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Ilya Tsukanov

Ilya Tsukanov is a Moscow-based correspondent specializing in Eastern European, US and Middle Eastern politics, Cold War history, energy security and military affairs. Member of the Sputnik team since the site's inception in 2014.

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US & Israel Will Attempt to 'Exploit' Hamas Tensions With Gaza in Ruins, Analyst Says
Palestinians walk through the rubble caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. - Sputnik Africa
21 January, 13:11
Allepo Crisis: Syrian Conflict Reintensifies
Terrorist militant poses near Aleppo's UNESCO World Heritage Site Citadel during jihadist advance on the city. - Sputnik Africa
30 November 2024, 15:11
What Makes Ballistic Missiles Distinctive From Cruise Missiles?
In this file photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, a rocket launches from missile system as part of a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile test launched from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia - Sputnik Africa
24 November 2024, 13:42
Germany Should Become BRICS Member as Soon as Possible, Opposition Politician Says
A rehearsal of a light mapping show projected on the Kazan Kremlin walls. - Sputnik Africa
14 November 2024, 15:56
Ukraine's Mass Mobilization: Sign of Battlefield Struggles?
Screenshot of a conscription-age Ukrainian man struggling against armed police during a large-scale mobilization raid in Kiev, Ukraine. - Sputnik Africa
13 October 2024, 16:58
Killing of Nasrallah 'Devastating Blow' That Will Escalate Violence, Lebanese Scholar Says
A poster of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is placed on flowers in front of the Lebanese Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. - Sputnik Africa
28 September 2024, 17:13
Anti-Imperialist Struggle of 20th Century Continued by BRICS Bloc, Mandela's Grandson Says
A mural of the former South African President Nelson Mandela on the cooling towers at Soweto township in Johannesburg, South Africa Sunday, June 25, 2013. - Sputnik Africa
6 September 2024, 17:31
What is Wrong With Paris Olympics?
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet (L) visit of the Stade Tour Eiffel in Champ-de-Mars in Paris, France, 24 July 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. - Sputnik Africa
26 July 2024, 13:37
US Destroyer Leaves Red Sea for Home as Houthis Threaten Escalation Beyond Their Enemy's Imagination
The guided missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) patrols the waters of the Persian Gulf. File photo. - Sputnik Africa
14 May 2024, 18:51
Solovyovo Settlement in DPR & Kotlyarovka in Kharkov Region Liberated by Russian Troops
A soldier from Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr engaged in a clearing operation in the Avdeyevka area - Sputnik Africa
6 May 2024, 12:21
Western Sponsors Turn a Blind Eye as Kiev Regime Continues Assault on Human Rights
Ukrainian prison - Sputnik Africa
29 April 2024, 14:33
If US Goes Ahead With Seizure of Russian Assets, Its Fiscal Reputation Will Suffer, Kremlin Says
A general view shows the St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower on a sunny autumn day, in Moscow, Russia. - Sputnik Africa
21 April 2024, 00:01
Russia Transforms Deadly FAB-3000 Bomb Into Advanced Standoff Munition
A worker inspects a FAB-3000 three-ton bomb during an inspection of a military factory in Nizhny Novgorod by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. March 21, 2024. Screenshot of Russian Defense Ministry video. - Sputnik Africa
24 March 2024, 17:16
What Russia Can Learn by Inspecting Defunct US Abrams Tank Abandoned in Conflict Area in Ukraine
Abrams MBT knocked out near the Donetsk suburb of Avdeyevka. Screenshot of Russian Defense Ministry video. - Sputnik Africa
20 March 2024, 12:40
Paris Preparing to Deploy French Troops to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Intelligence Chief Says
French President Emmanuel Macron reviews troops during a Prise d'armes military ceremony in the courtyard of the Hotel National des Invalides in Paris, on February 19, 2024. - Sputnik Africa
19 March 2024, 15:26
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