Russia-Ukraine war
Russian missile hits law school, kills several in Ukraine’s Odesa
“Monsters. Beasts. Savages. Scum. I don’t know what else to say,” Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov said in a video posted on Telegram.
- by Iryna Nazarchuk
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Kremlin displays Australian-made Bushmasters as ‘trophies’ in Moscow
The propaganda exercise comes ahead of a May 9 military parade to commemorate the end of WWII, which has become a homage to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- by Rob Harris
GPS jamming prevents Finnish airline landings
Disturbances have increased since 2022, and Finnair pilots have reported interference especially near Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea coast.
Australia vows to support Ukraine until war ends – and only on Kyiv’s terms
A visit by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Males – the first by a member of the Albanese government for almost two years – coincided with another fierce round of Russian airstrikes.
- by Rob Harris
Australia announces further funding for Ukraine’s fight, passing $1b in total
Defence Minister Richard Marles was in Lviv on Saturday, becoming just the second federal government minister to visit Ukraine since the war started.
- by Rob Harris
The tide has turned decisively against Ukraine, can US help keep it in the fight?
US President Joe Biden signed off another billion-dollar assistance package just as the tide was turning against the Ukrainians on the battlefield.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
US politics
Joe Biden just had a significant win, but he’s still in the wars
Ongoing wars in Ukraine – and especially in Gaza – remain politically problematic, and potentially fatal, for US President Joe Biden.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
US politics
Despite Obama and Trump, America just proved it’s still the ‘indispensable power’
This multibillion-dollar aid package shores up US friends and allies with priceless support amid existential struggles across three continents.
- by Peter Hartcher
How Speaker was convinced to defy Republicans and deliver aid to Ukraine
The US House Speaker’s personal dilemma likely explains months of delay that undoubtedly cost Ukrainian lives and has helped Russia make battlefield gains.
- by Roland Oliphant
Opinion
Penny Wong
It’s what Penny Wong didn’t say in her two-state solution speech that’s most alarming
The foreign minister’s failure to say more about the world’s most serious conflict is symptomatic of the way Ukraine has slipped down the list of Australia’s priorities.
- by George Brandis
When a $770 drone can take out a $15 million tank, it puts the future of war in doubt
The emergence of cheap drones, not dissimilar to commercially available models, has been exploited to great effect in Ukraine. The tank’s place as a war-winner may be over.
- by Lara Jakes