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☆ Ukrainian frontline commander 'Witch' explains why they're so determined to hold on to Bakhmut: 'We are exhausting them morally and psychologically'
  + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Ukraine has faced questions about why it will not retreat from Bakhmut, now mostly held by Russia. With Russian forces now holding the majority of the city, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has faced questions over whether Ukraine can — or even should — try to hold on to the city. Junior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. Junior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. But with "even a few units" of precise, modern weapons Ukraine has "a tangible advantage" over Russian forces, she said.
☆ The CIA launched a Telegram channel to get Russians to spy for them, with one former spook saying now is 'probably the best period of recruiting Russians that we've had'
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The CIA is attempting to recruit Russian spies with video posts on Telegram. As of Tuesday, the new CIA Telegram account had almost 5,000 followers. A screenshot from a CIA recruitment video aimed at Russians posted online on May 15, 2023. A screenshot from a CIA recruitment video aimed at Russians posted online on May 15, 2023. James Olson, a former counterintelligence chief, told CNN that this is "probably the best period of recruiting Russians that we've had."
☆ Ukraine says it shot down 6 of the high-powered Kinzhal missiles that Russia boasted were unstoppable
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukraine says it shot down six of Russia's "unstoppable" Kinzhal missiles over Kyiv early Tuesday. In total, a barrage of 18 missiles were intercepted from land, sea and air, officials claimed. According to the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's army, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, six Russian MiG-31K jets launched the Kinzhal missiles overnight. "It was exceptional in its density — the maximum number of attack missiles in the shortest period of time," said Serhiy Popko, the head of Kyiv's military administration, of the barrage, per The Telegraph's translation. Firefighters work at a site of a vehicle parking area damaged by remains of Russian missiles, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 16, 2023.
☆ A woman left a note on the grave of Putin's parents calling him a 'freak.' She was convicted of desecrating the site.
  + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A Russian woman who left an insulting note on the grave of Putin's parents was convicted Thursday. The note, left last October, called Putin a "freak and a killer," per the Associated Press. The note, left by 60-year-old Irina Tsybaneva last October, read: "Parents of a maniac, take him to your place." She may not leave the city or move house for two years without notifying authorities, according to Russian newspaper Kommersant. She said she intended the note to be secret, concealing it in the grass, the paper earlier reported.
☆ Dramatic video shows a Russian soldier being shot at by his own side as he tries to surrender to a drone, Ukrainian official says
  + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Dramatic video footage shows a Russian soldier's surrender to a Ukrainian drone, Ukraine said. The "I Want to Live" hotline, which claims to receive thousands of calls a month, is an official project of Ukraine allowing Russian soldiers to pre-arrange to surrender once on Ukrainian territory. In the footage, the soldier can be seen making various signals to the drone indicating he doesn't want to fight, Matvienko said. The drone drops him a package containing a note which, per Matvienko, tells him to surrender and to follow it. The encounter, Matvienko said, is one example of how "Ukrainian soldiers find such creative ways to defeat Russians on the battlefield."
☆ Video shows Russian soldiers fleeing Bakhmut outskirts, handing 3 square miles back to Ukrainian forces, Ukraine says
  + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
A screenshot from aerial footage posted by Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade on May 9, 2023. The Ukrainian brigade in question was formed out of Azov veterans. A screenshot from aerial footage posted by Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade on May 9, 2023. A screenshot from aerial footage posted by Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade on May 9, 2023. 3rd Separate Assault Brigade/TelegramDespite the claimed Ukrainian gains, earlier reports suggest that Russian troops still hold a significant portion of the city.
☆ Ukraine says it offered to return 3,000 dead Russian soldiers for burial, but Russia refused because it wouldn't admit the death toll
  + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Russia refused to acknowledge more than a handful had died, per Ukraine's defense minister. Reflecting on what he called "the cynicism of the Russians," Reznikov said that Ukraine had counted around 3,000 Russians killed, per translations provided by the filmmaker. The idea of sunflowers — Ukraine's national flower — being fertilized by the bodies of Russian soldiers is a common symbol of resistance in Ukraine. But Maurer said officials were too scared to tell anyone above the defense minister, according to Reznikov's recollection. Anastasia Vlasova/Getty ImagesInsider could not independently confirm the numbers of Russian dead at that time.
☆ Saudi Arabia is planning to execute three local tribe members who opposed its futuristic NEOM megacity project, UN experts warn
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Three men protesting the NEOM project have been sentenced to death, UN human rights experts said. The experts group said the men had been convicted under an "overly vague" terror law which appears not to meet international law. This image shows the planned design of 'The Line,' a 'vertical skyscraper' which forms part of the futuristic Saudi Arabian city of NEOM. Three further tribe members were given prison sentences of up to 50 years, the experts group said. Since January 2020, residents of the three villages of Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal have been evicted without fair compensation, despite promises from the state, the experts group said.
