A Ukrainian air-defense team on the front lines in the Mykolaiv region, in southern Ukraine, in late October.Credit…Finbarr O’Reilly for The New York Times KYIV, Ukraine — Even as Ukrainian officials celebrate the arrival of more advanced Western air-defense systems and claim growing success at shooting down Russian rockets and drones, they are warning that […]
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Brittney Griner Is Sentenced to 9 Years in a Russian Penal Colony
The W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner’s friends and colleagues expressed support and sadness for her after a Russian court found her guilty of attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics into Russia and sentenced her to nine years in a penal colony. “Just really feeling sad and feeling sick for Brittney and hoping that she gets home as […]