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Everything we know about Russia's Oreshnik missile

Russia's President Putin said the new powerful missile was used against Ukraine on Thursday.

Russia’s Ballistic Missile Attack on Ukraine Is an Alarming First

This is the first time Russia has used its so-called Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile in combat. The launch also serves as a warning to the West.

Tech - Wired - 4 days ago

What’s Behind Ukraine and Russia’s Missile Brinkmanship?

Tit-for-tat moves this week included the use of American-made ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia, and new nuclear threats from Moscow. Neither appear to have influenced the war on the ground.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Russia recruits Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine

Mysterious Houthi-linked company duping men into joining Moscow’s war machine

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

FirstFT: Huawei fuels China-US tech split with phone launch

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World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

U.K. Man Fighting for Ukraine Is Said to Be Captured in Russia

Russian state media reported that a British volunteer for the Ukrainian Army was captured amid fighting in the Kursk region.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

U.K. national fighting for Ukraine reportedly captured by Russia

A British national fighting with Ukrainian forces has reportedly been captured by the Russian military. If confirmed, it would be the first publicly known case of a Western national captured on ...

Russia attacks Ukraine with record number of combat drones

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Russia expels UK diplomat over spying allegations

Security service accuses diplomat of ‘reconnaisance and subversive activities’ amid rising tension. Russia said it was expelling a British diplomat for alleged spying as tensions between London and ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Russia expels British diplomat over spying claims

Moscow’s move adds to growing list of expulsions amid escalating tensions over Ukraine war

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Why Russia's Africa propaganda warrior was sent home

World - Yahoo News - 3 hours ago

Russia's military says Ukraine fired 6 US-made ATACMS missiles at Russia's Bryansk region overnight

World - ABC News - November 19

Zelenskyy welcomes US decision to give landmines to Ukraine amid criticism from aid groups – Russia-Ukraine war live

Ukrainian president hails mines as important part of arsenal in statement; aid groups condemn ‘unethical’ decision, saying mines risk harming civilians. In a television interview in France, foreign ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Russia-Ukraine war live: Doubts cast over Kyiv claim that Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile

A Western official has reportedly denied a claim by Ukraine’s air force that the Russian military fired the missile for the first time. Hungary announced overnight it is to install an air defence ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

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