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    SBU UAVs attacked the Taman Oil Port in the Krasnodar region in Russia #shorts

    SBU UAVs attacked the Taman Oil Port in the Krasnodar region in Russia #shorts

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    Kremlin says Ukrainian forces must leave Donbas as key condition for peace

    Russian officials insist that Ukrainian troops must withdraw from Donbas for any resolution of the conflict. At the same time, the Kremlin views the upcoming trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi between