Support for small and medium-sized businesses has been among Vladimir Putin’s stated priorities, even in times of war, and has been framed as a backbone of resilience in the face of Western sanctions. But the Russian state has failed to protect the sector from the impact of the war and there have been several shocks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired the country’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. His dismissal comes just days after the dismissal of popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a move that sparked street protests across the country. Initial rumors that the end of Fedorov’s tenure was related to a conflict between the two men were soon confirmed. Fedorov, 35,
Like the ousted defense minister, the commander-in-chief avoided direct personal attacks, but the point of much of his criticism was quite clear. “Performances should not become self-performances,” he wrote, in a thinly veiled swipe at Federov’s long, detailed press conference last week. “Behind each slide there must be a document, a budget and a procedure,”
It is clear that Vasyl Krupych experienced horrors in the war. He volunteered from the beginning and has survived some of the cruelest battles. Krupych is proud of his service (a tattoo on his neck declares “Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine”), but suffers from nightmares. When his vehicle was hit by an FPV
As the U.S. military prepares for future high-intensity, high-casualty wars, its medics are training to do something they rarely did during the Global War on Terrorism: remove a tourniquet from a wounded soldier. Not long ago, tourniquet training for most U.S. service members followed a simple, strict guideline: apply one high and tight to the
Six people were killed in Ukraine following overnight Russian attacks on the Black Sea port of Odessa and the eastern city of Sumy, according to local officials. The governor of the Odessa region, Oleh Kiper, said the “massive” drone and missile attack marked the fifth day Russia has attacked the region. Across the country, three