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Frederick Flott had a distinguished career in the US government: State Dept diplomat, CIA officer, USArmy officer (also one-time interpreter for Robert F. Kennedy). Was he also a spy for the KGB? A mystery dug up in the Mitrokhin Archive at Cambridge.
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Aftermath of Russian attack on Kyiv; death toll nationwide stands at 13; more than 100 wounded.
Photos by Serhii Nuzhnenko
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Frederick Flott, who died in 2006, was a longtime State Department diplomat around the world, as well as a CIA agent who worked under diplomatic cover. For years, the KGB tried to recruit him. Did it ...
that estimate echoes that of the Dutch military intelligence agency (their 2025 annual report, released on April 21, 2026)
Death toll nationwide from Russia's overnight attack now stands at 18 (11 killed in Dnipro; 5 in Kyiv); more than 100 wounded. Rescuers still searching debris for survivors.
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A Russian ammunition depot near Belgorod exploded in spectacular fashion today. No casualties yet reported; unclear if was accidental or the result of Ukrainian actions, drone or otherwise. Depot reportedly housed Iskander missiles.
(source: t.me/ukrinformator)
More than 650 Russian drones and 7 dozen (!) cruise and ballistic missiles fired; Kyiv was the primary target, per Ukrainian military.
Russia hammered Ukraine (again) overnight with scores of drones and missile. At least 4 killed in Kyiv and 6 in Dnipro; dozens wounded. Emergency workers searching rubble for survivors. It's the second major attack on Kyiv in less than a month.
Russia hammered Ukraine (again) overnight with scores of drones and missile. At least 4 killed in Kyiv and 6 in Dnipro; dozens wounded. Emergency workers searching rubble for survivors. It's the second major attack on Kyiv in less than a month.
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Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed the start of the Russian war on Ukraine, the head of Britain's main signals intelligence agency said.
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@csis.org estimates for Ukrainian losses (not mentioned by British intelligence) are comparable to the Dutch.
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full speech here:
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Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers are estimated to have been killed in Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since it began in 2022, a top British intelligence official has said, as the conflicts grin...
