2/ On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Thousands of civilians have been killed; millions of people have been displaced (Frattini and Solmone 2022), including 2 million children displaced outside of Ukraine; and the scale of destruction in the country is staggering.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Blueprint for Ukraine reconstruction by top CEPR authors
A bluepring for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Top authors. @cepr_org
. The main points below. Full text here https://
voxeu.org/content/bluepr
int-reconstruction-ukraine
… Synopsis here https://
voxeu.org/article/bluepr
int-reconstruction-ukraine
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68th Guards Tank Regiment T72B3 in Mariupol
68th Guards Tank Regiment and a T72B3 obr 2016 in Mariupol. (If i got it right) below.
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Occupied Kherson: flour scarce, aid convoys denied (12 words max)
Occupied Kherson had flour left for one week; Russian troops do not allow humanitarian convoys in For 3 days, they have barred people from leaving and begun pursuing war veterans from Donbas. The mayor remains inside the city, issuing orders—our sources from Kherson
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to visit Kyiv on April 8th
President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen will come to Kyiv for an official visit on April 8th
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Google and Ukraine add war-destroyed city photos, create rescue service
Google and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine are working together to add to Google Maps panoramic photos of cities destroyed by the Russians. Google will also create a service for law enforcement and rescue workers
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Ukraine receives 3 billion euros in aid, plans 4 more
Ukraine received 3 billion euros from international donors, expects 4 billion euros more. According to Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko, Ukraine is working with the IMF and the World Bank on creating a special financial mechanism to allow Ukraine to receive additional funds.
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Russian tanks in underwater positions near Kharkiv
Kharkiv region. It might seem like the Russians are introducing something groundbreaking in military art: 'Underwater tank positions to protect pontoon crossings.' But no—this is yet another example of the usual incompetence of Russian military command and the executors of their orders. For more details:
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Kamil Galeev Analyzes Reasons for Russian War Failure in Ukraine
Researcher Kamil Galeev explains the reasons for the failure of the Russian war in Ukraine. In this thread, he analyzes the similarity of the invasion of Ukraine with the so-called pacification of Czechoslovakia in 1968, as well as the Russian army's preparations for nuclear war.
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752nd Motorized Rifle Regiment Crossing a River at Izium
752nd Motorized Rifle Regiment crossing the river at Izium. below.