StrangeSights: New claim for world’s oldest man; proposing during a solar eclipse; and, music, not too fast, not too slow, in Chechnya
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Ukraine conflict: North of Bakhmut, another key battle tests Ukraine’s defences
MIKE COLLETT-WHITE, of Reuters, reports from the frontline near Kreminna…
Chechens fighting for Ukraine see chance to “free” their homeland
Bakhmut/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Speaking amid the boom of artillery on Ukraine’s frontlines, the masked soldier said his ultimate goal was to liberate a land farther east – the Russian republic of Chechnya. Maga, his nom-de-guerre, is part of a unit of Chechen fighters helping Ukraine battle Russian troops in eastern Ukraine. Many of his kinsmen […]
Essay: Ukraine war – what are ‘dirty bombs’ and why is Russia suddenly talking about them?
In an article first published on The Conversation, CHRISTOPH BLUTH, professor of international relations and security at the University of Bradford in the UK, explains what a “dirty bomb” is…
Seven killed in Orthodox church attack in Chechnya
World Watch Monitor Seven people were killed in an attack on a church in Chechnya on Saturday that was claimed by Islamic State, local sources told World Watch Monitor. The victims included two police officers who were guarding the church, all four militants and one churchgoer, World Watch Monitor was told. Two more security officers […]