In the Ukrainian army, Soviet-era artillery bows out

Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Sept 20 (AFP/APP): Lurking in a gulley in a Ukrainian forest grove, the ageing Soviet-era Akatsiya 2S3 howitzer may be advanced in years but is not being retired just yet. Ukraine’s army prefers more efficient Western weapons, but it was forced to deploy […]

Ukraine faces Russian resistance in frontline Kupiansk

Kupiansk, Ukraine, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):Ukraine’s troops retook almost all of the Kharkiv region in their lightning counter-offensive, but in the city of Kupiansk — split in two by the Oskil River — Russian forces are fighting to hold on. So recent is the Ukrainian victory […]

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