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School-leavers losing their lives for Russia in Putin's war with Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has repeatedly promised that no 18-year-olds called up to serve Russia will be sent to fight in Ukraine, but a BBC Russian…
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Russia pounds Ukraine with over 300 drones, killing 1 in Odesa
Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine overnight into Saturday with hundreds of drones, killing at least one person, part of a…
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EU 'very, very close' to imposing more sanctions on Russia
European Union foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said she is hopeful the bloc can decide on its 18th sanctions package on Russia very…
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Putin's friend Gergiev set to conduct as Italy breaks ban on pro-Kremlin artists
Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has been barred from European stages ever since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A close ally of…
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UK court convicts 3 men over arson attack authorities say was organized by Russian intelligence
LONDON (AP) — A British jury convicted three men on Tuesday of arson in an attack on an east London warehouse that was storing equipment…
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Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes, disrupting air travel
Russia and Ukraine struck each other with hundreds of drones on Sunday, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, days after Moscow…
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A Russian drone strike on Odesa kills a married couple and injures 17 people, Ukraine says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, killing two people died and injuring at…
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Russia and Ukraine trade more long-range drone attacks that are a hallmark of their war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched 363 Shahed and decoy drones as well as eight missiles at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air…
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Russian attacks on Ukraine kill at least 5 and injure over a dozen
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital overnight killed at least four people and injured others,…
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Ukrainians celebrate midsummer traditions with song, dance and fire
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of Ukrainians observed the longest day of the year on Saturday with a midsummer celebration of some of their…
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Putin says he plans to further expand Russia's defence industry
Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to further expand the country's defence industry as a…
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Germany's Wadephul at the Vatican ahead of security talks in Rome
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met with leading Vatican officials on Thursday, ahead of an international conference in the…
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Ukraine says Russia launched 479 drones in the war’s biggest overnight drone bombardment
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched 479 drones at Ukraine in the war ’s biggest overnight drone bombardment, the Ukrainian air force said…
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Are bunkers really making a comeback in Europe?
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and a recent nationwide blackout affecting Spain and Portugal have shaken people's sense of…
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Russia’s Wagner Group planned arson attack on London business with links to Ukraine, court is told
LONDON (AP) — The trial has started of six men accused of arson at an east London business with links to Ukraine’s war effort against…
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UK threatens to sue Abramovich over Chelsea sale
The UK government has threatened to sue former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich to make sure the money from the club's sale…
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Russian delegation to travel to Istanbul for talks on Monday
Moscow will send a delegation to Istanbul for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, despite the absence of a commitment from Kiev, Kremlin…
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Sioux Falls church members look to build rehab center in Ukraine
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A church in Sioux Falls is once again stepping up to help people suffering from the war in Ukraine. After…
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Orban accused of using Ukraine spy row in fight for political survival
A spate of arrests, diplomatic expulsions and public humiliations has plunged relations between war-torn Ukraine and its prickly Nato…
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Ayn Rand in Ukrainian Crimea
Ukrainian forces continue to pummel Russian-occupied Crimea and assassinate high-ranking war criminals on what was once their sovereign…
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Ecumenical Orthodox patriarch backs Ukraine's sovereignty in Mass marking 3 years of war
ISTANBUL (AP) — The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday declared that “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor…
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Ukraine says its long-range drones hit a Russian airfield as France delivers Mirage fighter jets
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces struck an airfield in southern Russia that was being used to launch Iran-designed Shahed drones,…
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UN nuclear watchdog chief to visit Moscow as fears for Ukraine's nuclear plants spike
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said Tuesday he will visit Moscow in the coming days to speak with officials…
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Fico offers Slovakia's 'hospitality' in possible Ukraine-Russia talks
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said that he has offered his country as a meeting place for possible talks on ending the war in…