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The Ukraine-Russia War Reaches a New Phase

July 14, 2026/  Evgeniy Maloletka/ Associated Press/  By Serge Schmemann/ Mr. Schmemann, an Opinion writer, is a former Moscow bureau chief of The Times./    Back when the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was in its early stages, the cry from the West was to supply Ukraine with enough artillery shells and tanks to blunt the Russian onslaught. Now, well into the war’s fifth year, this is a far different fight, one that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, says has become a decisive “battle in the sky.” It is a decisive moment, too, for the West./  The ground war is at a stalemate. Russia is still clawing away at Ukrainian territory, but at a snail’s pace and extraordinary cost. Ukraine says it killed or wounded almost 40,000 Russians in June, or about 1,300 casualties per square kilometer “seized or infiltrated,” according to the Institute for the Study of War — an attrition rate 19 times what it was a year earlier. “Ukrainian forces are becomi...
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Ukraine Sea Drone Sinks Russian Ship Near Compound Said to Be Linked to Putin

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Attack shows extent to which the drones have helped Kyiv exercise greater control in the Black Sea By Alexander Osipovich July 14, 2026 6:16 pm ET The Wall Street Journal The original article contains numerous informative links. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the assault on the ship. Blondet Eliot/ Abaca/ ZUMA Press Quick Summary -- Ukraine said one of its naval drones sank a Russian patrol ship called the Emerald docked in the Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik on Tuesday. -- The Emerald was operated by Russia’s FSB security service and took part in a November 2018 attack on Ukrainian ships, according to Ukraine’s navy. -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the strike, which occurred about 270 miles from the front lines. Ukraine said one of its naval drones on Tuesday sank a Russian patrol ship docked in the Black Sea resort  town of Gelendzhik, close to a luxurious compound allegedly linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin. At least one domestical...
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The Next Phase in Ukraine’s War With Russia: The Battle for Minds

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Ukrainians, already drone innovators, are turning their focus to psychological operations aimed at undercutting Russian support for the war. Maria Berlinska, who is revered in Ukraine as a main driver behind the use of drones in the war there, in Kyiv, the capital, in November. Credit... Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform, via Sipa USA, via Reuters By Carlotta Gall and Oleksandr Chubko Carlotta Gall and Oleksandr Chubko have been reporting together from Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. This article was reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. July 13, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET The New York Times original article contains numerous links Even while they are immersed in fighting the world’s most technologically advanced drone war, some of Ukraine’s top military and civilian leaders gathered recently in Kyiv to focus on what they see as the war’s next crucial phase, the battle for minds. They were brought together in Kyiv, the capital, by Maria Berlinska, revered in Ukraine as a main driver beh...
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