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    Ukraine War Latest: 4 years after invading Ukraine, Russia admits war's goals 'not fully achieved'

    Ukraine War Latest: 4 years after invading Ukraine, Russia admits war's goals 'not fully achieved'

    Key developments on Feb. 24:

    • 4 years after invading Ukraine, Russia admits war's goals 'not fully achieved'
    • '10 steps ahead' — Fedorov outlines Ukraine's plan to force Russia to make peace
    • In rare strike, Ukraine uses ATACMS to hit Russian command posts …
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    Canada announces $1.4 billion military aid package for Ukraine, expands sanctions against Russia

    Canada announces $1.4 billion military aid package for Ukraine, expands sanctions against Russia

    Canada announced a C$2 billion ($1.4 billion) military aid package for Ukraine on Feb. 24 and expanded sanctions against Russia, including measures targeting Moscow’s “shadow fleet” and a lower oil price cap.

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    From the march on KYIV to the defense of KURSK: FOUR years of war crushed the RUSSIAN ARMY!

    From the march on KYIV to the defense of KURSK: FOUR years of war crushed the RUSSIAN ARMY!

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    'Our sacrifices are worth freedom' — Ukrainian troops who have fought since 2014 look back

    'Our sacrifices are worth freedom' — Ukrainian troops who have fought since 2014 look back

    Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago today — Feb. 24, 2022. For many Ukrainians, particularly those from Donbas and Crimea, the war began in 2014.

    To mark the anniversary, the Kyiv Independent spoke with three soldiers in …

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    Ukraine fires ATACMS again, hitting Russian command post and depots in occupied territory

    ATACMS ballistic missiles have been used on the front again. For the first time in a long while, Ukraine’s Missile Forces struck Russian targets on temporarily occupied territory, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.

    These are among …

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    Most of Ukraine remains exposed to Russian ballistic missiles, Zelensky says

    Most of Ukraine remains exposed to Russian ballistic missiles, Zelensky says

    President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. 23 that about 80% of Ukraine lacks protection against Russian ballistic missiles, renewing calls for additional air defense systems, including Patriots.

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    Ukrainian RANGERS capture RUSSIAN weapons and documents #shorts

    Ukrainian RANGERS capture RUSSIAN weapons and documents #shorts

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    Medvedev threatens nuclear strike on Ukraine, claims right to a ‘symmetrical response’

    Shortly after Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed that the United Kingdom and France are allegedly working to provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons and delivery systems, Medvedev posted a new incendiary message on social media, …

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    'You can't turn off your emotion' — Inside a Ukrainian morgue as war deaths mount

    'You can't turn off your emotion' — Inside a Ukrainian morgue as war deaths mount

    KHARKIV, KHARKIV OBLAST — A blonde-haired woman walks through a slim pathway between corpses lying against walls and autopsy tables inside Ukraine's oldest morgue.

    The main autopsy room, connected with two additional rooms and equipped with an …

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    Complete blockade of Crimea and ruin of headquarters in Donbas! Why are Russian elites fleeing?

    Complete blockade of Crimea and ruin of headquarters in Donbas! Why are Russian elites fleeing?

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    Odesa couple faces life in prison for $30 scheme to register Starlink for Russia’s military

    After Ukraine blocked “foreign” Starlink terminals, Russians began seeking Ukrainians willing to register the devices in their own names so Russia’s forces could resume using them at the front without risk of disconnection.

    Ukraine’s Security Service …

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    Fact-check: Russia pushes nuclear claims to derail peace talks, distract from war anniversary

    Fact-check: Russia pushes nuclear claims to derail peace talks, distract from war anniversary

    On the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, Moscow accused France and the U.K. of seeking to provide Ukraine with nuclear arms.

    Offering no evidence, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed on Feb. 24 that the "British and …

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    Russian strike temporarily delayed Flamingo missile production, Zelensky says

    Russian strike temporarily delayed Flamingo missile production, Zelensky says

    President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian strike on a Ukrainian defense manufacturing facility temporarily delayed the rollout of Ukraine's domestically produced long-range Flamingo cruise missiles.

    Speaking in a Feb. 23 interview with German …

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    UK exempts Druzhba pipeline as it unveils its biggest Russia sanctions package, document shows

    UK exempts Druzhba pipeline as it unveils its biggest Russia sanctions package, document shows

    The Druzhba pipeline, a major route supplying Russian crude through Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia, has become the focus of a dispute between Kyiv and the two EU countries.

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    Jan Lipavsky: What is our Ukraine policy? Victory, victory at all costs

    Jan Lipavsky: What is our Ukraine policy? Victory, victory at all costs

    As Churchill said of another war, Ukraine and the West must have "victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be."

    As the fifth year of Russia's war against Ukraine is poised to begin, the end still seems nowhere in …

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    24,000 sanctions and aviation in tatters: Putin sold Russia's future for war!

    24,000 sanctions and aviation in tatters: Putin sold Russia's future for war!

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    Zelensky says southern counteroffensive predates Russian Starlink cutoff and is unrelated

    Ukraine’s southern push by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) was planned before Russian access to Starlink satellite communications was cut, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters, according to Novosti.Live.

    He stressed the two developments are …

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    LIVE | "Ukraine-Nordic and Baltic Countries" summit in Kyiv. Zelenskyy and European leaders speak.

    LIVE | "Ukraine-Nordic and Baltic Countries" summit in Kyiv. Zelenskyy and European leaders speak.

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    Orban says EU financing an 800,000-strong Ukrainian army would endanger Hungary

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said building an 800,000-strong Ukrainian army would pose a danger to his country, arguing it is more in Budapest’s interest for Europe to strike a deal with Russia than to support arming Ukraine.

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    Moscow bombs "DRUZHBA," while ORBAN accuses UKRAINE #shorts

    Moscow bombs "DRUZHBA," while ORBAN accuses UKRAINE #shorts

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    UK adds 297 entries to Russia sanctions list, hitting Transneft, Rosatom affiliates and the shadow fleet

    The British government has updated its Russia sanctions list to include Transneft and entities linked to Rosatom, according to an official press release.

    London says the new measures tighten control over revenue streams from Russia’s energy sector …

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    Ukraine puts Putin's allies in Europe in their place – even BLACKMAIL didn't work!

    Ukraine puts Putin's allies in Europe in their place – even BLACKMAIL didn't work!

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    Ukraine is a country of SILENT HEROES: it needs MORE SUPPORT! – Rutte #shorts

    Ukraine is a country of SILENT HEROES: it needs MORE SUPPORT! – Rutte #shorts

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    In rare strike, Ukraine uses ATACMS to hit Russian command posts

    In rare strike, Ukraine uses ATACMS to hit Russian command posts

    The last confirmed use of ATACMS by Ukrainian forces was reported on Nov. 18.

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    Ukrainian Forces push Russian troops back in Dnipropetrovsk region

    Ukraine’s Forces have pushed Russian units back in the areas of Kalynivske and Ternove in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Russian troops were forced to abandon previously held positions after a series of Ukrainian counterattacks.

    At the same time, Russian …