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    'Everyone is waiting for spring' — How Kyiv's hardest hit district is coping with no heating

    'Everyone is waiting for spring' — How Kyiv's hardest hit district is coping with no heating

    The east bank of Kyiv has been hit hardest by Russia’s latest attacks on the capital’s energy infrastructure, leaving tens of thousands of residents facing much of the winter without central heating as nighttime temperatures drop to -19°Celsius.

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    EU lawmakers urge urgent ramp-up in military aid to Ukraine ahead of €90 billion loan vote

    The European Parliament’s defense and security committee on Monday, Feb. 9, called for an urgent increase in military support for Ukraine.

    After visiting Kyiv on Feb. 5–6, the delegation said it saw no signs of a ceasefire despite ongoing talks. …

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    Ukrainian missiles destroy Putin’s main training ground — end of Kremlin’s secret weapon?

    Ukrainian missiles destroy Putin’s main training ground — end of Kremlin’s secret weapon?

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    Ukrainian Intelligence names 21 Russian drone makers, says over half remain unsanctioned

    Russian companies involved in developing and producing drones used by Russia in the war against Ukraine, the agency’s press service said Monday, February 9.

    The data appear in the “Aggressor’s defense industry” section of the War&Sanctions portal. …

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    🤯 ORBAN blames UKRAINE for the drop in HIS RATINGS #shorts

    🤯 ORBAN blames UKRAINE for the drop in HIS RATINGS #shorts

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    'Multidimensional crisis' — Kyiv's civil society calls on Mayor Klitschko to give public press conference amid energy crisis

    'Multidimensional crisis' — Kyiv's civil society calls on Mayor Klitschko to give public press conference amid energy crisis

    "Kyiv today is in a state of multidimensional crisis — managerial, infrastructural, and communicational," an open letter reads.

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    LIVE | 🚀 BALLISTICS FOR DEEP STRIKES: FP9 shifts the balance of war

    LIVE | 🚀 BALLISTICS FOR DEEP STRIKES: FP9 shifts the balance of war

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    ORBAN'S anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is intensifying! India and the West are finishing off the RF economy

    ORBAN'S anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is intensifying! India and the West are finishing off the RF economy

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    Analysis: What we know about Zelensky’s 'opening' of Ukraine's drones, weapons exports

    Analysis: What we know about Zelensky’s 'opening' of Ukraine's drones, weapons exports

    President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Feb. 8 the opening of 10 offices for weapons export throughout the European Union by the end of 2026.

    "Today, we are opening exports," Zelensky wrote. But the reality is a little different.

    Ukraine's arms makers …

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    Putin’s Arctic shipping ambitions falter as Northern Sea Route cargo falls for a second year

    For the second year in a row, Russia failed to meet its targets for the Northern Sea Route, with cargo volumes declining and the Kremlin’s goals still out of reach.

    President Vladimir Putin’s ambitious drive to turn the Arctic into a strategic …

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    Russia threatens families of Ukrainian POWs to register Starlink terminals, Ukraine says

    Russia threatens families of Ukrainian POWs to register Starlink terminals, Ukraine says

    Ukraine says Russian forces are threatening families of Ukrainian POWs to get Starlink terminals registered for battlefield use.

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    ❗️OLYMPICS 2026: Ukrainian athlete seeks JUSTICE #shorts

    ❗️OLYMPICS 2026: Ukrainian athlete seeks JUSTICE #shorts

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    Ukraine moves its power grid underground to shield it from Russian attacks

    Ukraine moves its power grid underground to shield it from Russian attacks

    So far, Ukraine has secured one substation in an underground concrete bunker with a second one underway, Vitaliy Zaichenko, CEO of Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s state-grid operator, told the Kyiv Independent.

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    €90 BILLION FOR WEAPONS! As Russia attacks babies in Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s financial battering ram

    €90 BILLION FOR WEAPONS! As Russia attacks babies in Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s financial battering ram

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    11-year-old child killed alongside mother after Russia strikes Sloviansk with glide bombs

    11-year-old child killed alongside mother after Russia strikes Sloviansk with glide bombs

    The attack brings the official number of children confirmed killed by Russia's war to 681, according to statistics published by the Prosecutor General's Office.

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    Ukraine’s Starlink cutoff hobbles Russian drones and communications

    After Starlink was disabled for the Russian military, Ukraine recorded a sharp drop in Russian drones operating deep behind the lines; such strikes have now almost disappeared.

    Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported a noticeable decline in Russian drone …

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    Kremlin pushes for closed-door Ukraine talks, says Alaska summit understandings are foundational

    Russia is urging that details of the understandings discussed during U.S.-Russia talks in Alaska in August 2025 not be made public. That meeting brought together Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

    The Kremlin says future negotiations should be …

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    Russia reportedly restricts Telegram in latest push to tighten internet control

    Russia reportedly restricts Telegram in latest push to tighten internet control

    Russian lawmaker Andrei Svintsov said Telegram may face restrictions because it "does not fully comply with the requirements" of Russian law.

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    Kremlin says Ukraine breakthrough hinges on 'Anchorage' understandings

    A breakthrough in negotiations to end the “Ukrainian conflict” is possible only if the positions agreed at the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, are observed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry …

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    Japan to join NATO-led initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine, media reports

    Japan to join NATO-led initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine, media reports

    According to the NHK report, aid that Tokyo could fund for Ukraine through the program would be limited to non-lethal provisions.

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    Russia says 'long way to go' in Ukraine peace talks as Lavrov rejects US optimism

    Russia says 'long way to go' in Ukraine peace talks as Lavrov rejects US optimism

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned against what he described as excessive optimism surrounding the talks.

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    'Second stage' of Ukrainian military's corps reform underway, Syrskyi says

    'Second stage' of Ukrainian military's corps reform underway, Syrskyi says

    "The increase in enemy losses is one of the results of the corps reform," read Syrskyi's quote in the post on the Ukrainian General Staff's Facebook page.

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    EU chief diplomat calls Olympics crowd boos of JD Vance a sign of 'European pride'

    EU chief diplomat calls Olympics crowd boos of JD Vance a sign of 'European pride'

    "Well, I guess we have heard a lot of not-so-nice words from the United States regarding Europe," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.

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    Moldova's new prime minister makes first official visit to Ukraine to deepen EU, security ties

    Moldova's new prime minister makes first official visit to Ukraine to deepen EU, security ties

    "We stand with Ukraine as neighbours and friends," Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu said upon arrival.

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    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,248,560 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,248,560 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The number includes 980 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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