☆ There's big problems with the way the Kremlin drone incident went down, and war experts say Russia 'likely staged' it
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
However, a US think tank has said it was "likely" a Russian false flag operation. As military experts told Insider, many details of the incident — and ultimate responsibility for it — remain unconfirmed as of Thursday. The think tank pointed to geolocated images of Russia installing advanced Pantsir surface-to-air missile defense systems around Moscow earlier this year. The Russian defense ministry is also working to further bolster these capabilities by year-end. The Russian Defense and Foreign Ministries did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
☆ Details in the drone incident the Kremlin says aimed to assassinate Putin 'don't quite add up.' Experts have 3 theories on what happened.
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Sophia Ankel | Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
Russia claimed Wednesday that Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin with a drone attack at the Kremlin. James Patton Rogers, a military historian and adviser to NATO on drones and warfare, said that "there's a few things that don't quite add up in this situation." Its ability to fly comparatively low, and slowly, would potentially help it evade some radar, Patton Rogers said. Claiming that Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin would potentially "open up a new norm in the war," Patton Rogers said. Patton Rogers said he hasn't "seen any indication" that such groups have the capacity to use drones in their attacks.
☆ Kremlin document shows how Russia is instructing state news outlets to handle potential losses in Ukraine counteroffensive: report
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The Kremlin has prepared media talking points about Ukraine's expected counteroffensive, per Meduza. Sources told independent Russian outlet Meduza the document is aimed at priming the public for potential losses, or to capitalize on any Russian success. Reporters have been told "not to downplay expectations for the NATO-supported counteroffensive," and not to say that "Kyiv is unprepared for a 'counteroffensive," Meduza reported. Dr Precious Chatterje-Doody, an Open University lecturer in politics and an expert on Russian media, told Insider that the reported guidance fits "perfectly" with Russia's existing coverage of the war. Most Russian media is subject to strict controls over how the Ukraine war is discussed.
☆ Elon Musk threatened to hand NPR's Twitter handle to 'another company' if the organization didn't start tweeting again, report says
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Elon Musk has threatened to reassign NPR's Twitter handle, according to the broadcaster. NPR announced in mid-April that it would no longer tweet from its 52 official Twitter accounts. The move came after Twitter labeled NPR as "state-affiliated media." Elon Musk threatened to reassign NPR's Twitter handle to another entity if it didn't start tweeting again, the broadcaster reported. In a further email, Musk reportedly wrote: "Our policy is to recycle handles that are definitively dormant.
☆ A lawyer-turned-fighter codenamed 'Witch' has gained viral fame defending Ukraine as a mortar commander in the fiercest battlefronts of the war
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
Mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar is better known in Ukraine by her callsign "Witch." Junior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. A baptism of fireJunior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. Junior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. Junior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces.
☆ US general cautions against writing Russia's army off in Ukraine: 'It is bigger today than it was at the beginning of the conflict'
  + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Russia's ground forces are bigger than they were when they first invaded Ukraine, a top US general said. "Much of the Russian military has not been affected negatively by this conflict," said Gen. Christopher Cavoli. He continued: "The Air Force has lost very little, they've lost 80 planes — they have another 1,000 fighters and fighter-bombers. Earlier in the hearing, Cavoli noted that "much of the Russian military has not been affected negatively by this conflict." Russia has also continued to combine this military power with cyber attacks and manipulation of the global energy supply, Cavoli said.
☆ Fox News has a secret file of damaging info on Tucker Carlson in case he starts trashing the network: report
  + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Fox News PR keeps an "oppo file" on Tucker Carlson in case he lashes out, Rolling Stone reported. One insider told the outlet that such files are kept on all the network's talent. Fox News' PR chief has a dossier of damaging information on Tucker Carlson to be used in the event that he comes out swinging against the network, Rolling Stone reported. Some grievances against Carlson and his team have recently emerged, with former "Tucker Carlson Tonight" producer Abby Grossberg filing a lawsuit last month which alleged a "sexist" work environment. In response to the lawsuit, Fox told Insider the allegations have "no merit" and that it would "vigorously defend" the network.
☆ Russian mercenary group Wagner tried and failed to get weapons from China earlier this year, according to a leaked US intel report: FT
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Leaked US intelligence documents say the Wagner Group approached China for weapons, per the FT.China reportedly rebuffed the group's request earlier this year for lethal aid in Ukraine. The infamous Wagner Group "sought munitions and equipment" from China in "early 2023," the leaked documents reportedly say. But as of January, China had not sent weapons, "not even for testing, and had no contact with [Wagner] regarding weapons deliveries," the FT reported the documents as saying. China has long professed neutrality in the conflict in Ukraine, and has publicly rebuffed the idea that it would send lethal aid to Russia. The US has increasingly signaled concern over the potential for China to aid Russia with weapons.
☆ A weird flash lit up the sky over Kyiv. NASA denied it was a falling satellite, and experts still can't confirm what caused it.
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Marianne Guenot | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
A blinding flash of light over Kyiv on Wednesday remains unexplained. Ukraine officials had originally blamed a satellite NASA that was falling back down to Earth. The flash lit up the sky minutes before the air raid alarm was triggered in the city, causing concern among residents. Popko suggested that the flash had been caused by a satellite NASA had said was due to plummet back to Earth, per the BBC. But US officials and experts have denied the satellites' implication in the Kyiv flash.
