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# Politics

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## [UDSS Director, General Sir Richard Barron latest Ukraine analysis on TRT World Now & BBC News](https://www.universal-defence.com/blog-old/richard-barron-with-trt-world-now-bbc-ukraine-invasion)

Russian forces have not been able to make the progress they intended to make says General Sir...

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## [Ukrainian forces push back Russian troops near Kharkiv](https://www.universal-defence.com/blog-old/ukrainian-forces-push-back-russian-troops-near-kharkiv)

Ukraine says a counter offensive has pushed out Russian forces north of Kharkiv, recapturing some...

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