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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…