A new version of the ABC’s in Russia’s far east starts with “A is for Army, B is for Brotherhood” — and injects a snappy phrase with every letter, like, “Love your Army.” A swim meet in the southern city of Magnitogorsk featured adolescents diving into the pool wearing camouflage uniforms, while other competitors slung model Kalashnikov […]
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Ukraine Live Updates: Wagner’s Withdrawal From Bakhmut Would Present Test to Russian Army
As Russia vowed to respond “extremely harshly” to a rare, two-day border incursion by pro-Ukrainian fighters, the leader of Russia’s largest mercenary force warned that it faced further setbacks unless its ruling elite took drastic, and likely unpopular, measures to win the war. “The most likely scenario for us in a special operation would not […]
As Russia Increases the Size of Its Army, Both Sides Dig In for a Long Conflict
There has been little movement on the front line in recent weeks, even as Zelensky and Putin face pressure to show battlefield results.