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A mayor’s office was struck by a rocket.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his forces to launch a military operation to liberate the Crimea from Ukraine, state media reported. Putin’s order came after Ukrainian forces seized the Crimean city of Kherson on Friday and launched a major offensive in the city. Russia has said that the operation is aimed at protecting Russian-speaking…
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US gas prices are lower than they were a year ago.
Oil prices have slumped to their lowest level in more than six months after Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer, said it will cut offshore production by two million barrels a day. This follows Russia’s decision to cut its production by 1 million barrels a day. The announcement has lifted prices if Russia decides…
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Putin’s dream is going towards a very bad end.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his country is ready to use its nuclear weapons to defend its territory if a potential threat arises. “In case of a potential threat to…territorial integrity of our country and to defend Russia and our people, they will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to them,”…
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Zelensky visited Kherson after the Russian Retreat turned the river into a new front line.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that his country’s forces will help evacuate people who are stranded in the region due to the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. “We are working on the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from the territory which has been occupied by Russia,” he added. This comes after Ukraine on Monday…
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The Drones in Ukraine are Iranian.
The US has said that it is “still real interest” in providing the Gray Eagle air defence system to Ukraine and that it has concerns that the drones could be shot down by Russia. US officials said in August that Russia was training its forces how to use the Shahed-136 drones from Iran. Russia had…
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Ukrainian soldiers who helped liberate Kherson described relief, joy and apprehension.
Ukrainian forces have taken control of the government-held city of Kherson in the country’s east, a Ukrainian military official said on Friday. Russia announced that its troops had withdrawn from the Dnipro river region in eastern Ukraine after an operation that lasted for over three months. However, residents of the city said that Russian soldiers…
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A couple is trying to fix the problem of Ukrainian women wearing uniforms that don’t fit.
Russia’s military has used sexual violence as a “weapon of war” in its invasion of Ukraine, United Nations (UN) investigators have said. They added that Russia used sexual violence as a “deliberate military strategy” to win the war in Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 and has since occupied parts of the country.
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Strikes Hit Staging Ground in Russia’s Border Region.
Ukrainian military on Friday said its artillery battalions had fired more than 160 times at Russian positions over the past 24 hours, but it also reported Russian return fire into Ukrainian positions. Meanwhile, Russia blamed Ukrainian artillery for damage to power lines in the Kherson region, where Ukrainian troops have advanced towards the Russian-occupied city…
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Residents are leaving the region of Ukraine to Russia.
Russian troops have left Kherson city in Ukraine with “not a single piece of military equipment or weapons” on the other side, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday. Earlier, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov had said it would take “as a minimum, one week” for Russian forces to leave the city. Notably, this comes…
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The U.S. sees the opportunity for Ukraine to take advantage of Russian weakness.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a ceremony to mark the incorporation of four Ukrainian territories into Russia on Saturday. The incorporation of the territories, which are part of Ukraine, was done on March 1, 2014 by the Russian parliament. The incorporation of the territories comes amid tensions in eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists have been…
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As top US general pushes for diplomacy, Biden admin is divided over path for Ukraine.
The US has said that it will provide additional support packages for Ukraine in the “very near future”. This comes amid reports that US President Joe Biden’s defence chief Mark Milley has urged him to push towards an end to the war between Russia-backed separatists and Ukraine’s military. The US is providing Ukraine with security,…
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Zelensky said that Ukrainian troops entering Kherson was a historic day.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Ukrainian army has captured Lyman city in the east of the country despite Russia’s claim that it has annexed the region surrounding the city. Lyman city is an important railway hub and is where Russian President Vladimir Putin had held a ceremony to commemorate the incorporation of four…
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Ukrainian troops enter Kherson city.
Ukrainian forces have entered the Russian-occupied city of Kherson following a Russian military retreat from the area, Ukraine’s military said on Friday. The Russian military claimed that it had removed all armed personnel from the city. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he would make a formal request for Russia to withdraw…
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Russia is bruised as winter approaches.
Russia on Sunday blamed Ukraine for an explosion that damaged the Kerch Bridge, which connects Russian-occupied Crimea to mainland Russia. The attack comes hours after Russia blamed Ukraine for a weekend explosion that partially damaged the bridge. “Russia is doing what it takes to protect itself and its citizens from attacks on Ukraine’s Kerch Bridge,”…
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Russian soldiers were Rushed to the Eastern Front but gained little ground.
Russia said it would help evacuate residents from Ukraine’s Kherson city as the Ukrainian military continued its offensive against Russian-backed separatists. Saldo offered residents the option of relocation to cities “in any part of Russia” and said that the Russian government would provide housing vouchers for those who wished to move further from the fighting.
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There are live updates about Russia’s war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday blamed Ukrainian special services for the attack on the Kerch bridge linking Crimea to Russia. Putin added that a Russian military unit in Crimea has been piloting Iranian drones to conduct strikes across Ukraine, including strikes against Kyiv. Ukraine has accused Russia of carrying out air strikes on a…
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Russia is in revenge.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the country is ready to accept Russian refugees who want to leave Ukraine. “We are ready to take them to any place in the country of their choice,” Zelenskyy said, adding that Russia would provide housing vouchers to those who wish to move further from the conflict. The Ukrainian…
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The failures of Russia’s top brass are being pointed out.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country would seize more than a fifth of Ukrainian territory “forever”, declaring that millions of Ukrainian citizens living there would be Russian citizens “forever”. Putin’s statement came after Russia launched dozens of airstrikes on Ukrainian government positions in eastern Ukraine. On Friday, the Ukrainian government said it had…
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Russia is increasing their nuclear war propaganda.
The US would need to use force if Russia used a nuclear bomb in Ukraine, a US-based think tank has stated. It added that Russia is believed to have the largest nuclear arsenal in the world, including 1,000-2,000 tactical nuclear weapons. Russia launched its first nuclear attack against Ukrainian forces in October, saying the attack…
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Putin has raised the issue of nuclear Armageddon once again.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, “The use of strategic nuclear weapons is extremely unlikely in my opinion. Russian commanders are able to use tactical nuclear weapons to stave off the loss of Russian territory because of the Soviet doctrine.” This comes after Putin accused the US of trying to provoke Russia into a “full-scale…
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Was he looking for Firewood or Russia?
Ukraine on Monday said that it has recovered the bodies of over 500 people in the country’s Donbas region, which has been the epicentre of a conflict between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian troops. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the bodies had been found in several places including the town of Izium. Earlier, Ukraine…
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This alliance was built on Hostility to the U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared martial law in parts of Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, over the conflict in the country’s East. The move comes after Russia fired missiles at Ukraine and Belarus in retaliation for a military operation by Ukraine to restore security to its borders. Putin said the martial law was…
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Russia says it will rejoin the deal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine’s offensive against its forces in the east of the country has entered a “new phase”. Putin further said that Russia would like to keep it up. The offensive comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his forces have gained control of several city centres in the east…
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Putin gave hard lined people what they wanted with the attacks on Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed four “accession treaties” with Ukraine to formally annex the Crimean peninsula and the two eastern regions. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had ordered his forces to retake Crimea from Russia. The annexations will be an “answer to the international community’s call for a…