☆ Russian jet almost shot down a British surveillance plane flying near Ukraine, and only failed because the missile malfunctioned: report
  + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A Russian jet tried to fire on a British spy plane last year, but the missile malfunctioned, NYT reports. In their telling, the Russian fighter jet pilot misheard the radar operator on the ground as conveying permission to fire, locked on to the British aircraft, and only failed because the missile didn't launch properly. One of the Russian jets "released a missile" in the "vicinity" of the UK plane, which he described as "potentially dangerous." Following the incident, the UK temporarily ceased surveillance patrols, later sending them out with an armed escort. A Russian Su-27 fighter jet seen approaching a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023, in video released by the US military.
☆ Wagner Group can only afford to throw soldiers into Bakhmut's 'meat grinder' for another 2 months before it runs out of men, Ukrainian commander says
  + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The Wagner Group will exhaust itself in Bakhmut within two months, a Ukrainian commander said. An unnamed NATO official told CNN in March that Russians were dying at five times the rate of the defending Ukrainian forces in the city. On Friday, UK military intelligence said it is "highly likely" that Russian forces had advanced to the city center. "I can confidently state that the Ukrainian defense forces control a much larger percentage of the territory of Bakhmut," the Ukrainian commander told CNN, without specifying a figure. The Institute for the Study of War estimated that, as of Tuesday, Russian forces controlled 76.5% of the territory.
☆ One of Russia's few remaining allies asked Moscow for guarantees that it would defend his country if it was attacked
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko asked Russia to defend it if attacked, state media reported. The embattled leader asked Russia to protect his country "as its own territory." Lukashenko met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Minsk on Monday, according to Belarusian state-owned news agency Belta. In the meeting, Lukashenko requested that "in case of aggression against Belarus the Russian Federation protects Belarus as its own territory," the outlet reporting him as saying. Belarus has avoided committing troops to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but has aided it by training Russian troops and allowing Russian use of its military bases.
☆ A former Russian military intelligence officer has defected to Ukraine and is setting up his own battalion of dissidents
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A former Russian intelligence officer has defected and says he's setting up a pro-Ukrainian unit. Ethnic minorities in Russia are treated like second-class citizens, he said, according to Ukrainian outlet Focus. Ammosov served in the GRU — the military intelligence wing of Russia's army — for 15 years before moving to Europe, Radio Free Europe reported. None have had a formal explanation, which has led to speculation that they were targeted by Ukrainian commandos or Russian dissidents. According to Focus, Ammosov's unit is the fourth such dissident unit to be formed.
☆ Kim Jong Un digitally erased an actor he doesn't like from the re-run of a popular North Korean TV show
  + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
North Korea has wiped all record of an out-of-favor actor from a popular TV show, per NK News. The actor was digitally replaced with another actor in the re-run of the series, per the outlet. Choe Ung Chol, an actor known for his good looks, has been digitally replaced with actor Pak Jong Taek in the show "The Taehongdang Party Secretary." The series was otherwise completely unchanged, per Prof. Tatiana Gabroussenko, a North Korea specialist writing for the outlet. Jang, once considered the most powerful person in North Korea beyond Kim himself, was denounced as "despicable human scum."
☆ Russians are offering up equipment and heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine's surrender hotline, official says
  + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
An official claimed that Ukraine's surrender hotline had a record number of calls in March. The "I Want to Live" hotline allows Russian soldiers to call up and pre-arrange a surrender. The telephone line is part of a project called "I Want to Live," allowing Russian soldiers to arrange to give themselves up rather than fight. He added that "interesting" Russian heavy armored vehicles are already being used by Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield, according to the outlet. UK intelligence reported on Friday that after months of battle, Russian soldiers have "highly likely" advanced to the center of the city.
☆ Saudi Arabia and Iran met in China to start thawing their fierce rivalry — a striking victory for Xi and a potential humiliation for the US
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Saudi Arabia and Iran's foreign ministers held a historic meeting in Beijing on Thursday. While China has maintained close ties with both countries, the US and Iran have not had diplomatic relations in decades. The meeting between Prince Faisal bin Farhan of Saudi Arabia and Hossein Amirabdollahian of Iran was the first of its kind since 2016. They also discussed visas, as well as a visit to Saudi Arabia by Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, per The Guardian. CIA director William Burns was in Saudi Arabia this week to discuss mutual intelligence cooperation and counterterrorism, Al-Arabiya reported.
☆ Trump praised his family in his post-arraignment speech, but didn't mention Melania, who was nowhere to be seen
  + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Neither Melania nor Ivanka Trump were seen during Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago speech Tuesday. Donald Jr, Eric and Tiffany Trump all showed up to hear the former president speak. While Donald Jr, Eric and Tiffany Trump and their partners were seen in the ballroom, his wife and eldest daughter were notably absent. During his speech, Trump singled out several family members for praise, including Ivanka — but notably didn't mention his absent wife, a transcript of the speech shows. Speaking about the "fantastic job" his "great family" have done, he indicated Donald Jr, Eric, Ivanka, and Barron Trump, per the paper.
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