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Russia announced a 24-hour ceasefire from 7am GMT but there are fears it will be broken again after a number of failed attempts to save the estimated 170,000 stranded people.
Russian troops sabotage equipment and accidentally shoot down their own plane - Click the link for more details
Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by fearful advisers as his Ukraine invasion goes awry, with mutinous Russian troops sabotaging equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft, US and British intelligence agencies said yesterday and Wednesday. The close allies, whose spies have played up Russia’s failures and highlighted Kremlin divisions, said that Putin’s advisers were “too afraid” to tell him the full truth about battlefield reverses and the real impact of sanctions. Hours after the White House released its withering intelligence assessment, British ...
Australia’s ”defence and strategic policy think tank” ASPI finally has a new war, one that will be a financial boon for its murky weapons maker backers. Backed by Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton, this “independent” think tank is a key player in drumming up a pre-election China threat. Marcus Reubenstein reports.
Russia-Ukraine war news: The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence has said that Russia had confirmed the use of TOS-1A weapon system against Ukraine. It comprises thermobaric rockets, or vacuum bombs.