Ukraine is struggling to defend its cities against aerial attack as Russia introduces a new, long-range drone to the war.
- Senior Lecturer in International Studies, Defence and Security., King's College London
Kyiv is being told to give up territory which forms its main barrier preventing Russia from sweeping across Ukraine.
Drones are being used with ‘old tech’ mines to make new wartime obstacles, and are proving very effective defensively.
And ‘land swap’ involving Ukraine ceding its strategically vital fortified cities in western Donetsk would be a disaster for Kyiv.
Conscription is being talked about by Nato’s European members as they grow increasingly concerned about further Russian expansion. Ukraine has just expanded its version.
The forthcoming March election in Russia is likely to mean another victory for Vladimir Putin, who remains popular, for now.
Smersh was originally set up to trace German spies in the Soviet Union during the Second World War.
Venturing out onto the city’s streets carries danger. But there is little reason to go out anyway. Few shops and still fewer places of entertainment are open.
Since 1947 the clock’s hand have been set at the beginning of every year.
US president Joe Biden has warned of Armageddon if Russia uses nuclear weapons and says Vladimir Putin needs an ‘off ramp’ to de-escalate.
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