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Russian drone attack on Odessa kills one as NATO urges more aid
A massive Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa on Thursday evening left one woman dead and at least two injured,…
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Russian troops continue attacks in eastern Ukraine
The Russian military has once again tried to break through the Ukrainian lines of defence around the town of Kurakhove on the edge of…
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Ukraine recovers bodies of 563 soldiers as Russian attacks continue
Ukraine has recovered the bodies of 563 soldiers from Russia, authorities announced in Kiev on Friday. They included over 400 soldiers who…
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Russian court convicts soldiers of murdering nine Ukrainians
A court in southern Russia has sentenced two Russian soldiers to life imprisonment around a year after the murder of nine Ukrainian…
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Ukraine denounces Russia's reported execution of captured troops
Ukraine's human rights ombudsman has denounced the alleged execution of nine Ukrainian troops by Russian forces in the Kursk border…
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Russians claim key city of Vuhledar in Ukraine's east
Russian troops are now in almost complete control of the eastern city of Vuhledar, which Ukrainian forces have been defending since the…
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Putin raises Russian military strength to 2.4 million
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased the size of the country's military for the third time since the February 2022 full-scale…
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Ukrainians warn of being surrounded as Russia advances in east
The situation is critical, a Ukrainian military officer in the east told the BBC near the front line south of Pokrovsk. Russia’s military…
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Ukraine's Zelensky says Russian counterattack in Kursk failing
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said Russia's counterattack in its south-western region of Kursk has made little…
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'Tell everyone I'm home': Ukrainian prisoners rejoice at rare swap
Tetyana Bugay burst into tears as she called her sister to announce she had finally returned to Ukraine after spending over two and a half…
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NATO chief: Ukraine did not coordinate Kursk offensive in advance
NATO was not involved in Ukraine's surprise offensive into the Russian region of Kursk, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has told the German…
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Fall Of Key Donetsk City Could Be An “Operational Catastrophe” For Ukraine
In the most heavily contested region of Ukraine, Russian troops are now less than eight miles from the key Ukrainian logistics hub of…
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Zelensky: Ukraine has tested its own domestic-made ballistic missile
Ukraine has successfully tested its own domestic-made ballistic missile, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, as the country aims to…
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Heritage under attack: Ukrainians revive interest in culture
It was late at night on 7 May 2022 when a Russian missile hit a museum that was once home to Ukraine’s 18th-Century poet and philosopher…
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Kiev says heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian military on Friday said its forces have repelled dozens of fresh attacks by Russian troops. A total of 79 Russian attacks,…
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Russia is putting up a stiffer fight in Kursk and is sending well-equipped soldiers, says Ukrainian commander
A Ukrainian commander says Russia is putting up a stronger fight in Kursk. His forces struggled to fight off an 80-strong Russian force,…
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Russia's former deputy defense minister detained on corruption charges loses an appeal
FILE - Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov, left, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, and Chief of the General Staff Valery…
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Ukraine is adhering to humanitarian law, Zelensky stresses
Ukrainian troops are "strictly" adhering to international conventions and humanitarian law in their advance into the western Russian…
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Russia evacuates 180,000 civilians as Putin decries attack in Kursk region
Russia has evacuated some 180,000 people from Kursk as President Vladimir Putin decried a Ukrainian offensive in the border region and…
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Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes overnight left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off the water supply…
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Seven die in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region
At least seven people died in a Russian missile attack on the city of Vilniansk in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region and a further 11 were…
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Russian Navy Ka-29 Assault Helicopter Downed Amid Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack
A Russian Navy Ka-29 Helix-B assault helicopter was shot down near the Russian resort city of Anapa on the Black Sea. It was hit during…
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Putin says nearly 700,000 Russian soldiers are deployed in war zone
Russian President Vladimir Putin says nearly 700,000 soldiers are currently fighting in his war on Ukraine. "There are almost 700,000 of…
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Zelensky refutes Russian claims of village capture in Sumy region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Russian statements regarding the capture of a village in Ukraine's north-eastern Sumy…