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Sunday, July 20, 2025
TopicRussian soldiers

Topic: Russian soldiers

Day after Ukraine’s nod to ceasefire, Putin visits Kursk, vows to ‘completely liberate’ area

The Russian president met with soldiers, urging them to oust Ukrainian forces from the region. It was in August that Zelenskyy's forces led an incursion into western Russia.

Ukraine accuses 2 Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother at gunpoint

According to Ukrainian prosecution files, these sex crimes were among several committed by Russian soldiers of the 15th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade in 4 homes near Kyiv in March 2022.

New Nuremberg Trial against our soldiers for Ukraine crimes? False rumour, says Russia

Russian embassy in US accused the West of openly supporting Nazis while claiming to defend the Donbass region in Ukraine from this group.

Ukraine boys and men allegedly raped by Russian soldiers, says UN

Officials said it would be very challenging for male rape survivors to report the crime.

Ukraine has another battle on its hands: what to do with rotting bodies of Russian soldiers

While Russia refuses to claim its own, Ukraine readies websites, railway carriages, facial recognition software to help identify the dead.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.