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☆ Russia's war in Ukraine has apparently come home again, this time with drones striking skyscrapers in the capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The attack was reportedly carried out by Kyiv and came after unrelenting Russian attacks on southern Ukraine with drones and missiles increasingly targeting the country's grain infrastructure. Russia's Ministry of Defense said it "foiled" the early Monday morning attack on Moscow, which it blamed it on Ukraine. Photographs of the scene show damage to the roof of an unidentified building, which is located just a few hundred meters from the Russian defense ministry's headquarters in the capital. A view of a building after two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) attack in Moscow, Russia on July 24, 2023. Ukraine's defense ministry said on Monday that Russian drones attacked grain infrastructure along the Danube River, injuring several people and destroying food storage facilities.

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☆ The US has no plans to supply the prized long-range Army Tactical Missile System for Ukraine's stuttering counteroffensive, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

US officials say there's been no change in US policy on sending ATACMS, despite Ukraine's pleas. Kyiv has repeatedly called on the US to send the powerful long-range missiles. No major discussions on the issue have taken place for months, officials told The Washington Post. ATACMS not a priority and could escalate the conflictUS resistance to sending ATACMS to Ukraine is partially down to fears that it could trigger Russian escalation of the conflict. It remains concerned that sending enough missiles to Ukraine would deplete the US's limited stock, weakening its response to other potential conflicts, officials told The Post.

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☆ A storied cathedral protected by the UN in Ukraine's key port city of Odesa has now been bombed twice — once by Putin and once by Stalin
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian missile strike clobbered a Ukrainian cathedral in Odesa, killing one and injuring 19. The strike in the port city of Odesa early Sunday morning left one dead and injured 19 others. Photos from Reuters showed the devastation in the Spaso-Preobrazhenskyi Cathedral — also known as the Transfiguration Cathedral — which is Odesa's largest church building. An interior view shows the Transfiguration Cathedral damaged during a Russian missile strike on Odesa, Ukraine. The destruction of the key port city is a tactic, according to Oleksiy Honcharenko, a Ukrainian MP from Odesa.

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☆ Zelenskyy says the Kerch Bridge 'feeds the war' and that Russia's link to Crimea must be 'neutralized'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Kerch Bridge in Crimea must be "neutralized." Zelenskyy said the bridge is a legitimate military target as Russia uses it to "feed the war." The bridge opened in 2018 and links the illegally occupied Crimean peninsula with Russia. In remarks to the Aspen Security Forum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking by video link, said Friday evening that the bridge is a legitimate military target. Zelenskyy described the bridge Friday as "an enemy facility" that was built in defiance of international law.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, coy, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Aspen Security Forum, Moscow, Kremlin, Associated Press Locations: Kerch, Crimea, Russia, Crimean, Wall, Silicon, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Ukraine's military is overcoming Russia's dense minefields and its counteroffensive is poised to 'gain pace,' Zelenskyy says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine's counteroffensive was poised to "gain pace." Russia's dense minefields have slowed Ukraine's counteroffensive, Ukrainian officials said. OLEKSII FILIPPOV/AFP via Getty ImagesDespite the mine threat, Zelenskyy insisted that Ukraine's counteroffensive was about to "gain pace." But it is not clear how much of Ukraine's forces have so far joined the counteroffensive efforts. Multiple Ukrainian officials recently said that the bulk of Ukraine's forces had not yet been dispatched to the frontline.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, OLEKSII FILIPPOV, Jake Sullivan Organizations: Analysts, Service, Aspen Security, Financial Times, CNN, Russian, US Army Special Forces, Ukraine, Washington Post, State Emergency Service, Getty, US National Security Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Florida, Brovary, Kyiv, AFP

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Zelenskyy sacks UK ambassador after media comments; U.S. says Ukraine now using cluster bombs
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Zelenskyy said nearly 70 missiles were fired at Odesa, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr and Kharkiv this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday announced the dismissal of ambassador to the U.K. Vadym Prystaiko after he called comments Zelenskyy made about the U.K. defense minister unhealthy. In his daily address, Zelenskyy said nearly 70 missiles were fired at Odesa, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr and Kharkiv this week. And on Tuesday, Russia's Defense Ministry said it was carrying out a "mass retaliatory strike" for an attack on the Crimean bridge early Monday which it blamed on Ukraine. Tensions are also mounting in the Black Sea after Russia said it would consider all vessels sailing toward Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea as military cargo carriers.

