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Ilya Volzhsky

Novaya Gazeta Europe correspondent

39 articles
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The best defence Why have Kyiv’s three separate counteroffensives against invading Russian forces failed to turn the tide of the war?

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Parallel frontlines Refusing to take the bait in the Kursk region, the Russian army is instead pressing home its advantage in eastern Ukraine

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General breakdown Who is Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, the man being blamed for Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region?

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Last call The Russian government has just banned the use of smartphones by its forces in Ukraine

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‘Russia has lost control of the border’ A Ukrainian military expert on the ongoing AFU incursion into Russia’s Kursk region

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Forward at all costs Russian troops are continuing to make costly advances in Ukraine in the hopes of freezing the conflict with optimal gains

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Indefensible What’s known about the type of Russian cruise missile used to strike a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday?

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Looking skywards Could the long-awaited delivery of F-16s to Ukraine change the course of the war?

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Every man for himself Former Wagner Group mercenaries recall their march on Moscow one year on

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Frontier justice What will Ukraine’s new agency to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons mean on the ground?

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Pressure from all directions What does the new front in Kharkiv mean for the war in Ukraine?

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Purging the system How might the current purge of senior Defence Ministry officials affect the Russian military’s effectiveness?

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All guns blazing How concerned should the world be by Russia’s plan to practise using its tactical nuclear weapons?

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