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    BELGOROD IN DARKNESS – massive blackouts in Russia #shorts

    BELGOROD IN DARKNESS – massive blackouts in Russia #shorts

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    I am grateful to everyone truly ready to help and support us, – Zelenskyy #shorts

    I am grateful to everyone truly ready to help and support us, – Zelenskyy #shorts

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    Ukraine returns 2 children from Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast

    Ukraine returns 2 children from Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast

    The children were returned under the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, which finds and returns Ukrainian children from occupied territories and Russia, alongside the Save Ukraine organization.

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    Russia injures at least 15 in missile and drone attacks across Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson

    Russia injures at least 15 in missile and drone attacks across Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson

    The main target was Odesa Oblast, where two people were injured after drones tore into houses and a four-storey apartment block, the emergency services reported on Feb. 21.

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    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,258,890 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,258,890 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The number includes 1,010 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day, while Ukrainian forces also downed a helicopter.

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    Putin tightens surveillance screws with new Russian internet law

    Putin tightens surveillance screws with new Russian internet law

    Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Feb. 20, framed by authorities as a measure to counter security threats and potential attacks, granting Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) broad authority to order the disconnection of individuals …

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    Zelensky says Ukraine will not withdraw from Donbas as talks with Russia continue

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that Ukraine is not considering withdrawing from the government-controlled part of Donetsk region. At the same time, talks with Russia are continuing.

    He called the area Ukraine’s real defensive line, …

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    Ukraine liberates 300 square km in southern counteroffensive, Zelensky says — here's what that means

    Ukraine liberates 300 square km in southern counteroffensive, Zelensky says — here's what that means

    "I won't go into too many details, but today I can congratulate our army first and foremost —all the defense forces — because as of today, 300 (square) kilometers have been liberated," Zelensky told Agence France-Presse.

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    Investigations say leaked messages from a Russian general detail torture and executions of Ukrainian POWs

    The investigative projects “Schemes” and “Systema” have published findings based on an archive of personal messages belonging to Russian military officer Roman Demurchiev. Journalists say messages from 2022–2024 show the major general sharing with …

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    Teaser video hints at Ukrainian Flamingo strike on key Russian ballistic missile factory

    Teaser video hints at Ukrainian Flamingo strike on key Russian ballistic missile factory

    The Votkinsk Plant is a strategic, state-owned defense enterprise and one of the most important missile factories in Russia. It produces Iskander ballistic missiles — used in attacks against Ukraine — and nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic …

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    Ukrainian Parliament weighs wartime elections amid claims of a hidden bill

    A hidden draft elections bill exists in Ukraine that differs from the text parliament is officially developing. According to European Solidarity MP Nina Yuzhanina, the draft would allow elections to be held during the war rather than after it ends. …

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    NATO IN SHOCK! 10 Ukrainians "DESTROYED" two Alliance battalions!

    NATO IN SHOCK! 10 Ukrainians "DESTROYED" two Alliance battalions!

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    Russia finds Starlink alternative in Belarus for drone control, expert says

    After access to the Starlink satellite system was restricted, Russia began more actively using alternative methods to control drones, including mesh networking. That is already evident in recent attacks across northern Ukraine, where there are signs …

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    Ukrainian forces destroy three Russian Tor air defense systems worth $75 million in occupied Zaporizhzhia overnight

    Overnight on February 20, the 1st Unmanned Systems Center of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed three Tor air defense systems belonging to Russian troops in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region, according to Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of …

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    Ukraine eyes defense partnership with Japan, Zelensky says

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says prospects for expanded bilateral ties with Japan are growing, including in the defense sphere.

    Zelensky said there is an opportunity to take cooperation with Japan to a new level, moving beyond humanitarian …

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    Ukraine halts Russian offensive on Dnipropetrovsk region #shorts

    Ukraine halts Russian offensive on Dnipropetrovsk region #shorts

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    "We can fight for years": Ukrainian General DOESN'T BELIEVE IN Ukraine's DEFEAT!

    "We can fight for years": Ukrainian General DOESN'T BELIEVE IN Ukraine's DEFEAT!

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    Ukraine won’t cede territory and can fight for years, National Guard commander says

    National Guard of Ukraine commander and Brig. Gen. Oleksandr Pivnenko said true victory for Ukraine means fully restoring control over all occupied territories. He said that goal could take many years, and for now the country’s priority remains …

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    Hungary blocks EU's 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine, demanding Russian oil ahead of war anniversary

    Hungary blocks EU's 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine, demanding Russian oil ahead of war anniversary

    "We are blocking the €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine until oil transit to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline resumes," Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Feb. 20.

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    Kyiv: Ukraine launches counteroffensive on Oleksandrivka axis to halt Russian advance toward Dnipropetrovsk region

    Ukraine’s military is moving preemptively around Hulyaipole and Oleksandrivske, activity that can indeed be described as counterattacks, spokesman for the Operation Task Force South Vladyslav Voloshyn said. Russia is dropping roughly a hundred bombs …

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    Ukrainian Voices: Life in Ukraine with Julia Kalashnyk | War, Resistance & Daily Reality

    Ukrainian Voices: Life in Ukraine with Julia Kalashnyk by Chris Sampson

    A recording from Chris Sampson's live video

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Belarus unable to secure visas for Trump's Board of Peace meeting

Belarus unable to secure visas for Trump's Board of Peace meeting

Belarusian officials said Feb. 19 that they were unable to obtain visas to travel to the United States for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, despite receiving an official invitation to attend.

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Polish president ends special refugee support system for Ukrainians, shifts assistance to general foreigner protections

Polish president ends special refugee support system for Ukrainians, shifts assistance to general foreigner protections

Polish President Karol Nawrocki signed legislation on Feb. 19 transferring support measures for Ukrainian refugees into Poland’s general Law on the Protection of Foreigners, ending a separate legal framework created after Russia’s full-scale invasion …
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1,000–5,000 Cubans are fighting on the side of the occupiers, according to US intelligence #shorts

1,000–5,000 Cubans are fighting on the side of the occupiers, according to US intelligence #shorts

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"Cannon fodder" from the Caribbean: how Putin buys Cubans for $2000 to fight in Ukraine

"Cannon fodder" from the Caribbean: how Putin buys Cubans for $2000 to fight in Ukraine

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