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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicRussia-Ukraine war

Topic: Russia-Ukraine war

‘We don’t know their intentions,’ Ukraine doubtful of Russia’s troop withdrawal from Kherson

Ukraine reacted with caution to Russia's announcement, saying some Russian forces were still in Kherson and additional Russian manpower was being sent to the region.

Russia orders withdrawal of troops from Ukraine’s Kherson city in major retreat

The order came after weeks of Ukrainian advances towards the city and a race by Russia to relocate more than 100,000 of its residents.

Jaishankar to visit Moscow next week, hold talks with Russian counterpart, Deputy PM Manturov

Jaishankar and Lavrov have already met four times after the Ukraine conflict began in February.

How ‘graveyard’ of Russian tanks in Ukraine is upending armour doctrines worldwide & for India

Decimation of Russian tanks suggests heavy armour is no longer enough to dominate the battlefield. The 2nd of a 3-part series on lessons for India’s military from the Ukraine war.

Putin calls Modi ‘patriot’ for staying neutral on Ukraine, here’s why India needs to balance

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will travel to Moscow early next month to hold talks with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

Foreign Minister Jaishankar to visit Russia 8 Nov, will talk bilateral, international issues

Russia Thursday asked the West to influence Ukraine not to use a ‘dirty bomb’, or resort to nuclear blackmail.

What IAF can learn from the failure of Russian Air Force in Ukraine

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Iranian trainers in Crimea to help Russia with Ukraine drone attacks, says US

White House spokesperson John Kirby said Washington will pursue all means to "expose, deter & confront" Iran's munitions supply to Russia. Both countries have denied allegations

Russian President Vladimir Putin declares martial law in 4 ‘annexed’ regions in Ukraine

Russia considers Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as its own and has recently held referendums in these regions.

‘Powerful explosions’ caused Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks, Denmark echoes claims of sabotage

A Swedish newspaper Expressen reported a 50-metre section missing from one area of pipeline. Meanwhile, European Commission proposed emergency measures to tackle high energy prices.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?