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Nov 2024
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Russian army experiences bloodiest month...

The Telegraph
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Day 997.

Today, we assess the state of the Russian army, hear new revelations from inside the Biden administration, and look deeper at the impact of this war in other theatres, such as Korea and Africa.


Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

With thanks to Dr Samual Ramani of the Royal United Services Institute and Oxford University. @SamRamani2 on X. Dr Samuel Ramani's latest book is Putin's War on Ukraine:

https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/putins-war-on-ukraine/


Articles Referenced:

The best books on Ukraine in 2024, from Chernobyl to Zelensky (Ada Wordsworth in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/best-ukraine-books-2024-zelenskyy/


Record Death Toll: What We Know About Russia's Losses in Ukraine by November (BBC):

https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/cjr4zy2nye5o


The ‘Deathonomics’ Powering Russia’s War Machine (Wall Street Journal):

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-ukraine-war-military-death-pay-6cfe936e?mod=Searchresults_pos6&page=1


Biden’s escalation paralysis has devastated Ukraine (The Hill):

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4988504-biden-administration-ukraine-war/


Former Governor Confirms Russian Military Engaged in Looting in Kursk Region Villages (Meduza):

https://meduza.io/news/2024/11/14/byvshiy-gubernator-podtverdil-chto-rossiyskie-voennye-zanimalis-maroderstvom-v-selah-kurskoy-oblasti


Putin cuts payments for wounded in war against Ukraine (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/putin-approves-reduction-of-payments-for-injured-in-war-against-ukraine/?mc_cid=f0af270ac7&mc_eid=08d0680a95


In echo of Soviet era, Russians are informing on each other over Ukraine (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/more-russians-denounce-each-other-over-ukraine-echo-soviet-era-2024-11-15/


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