Europe braces for gas ‘nightmare’ as pipeline from Russia shuts off
The main natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany shut down for scheduled maintenance Monday, raising concerns that Moscow could use the repairs as a pretext for a longer shutdown as it wields energy supplies as leverage in the Ukraine war.
European ministers warned that it was unclear whether Moscow would turn the taps on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline back on after the 10 days of scheduled work. Germany’s economy minister, Robert Habeck, said Berlin was concerned about a “nightmare scenario” this winter if Russia decides against doing so.
“Everything is possible, everything can happen,” he told Deutschlandfunk radio on Sunday. “We have to prepare for the worst.”
Speaking at a business conference in southern France, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire went further, saying that a total cutoff was “the most likely scenario.” He said that “it would be totally irresponsible to ignore this scenario.”
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The main natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany shut down for scheduled maintenance Monday, raising concerns that Moscow could use the repairs as a pretext for a longer shutdown as it wields energy supplies as leverage in the Ukraine war.
European ministers warned that it was unclear whether Moscow would turn the taps on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline back on after the 10 days of scheduled work. Germany’s economy minister, Robert Habeck, said Berlin was concerned about a “nightmare scenario” this winter if Russia decides against doing so.
“Everything is possible, everything can happen,” he told Deutschlandfunk radio on Sunday. “We have to prepare for the worst.”
Speaking at a business conference in southern France, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire went further, saying that a total cutoff was “the most likely scenario.” He said that “it would be totally irresponsible to ignore this scenario.”
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Here is the latest from Ukraine.
- Video from the Ukrainian Ministry of Emergency claimed to show workers freeing a man from the rubble of a destroyed apartment on July 10 in Chasiv Yar.
- Ukraine is readying a force of 1 million with Western weapons to attempt to retake southern territory from Russian troops, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told Britain’s Times newspaper.
- Players in the WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago on Sunday all wore jerseys bearing the name and number of Brittney Griner, the basketball star detained in Russia on drug charges.
- The Uber Files: A trove of documents obtained by the Guardian and shared with The Washington Post as well as other newsrooms and nonprofits reveal that Uber viewed Russia as among the company’s most important foreign markets — but failed to gain a foothold there.
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- Video from the Ukrainian Ministry of Emergency claimed to show workers freeing a man from the rubble of a destroyed apartment on July 10 in Chasiv Yar.
- Ukraine is readying a force of 1 million with Western weapons to attempt to retake southern territory from Russian troops, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told Britain’s Times newspaper.
- Players in the WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago on Sunday all wore jerseys bearing the name and number of Brittney Griner, the basketball star detained in Russia on drug charges.
- The Uber Files: A trove of documents obtained by the Guardian and shared with The Washington Post as well as other newsrooms and nonprofits reveal that Uber viewed Russia as among the company’s most important foreign markets — but failed to gain a foothold there.
More live updates here.
Iran to send hundreds of drones to Russia for use in Ukraine, U.S. says
Iran is preparing to supply Russia with hundreds of drone aircraft, including advanced models capable of firing missiles, the Biden administration said Monday, publicly revealing what U.S. officials say is a secret effort by Tehran to provide military assistance for Russian’s invasion of Ukraine.
The planned delivery of unmanned aerial aircraft, or UAVs, disclosed by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan at a White House briefing, could provide a significant boost to Moscow’s efforts to find and destroy Western-supplied artillery and other weapons systems that have slowed the advance of Russian troops in recent weeks.
Sullivan said Iran is also preparing to train the Russians on how to use the weapons, with initial training sessions set to begin as soon as this month.
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Iran is preparing to supply Russia with hundreds of drone aircraft, including advanced models capable of firing missiles, the Biden administration said Monday, publicly revealing what U.S. officials say is a secret effort by Tehran to provide military assistance for Russian’s invasion of Ukraine.
The planned delivery of unmanned aerial aircraft, or UAVs, disclosed by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan at a White House briefing, could provide a significant boost to Moscow’s efforts to find and destroy Western-supplied artillery and other weapons systems that have slowed the advance of Russian troops in recent weeks.
