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The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

World military spending rises to record as insecurity swells

Global military spending rose to a record last year, spurred by a policy U-turn in Europe where governments boosted capabilities by the most since the end of the Cold War in the wake of Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Defence spending in western and central Europe tops last year of cold war

Stockholm International Peace Institute’s annual report finds UK was region’s biggest spender in 2022 at $68.5bn

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war spurs record global spending on military, Stockholm think tank says

Global military spending rose to a record last year as Russia's war in Ukraine drove the biggest annual increase in expenditure in Europe since the end of the Cold War three decades ago, a leading conflict and armaments think tank said on Monday.

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Azerbaijan sets up checkpoint on land link between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan on Sunday set up a checkpoint on the only land link between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, sparking an angry response from Yerevan.

France 24

These men can save Russia: we must not desert them

Letter: Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to let leading Russian opposition figures Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Kara-Murza die in jail, write Bernard Guetta, Timothy Garton Ash, Ezio Mauro and Adam Michnik

The Guardian - UK

Last remaining voices of the Russian opposition are being silenced amid war in Ukraine

Voices raised against the Kremlin are increasingly being silenced as Russia this week handed jail sentences to two prominent opponents of the current regime: Russian-British national Vladimir Kara-Murza was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday and a Moscow court on Wednesday dismissed Ilya Yashin’s appeal.

France 24

New Ukraine positions near Kherson could signal spring offensive – report

Thinktank says infiltration into area east of Dnipro River could be first step toward trying to dislodge Russian forces

The Guardian - UK

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Tensions over Karabakh rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia

Azerbaijan said on Sunday it had established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings by both Azeri and Armenian forces.

Reuters

Report: Ukrainian forces across key river, raising hopes

A Washington-based think tank says that Ukrainian forces have successfully crossed the wide Dnieper river in the country's south to establish and maintain positions on its east bank

The Independent UK

Russia claims territorial gains in battle for Bakhmut

Russia's defence ministry says its forces have captured more territory in Bakhmut as they pursue their bid to seize full control of the city.

The New Daily

Russia claims progress in battle for Bakhmut

Russia on Sunday said its forces had advanced in Bakhmut while a top Ukrainian commander said his troops were holding the frontline through the city, all but destroyed in some of the bloodiest combat of the 14-month war.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 424 of the invasion

Ukraine military sets up positions on east bank of Dnipro river; France and Baltic states dismayed at Chinese ambassador comments

The Guardian - AU

Russia's Medvedev warns Moscow will scrap grain deal if G7 bans exports

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that if the G7 moved to ban exports to Russia, Moscow would respond by terminating the Black Sea Grain deal that enables vital exports of grain from Ukraine.

Reuters

Russian forces 'execute' foreign fighter who said he had 'no regrets' in final recording

Dubovik was killed in combat on December 23, 2022, but his identity has only just been made public, with recent reports suggesting he was injured during battle, captured by Russian forces and then executed

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Son of Vladimir Putin's spokesman says he served with Wagner in Ukraine

The son of Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said in an interview published on Saturday that he had served in Ukraine under an assumed name as an artilleryman in the Wagner mercenary force, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper reported.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian soldier who lost leg to run London Marathon for unity against Russia

Roman Kashpur, 26, stood on a mine in 2019 but has fought on the front line against Russia wearing a prosthesis

The Independent UK

Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine

The 155 mm howitzer round is one of the most requested artillery rounds of the Ukraine war

The Independent UK

Unprepared for long war, US Army under gun to make more ammo

One of the most important munitions of the Ukraine war comes from a historic factory in Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 424

As the war enters its 424th day, we take a look at the main developments.

The New Daily

Whoopski! Russian bomber accidentally blasts Russian city

A Russian bomber has dropped its explosive payload into the centre of a Russian city, forcing the evacuation of 17 apartment blocks

The Guardian - UK

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Al Jazeera

Tens of thousands of Israelis rally against judicial reform plan

Plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to weaken the Supreme Court have outraged many in Israeli society.

The Independent UK

Putin struggling to ‘maintain narrative used to justify the war’, says UK

Wagner group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has questioned if they are any Nazi’s in Ukraine, the MoD said

The Independent UK

A plea to Ben Wallace: It’s time to listen over Afghan war hero - as campaign grows

Senior military figures and MPs are among the 50,000 people supporting The Independent’s petition

Asharq Al-Awsat

After Russia Bombs Own City, Explosive Found at Same Site

Seventeen apartment buildings were evacuated Saturday in a Russian city near the Ukrainian border after an explosive device was found at the site where a bomb accidentally dropped by a Russian warplane caused a powerful blast this week, authorities said. The bomb blast late Thursday rocked part of Belgorod, leaving…

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