UK intel: Foreigners make up minor share of Russian army recruitment Despite relying mainly on domestic recruits, Russia will likely continue limited foreign recruitment to compensate battlefield losses while avoiding a second mass mobilization campaign.
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HIMARS détruit obusier D-30 russe avec ses munitions
❗️🇺🇦Himars destroys 🇷🇺Russian 122mm towed howitzer D-30 along with its shells pic.twitter.com/4zGBR6OGjv
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 27 avril 2025Himars destroys Russian 122mm towed howitzer D-30 along with its shells
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NASAMS downs 11 Russian cruise missiles in under 2 minutes
'Probably broke all records' — NASAMS downs 11 Russian cruise missiles in less than 2 minutes, Ukraine's Air Force claims. NASAMS have been in service with Ukrainian forces since November 2022.
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Russian aerial bombs kill three, wound four in Kostyantynivka
Russians have once again attacked Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region, dropping deadly aerial bombs on the city. A married couple and an elderly civilian were killed. Four others were wounded.
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Russian paratrooper honors fallen comrades
A Russian paratrooper, while undergoing rehabilitation, came to visit the graves of his fallen comrades in Ussuriysk. https://t.co/LM4LUkZmYt pic.twitter.com/LYpHSLTvvB
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 27 avril 2025A Russian paratrooper, during rehabilitation, visited the graves of his fallen comrades in Ussuriysk.
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Norwegian NASAMS SAM in Ukrainian Armed Forces
❗️The 🇳🇴Norwegian NASAMS SAM is in service with the Armed Forces of 🇺🇦Ukraine. The Ukrainian military notes the very high efficiency of this SAM pic.twitter.com/XLaocrGBDI
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 27 avril 2025The Norwegian NASAMS SAM is in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military notes the very high efficiency of this SAM
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Russian assault groups continue attempts to enter Sumy Oblast, Ukraine border guard says.
Russian assault groups continue attempts to enter Sumy Oblast, Ukraine's border guard says. The situation in the Sumy Oblast remains "challenging," State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said.
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Crimea at heart of negotiations, locals refuse to give up
Crimea, the first Ukrainian region to be occupied by Russia, is at the heart of negotiations. I wrote about the occupation, the political significance, and spoke to Crimeans who have watched the armed men roll in. “We cannot give up Crimea,” they say.
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Trump can’t save Russia from strategic defeat in Ukraine war
10/11 russia’s war on Ukraine will end one day, and there are levels to failure and success. Trump is trying to save russia from the worst outcomes, but he can’t help russia achieve its strategic goals in a war it started, and thus can’t prevent russia from a strategic defeat
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Russia’s unwinnable Ukraine war, Trump’s role, and avoiding defeat
3/11 russia started an unprovoked war on Ukraine that it cannot win due to unreachable stratetic goals. Combined with Trump’s lack of pressure on Putin, russia has no incentive to stop its invasion. By prolonging the war, russia avoids admitting a stratetic defeat