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    Only reliable U.S. aid for Ukraine: McDonald’s

    Only reliable U.S. aid for Ukraine: McDonald’s

    Editor’s Note:

    We first started to do a story about McDonald’s after we realized how much of a reaction there was in Ukrainian society when McDonald’s breakfasts resumed during the war.

    In recent days, it’s become blisteringly cold – with forecasts …

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Finland approves 31st €98 million defense aid package for Ukraine

Finland will send Ukraine its 31st defense aid package, a decision approved by the President on January 16 at the government’s proposal, Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said

The Ministry of Defense put the value of the new package at about €98 …

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LIVE | WAR IN 2026: TANKS in the PAST, FEDOROV’S MILTECH AND NEXT-GEN UAVs

LIVE | WAR IN 2026: TANKS in the PAST, FEDOROV’S MILTECH AND NEXT-GEN UAVs

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Rise and fall of Yulia Tymoshenko, the 'founding figure of Ukrainian populism'

Rise and fall of Yulia Tymoshenko, the 'founding figure of Ukrainian populism'

It’s hard to imagine Ukraine’s political scene without Yulia Tymoshenko.

A veteran politician, Tymoshenko has held a variety of government posts, serving as the country’s prime minister twice, being defeated in a presidential runoff back in 2010, and …

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Up to 540,000 conscription-age men have left Ukraine since the full-scale invasion

Nearly four years into the full-scale war, hundreds of thousands of draft-age men have left Ukraine. A smaller wave of emigration was also triggered by the decision allowing men aged 18 to 22 to travel abroad.

Journalists at NGL.media compiled …

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Zelensky calls for immediate electricity import boost amid new Russian attacks on energy infrastructure

Zelensky calls for immediate electricity import boost amid new Russian attacks on energy infrastructure

Russian forces launched overnight attacks on Jan. 16-17 across Ukraine, hitting energy infrastructure, including substations, in Odesa and Kyiv oblasts, triggering emergency power outages, authorities reported

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Ukrainian delegation headed by Budanov arrives in US to clarify peace proposal

Ukrainian delegation headed by Budanov arrives in US to clarify peace proposal

The delegation consists of the recently appointed President’s Office head Kyrylo Budanov, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, and the parliamentary leader of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party, David …
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Embassies say they are staying in Kyiv despite energy crisis, extreme cold, Russian attacks

Embassies say they are staying in Kyiv despite energy crisis, extreme cold, Russian attacks

Foreign embassies based in Kyiv say they are not evacuating staff despite worsening power outages, damage to energy infrastructure, and forecasts of extreme cold, according to responses obtained by the Kyiv Independent.

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Kadyrov's son Adam reportedly in Moscow hospital after car accident in Grozny, Chechnya

Kadyrov's son Adam reportedly in Moscow hospital after car accident in Grozny, Chechnya

The motorcade had been moving at a high speed before encountering an obstacle, leading to a mass accident and a number of victims.

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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,225,590 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,225,590 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,130 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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Poland charges 4 Ukrainians, 1 Russian in alleged Russia-backed sabotage plot

Poland charges 4 Ukrainians, 1 Russian in alleged Russia-backed sabotage plot

Polish authorities have charged five men in an alleged Russia-orchestrated plot to send out parcels with explosives to various Western countries, Poland's National Prosecutor's Office announced on Jan. 16.

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US considering creating 'Board of Peace' for Ukraine, modeled after plan for Gaza, FT reports

US considering creating 'Board of Peace' for Ukraine, modeled after plan for Gaza, FT reports

American officials have put forward the idea of expanding the Gaza 'Board of Peace' to include other countries affected by war and conflicts, including Ukraine and Venezuela, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Jan. 16.

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Germany turns away suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker from Baltic Sea

Germany turns away suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker from Baltic Sea

Germany turned away a Russian-linked oil tanker from entering its territorial waters in the Baltic Sea this week, marking the first known instance of a European country blocking a vessel in Moscow's shadow fleet, Bloomberg reported Jan. 16.

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Ukraine strikes Russian ammunition depot in occupied Prymorsk

Ukraine’s The General Staff said that Ukrainian Forces hit a Russian ammunition depot in Prymorsk, on the Russian-occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region, and released updated details on a strike against the Atlant Aero facility in Taganrog.

“Units of …

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Kadyrov’s son reportedly in serious condition after Grozny car crash

Adam Kadyrov, the son of Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was reportedly involved in a serious car accident in Grozny. Parts of the city were blocked off after the crash, and he is being prepared for transport to Moscow for medical treatment.

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Lithuania says Russian military intelligence ordered 2024 attempted arson at factory supplying Ukraine

An attempt in 2024 to set fire to a Lithuanian factory that supplies radio-frequency scanners to Ukraine’s military was carried out on orders from Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, said Saulius Briginas, deputy chief of Lithuania’s …

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🪖 The most HARDENED army! Ukrainians in the army – 900 thousand #shorts

🪖 The most HARDENED army! Ukrainians in the army – 900 thousand #shorts

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⚔️ 900,000 combat servicemen and real experience – THE UKRAINIAN ARMY is the strongest in Europe!

⚔️ 900,000 combat servicemen and real experience – THE UKRAINIAN ARMY is the strongest in Europe!

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Russian authorities increase restrictions on Telegram

Russian authorities increase restrictions on Telegram

Roskomnadzor, the Russian federal agency responsible for monitoring mass media and telecommunications, has imposed new restrictions on the Telegram messaging app, Moscow 24 reported Jan. 16.

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Lithuania charges six foreign nationals in alleged GRU-linked plot against defense supplier aiding Ukraine

Lithuania has sent to court the case of six foreign nationals accused of plotting a terrorist attack against a private defense supplier aiding Ukraine, the Prosecutor General’s Office said Friday, according to LRT.

Prosecutors say the alleged attempt …

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Ukraine denies Russian claims of captured territory, citing heavy Russian losses

Russia has made tactical gains, but every meter of Ukrainian land is being taken at the cost of heavy personnel losses, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s General Staff said.

Dmytro Lykhovyi told Interfax-Ukraine that Moscow is significantly overstating …

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🤯 Russia loses 20-25 thousand soldiers EVERY MONTH, says NATO Secretary General #shorts

🤯 Russia loses 20-25 thousand soldiers EVERY MONTH, says NATO Secretary General #shorts

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'Russia is preparing new massive attacks,' Zelensky says

'Russia is preparing new massive attacks,' Zelensky says

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Jan. 16 that Russia is preparing a new wave of large-scale attacks on Ukraine as the country grapples with a deepening energy crisis.

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❗Russian assaults intensify, losses explode – US compares Putin to Hitler

❗Russian assaults intensify, losses explode – US compares Putin to Hitler

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The Netherlands in talks to supply new missiles and bombs for Ukraine’s F-16s

Ukraine’s Armed Forces could receive new weapons for their F-16s from the Netherlands, further boosting the jets’ effectiveness. The topic was discussed at a meeting between Deputy Defense Minister Oleksandr Kozenko and a delegation from the Dutch …