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Live Updates Today is Day 26 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine rejects Russia's ultimatum in Mariupol . Russia said people could leave the besieged port city if they surrendered. About 300,000 are trapped. Strategically important Mariupol has been turned to rubble with weeks of Russian shelling, with 90 percent of buildings estimated to be damaged. Olena Zelenska , Ukraine's first lady, tells citizens in the city: "Please hold on, dear people, I beg you." In Kyiv, shelling that struck a shopping mall has reportedly left eight dead. Across Ukraine, about 10 million have fled their homes, according to the United Nations' refugee agency; about 3.4 million traveled abroad . Joe Biden will seek to rally U.S. allies in Europe this week, speaking with leaders in Germany, Britain, France, and Italy later Monday. He will travel to Belgium on Wednesday for a NATO emergency meeting about the war and then visit with Polish President Andrzej Duda in … [Read more...] about Ukraine War: Chernobyl staff rotate after working 27 days

Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko greeted me with a strong handshake and a big smile but his message to international partners was stern. The big question on many people's lips right now is how is this war going to end? The eastern Donbas is now home to the biggest battle in Europe for generations. With Luhansk falling to Russian control in recent days, there's a sense of scepticism over Ukraine 's defiant calls that it will somehow claw back this lost ground in the region. Kremlin could 'force businesses to supply army' - Ukraine live updates Advertisement I asked Mr Klitschko if there was any pressure from international partners to do a deal with Russia - to give Moscow the industrialised Donbas in exchange for peace in Ukraine? "I am sometimes upset if I listen to these messages from our partners. It's the same message that tells the Russian Federation, "okay, we're ready to find a compromise, let's find a solution". More on Russia … [Read more...] about Ukraine feels ‘betrayal’ from international partners as giving up territory is ‘not an option’, Kyiv mayor says

Increasing number of pictures are appearing on Ukrainian social media showing a US-made rocket launcher being used against Russian targets. At the start of June, the US Department of Defence said it would be sending four HIMAR systems to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from attack. It said Ukrainian soldiers would be trained on it first, which would take about three weeks. In the last few days, there have been a number of social media posts from Ukrainian military sources that have showed the HIMARS in action in the country, reportedly targeting forces from Russia . One shows vehicles travelling along a road purportedly in southern-eastern Zaporizhzhia region and then the system in use, launching a volley of missiles into a twilit night, was put out by the official account of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Advertisement Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this. Open Privacy Options … [Read more...] about HIMAR system: The new US weapon being used by Ukraine against Russian targets

by BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM C. MENNINGER, USA MILITARY psychiatry differs from civilian psychiatry in that the Army must be totally responsible for a man — not only for his food and clothing, but especially for his ability to participate in his particular mission. Consequently, when a man did not fulfill his function, the Army had to find the cause and, if possible, remedy it. In many instances the cause lay in his personality and in his emotional difficulties. Since there is a human tendency to retreat into illness under stress, it was not surprising to find that many men became ill when they were unable to meet the demands of the new life. Military psychiatry differs also in quality from civilian psychiatry. In the Army much more effort and time are invested in a preventive psychiatryan attempt to keep men healthy and to seek out causes for poor morale. Until comparatively recently, the majority of civilian psychiatric patients had to be brought to the psychiatrist by relatives, … [Read more...] about Psychiatry and the War

The U.S. military is researching the possibility of using high-altitude balloons to enhance its efforts to gather data on Russia and China as tensions with the two nations continue to strain. The Pentagon is investing tens of millions of dollars into researching high-altitude inflatables to help collect intelligence on China and Russia, especially on the rival countries’ hypersonic weapons programs, according to Politico . The Department of Defense plans to commit tens of millions of dollars to the research effort next fiscal year. “High or very high-altitude platforms have a lot of benefit for their endurance on station, maneuverability and also flexibility for multiple payloads,” Tom Karako, head of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told Politico. The Pentagon has spent about $3.8 million on balloon-related military projects in the past two years, but plans to increase that to about $27.1 million in fiscal year 2023, … [Read more...] about Pentagon Pumping Millions Into High-Altitude Balloon Research | The Daily Wire

What follows is NewsGuard's summary and translation of top news stories from Russia's state TV Channel One. NewsGuard presents these stories in the order that they appear on the program. Banner of Victory hoisted in Lysychansk in Lugansk People's Republic The Banner of Victory (the official symbol of the victory of the Soviet Red Army against Nazi Germany) has been placed over Lysychansk City Hall. It's a day that tens of thousands of residents, the entire Lugansk People's Republic and the entire Donbas have been waiting for. A red banner and the Russian flag also hang in the neighboring village of Belogorovka. This means that the ring around the Ukrainian army in the region has been closed. We just have to make sure that the territory inside is safe from the enemy. Vladimir Putin confirms there is no set time frame for special operation in Donbas It is important to understand that there is no set time frame for the special military operation in the Donbas. This was … [Read more...] about Russia hoists banner of victory over Lysychansk City Hall in Lugansk