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Georgy Aleksandrov

Novaya Gazeta. Europe

43 articles
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Akhmat to the rescue: how do Chechen special forces operate? Kadyrov’s Akhmat battalion was the only military unit in Russia that declared it was ready to quell Prigozhin’s armed rebellion

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‘Russian security officers had no desire to fight Wagner mercenaries’ Military experts on the aftermath of Prigozhin’s mutiny attempt

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Wagner on the march What is happening in Rostov-on-Don and what Prigozhin’s rebellion means for Russia and Ukraine. Novaya-Europe spoke to military experts to find answers

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Russian serviceman faces jail time for refusing to go to Ukraine war His wife reveals corruption and intimidation schemes used by his command

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‘The main part is yet to come’ Recapping the first two weeks of Ukraine’s counter-offensive

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Shoigu vs. Prigozhin The Russian defence chief is seeking to bring Wagner PMC mercenaries to heel by forcing them to sign contracts with the Defence Ministry

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Rock bottom: testimonies by residents of flooded Nova Kakhovka Russia refuses to evacuate locals with Ukrainian passports, while water-borne mines explode in the town

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Has the Ukrainian counteroffensive begun? Over the past days, Russian and Ukrainian forces have reported an escalation of activities on the front

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Wagner boss Prigozhin’s plans for Russia Experts discuss the political ambitions of Yevgeny Prigozhin, PMC Wagner’s founder

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Moscow drone attack: what weapons were used and what were they targeting? The recent drone attack was meant to wreak havoc among the Russian elites, experts say

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How did saboteurs manage to breach the Russian border so easily? Novaya-Europe investigates the shortcomings of Russia’s border security

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Raid on Russia’s Belgorod region: a first-person account A Russian citizen who wished to remain anonymous shares the story of making an incursion into Russia

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Ukraine’s Bakhmut: is it captured by Russians or is the fight still on? It seems that Russia almost captured Bakhmut, but there’s no point to this success

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Ukraine’s war arsenal: Russian cities in potential danger Ukrainian cruise missiles and drones can reach the whole of Donbas and Crimea as well as major Russian cities. Map

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Downed aircraft over Russia’s Bryansk region: who’s responsible? Russian military remains tight-lipped about the incident, while Ukraine and PMC Wagner’s Prigozhin point fingers at Russian air defence

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Storm Shadow missiles: Ukraine’s newfound counteroffensive advantage The UK will supply long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine ahead of Kyiv’s long-awaited offensive

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‘What if Grandpa is a dickhead?’: PMC Wagner’s Prigozhin steps up criticism against Russian leadership The warlord might be provoking the higher-ups on purpose to get out of Ukraine, experts say

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Air defence war between Russia and Ukraine: Kinzhal vs Patriot Experts study how Ukraine managed to destroy a Russian hypersonic missile thought to be impossible to intercept

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Carnage in Bakhmut The Russian troops have not managed to capture one small Ukrainian city since last summer

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