Sullivan said Iran is also preparing to train the Russians on how to use the weapons, with initial training sessions set to begin as soon as this month.
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Here's the latest from Ukraine.
- Iran plans to provide Russia with “up to several hundred” drones to be used in the war in Ukraine, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday. The move indicates Moscow is running out of precision weapons, according to U.S.-based military analysts.
- President Zelensky criticized Canada for carving out an exemption to Russian sanctions, saying it could be perceived by Moscow as a sign of “weakness” that the Kremlin could exploit. Under pressure from Europe, Ottawa agreed to allow a gas turbine used in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that had been undergoing repairs in Canada to be returned to Germany.
- The death toll continues to rise after Russian strikes in eastern and northern Ukraine. At least 31 were killed in Chasiv Yar, after a Russian missile hit a residential complex over the weekend. Three others were also killed Monday in Kharkiv after Russian airstrikes damaged a shopping center and residences.
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- Iran plans to provide Russia with “up to several hundred” drones to be used in the war in Ukraine, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday. The move indicates Moscow is running out of precision weapons, according to U.S.-based military analysts.
- President Zelensky criticized Canada for carving out an exemption to Russian sanctions, saying it could be perceived by Moscow as a sign of “weakness” that the Kremlin could exploit. Under pressure from Europe, Ottawa agreed to allow a gas turbine used in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that had been undergoing repairs in Canada to be returned to Germany.
- The death toll continues to rise after Russian strikes in eastern and northern Ukraine. At least 31 were killed in Chasiv Yar, after a Russian missile hit a residential complex over the weekend. Three others were also killed Monday in Kharkiv after Russian airstrikes damaged a shopping center and residences.
More live updates here.
Recording reveals life in captivity for American held by Russian group
An American military veteran captured by Russian forces in Ukraine is being held in solitary confinement but appears hopeful the U.S. government is pursuing his release, according to a phone call with his mother recorded last week and provided to The Washington Post by his family.
Friday’s call between Alexander Drueke and his mother, Lois Drueke, offers new insight into the Biden administration’s efforts in what’s become a high-stakes showdown with Moscow over U.S. involvement in the war. It was their fifth conversation since Drueke and another U.S. military veteran, Andy Tai Huynh, were taken into custody in June, his family said.
Both men are from Alabama and traveled overseas as volunteers. A third U.S. citizen, Grady Kurpasi, is missing in Ukraine and feared captured or killed, his family has said. At least two Americans are believed to have died in the fighting.
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An American military veteran captured by Russian forces in Ukraine is being held in solitary confinement but appears hopeful the U.S. government is pursuing his release, according to a phone call with his mother recorded last week and provided to The Washington Post by his family.
Friday’s call between Alexander Drueke and his mother, Lois Drueke, offers new insight into the Biden administration’s efforts in what’s become a high-stakes showdown with Moscow over U.S. involvement in the war. It was their fifth conversation since Drueke and another U.S. military veteran, Andy Tai Huynh, were taken into custody in June, his family said.
Both men are from Alabama and traveled overseas as volunteers. A third U.S. citizen, Grady Kurpasi, is missing in Ukraine and feared captured or killed, his family has said. At least two Americans are believed to have died in the fighting.
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Russia, Ukraine to discuss Black Sea ‘grain corridor,’ Turkey says
Turkey’s defense minister said Tuesday that military delegations from Ukraine, Russia and Turkey would meet in Istanbul for talks aimed at restarting grain shipments from Ukrainian ports blockaded by Russia.
The minister, Hulusi Akar, said in a statement that the meeting would take place Wednesday and include a delegation from the United Nations.
The announcement of the meeting followed calls by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Monday that were focused in part on a U.N. plan to establish a maritime “safe corridor” that would allow the resumption of grain exports from Ukraine, according to Turkish readouts. Turkey maintains close ties with both Kyiv and Moscow and has tried to act as a mediator between the two sides since the Russian invasion.
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Turkey’s defense minister said Tuesday that military delegations from Ukraine, Russia and Turkey would meet in Istanbul for talks aimed at restarting grain shipments from Ukrainian ports blockaded by Russia.
The minister, Hulusi Akar, said in a statement that the meeting would take place Wednesday and include a delegation from the United Nations.
The announcement of the meeting followed calls by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Monday that were focused in part on a U.N. plan to establish a maritime “safe corridor” that would allow the resumption of grain exports from Ukraine, according to Turkish readouts. Turkey maintains close ties with both Kyiv and Moscow and has tried to act as a mediator between the two sides since the Russian invasion.
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Within the war between Russia and Ukraine, a war between Chechens
The long table was set with sliced vegetables, bottles of Coca-Cola and juice, boiled lamb hearts, and kebabs cooked over a fire. Sitting at the head was the man of the hour — the birthday boy. His arms were crossed in front of his broad chest as he leaned back in his chair and observed the rare party.
Joining him at the table were soldiers with beards that matched his. Some were the sons of men he’d fought alongside in a different war that felt very much like this one. Now he was their commander.
He was presented a cake covered in chocolate frosting and decorated with the images of two flags — one for the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, the home to which he and his comrades hope to return one day, and one for Ukraine, the country they are fighting for now. What the two have in common is their enemy: Russia.
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The long table was set with sliced vegetables, bottles of Coca-Cola and juice, boiled lamb hearts, and kebabs cooked over a fire. Sitting at the head was the man of the hour — the birthday boy. His arms were crossed in front of his broad chest as he leaned back in his chair and observed the rare party.
Joining him at the table were soldiers with beards that matched his. Some were the sons of men he’d fought alongside in a different war that felt very much like this one. Now he was their commander.
He was presented a cake covered in chocolate frosting and decorated with the images of two flags — one for the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, the home to which he and his comrades hope to return one day, and one for Ukraine, the country they are fighting for now. What the two have in common is their enemy: Russia.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine.
- Ukrainian rescue workers clear debris after a Russian strike on a residential building in Chasiv Yar, a city in the eastern Donetsk region.
- Turkey’s defense minister said Tuesday that military delegations from Ukraine, Russia and Turkey would meet in Istanbul for talks aimed at restarting grain shipments from Ukrainian ports blockaded by Russia.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Canada for carving out an exemption to Russian sanctions by agreeing to allow a gas turbine used in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that had been undergoing repairs in Canada to be returned to Germany.
- A former Olympic official told the Guardian that a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes in global sporting events due to Russia’s invasion could continue, preventing those athletes from competing in qualifying events for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
More live updates here.
- Ukrainian rescue workers clear debris after a Russian strike on a residential building in Chasiv Yar, a city in the eastern Donetsk region.
- Turkey’s defense minister said Tuesday that military delegations from Ukraine, Russia and Turkey would meet in Istanbul for talks aimed at restarting grain shipments from Ukrainian ports blockaded by Russia.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Canada for carving out an exemption to Russian sanctions by agreeing to allow a gas turbine used in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that had been undergoing repairs in Canada to be returned to Germany.
- A former Olympic official told the Guardian that a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes in global sporting events due to Russia’s invasion could continue, preventing those athletes from competing in qualifying events for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
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Here's the latest on key battlegrounds in Ukraine.
Chasiv Yar: As of Wednesday evening, at least 45 people have been found dead after a Russian missile strike over the weekend on a residential complex in this eastern city, including one child, Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said. Nine survivors have been found so far, the agency said.
Kharkiv: Russian shells injured five after hitting “four enterprises and private households” on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office.
Novaya Kakhovka: Ukraine’s Defense Ministry posted a video early Tuesday of footage that it said showed an explosion at a Russian weapons depot in this city.
Kyiv: Some degree of normalcy appears to have returned to the Ukrainian capital, despite occasional Russian bombardments. About 3.4 million passengers used the city’s metro last week, the municipal government said Monday. Before the war, the daily average of metro users was more than 1 million people.
