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The No-Fly Zone Delusion

In Ukraine, Good Intentions Can’t Redeem a Bad Idea Faced with a brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, many Americans and Europeans are pushing for their governments to provide as much military support as possible to Kyiv. One idea that a number of prominent observers and commentators have seized on is …

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Pentagon: Russian advance remains mostly stalled across Ukraine as war enters its fourth week

Russian forces attempting to advance through Ukraine remain largely stalled as Ukrainians continue a strong defense of their country, destroying enemy equipment and inflicting an unexpected number of casualties after three weeks of fighting, a senior U.S. defense official said Wednesday. Russia has lost about 10% of its forces used …

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On Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast, Mobilizing to Fend Off Putin’s Army

For the past weeks, Mykolaiv has been an immovable obstacle to Russia’s plans to cut off Ukraine from the sea. Thousands of volunteers organized themselves to make sure the city keeps functioning under heavy fire On Wednesday morning it was hard to find fresh bread in Mykolaiv, a city of …

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