Ukraine Day 1105: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Heavy fighting continues a day after 18 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in fighting.
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An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine
ATO daily report: almost 50 enemy attacks, 4 WIA
On the Mariupol line, occupation forces mortared Lebedynske, Chermalyk, and fired on Pavlopil, Chermalyk, Shyrokine, Vodiane, and Hnutove from grenade launchers and small arms, ATO HQ reported on Facebook. On the Donetsk line, an enemy tank fired at the Ukrainian positions outside Pisky, Butivka mine, and Kamenka.
And yet here is a cold reality — the fighting in Ukraine is about to enter yet another week of elevated levels. There is no sign of a fresh diplomatic solution in the wings. The Ukrainian people are becoming increasingly frustrated with this level of violence, and there are no solutions in sight.
And, as David Patrikarakos recently pointed out for RFE/RL, there are other signs that Russia is not cooperating with the international community, and it’s not just in Ukraine.
Commentary: In Syria And Ukraine, Russia Positions Itself As Solution To Problems It Created
The world is becoming ever more tumultuous. But amid the general storm one country can be relied upon to maintain a sanguine — and sanguinary — course: Vladimir Putin's Russia. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)