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Chasiv Yar: As of Wednesday evening, at least 45 people have been found dead after a Russian missile strike over the weekend on a residential complex in this eastern city, including one child, Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said. Nine survivors have been found so far, the agency said.
Kharkiv: Russian shells injured five after hitting “four enterprises and private households” on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office.
Novaya Kakhovka: Ukraine’s Defense Ministry posted a video early Tuesday of footage that it said showed an explosion at a Russian weapons depot in this city.
Kyiv: Some degree of normalcy appears to have returned to the Ukrainian capital, despite occasional Russian bombardments. About 3.4 million passengers used the city’s metro last week, the municipal government said Monday. Before the war, the daily average of metro users was more than 1 million people.
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The man who has Putin’s ear — and may want his job
When Russian President Vladimir Putin held the final meeting of his Security Council before launching the invasion of Ukraine, one Kremlin hawk seemed to dominate the room.
Nikolai Patrushev, the powerful Security Council secretary and close Putin ally from their days together at the KGB in St. Petersburg, told the Russian president that the United States was behind tensions in eastern Ukraine and seeking to orchestrate Russia’s collapse. “Our task is to defend the territorial integrity of our country and defend its sovereignty,” Patrushev said in broadcast remarks.
Patrushev, whose position is equivalent to the U.S. national security adviser, was expressing a Cold War view that has driven Putin’s war. Ever since Putin ordered the Feb. 24 invasion, blindsiding much of the country’s elite, Patrushev has become a hard-line avatar for a militaristic Russia.
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When Russian President Vladimir Putin held the final meeting of his Security Council before launching the invasion of Ukraine, one Kremlin hawk seemed to dominate the room.
Nikolai Patrushev, the powerful Security Council secretary and close Putin ally from their days together at the KGB in St. Petersburg, told the Russian president that the United States was behind tensions in eastern Ukraine and seeking to orchestrate Russia’s collapse. “Our task is to defend the territorial integrity of our country and defend its sovereignty,” Patrushev said in broadcast remarks.
Patrushev, whose position is equivalent to the U.S. national security adviser, was expressing a Cold War view that has driven Putin’s war. Ever since Putin ordered the Feb. 24 invasion, blindsiding much of the country’s elite, Patrushev has become a hard-line avatar for a militaristic Russia.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine.
- The euro and the U.S. dollar are exchanging at a nearly 1-to-1 rate for the first time in nearly two decades, partly due to global disruptions set off by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- The European Space Agency has terminated its Mars space rover collaboration with its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos. The ESA will move ahead with new partners.
- Citizens who fled Ukraine’s embattled Luhansk region are struggling to settle into new lives in other cities.
- The United States has contributed $1.7 billion in budgetary aid to Ukraine, the U.S. Agency for International Development said Tuesday.
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- The euro and the U.S. dollar are exchanging at a nearly 1-to-1 rate for the first time in nearly two decades, partly due to global disruptions set off by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- The European Space Agency has terminated its Mars space rover collaboration with its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos. The ESA will move ahead with new partners.
- Citizens who fled Ukraine’s embattled Luhansk region are struggling to settle into new lives in other cities.
- The United States has contributed $1.7 billion in budgetary aid to Ukraine, the U.S. Agency for International Development said Tuesday.
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At least 900,000 Ukrainians ‘forcibly deported’ to Russia, U.S. says
Russia has deported 900,000 to 1.6 million Ukrainian citizens from Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine in a systemic “filtration” operation, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday, in a loud condemnation of Moscow and affirmation of claims that Ukrainian officials have levied for weeks.
Many of those “forcibly deported,” including 260,000 children, some separated from their families, have wound up in isolated regions in Russia’s far east, Blinken said.
“Reports indicate” that Russian forces have taken thousands of children from orphanages in Ukraine and placed them up for adoption in Russia, according to the statement.
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Russia has deported 900,000 to 1.6 million Ukrainian citizens from Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine in a systemic “filtration” operation, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday, in a loud condemnation of Moscow and affirmation of claims that Ukrainian officials have levied for weeks.