Persons: Zelenskyy, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vadym Prystaiko, John Kirby Organizations: Friday, Russian, White House, ., U.S, Initiative, Russia's Defense Ministry, Ukraine's Defense Ministry Locations: Odesa, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russia

☆ 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

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia batters Ukrainian ports amid growing supply fears; 19 wounded at Mykolaiv
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Fragments of a missile shot down during a night strike in Odesa on July 19, 2023. Russia launched strikes on Ukrainian port cities for a third consecutive day, Ukraine's air force said Thursday, as concerns mounted over the threat to global food supplies from closed trade routes. In Mykolaiv, a city near the Black Sea, at least 19 people were injured, said regional military administration head Vitaly Kim on Telegram, according to a Google translation. Russian on Monday suspended a humanitarian corridor, the U.N.-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has allowed the delivery of Ukrainian grains to global markets. Russia's Ministry of Defense later said it would consider all vessels sailing toward Ukrainian ports to be military cargo carriers.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vitaly Kim Organizations: Initiative, Russia's Ministry of Defense Locations: Odesa, Russia, China, Mykolaiv

☆ Wheat prices head for biggest single-day gain since Russia invaded Ukraine after fresh attacks on key grain facilities
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wheat prices on Wednesday were on track for their biggest one-day gain since February 2022. Russia this week also backed out of a deal that had ensured safe passage for Ukraine exports in the Black Sea. The missile bombardment targeted critical Ukrainian grain facilities, and wheat prices, while still below last year's record highs, are on pace for their steepest one-day gain since February 2022, when Vladimir Putin first ordered his "special military operation." The initial agreement, which Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey hammered out last July, permitted Ukrainian exporters to ship corn, wheat, and other goods from three ports around Odesa. "Russia might collapse into multiple pieces, like the Soviet Union, and that might not be a bad thing for the world."

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Putin, It's, Volodymyr Lugovskyy Organizations: Service, Street Journal, Kremlin, Indiana University Locations: Russia, Odesa, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Chicago, Moscow, Turkey, Soviet Union

The US began ramping up ammunition production last year when it became clear that the war would drag on far longer than anticipated. But the ammunition will still take “years” to mass produce to acceptable levels, National Security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN Sunday. Ukrainian troops now typically fire between 2,000 and 3,000 artillery shells per day at Russian forces, a US defense official told CNN. It was necessary, though, because of how low US stockpiles are, Sullivan told CNN Sunday. “All of us have had to struggle stimulating our supply chains, some of which went to sleep,” he told CNN.

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☆ Ukrainian helicopter crew say women flash them as they fly overhead to boost their morale fighting Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian air force crew told The Sunday Times that women flash them when they fly overhead. The Ukrainian air force is trying to keep morale high as it faces a strong Russian counterpart. He said his crew saves the GPS locations of places where it happens, lighthearted moment in their dangerous and often demoralizing missions against a far superior Russian air force. The Ukrainian air force is struggling against a far better-armed Russia, Maksym said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told The Wall Street Journal last month that Russian air superiority would exact a heavy toll on Ukrainian soldiers if Western powers did not provide them with reinforcements.

Persons: Maksym, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Sunday Times, Service, Times, Wall Locations: Ukrainian, Russian, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Soviet, Ukraine

☆ The making of a fake war hero: An American who reinvented himself as a social-media soldier in Ukraine is accused of 'stolen valor'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Four foreign fighters and volunteers in Ukraine who knew Vasquez told Insider it was widely known he wasn't actually taking part in front-line fighting. A Pentagon representative, however, told Insider that Vasquez was never deployed to either of those places — or anywhere else. "I had to tell a million lies to get ahead," Vasquez told the Times. When Ashton-Cirillo took to Twitter to expose Vasquez, Huggett said she felt compelled to make a video to back her up. Huggett told Insider: "I'm tired, but I'm not sorry I exposed the lying scammer.

