
Expert Air Force translators post diary of dissident Russian ...
stripes.com > theaters > europe...(Facebook/Pavel Filatyev) Former Russian paratrooper Pavel Filatyev was so disillusioned with the war in Ukraine that he risked his life to publish... ...Former Russian paratrooper Pavel Filatyev e-published a 140-page memoir titled "Zov," meaning "Calling," a criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine... ...Mihkail Berlin, a Russian language instructor at the Air Force Academy who helped with the translation. “It's more of a personal journal.”... ...The finished document, now at 77 pages, is available to read on the Air University website....

Russia Ukraine War Tank Tractor | News
bakersfield.com > ap > news...In this image from video, released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on June 6, 2023, shows what Russia claimed was the destruction of... ...But a visual analysis by The Associated Press shows the grainy black-and-white video Russia released prove it had blown up the tanks actually documented... ...Valentin Châtelet, a research associate at The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, also said the objects in the video were clearly... ...Russia had claimed it “annihilated” eight tanks NATO countries provided to Ukraine....

A Russian Pianist Speaks Out Against the War From Home
nytimes.com > arts > music...When Russia invaded Ukraine last year, the pianist Polina Osetinskaya, who lives in Moscow, was distraught.... ...Polina Osetinskaya, a critic of the invasion who has stayed in Moscow even as the government cracks down on dissent, will play a Baroque program... ...Osetinskaya will perform a program of Bach, Handel, Purcell and Rameau at the 92nd Street Y in New York on Saturday, part of a five-city tour organized... ...Ripley.”...

The Russia-Ukraine War is ASEAN's Latest Political Headache
einnews.com > pr_news...The start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has confronted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with yet another... ...In fact, the emergence of similar fault lines is anything but a new occurrence for the Southeast Asian regional grouping.... ...Singapore is also the only ASEAN member to join the Western sanction regime against the Russian Federation.... ...Myanmar crisis and the South China Sea dispute....

Ukraine dam: The friends who escaped Russian occupation in Kherson floods - BBC
bbc.com > news...Maryna and Valentyna's southern Ukrainian village of Kardashynka is an innocuous place.... ...Even with the liberation of Kherson city last November, the neighbours hadn't been able to cross the river to go there because of bridges being destroyed... ...They're joined by their friend Viktor Kovalenko, whose wife was killed by shelling across the river a few days ago.... ...The eastern bank has seen the worst of the flooding, and it's clear Maryna, Valentyna and Viktor are the lucky ones....

Chechens Pressured By Authorities to Fight in Ukraine – Rights Group
themoscowtimes.com..."The invasion of Ukraine was another opportunity for [Chechen leader] Ramzan Kadyrov to curry favor with Vladimir Putin and show his influence in... ...Chechnya," SK SOS wrote.... ...campaign in the fall of 2022, SK SOS said.... ...Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said in September that he had exempted his region from the nationwide military call-up, claiming that Chechnya had...

Russia's Ukraine war has backfired
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RNZ investigates false news account of Ukraine and Russian conflict
stuff.co.nz > national...The original story explained the conflict began in 2014 when a “pro-Russian president was toppled and Russian-backed separatist forces annexed Crimea... ...RNZ is investigating after a story was published on its website with a false account of events in Ukraine.... ...No further comment would be made until the investigation and any resulting action was completed, a spokesperson said.... ...“RNZ is concerned and takes this matter extremely seriously....

Ukraine war: Kyiv forces step up counteroffensive, as Russia claims they're fighting back
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The Story of One Woman and a Kitten Reveals the Pain of a Society
wilsoncenter.org > blog-post...Neda Nejdana"s Pussycat in Memory of Darkness, which sets out such a miniature tale with large insights, is one such play.... ...The show, translated into English by John Fardon, has enjoyed two runs at London"s Finborough Theater, a 50-seat venue over a pub in West Brompton... ...for the best new “Off West End” play, and the show"s lead, Kristin Milward, is in contention for honors as the best “Off West End” Lead Performance...