Many of those “forcibly deported,” including 260,000 children, some separated from their families, have wound up in isolated regions in Russia’s far east, Blinken said.
“Reports indicate” that Russian forces have taken thousands of children from orphanages in Ukraine and placed them up for adoption in Russia, according to the statement.
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Here's the latest on key battlegrounds in Ukraine.
Zaporizhzhia: The office of Ukraine’s prosecutor general said it was investigating a Russian airstrike that hit a factory Wednesday, injuring 14 people here.
Mykolaiv: Five civilians were killed by a strike Wednesday on this southern city, according to the deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office.
Chasiv Yar: At least 48 have been found dead, including one child, after a Russian missile strike over the weekend on a residential complex here, President Zelensky said Wednesday. Nine survivors have been rescued from the rubble.
Slovyansk: Russian forces on Wednesday “continued artillery and airstrikes as well as limited ground assaults, but failed to gain territory north and east” of this eastern city, according to the ISW.
Kharkiv: Russian shells injured five people after hitting “four enterprises and private households” on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office.
More live updates here.
Zaporizhzhia: The office of Ukraine’s prosecutor general said it was investigating a Russian airstrike that hit a factory Wednesday, injuring 14 people here.
Mykolaiv: Five civilians were killed by a strike Wednesday on this southern city, according to the deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office.
Chasiv Yar: At least 48 have been found dead, including one child, after a Russian missile strike over the weekend on a residential complex here, President Zelensky said Wednesday. Nine survivors have been rescued from the rubble.
Slovyansk: Russian forces on Wednesday “continued artillery and airstrikes as well as limited ground assaults, but failed to gain territory north and east” of this eastern city, according to the ISW.
Kharkiv: Russian shells injured five people after hitting “four enterprises and private households” on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office.
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Witnesses for Brittney Griner to testify at her drug trial in Moscow
American WNBA star Brittney Griner was set to appear in a Moscow court Thursday in the third hearing of her trial on drug charges that could result in a 10-year prison sentence, unless U.S. and Russian officials can agree on a prisoner swap.
Griner pleaded guilty last week to carrying cannabis oil in vape cartridges after a senior Russian diplomat hinted that there were channels for negotiation on the matter, but only after her trial is complete.
While pleading guilty, Griner maintained that she did not intend to break Russian law and had been in a rush when she packed, with the vape cartridges ending up in her baggage by accident. She is not expected to testify at Thursday’s hearing. Her legal team, which expects a trial of three to five days, will instead call witnesses in her defense.
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American WNBA star Brittney Griner was set to appear in a Moscow court Thursday in the third hearing of her trial on drug charges that could result in a 10-year prison sentence, unless U.S. and Russian officials can agree on a prisoner swap.
Griner pleaded guilty last week to carrying cannabis oil in vape cartridges after a senior Russian diplomat hinted that there were channels for negotiation on the matter, but only after her trial is complete.
While pleading guilty, Griner maintained that she did not intend to break Russian law and had been in a rush when she packed, with the vape cartridges ending up in her baggage by accident. She is not expected to testify at Thursday’s hearing. Her legal team, which expects a trial of three to five days, will instead call witnesses in her defense.
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Russian missiles strike city of Vinnytsia, killing at least 12
Three Russian missiles struck a business center in the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia on Thursday, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said as it called on other countries to provide further military assistance, including antimissile systems.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said at least 12 people were killed and 25 injured in the strikes. The aftermath of the strike can be seen in handout photos from the Ukraine Emergency Services.
On his Telegram account, President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the attack, calling it “an open act of terrorism.” He shared video footage from the area that showed blackened buildings, burned-out vehicles and emergency personnel working at the scene.
“Vinnytsia. Rocket strikes in the city center,” he wrote on his Telegram channel. “There are wounded and dead, among them a small child.”
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Three Russian missiles struck a business center in the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia on Thursday, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said as it called on other countries to provide further military assistance, including antimissile systems.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said at least 12 people were killed and 25 injured in the strikes. The aftermath of the strike can be seen in handout photos from the Ukraine Emergency Services.
