The Triumphant
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Originally published | February 12, 2019 |
Authors | Lesley Livingston |
Preceded by | The Defiant |
Genres | Science Fiction |
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ID | 2298286 |
About The Triumphant
The final book in the Valiant series takes Fallon and her warrior sisters on an epic journey from the corrupt Roman Republic to the wonder of the ancient world: Alexandria, Egypt. . . .
The Chinese mafia's downfall in a lawless casino town
... Over the past month, millions in Myanmar have been enthralled by The Triumphant scenes of ethnic insurgents parading captured soldiers and equipment, while the drama of the mafia s end has been playing out in Laukkaing...
In pictures: A dramatic 24 hours in politics
... Among The Triumphant, Keir Mathers became the youngest MP in the House of Commons - aged 25 - winning in the North Yorkshire constituency of Selby and Ainsty, a previously safe Tory seat...
Putin claims Ukraine counter-offensive is failing
... But the situation is not as clear-cut than The Triumphant claims of liberation which came from Kyiv earlier this week...
Ukraine offensive: BBC visits village liberated from Russian control
... The situation here is far more fluid than The Triumphant claims of liberation which had come from from Kyiv this week...
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... As plumes of black smoke swirled around him, he picked up a loudhailer and repeatedly chanted: " Go on strike at school and work, remove dictator and national traitor Xi Jinping! We want to eat, we want freedom, we want to vote! " In an instant, the man pulled off one of the most significant acts of Chinese protest seen under Mr Xi s rule, marring The Triumphant start of the Chinese leader s expected third term in power...
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Putin claims Ukraine counter-offensive is failing
By Laura GozziBBC News
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that Ukraine's counter-offensive has been unsuccessful, with its army suffering major losses.
Speaking at a meeting of War Correspondents , He Said that Kyiv's losses were approaching a " catastrophic" level.
That has not been verified, and Ukrainian President Zelensky has denied the counter-offensive is failing.
" There is movement forward, " He Said in his nightly video address.
He thanked Ukrainian troops for " every step and every metre of Ukrainian land that is being liberated from Russian evil".
This Was echoed by Valery Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces, who wrote on Telegram there had been " some successes, We Are implementing our plans, moving forward".
Kyiv's counter-offensive is in its early stages, and modest gains have been made in The Eastern Donetsk and south-eastern Zaporizhzhia regions. Mr Zelensky has also claimed advances in Bakhmut.
But The Situation is not as clear-cut than The Triumphant claims of liberation which came from Kyiv earlier This Week .
On Tuesday The Bbc was granted access to some of the. Many are deserted, and in some areas Russian forces are pushing back.
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said that while it was still " early days" progress was being made in repelling Russian troops.
" What we do know is that the more land that Ukrainians are able to liberate, The Stronger hand they will have at the negotiating table, " he told US President Joe Biden at a White House meeting.
Without providing evidence, Mr Putin said The Ukrainians had lost over 160 tanks while Russia had lost 54. He also suggested Ukraine's troop losses were ten times greater than Russia 's - insisting Kyiv had not succeeded " in any of the sectors".
His comments were dismissed by a US official, who anonymously told the AP news agency they were " not accurate" and warned against taking Moscow's public assessments seriously.
Although most of Mr Putin's statements during his meeting with War Correspondents were typically self-congratulatory, he did acknowledge that authorities in Moscow could have better anticipated.
Mr Putin also suggested that Russia was short of " high-precision ammunition, communications equipment, aircraft, drones, and so on" - despite weapon production having increased over The Past year.
Ukraine has had longstanding concerns about Russia 's ability to build weaponry.
On Tuesday, Mr Zelensky again called for tougher sanctions to halt the flow of weapon components, some of which He Said were being manufactured by Ukraine's partner countries.
He Said that Russia was using such components to build The Type of missiles that on Tuesday struck an apartment building and warehouses in Kryvyi Rih , killing 11 people and wounding dozens more.
On the same day, the US announced it would send a new military aid package to Ukraine worth $325 million.
Separately, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko suggested his country was receiving nuclear weapons from Russia that were " Three Times more powerful" than the atomic bombs used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
He did not say whether they had already received the weapons or not, but claimed their deployment to Minsk was necessary to deter potential aggression.
Earlier this month, Russia said it would deploy tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil from July - Seen as A Warning to The West , which was increasing its military support for Ukraine.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com