Day: October 24, 2022
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Iran Says Won’t Remain ‘Indifferent’ if Russian Use of its Drones Proven
Iran’s foreign minister said Monday that Tehran would not remain “indifferent” if it becomes evident Russia is using Iranian-made drones in Ukraine. His remarks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia ordered around 2,000 drones from Iran, the same kind that Kyiv says Moscow has been using in its recent attacks against Ukraine. “During…
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U.S. Says No Indication Russia Has Decided to Use Nukes in Ukraine
The United States has no indication that Russia has decided to use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, including a so-called “dirty bomb,” a senior military official said Monday. Moscow has repeatedly warned in recent days that Ukraine could employ a dirty bomb — which spreads nuclear, chemical or biological material via conventional explosives…
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What is a ‘Dirty Bomb’?
Moscow has claimed that Ukraine is building a “dirty bomb” with the aim of deploying it against Russian troops. But what is a dirty bomb, and what can it achieve? At its most basic, a dirty bomb is a conventional bomb laced with radioactive, biological or chemical materials which get disseminated in an explosion. Using…
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In Photos: The Task of Demining Liberated Areas of Ukraine Gets Underway
As Russian troops withdraw from territories they previously occupied in Ukraine, pro-Kyiv administrators are finding themselves facing the task of demining thousands of hectares of land. Partnering with IT companies, European countries, and the U.S., Ukraine has recently started work demining the Kharkiv region, even launching an app to facilitate public participation in the efforts,…
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Russia Claims Ukraine in ‘Final Stage’ of Creating ‘Dirty Bomb’
Moscow said Monday that Ukraine had nearly completed developing a “dirty bomb,” after Russia’s defense minister in calls with NATO counterparts claimed Kyiv’s forces were planning to deploy the weapon. “According to the information we have, two organizations in Ukraine have specific instructions to create a so-called ‘dirty bomb.’ This work is in its final…
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Kherson Forms Territorial Defense Unit in Face of Ukrainian Advance
The Moscow-installed authorities in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region formed a territorial defense unit on Monday and have urged men across the region to join up to defend the city of Kherson. “For all men who wish to stay in Kherson, despite the increased security threat due to the actions of Ukrainian nationalists, an opportunity has…
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Russian Activist Takes Refuge From Mobilization in Remote Forest
A Russian IT professional and anti-war activist has come up with an unusual way to avoid being drafted by the military, setting up camp in a remote forest in southern Russia where he keeps the public updated about his life in the wilderness, the independent news website Mediazona reported Saturday. Adam Kalinin, whose name was…
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RT Host Suspended for Calls to ‘Drown, Burn’ Ukrainian Children
A host at Russia’s state-funded broadcaster RT was suspended Sunday after he made calls on the air to “drown or burn” Ukrainian children who viewed Soviet Russia as an occupier. Anton Krasovsky’s remarks on his RT show broadcast Thursday sparked widespread outrage over the weekend. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba accused the Kremlin-controlled channel of…