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☆ Russian defenses in Ukraine are 'likely brittle' as they lack the reserves to relieve frontline troops, think tank says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian defenses are "likely brittle" amid the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive, the ISW said. The think tank noted that Russian forces likely lack the reserves to rotate frontline units. Popov reportedly claimed that he had appealed to his superiors to rotate troops and relieve those who had fought on the frontlines for a long time. The think tank said that without any reserves to rotate in, Russian forces would have to rely on "already degraded forces" in the event of a Ukrainian breakthrough. Ukrainian troops train with heavy weapons near the frontline in Zaporizhzhia on April 20, 2023.

Persons: Ivan Popov, Popov, Muhammed Enes Yildirim, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi Organizations: Service, Institute for, Russian, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images Ukraine, BBC, Sky Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian, Donetsk

DES MOINES — Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson sparred with former Vice President Mike Pence over the war in Ukraine here Friday at the Family Leadership Summit. The two argued over whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government was respecting religious liberty. While on Fox News, Carlson was frequently critical of Ukraine and U.S. support for the country in the war with Russia. Tucker Carlson and Former Vice President Mike Pence speak at the Family Leadership Summit. “I’m really never surprised by Tucker Carlson,” he replied.

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☆ Analysis: NATO's crucial summit in Vilnius nearly came off the rails and gave Russia a PR victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been pushing for a clear path to join NATO for some time. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesWestern officials and diplomats, however, hoped that the issue would not be the focus of this week’s summit. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, and Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, second right, address the public during an event on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. All of which created room for speculation about NATO’s unity, and allowed its adversaries to call the summit a failure. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) poses for an official family photo with the participants of the NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 11, 2023.

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☆ Zelenskyy said he thinks Ukraine can defeat Russia by next July. His own officials are significantly less optimistic.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Zelenskyy told reporters Wednesday that he thinks Ukraine can defeat Russia within one year. Few experts predict that Ukraine can achieve victory over Russia quickly, if at all. NATO said in 2008 that Ukraine could join at a future date, but declined its September 2022 request for "fast-track" membership. Earlier in the summit Zelenskyy decried the lack of a defined timeline as "unprecedented and absurd." Experts previously told Insider that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine that could end the war remain a distant prospect.

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☆ Ukrainian civilians imprisoned by Russia are being treated like livestock and forced to dig mass graves, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian civilians imprisoned by Russia are being forced to dig mass graves, the AP reported. "This means that a window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine's membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia," Zelenskyy continued. Ukrainian civilians have reported family members missing since the early months of Russia's unprovoked military invasion last year. The Ukrainian government now believes Russia has detained a total of about 10,000 civilians, Oleksandr Kononeko, a prisoner exchange negotiator, told AP. She also was beaten and forced to provide statements to a Russian news outlet to show that Moscow was releasing Ukrainian civilians, AP reported.

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☆ Ukraine war live updates: 'Massive' overnight strikes by Iranian drones hit Kyiv; Zelenskyy welcomes 'good result' from NATO summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"For the first time since independence, we have formed a security foundation for Ukraine on its way to NATO," Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter. "For the first time since independence, we have formed a security foundation for Ukraine on its way to NATO," Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter. Never before have we had such a security foundation, and this is the level of the G7. Zelenskyy on Wednesday accepted this, calling it "understandable" and expressing confidence that Ukraine would join the alliance when the war is over. "Never before have the words "you are equal among equals" for Ukraine from other NATO members sounded truly meaningful," his post read.

Persons: Zelenskyy, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, — Natasha Turak Organizations: NATO, Twitter Locations: Ukraine, Vilnius, Lithuania

☆ US officials almost altered plans for Ukraine's NATO membership timeline after Zelenskyy's fiery tweet: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Zelenskyy called the invitation "unprecedented and absurd," but his tone changed during the summit. He expressed frustrations at NATO's proposed timeline for Ukraine's membership — which, given the final copy of the summit's communiqué, isn't really a timeline at all. "It's unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine's membership. "This means that a window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine's membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia. Prior to Kyiv arriving, there were informal discussions on how best to respond, leading to US officials suggesting they revisit or remove any mention of Ukraine's invitation to membership at all.

