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Europe
Russia Claims to Have Repelled ‘Major’ Attack by Ukraine
Russia’s defense ministry has claimed it has fought off a large-scale attack by Ukraine in the south-eastern Donetsk region.
It said it killed 250 Ukrainian troops and destroyed 16 tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and 21 armored combat vehicles in...
Europe
Russia Says Ukraine Drones Hit Moscow
Russia has blamed Ukraine for drone strikes that hit Moscow on Tuesday morning injuring at least two people and damaging several buildings.
The Russian military says eight drones were used in the strikes, all of which were shot down by...
Europe
Russia Accidentally Bombs Own City Near Ukraine Border
Russia acknowledged late on Thursday that one of its bombs accidentally hit the Russian city of Belgorod which is located near the border with Ukraine.
The city of 340,000 about 25 miles east of the border with Ukraine, has faced...
Europe
Scores of Russian Soldiers Killed by Missile Strike in Occupied Ukraine
Ukraine says it killed around four hundred Russian soldiers in a missile attack in the occupied Donetsk region just after midnight on New Year's Day. Russia has said that sixty-three of its troops were killed.
The missile targeted a building...
Europe
Putin Says Russia Is Ready to Negotiate, but Ukraine Refuses
Russia is ready to negotiate over Ukraine but Kyiv and its Western backers had refused to engage in talks, President Putin told an interview.
Europe
Russia Intensifies Bombing as Ukraine Braces for New Offensive
Russia fired 76 missiles and carried out drone attacks across Ukraine on Friday, officials said, striking the capital Kyiv and other cities as Kyiv says Putin is preparing a major offensive in the new year.
Power was completely down in...
History
War May Not Be an Essential Part of Human Nature
Whether or not war is part of human nature has been debated throughout history. Of course, there is ample evidence of killings in archaeology, but individual homicide is not actual, full-blown war, in which organized peoples take up arms...
Europe
Greek-led Naval Force Seizes Weapon Cache on Way to Libya
Greek-led Operation IRINI proceeded with the seizure of the commercial vessel MV Meerdijk on October 11. According to an announcement made on Wednesday, the ship was carrying armored vehicles to Libya, a violation of the arms embargo on Libya...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Military Strategies Still Used Today
Ancient Greece is often lauded for its contributions to philosophy, politics, and culture. However, its citizens were also innovators of military theory and practice.
For modern militaries and military thinkers, their history is thus replete with valuable case studies on...
Diplomacy
Greeks More Hesitant About Sanctioning Russia Than Other Europeans
Greeks, along with Hungarians and Italians, are less supportive of sanctioning Russia than other nationals of the EU member states and European countries, a YouGov Cambridge survey has shown.
Since President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the West has responded...