On his Telegram account, President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the attack, calling it “an open act of terrorism.” He shared video footage from the area that showed blackened buildings, burned-out vehicles and emergency personnel working at the scene.
“Vinnytsia. Rocket strikes in the city center,” he wrote on his Telegram channel. “There are wounded and dead, among them a small child.”
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Ukraine says Big Tech has dropped the ball on Russian propaganda
In the frantic first weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. tech companies that control the world’s largest information hubs sprang into action.
Responding to pressure from Western governments, social media apps like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube banned or throttled Russian state media accounts, beefed up their fact-checking operations, curtailed ad sales in Russia and opened direct lines to Ukrainian officials, inviting them to flag Russian disinformation and propaganda to be taken down.
As the war grinds toward its sixth month, however, Russian propaganda techniques have evolved — and the tech firms haven’t kept up.
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In the frantic first weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. tech companies that control the world’s largest information hubs sprang into action.
Responding to pressure from Western governments, social media apps like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube banned or throttled Russian state media accounts, beefed up their fact-checking operations, curtailed ad sales in Russia and opened direct lines to Ukrainian officials, inviting them to flag Russian disinformation and propaganda to be taken down.
As the war grinds toward its sixth month, however, Russian propaganda techniques have evolved — and the tech firms haven’t kept up.
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Russian strikes in Vinnytsia kill at least 23, with gruesome civilian toll
Russian missiles struck a business center in the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, killing at least 23 people in an attack Ukrainian authorities described as a war crime and act of terrorism.
The strikes, by three cruise missiles launched from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea, damaged a nine-story office block and destroyed cars in its parking lot far from the war’s front lines about 10:50 a.m., Ukrainian officials said, according to the Reuters news agency. Restaurants and nearby residential buildings also appeared to have been struck in the attack. President Volodymyr Zelensky said two “community facilities” had been destroyed.
Ukraine’s state emergency service said 23 people were killed in the strike, including three children. Sixty-six people were hospitalized, with 34 in serious condition and five in critical condition. Rescuers are still searching for 39 other people in the aftermath.
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Russian missiles struck a business center in the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, killing at least 23 people in an attack Ukrainian authorities described as a war crime and act of terrorism.
The strikes, by three cruise missiles launched from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea, damaged a nine-story office block and destroyed cars in its parking lot far from the war’s front lines about 10:50 a.m., Ukrainian officials said, according to the Reuters news agency. Restaurants and nearby residential buildings also appeared to have been struck in the attack. President Volodymyr Zelensky said two “community facilities” had been destroyed.
Ukraine’s state emergency service said 23 people were killed in the strike, including three children. Sixty-six people were hospitalized, with 34 in serious condition and five in critical condition. Rescuers are still searching for 39 other people in the aftermath.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine.
- Oleksandr, a 52-year-old farmer from Vuhlehirsk, Ukraine, continued to work his field despite the threat.
- More than 40 countries, including the United States and those in the European Union, agreed Thursday to work together to assist investigations into alleged war crimes in Ukraine, and pledged $20 million to the International Criminal Court.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called Thursday for the establishment of a special tribunal to try Russia for its war of “aggression.”
- Some progress was reported during a meeting between Ukrainian and Russian delegations and U.N. diplomats in Turkey to break an impasse over grain shipments from Ukraine’s blockaded Black Sea ports. The talks amounted to “a critical step forward,” U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said.
More live updates here.
- Oleksandr, a 52-year-old farmer from Vuhlehirsk, Ukraine, continued to work his field despite the threat.
- More than 40 countries, including the United States and those in the European Union, agreed Thursday to work together to assist investigations into alleged war crimes in Ukraine, and pledged $20 million to the International Criminal Court.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called Thursday for the establishment of a special tribunal to try Russia for its war of “aggression.”
- Some progress was reported during a meeting between Ukrainian and Russian delegations and U.N. diplomats in Turkey to break an impasse over grain shipments from Ukraine’s blockaded Black Sea ports. The talks amounted to “a critical step forward,” U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said.
More live updates here.