Fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces this week centered largely around the southern region of Kherson, where both sides claim to have registered significant gains. On Oct. 20, the Ukrainian military–usually tight-lipped about ongoing operations–said dozens of Russian troops had been killed and several Russian tanks destroyed in its latest attempt to breach Russian defenses…
Ukrainians Try to Conserve Electricity, Endure Water Outages After Russian Strikes
KYIV—Ukrainians conserved electricity and some went without running water to try to ease pressure on the grid and give engineers a chance to rebuild infrastructure destroyed by Russian strikes as Kyiv’s forces advanced towards the city of Kherson. The Ukrainian government on Thursday placed restrictions on electricity usage nationwide for the first time since Russia’s…
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October 19, 2022
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Commentary Our world is obsessed with saving lives. We survived COVID lockdowns imposed by governments claiming to keep us safe. Teams of burly footballers dropped to their knees because Black Lives Matter. The presumption of innocence wilts under the strain of laws designed to keep women safe. After all that posturing, it is odd we…
Iran Threatened With Sanctions Following Drone Claims by Kyiv
The alleged use by Russia of Iranian-made drones in recent attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure has drawn condemnation from Kyiv and its allies, along with threats of western retaliation and sanctions. On Oct. 10, Russia carried out wide-ranging strikes across Ukraine targeting what Moscow calls “critical infrastructure.” A second wave of strikes on Oct. 17 caused…
Russia’s Putin Declares Martial Law in Controlled Ukrainian Regions
KYIV/MIKOLAIV, Ukraine—President Vladimir Putin introduced martial law on Wednesday in four Ukrainian regions he says are part of Russia as some residents of the Russian-held city of Kherson left by boat after Moscow warned of a looming assault. The images of people fleeing Kherson were broadcast by Russian state TV which portrayed the exodus— from…
Biden Administration’s Mismanagement Increases Risk of Russian Nuclear Strike: Former National Security Officials
News Analysis The lack of solid intelligence on Russian nuclear escalation doctrine under Russian President Vladimir Putin, combined with the diplomatic blunderings of the Biden administration, has created a dangerous nuclear standoff in Europe, according to former national security officials and experts. Consequently, the likelihood of a Russian tactical nuclear strike to change the balance…
Musk Says SpaceX Losing $20 Million a Month on Starlink Internet in Ukraine
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said that SpaceX is losing around $20 million a month on providing its Starlink satellite internet to Ukraine, while the Pentagon confirmed it has not paid the company any money for the service. Musk said in an Oct. 19 post on Twitter that his rocket company is losing approximately $20…
Australia Gas Mining Companies Get Windfall $40 Billion ‘War Profits’ Surge
Australia’s gas giants are raking in the profits from the war in Ukraine, according to the independent Australia Institute. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) profits were up to $40 billion extra in the 2021/22 reporting year, with almost no increase in the cost of production, according to research released on Wednesday. However, taxpayers are missing out…
Investigators Reveal Cause of Nord Stream Pipeline Damage
Officials in Denmark said Tuesday that “powerful explosions” caused damage to the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea. The Russian-constructed Nord Stream system had carried billions of cubic feet of natural gas from Russia to Germany before it was damaged late last month. No nation or group has claimed responsibility for the incident, and…
US Air Force Intercepts Russian Nuclear-Capable Bombers Off Alaskan Coast
The U.S. military intercepted two Russian bomber jets flying near the Alaskan coast on Monday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed. The “Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region detected, tracked, positively identified, and intercepted two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H bombers entering and operating within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ),” said a…
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