Month: October 2024

Ukraine puts Russian casualties at around 665,200 since February 2022, with no real prospect of a quick end to the conflict.

The Ukrainian invasion of Russia’s Kursk region has proved that Putin’s attempt to conquer Ukraine has left his army dangerously overstretched and unable to defend Russia itself, writes Peter Dickinson.

In the hours before Hurricane Milton hit, forecasters worried it could send as much as 15 feet of water rushing onto the heavily populated shores of Florida’s Tampa Bay.

As the war in Ukraine drags far into its third year, the ranks of the Russian army are increasingly filled with older fighters, according to a new report from Verstka. Government and military sources report a steady rise in the number of Russian contract servicemen over 45 on the front lines since the start of the year, a trend confirmed by data on Russian casualties calculated from open sources. According to frontline soldiers, this is a serious problem: older recruits struggle with the physical demands of war as they lack the endurance and strength of younger troops. Meduza shares a summary of Verstka’s findings about Russia’s increasing reliance on older recruits.

Lives were lost after strong tornadoes, generated by the hurricane, hit the area.