(John Kirby: U.S. Assistance To Ukraine Continues Every Single Day)
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NSC Strategic Comms Coordinator John Kirby discusses Russian attacks on Ukrainian power and water sources across the country and U.S. efforts to get weaponry into Ukraine.
The Sun announced it had seen emails from a Russian intelligence source close to the Kremlin, alleging that the Russian leader not only has Parkinson’s disease, but might also have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer.
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(Video shows alleged sabotage of Putin's military helicopters)
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Video has emerged purporting to show a man preparing and planting explosives on a Russian military helicopter at an airbase deep inside Russia. CNN's Ana Cabrera has more.
(Is Putin's Russia re-living its Communist past? - BBC News)
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Since the onset of the war in Ukraine everyday life in Russia has been marked by repressive controls and new restrictions on public expression by President Vladimir Putin.
Some people have drawn comparison to the brutal rule of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin who came to power in 1924.
(Ukraine disconnects Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Russian shelling - BBC News)
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Ukraine's nuclear energy company has disconnected the Zaporizhzhia power plant from the power grid after Russian shelling in the area knocked out its main electricity supply.
Parts of the plant will now go into a 'cold state' with just 15 days worth of fuel left in reserves to operate the back-up generators.
A constant supply of electricity is key for the nuclear plant to avoid the possibility of a nuclear meltdown.
The latest disconnection of the power to the plant has renewed international concerns about the safety of a plant with calls for a protection zone around the plant.
Jill Dougherty, a Georgetown professor and the former Moscow bureau chief for CNN, discusses Vladimir Putin's decision to resume participation in a grain deal that allows Ukraine to ship wheat to countries around the world.
(Kherson residents celebrate Russia's diminished presence, but Ukrainian officials fear it's a trick)
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A Russian flag signifying a checkpoint has been removed from Kherson's main government building, leading the city's residents to celebrate. However, Ukrainian officials fear it could be a trick. CNN's Nic Robertson has more.
(Could close ally's rise threaten Putin? See ex-Russian official's answer)
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Boris Bondarev, a former Russian diplomat who resigned over Putin's war in Ukraine, discusses the rise of Yevgeny Prigozhin, who leads a mercenary group Putin is using to fight in Ukraine.
('Sooner or later, light will come': Amanpour reports on life in Kyiv)
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With millions of Ukrainians experiencing power outages due to Russian bombardments, Christiane Amanpour reports on daily life in Kyiv, when access to power and water is never a given.
(Retired colonel explains which weapon is giving Russia an incredible amount of help)
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Retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton breaks down the latest from the Ukrainian battlefields and the impact of the weapons Russia is using in the war.
(Ukraine can defeat Russia if West ramps up support, ex-commander says)
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Ukraine "will achieve their military objectives" so long as the West continues to provide the support necessary "and indeed ramps it up", a former Nato commander has said.
"All the indications are that Russian morale is rock bottom, whereas the Ukrainian tails are very firmly up," Richard Shirreff, the former Nato Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, told the Sitrep podcast.
(Ukraine shelling damages Nova Kakhovka dam: Russia media)
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Ukraine’s Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam has been damaged in shelling by Ukrainian forces, Russian news agencies report, citing emergency services.
Kyiv is facing possible blackouts and cuts to its water supply and heating network caused by Russian strikes on the power grid, Mayor Vitali Klitschko says.
The power shortages come as both sides have been trading accusations over the Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam.
(Putin signs law to mobilize Russian citizens convicted of serious crimes)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that allows citizens with convictions for murder, robbery, larceny, drug trafficking and other serious crimes to be conscripted into the Russian military.
(‘It continues to turn against Putin’: Ex-chairman of Joint Chiefs on war in Ukraine)
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Retired Adm. Mike Mullen, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, weighs in on the state of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the Ukrainian military advances on Russian-held Kherson.
Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed the move and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested that the Russians were laying a trap pullout from Kherson in order to lure Ukrainian forces into battle.
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:30 am Post subject:
Good news for Ukraine. That was expected to be a tough battle that would have likely produced a lot of civilian casualties and infrastructure damage. _________________ "Suck it up. Don't be a baby. Do your job." - Kobe Bryant
Kherson was the only regional capital that they captured during this war (not counting the ones they've controlled since 2014). _________________ ¡Hala Madrid!
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:54 am Post subject:
Because of Putin's mental and physical conditions, I'm concerned about how this withdrawal will affect his use of weapons. I'm not familiar with Russia's chain of command. Do they have stop gaps in case Putin wants to use nuclear weapons? _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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('Executed in silence': Zelensky on counteroffensive against Russia)
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CNN's Christiane Amanpour asks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the status of Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia's occupation of Kherson.
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