Private companies have launched dozens of imaging satellites – like the two small boxes in the middle of the photo – into orbit in recent years.
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Private satellite companies have boomed in recent years, and many experts have wondered what role they would play in a conflict. They have proved to be invaluable to Ukraine in recent months.
A Ukrainian war crimes investigator photographs the aftermath of a Russian missile attack in Zatoka, Ukraine, on July 26, 2022.
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Other recent conflicts that resulted in war crimes allegations help explain how complex it will be to gather evidence of war crimes in Ukraine – and provide answers for families of victims of the war.
A soldier’s body lies next to a destroyed Russian truck on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 25, 2022.
AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda
Many images from the Ukraine war are compelling and distressing depictions of the human costs of war.
A variety of factors have caused the U.S. inflation rate to increase over the past few years, from the pandemic to the war in Ukraine.
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Rising inflation rates due to supply-side factors – COVID-19, Ukraine and supply chain shortages – make countering inflation difficult for the central bank.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and G7 ambassadors visit the port of Odesa, a vital export hub for Ukraine’s agricultural products.
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The long-term economic outlook for Ukraine as it manages the effects of the Russian invasion
The first ship out of Odesa since the start of the Russian blockade was the Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni, carrying 26,000 tons of corn.
EPA-EFE/Turkish Defence Ministry handout
The west – and especially Europe – should have seen these problems coming years ago.
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Using nuclear weapons in Ukraine would be difficult and risky for Russia.
The Saint Sophia Cathedra as seen from a surrounding wall tower in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 26, 2022.
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Saint Sophia Cathedral was built under the reign of Grand Prince Yaroslav, whose father, Volodymyr, converted the region to Christianity.
Ukrainian servicemen shoot with an SPG-9 recoilless gun during training in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on July 19, 2022.
(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
In terms of stated war aims, some sort of Russian ‘victory’ — albeit a costly one — is closer than the sort of victory upon which Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pinned his hopes.
Youthful patriotism: Russia’s sense of its own history remains unclear.
REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Russia’s national history and origin story remain unclear.
People need time and space to grieve at their own pace.
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An expert on grief says give people space and time to come to terms with loss and don’t expect them to need – or want – ‘closure.’
Africa’s biggest wheat importers will benefit the most from a resumption of Ukraine grain shipments.
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If Russia keeps its word, the benefits will be immediate. Grain prices could soften as more grain supplies become available to the world market.
South Korean Hyeonmu ballistic missiles on display at the Korean War Memorial Museum in Seoul.
EPA-EFE/JEON HEON-KYUN
Concerns about aggression from North Korea and China might drive some Asian countries to develop their own nuclear arsenals.
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No one knows what Vladimir Putin’s peace terms for Ukraine might be, but the risk of war spreading means the West must propose its own.
Another big table, but this time Vladimir Putin isn’t sitting at the head.
EPA-EFE/Irinian presidential office handout
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
Ukrainian women picket in Kyiv, Ukraine, in May 2022, calling for the rescue of Ukrainian fighters from the besieged Donbas city of Mariupol amid Russia’s invasion.
(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine deserve some measure of justice through co-ordinated, carefully planned action.
A woman runs from a house on fire after shelling in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine in June 2022.
AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov
Russia and other countries and political regimes have a long history of forcing people to move, mostly for security and economic gains.
U311 Cherkasy was the first Ukrainian film about the annexation of Crimea, and played an important role in shaping the national identity.
While attending the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced sanctions against Russia
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New research shows that at least half of Canadians have encountered pro-Kremlin propaganda online and that those who hold left-leaning views are less susceptible to the Kremlin’s disinformation.
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A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.