteer soldiers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Soldiers in camouflage and black masks showed their guns to interested passersby and handed out colour brochures titled "Military service on a contract - the choice of a real man." "Patriotically-minded citizens are choosing to sign contracts for three or six months to take part in the special military operation," major Sergei Ardashev said, promising training for everyone. 1/5 A Russian service member stands next to a mobile recruitment center for military service under contract in Rostov-on-Don, Russia September 17, 2022. Inside the truck, Yakunin sat down with Ardashev, who told him the next step would be a mental examination. If all went well, Yakunin would "arrive at a military unit, enroll in a specific division, (and) from that moment you begin military service".

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