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• Russians focus firepower to seize 2 villages in east Ukraine The Russian military expanded its grab of territory in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, capturing two villages and vying for control of a key highway in an offensive that could cut supply lines and encircle some frontline Ukrainian forces, British and Ukrainian military chiefs said. Britain's defense ministry said that Ukrainian forces had withdrawn from some areas near the city of Lysychansk, the latest major battlefield in Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine, to avoid the possibility of being encircled…
• POSITIVELY JAX: Local military families, Ukrainian families have cultural exchange The USO and Rotary Club of Jacksonville hosted a cultural exchange day for local military families and Ukrainian refugee families at the Jacksonville Zoo Tuesday. This trip was more than just a kind gesture to the Yastrebov family. “It’s like a dream fairytale -- they just can’t. It’s impossible, something like wow,” Genaeiy Yastrebov said. The Yastrebovs just moved to Jacksonville and do not speak English. News4JAX used a translator to communicate with them. The family said back in Ukraine,…
• An instrument package air dropped from the sky A viewer in Jacksonville discovered a NOAA radiosonde caught in a tree in her front yard this past spring. It was the small instrument package that fell back to the earth after popping from a weather balloon that may have reached up to 20 miles in the sky. After the discovery, Jaime Frascello mailed the instrument package, called a radiosonde, back to NOAA’s National Weather Service which is what everyone should do if they come across a rare find. The…
• Russia-West tensions inflame UN debate on Mali peacekeepers Tensions between Russia and the West are aggravating talks about the future of one of the United Nations' biggest and most perilous peacekeeping operations, the force sent to help Mali resist a decade-long Islamic extremist insurgency. The U.N.'s mission in the West African nation is up for renewal this month, at a volatile time when extremist attacks are intensifying. Three U.N. peacekeepers have been killed this month alone. Mali's economy is choking on sanctions imposed by neighboring countries after its…
• ‘Something needs to be done’: Local service member slams prosecutors’ handling of rape case in viral TikTok A local service member made her voice heard on social media earlier this week after she accused another military member of rape and blamed the military and criminal justice system for not taking strong enough action. Staff Sgt. Kacie Suchanek said the sexual assault happened off base eight months ago in October. There was an arrest in December, and the State Attorney’s Office is investigating. So far no formal charges have been filed. Frustrated with the prosecutor’s view of the…
• Morale is concern as NATO chief warns war could last 'years' Four months of brutal fighting in Ukraine appear to be straining the morale of troops on both sides, prompting desertions and rebellion against officers’ orders, British defense officials said Sunday. NATO’s chief warned the war could drag on for “years.” “Combat units from both sides are committed to intense combat in the Donbas and are likely experiencing variable morale," Britain's defense ministry said in its daily assessment of the war, which has been raging for almost four months. “Ukrainian forces…
• EXPLAINER: Why Russia-Lithuania tensions are rising New tensions between Moscow and the West are rising after Lithuania decided to halt the transport of some goods through its territory to the Russian region of Kaliningrad as part of European Union sanctions on the Kremlin. The Kremlin warns it will retaliate against the sanctions, stemming from its invasion of Ukraine, in a way that will have a “significant negative impact” on the Lithuanian people, raising fears of a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO. A look at why…
• Health official on COVID-19: ‘We are in a much better position to respond than we were a year ago’ U.S. regulators are poised to green-light COVID-19 vaccine shots for the youngest age group yet -- from those 5 years old to those as young as 6 months old. The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisers on Wednesday gave a thumbs-up to vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for children in that age group. If all the regulatory steps are cleared, shots should be available next week. These developments come as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state will not help…
• Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved from secret location to prison Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was transferred Wednesday from a secret detention location to a prison in the country’s capital, legal officials familiar with her case said. Her ongoing court cases will be tried at a new facility constructed in the prison compound, they said. Suu Kyi was arrested on Feb. 1, 2021, when the army seized power from her elected government. She was initially held at her residence in the capital, but was later moved to at…
• Severely hypothermic hiker dies after rescue in ‘treacherous’ conditions near Mt. Washington By Amy Simonson | CNN A hiker rescued from “treacherous” conditions on a trail near Mt. Washington in New Hampshire’s Presidential Mountain Range died after suffering from severe hypothermia, state officials said Monday. Xi Chen, 53, of Andover, Massachusetts, was attempting to hike the Gulfside Trail in the Presidential Range when he was “overcome by severe weather conditions,” according to a New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) news release. The hiker’s spouse called the agency Saturday around 6:30 p.m. after…