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☆ Ukraine hit a company of Russian troops with HIMARS while they waited around for a visiting general
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Russian battalion congregated at a training area near the village of Trudovske in occupied eastern Ukraine when the two missiles struck, The BBC reported Wednesday. Sources familiar with the incident told the outlet that the soldiers were gathered to await the arrival of a senior commander. Ukraine has yet to comment on the strike, but the BBC reported a US-made HIMARS launch system was used to fire the two missiles. In August, Ukraine said it launched a HIMARS attack on five Russian units gathered on a beach that resulted in 200 casualties and destroyed equipment. Some accounts at the time suggested the troops had been gathered to await a general's pep talk before a dangerous mission.

Persons: —, Alexander Osipov, Osipov, Yaroslav Trofimov, Oleg Moiseyev, Vladimir Putin, Sergei Shoigu, Simon Miles, flack Organizations: Service, Russian, BBC, Business, Telegram, Wall Street, 29th Army of, Defense, Duke University's Sanford School of Public, Soviet Union Locations: Russia, Trudovske, Ukraine, Transbaikalia, Soviet, Russian

☆ Does the West Have a Double Standard for Ukraine and Gaza?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Carrying pets and dragging suitcases over blown-up bridges, millions of Ukrainians fled Russian tank columns last year, in scenes similar to the recent exodus of Palestinians from northern Gaza in response to Israel’s military thrust. In the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Russian warplanes pounded into rubble hospitals, schools and a theater packed with children. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have become intertwined in the global debate and in American politics. Contrasting reactions to them have widened the chasm between Western democracies and much of the rest of the planet, as mutual accusations of double standards inflame passions.

Locations: Russian, Gaza, Ukrainian, Mariupol, Ukraine

☆ China and Russia Claim Moral High Ground Over Palestinian Deaths
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

DUBAI—The bloody war in Gaza is providing America’s main geopolitical rivals China and Russia with a valuable opportunity to garner support around the world, enabling the two repressive autocracies to harness a wave of sympathy for the Palestinians and to position themselves as champions of humanitarian values and peace. While both Moscow and Beijing maintained close relations with Israel for decades—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even used billboards of himself with Russian President Vladimir Putin during last year’s election—the two powers have pointedly declined to criticize Hamas for the Oct. seven attack on southern Israel that triggered the war.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin Locations: DUBAI, Gaza, China, Russia, Moscow, Beijing, Israel

☆ War in Ukraine Loosens Russia’s Grip on Its Own Backyard
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, visiting Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday for talks with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Photo: Press Service of the President of Kazakhstan/ReutersWhen domestic turmoil engulfed Kazakhstan in January last year, Russian airborne troops quickly swooped in to help restore order. Moscow’s sway in much of the former Soviet Union—areas that Russians refer to as “near-abroad”—seemed to be at its peak. The invasion of Ukraine, launched the following month, bared the stark limits of Russian power in what Moscow considered its own backyard. Spooked by the bloodshed in Ukraine and by the international sanctions imposed on Russia, its neighbors and allies now are busy diversifying their relationships, hedging against Moscow by deepening ties with China and the West.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Kassym, Tokayev, ” — Organizations: Press Service, Reuters, Soviet Locations: Astana, Kazakhstan, Russian, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, China

Three weeks into Israel’s massive bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip, the exact scope of Palestinian casualties has become yet another controversy after President Biden questioned statistics published by the Hamas-run Gaza health authorities. The Gaza-based Palestinian Health Ministry said Saturday that the death toll has topped 7,703, including 1,863 women and 3,195 children, information it says is based on data compiled by hospitals. The United Nations, which verified and documented deaths in previous conflicts in Gaza, says it is unable to do so now because of the sheer scope of violence.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Hamas, Palestinian Health Ministry, United Nations Locations: Gaza

☆ Armenia Seeks Western Support as Relations With Russia Deteriorate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | Photographs Justyna Mielnikiewicz For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

YEREVAN, Armenia—Abandoned by its traditional Russian ally and squeezed between two hostile neighbors, Armenia is reaching out for Western support as it fears another war. This week, the landlocked country of three million people signed a deal to purchase from France modern air defenses, moving to fill a key capability gap that allowed Azerbaijan to rout Armenian forces in 2020. The agreement was announced in Paris as some 3,000 Turkish and Azerbaijani troops began joint drills on both sides of Armenia.

Locations: YEREVAN, Armenia, France, Azerbaijan, Paris

Israel, the U.S. government and independent security experts cast doubt Wednesday on Palestinian claims that an Israeli airstrike was responsible for a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital compound, saying the preliminary evidence pointed to a local militant group. Independent analysts poring over publicly available images of Tuesday’s explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza and its aftermath say the blast site doesn’t bear the hallmarks of a strike with a bomb or missile of the types usually used by Israel.

Persons: poring Organizations: Ahli Arab Hospital Locations: Israel, U.S, Gaza, Al, Ahli

☆ How the Israel-Hamas War Is Tilting the Global Power Balance in Favor of Russia, China
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Hamas Invasion Rewrites Rules in Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Threat to Israel From Hezbollah and Iran Raises Risk of Wider Conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | Vivian Salama | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Drones Everywhere: How the Technological Revolution on Ukraine Battlefields Is Reshaping Modern Warfare
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | Photographs Manu Brabo For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukraine Strikes the Headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukrainian Tactics Put Russia on the Defensive in the Black Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Russia’s Offensive to Reverse Ukraine’s Gains Is Stalling
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | Photographs Manu Brabo For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Russian Navy Shipyard Targeted by Missile Strikes in Sevastopol, Two Vessels Hit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ In Crimea, Pro-Ukraine Feelings Prompt a Russian Crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukraine’s Zelensky Appoints Crimean Tatar Executive as New Defense Minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukrainian Drones Strike Deep Inside Russia, Hitting Military Airfield, Other Targets
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Prigozhin Is Gone, But the Causes of Russia’s Growing Instability Persist
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Thomas Grove | Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Wagner Mercenary Chief Prigozhin Dies in Russia Plane Crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Prigozhin on Manifest of Plane That Crashed in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Should the West Fear Putin’s Fall?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukraine's air defense is getting significantly worse in a key city, likely because it has too little ammo to stop all of Russia's missiles
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine reported a lower success rate in shooting down Russian missiles targeting Odesa. Ukraine's president said it needs better missile defense systems to stop infrastructure attacks. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's president, on Wednesday said that Ukraine urgently needed more air defense systems. He called on Ukraine's Western allies to supply it with more SAMP/T and Patriot missile defense systems to protect against Russian attacks. And according to the ECFR report, Kyiv is the only Ukrainian city with sufficient air defense protection, and Ukraine's other major cities remain vulnerable to Russian attacks.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yaroslav Trofimov, Anton Gerashchenko Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Patriot, St, European Council, Foreign Relations, Reuters Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Odesa, Russia, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Russian, Mykolaiv, Crimea

☆ Ukrainian Strike Disables Bridge Between Crimea and Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Bridge Between Crimea and Russia Disabled in Presumed Ukrainian Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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