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☆ Ads on buses at the NATO summit are shaming delegates for not giving F-16s to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

NATO members have hesitated in providing Ukraine with all the weapons its requested. Buses carrying delegates to and from the conference venue showed the slogan "while you are waiting for this bus, Ukraine is waiting to become a NATO member," reported CNN, in a reference to NATO members hesitating in admitting Ukraine to the alliance. Other pictures showed buses with the message "while you were waiting for this bus, Ukraine is waiting for F-16s," referring to the US fighter jets Ukraine has long requested. NATO member states have committed to training Ukrainian pilots with the jets, but have not committed to providing any actual planes. NATO members have sought to project an image of unity and defiance at the summit in response to Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

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☆ Ukraine's future in NATO is in a precarious position, and right now, neither Putin nor Zelenskyy is happy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine's future in NATO is up in the air, leaving neither Putin nor Zelenskyy happy. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy has expressed frustration and disappointment over NATO's timeline for Ukraine's membership. "It's unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine's membership. "No Russian leader could stand idly by in the face of steps toward NATO membership for Ukraine. And although Zelenskyy softened his criticism of the alliance's membership plans by the end of the summit, the war is dragging on — and Ukraine's NATO future is murky.

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☆ 'We will not waver:' Biden reaffirms U.S. support for Ukraine as Zelenskyy pushes to join NATO
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech on NATO at the Vilnius University in Vilnius, Lithuania, after the end of the NATO Summit, July 12, 2023. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden galvanized NATO allies and reaffirmed U.S. commitment to Ukraine Wednesday as Russia's devastating war on its neighbor marches past its 500th day. The U.S. stepped up, NATO stepped up and our partners in the Indo-Pacific stepped up," Biden said in an address from Vilnius, Lithuania. "We will not waver," he said, promising that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine "for as long as it takes." The allies welcomed the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who reiterated calls to join NATO and vowed its membership would make the world's most powerful military alliance stronger.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: NATO, Vilnius University, NATO Summit, WASHINGTON, Ukraine, Kyiv Locations: Vilnius, Lithuania, Ukraine, U.S, Lithuania's

☆ Putin went to war for 'less NATO,' military alliance chief says — and that's backfired
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023. "[Putin] went to war because he wanted less NATO. He's getting more NATO," Stoltenberg told reporters on Tuesday at the start of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. watch nowStoltenberg's comments come after Turkey on Monday agreed to back Sweden's accession bid into the NATO alliance, after withholding its endorsement for over a year. Stoltenberg has confirmed that Zelenskyy will be attending the NATO summit.

Persons: Jens Stoltenberg, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Stoltenberg, Ankara's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: NATO, Bloomberg, Getty, Sweden's, He's, European Union, Kyiv, Alliance Locations: Vilnius, Lithuania, Ukraine, Turkey, Moscow, Stockholm, Helsinki, Finland, Bucharest, Georgia, U.S, Russia

☆ 'After the war, they will be a member': Russia’s neighbors back Ukraine's NATO bid at summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The leaders of Europe's Baltic states on Tuesday reiterated their support for Ukraine's expedited NATO membership bid, insisting that Kyiv should join the military alliance as soon as its war with Russia is over. Speaking on the first day of NATO's two-day summit, Latvia's Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said that all allies were aligned on the embattled state's ultimate membership. Ukraine's accession to the alliance is one of the major topics on the agenda as NATO members meet in Vilnius, Lithuania this week. "It looks like there is no readiness either to invite Ukraine to NATO or to make it a member of the Alliance," Zelenskyy said on Telegram Tuesday, ahead of an expected appearance at the summit. It comes a day after NATO dropped its Membership Action Plan (MAP) requirement for Ukraine — one of the major sticking points in accession negotiations.

Persons: Krišjānis Kariņš, Kariņš, CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, I'm, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: Latvia's, NATO, Alliance Locations: Baltic, Russia, Ukraine, Vilnius, Lithuania

☆ Ukraine war live updates: NATO leaders meet as Turkey approves Sweden bid; Kyiv comes back under attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"In terms of Ukraine itself, President Biden, the Germans, and others, the French, are not willing to give Ukraine membership right now," Ariel Cohen, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, told CNBC. "President Biden said after the war is over Ukraine will get the membership," he said. Does that commit NATO to a war against Russia to liberate the Ukrainian territory? As a result of that, NATO does not accept new member states that are currently at war or have land occupied by an adversarial power. "When we applied for membership of NATO, we spoke frankly: de facto, Ukraine is already in the alliance," he said.

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