James Rushton

3 days ago | msn.com | Joe Barnes |James Rushton

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3 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Joe Barnes |James Rushton

Officials said around 40 Russian aircraft were destroyed or damaged in the operation, which took 18 months to plan for and execute. Western intelligence officials have claimed that a lower number, around 11, Russian aircraft were likely destroyed or damaged in the strikes. Although sources said Western agencies continue to assess new data as they receive it.

4 days ago | msn.com | Kieran Kelly |Joe Barnes |James Rushton |Chanel Zagon |Daniel Hardaker

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5 days ago | yahoo.com | James Rushton

Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that Ukraine holds “no cards in this war”. Well, they just played one hell of a hand. On Sunday, a clandestine drone operation hit as many as five different airfields deep inside Russian territory, striking at least eight and possibly dozens of Soviet-era nuclear-capable heavy bombers, which are today impossible to remanufacture. And the way Ukraine did so is worthy of a Robert Ludlam thriller.

5 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | James Rushton

Now, Ukraine has a much needed morale boost at a time when the war has ground down into one of attrition and Russia has launched its now annual summer offensive, which is making costly but consistent progress in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. Ukraine's capacity to bring the war home to Russia in such a bold fashion is also likely to encourage pro-Ukrainian Republicans who are growing anxious and impatient with Trump's dithering.