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Ships linked to Russia's biggest grain exporter carried stolen Ukrainian cargo

Ships linked to Russia’s biggest grain exporter carried stolen Ukrainian cargo

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Rebekah Koffler, who fled the Soviet Union 30 years ago, reflects on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in “Varney & Co.” Vessels linked to Russia’s biggest grain trader shipped thousands of tonnes of stolen Ukrainian grain to global buyers, using a sophisticated system of collector vessels and floating cranes, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. The …

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As Ukrainian forces retake key town, another elite Russian unit appears to have gone through 'the meat grinder'

As Ukrainian forces retake key town, another elite Russian unit appears to have gone through ‘the meat grinder’

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Destroyed apartments in the Ukrainian town of Lyman on November 27.Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images During the Ukrainian counteroffensive this fall, Ukrainian troops surrounded the town of Lyman. Lyman is an important hub in eastern Ukraine, and a larger Russian force was trapped there. Russian troops at Lyman and those that withdrew suffered heavy …

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