Author: Dal Stanton
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2/8/2024 – Latvian farmers protest Russian, Belarusian food imports
In 2023, Russian grain imports to the EU via Latvia increased by about 80,000 tons, totaling over 380,000 metric tons. From: Euromaiden Press BY IRYNA VOICHUK Farmers across 16 cities in Latvia have taken to the streets, deploying columns of agricultural machinery in a protest, demanding a ban on the import of food products from…
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2/8/2024 – Russian Genocidal Destruction of Ukrainian Culture
From: Euromaiden Press – Since 2022, Russian troops have destroyed 314 objects of cultural infrastructure in Ukraine, Said Ukraine’s ministry of culture. At least 689 libraries, 113 museums and galleries, and 38 theaters and cinemas were damaged in Russian attacks on 19 Ukrainian regions.
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2/8/2024 – Ukraine to establish new Armed Forces branch for unmanned systems
President Zelenskyy’s latest decree aims to enhance Ukraine’s defense capabilities through the creation of a specialized Unmanned Systems branch within the Ukrainian Armed Forces. From: Euromaiden Press BY IRYNA VOICHUK On 6 February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the creation of a new branch within the Ukrainian Armed Forces dedicated to Unmanned Systems. This move,…
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2/8/2024 – Stop exporting weapons and send them to Ukraine instead, Borrell urges EU countries
From: EuroNews By Jorge Liboreiro Member states should temporarily halt exports of weapons to countries other than Ukraine, Josep Borrell said on Monday, asking governments to take a “political decision” and step up ammunition supplies. “Not only do we have to support Ukraine for as long as it takes but for whatever it takes. (It’s)…
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2/8/2024 – It wasn’t our turn today. Will Russia be stopped until our turn comes?
From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 714): Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,at the presence of the God of Jacob,who turns the rock into a pool of water,the flint into a spring of water.Psalm 114:7-8 Our morning started with loud blasts of explosions. Our neighborhood wasn’t directly affected, but we were…
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2/7/2024 – Ukrainian Special Forces: Punishment of Wagners in Sudan, TU-95MS Pilots
From: Anna From Ukraine 🇺🇦 Vlog 594: War in Ukraine
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Turkey’s drone maker Baykar begins to build plant in Ukraine
From: Reuters By Pesha Magid RIYADH, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Turkish defence company Baykar has started building a factory near Kyiv that will employ around 500 people and where it will manufacture either its TB2 or TB3 drone models, the company’s chief executive told Reuters. Turkish-made Bayraktar drones have gained prominence globally after being used…
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2/7/2024 – A Ukrainian pilot outlines how drones powered by jet skis sunk a Russian warship (Video)
By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Near Odesa, UkraineCNN — All it took was six sea drones, powered by jet skis, to fell a Russian guided missile ship last week, according to a rare interview with the secretive Ukrainian unit behind the attack. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence said at the time that the small Russian warship,…
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2/7/2024 – Wartime Ukraine ranks among world’s top performers in anti-corruption index
By Peter Dickinson Ukraine recorded solid progress last year in its long struggle with corruption, according to the latest edition of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. Wartime Ukraine climbed twelve places in the 2023 edition of the annual survey to rank 104th among 180 featured countries, increasing its anti-corruption score from 33 to 36 out of…
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2/7/2024 – Ukraine opens new front with drone strikes on Russia’s energy sector
From: Atlantic Council By Mykola Bielieskov Amid worsening ammunition shortages and mounting concerns over the future of Western military aid, the Ukrainian army has largely switched to active defense in recent months. Nevertheless, as the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches the two-year mark, talk of a stalemate remains premature. While heavy fighting continues at…
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