Tom Balmforth

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Tom Balmforth

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2 weeks ago | nst.com.my | Tom Balmforth |Vladyslav Smilianets

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2 weeks ago | usnews.com | Tom Balmforth

By Tom BalmforthCHERNIHIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -When gaunt Ukrainian soldiers dismount from buses as part of prisoner swaps with Russia, Mariia Pylnyk tries to find out anything she can about her missing husband from the freed men, and hopes, just maybe, that he will be among them. Holding up a photograph of Dmytro Pylnyk, lost in action in early 2023, she has many questions. What happened to his unit when it was ambushed by Russian forces? Was he captured by Russia? Could he eventually be released?

2 weeks ago | gulf-times.com | Tom Balmforth |Milan Pavicic

Satellite imagery of a Russian air base taken shortly after Ukraine carried out a drone attack deep inside Russia over the weekend shows several strategic bombers were destroyed and badly damaged, according to three open source analysts. Ukraine targeted at least four air bases across Russia using 117 unmanned aerial vehicles launched from containers close to the targets. Drone footage of the operation verified by Reuters shows several aircraft were struck in at least two locations.

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | Mark Trevelyan |Tom Balmforth

Russia has used long-range fleet to fire missiles at UkraineNuclear-capable planes form part of strategic arsenalLike-for-like replacement unlikely due to their ageTest of next-generation bomber expected next yearLONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - Russia will take years to replace nuclear-capable bomber planes that were hit in Ukrainian drone strikes last weekend, according to Western military aviation experts, straining a modernisation programme that is already delayed.