Author

Ilya Volzhsky

correspondent for Novaya Gazeta Europe

13 materials
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Safe Harbour? Friday’s cruise missile strike on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol was an audacious show of Ukrainian force in annexed Crimea.

CommentSociety

Russia under attack Experts weigh in on one of the largest drone strikes on Russian targets in the war to date

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Bomb, missile, or technical failure: what could have caused Prigozhin’s plane crash? Expert takes on the reported death of the mercenary boss

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Why is Ukraine's counteroffensive progressing so slowly? Kyiv’s long-promised counteroffensive has gained very little momentum since it began in early June. We asked three military experts if Ukraine’s fortunes could soon be about to change

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Delayed air support Ukraine is unlikely to get Western jets before next spring

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A tale of one city The Russian army is bent on capturing Ukraine’s Kupyansk and has deployed significant forces in that direction. Still, a Russian takeover of the city is nearly impossible — at least for now

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Drones of the high seas Ukrainian sea drones: what are they and how can they change the course of the war?

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Women at war Although the majority of Russian military personnel are male, an increasing number of women are joining the army — many of them from prison

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Trapped in Bakhmut What is happening in Ukraine’s Bakhmut, razed to the ground by the Russian army, after a year of hostilities?

CommentSociety

‘No patriotism to be found there’ Russia planned to recruit 400,000 volunteer soldiers to the war by the end of the year. But the campaign doesn’t seem to be going so well

StoriesPolitics

Something’s brewing Is Russia advancing in the direction of Kupyansk? What about Ukraine’s counteroffensive?

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Where is General Surovikin? Russian army general Sergey Surovikin has been unreachable since the Wagner mutiny. We consult experts to find out what could have happened to him

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Russia scales up attacks on Ukrainian residential buildings Why does Russia hit so many non-military locations in this war? How many missiles does Moscow have left? We talk to experts to find out

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