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Saturday, August 16, 2025
TopicUkraine war

Topic: Ukraine war

2 thermal power plants damaged by Ukrainian shelling in parts of Donetsk on Sunday

Preliminary information indicated injuries in the shelling in Zuhres and Novyi Svit, the Moscow installed officials said.

How US NGO is providing free prosthetics & remote help to Ukrainians who lost their limbs in war

Data from Ukrainian Ministry of Social Policy suggests there are 12,000 amputees, who have lost their limbs in the Russia-Ukraine war and are currently awaiting prosthetics

Ukraine now a bottomless pit for Western aid. With no attention to its chronic corruption

The longer the war stretches, the more Ukraine's ability to fight systemic corruption gets diminished as more money and weapons will flow to sustain the country.

Russia’s cyber war machine in Ukraine hasn’t lived up to Western hype. Report analyses why

Infancy of Moscow’s cyber command, operating in silos, poor performance by military, & differing understanding of cyber explain gap between West's expectations & performance.

How Ukraine is ‘targeting’ airfields deep inside Russia with ‘audacious’ drone attacks

Moscow intercepted 'repurposed Soviet drones' allegedly used by Ukraine to bomb three airfields and unleashed another wave of missile strikes across Ukraine, killing at least four.

415 children among 6.5k civilians dead in Ukraine so far, says UN human rights body

Data shows most casualties were a result of explosive weapons with wide-area effects such as shelling from heavy artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, missiles and air strikes.

Why artillery, Russia’s ‘god of war’, couldn’t crush the Ukrainians & what it means for India

Massed guns have proved unable to compete with precision-guided modern weapons. The final piece of a 3-part series on lessons for India's military from the Ukraine war.

US expects G20 nations to condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, says its senior official

The US official said most G20 nations agreed that the war in Ukraine was 'the root of the economic suffering and instability that we see in many parts of the world.'

Ukrainians, Russians sacrificing lives for an illusion called ‘nation’

One expects that the Ukrainians and Russians would learn a lesson about the futility of war after a casual visit to Andriyivskyy Descent where WWII insignia is sold on the streets.

U.S. to send munitions, military vehicles to Ukraine in latest aid package

The $725 million security assistance package includes high-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs), precision-guided artillery and medical supplies.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.