Russia in ‘counter-terror’ mode over Ukraine attack

Russia has imposed a “counter-terrorism operation” regime in three regions to try to halt a surprise cross-border incursion by Ukrainian troops. The authorities in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on the border with Ukraine now can restrict the movement of people and vehicles and use phone tapping among other measures. This comes as the…

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How Russia Lured Indian Men to Fight in Ukraine

Sajad Ahmad Kumar, right, shows a photo of his brother, Azad Yousuf Kumar, who left his village in Indian-administered Kashmir in December after being lured by a false job to fight the war in Ukraine. Credit – Faisal Bashir—SOPA Images / Getty Images Ravi Moun was excited to travel to Russia from his small village…

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Ukraine’s Zelensky says Russia should feel the war

President Volodymyr Zelensky has made his first comments on the advance of Ukrainian troops into the Russian border region of Kursk. “Russia brought the war to our land, and it should feel what it has done,” Zelensky said in his evening video message. He did not mention the fighting by Ukrainian soldiers on Russian territory…

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Russia must feel war consequences, says Zelensky amid Ukrainian attack

Three days into Ukraine’s cross-border attack on Russia’s Kursk region, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Moscow must “feel” the consequences for its invasion of Ukraine. “Russia brought the war to our land and should feel what it has done”, Mr Zelensky said in his Thursday evening address, without directly referencing the Ukrainian offensive. “Ukrainians…

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