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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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As Russian forces close in on Kurakhove, hundreds of residents remain in the front-line city
KURAKHOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Set on Ukraine's eastern front, Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under 2 miles…
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Russian drone attack kills woman and injures 13 in Odessa
One woman was killed and 13 other people injured, including two children, in a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa…
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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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Polls close in Moldovan run-off amid claims of Russian interference
Polls have closed for Moldova's presidential run-off election amid accusations of Russian interference by the country's president, Maia…
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Posts misleadingly claim Russian leader unveiled BRICS banknote to member countries in Kazan
Screenshot showing the misleading X post, taken October 29, 2024 The post features three images: one of Putin holding what appears to be a…
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Russian strikes on Kyiv and central Ukraine kill 2 teenagers and injure dozens
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone strike killed a teenager in Kyiv during a nighttime barrage on the Ukrainian capital that lasted for…
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After 67 days adrift, a Russian man was rescued but his brother and nephew are dead
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian man was rescued in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny inflatable boat…
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Ukrainian journalist, 27, who chronicled Russian occupation dies in prison
Viktoriia Roshchyna disappeared in August 2023 in a part of Ukraine now occupied by Russian forces. It took nine months for Russian…
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Ukraine hit 2 Russian ammunition depots in 2 days — hammering the latest in a deep strike on a military airfield
Ukraine said it struck a military airfield in Russia overnight, marking the latest deep strike. On Wednesday, Ukrainian forces attacked an…
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Spokesman of Germany's far-right AfD holds job at Russian academy
The foreign policy spokesman of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Bundestag admitted on Wednesday to holding a…
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UK sanctions Russian troops over chemical weapons use in Ukraine
The UK has sanctioned Russian soldiers it says have used chemical weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine. Russia’s Radiological Chemical…
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Russian opposition activist killed fighting for Ukraine
Ildar Dadin, a well-known Russian opposition activist who was fighting in Ukraine on the side of Kyiv, has been killed in action,…
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Belarus sentences 12 to up to 25 years for attack on Russian warplane
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian court on Friday convicted 12 people, most of them in absentia, and sentenced them to prison terms of…
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A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 7 at a Ukrainian market, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An apparent Russian artillery strike hit a market in the southern Ukraine city of Kherson on Tuesday, killing at…
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Kremlin spokesman defends Putin's changes to Russian nuclear doctrine
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said on Sunday that Moscow's revised nuclear weapons doctrine is needed because NATO infrastructure is…
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Russian strikes on a medical center kill 7 people in the Ukrainian city of Sumy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two consecutive Russian attacks on a medical center in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least seven…
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A Russian teen got 15 years in prison for donating crypto to a pro-Ukraine paramilitary unit: report
A Russian teen was given 15 years for donating to the Freedom of Russia Legion, local media reported. Danila Yakovlev in Siberia had…
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Russian parliament passes first reading of an adoption ban for countries allowing gender transition
MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament on Wednesday gave overwhelming approval to the first reading of a proposed law to…
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A Russian spy plane violated Japan's airspace 3 times, driving it to scramble its fighters and fire flares
Japan said a Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace three times on Monday. The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force scrambled…
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Video shows enormous explosion at Russian ammunition depot that Ukraine says housed munitions from North Korea
Ukraine struck a major ammunition depot in Russia's Krasnodar Krai region. A video of the strike circulating on social media showed a huge…
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Romania is increasing its ammunition acquisition and calling on NATO to react to Russian incursions as Ukraine war lingers on its doorstep
Romania is urging NATO to react to Russian missile and drone incursions into its airspace. The Romanian Defense Minister called for a…
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Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian ammo depots aim to starve its bombing campaign
Ukraine hit a Russian arsenal this week with long-range attack drones. The extent of the damage is unclear, but analysts say similar…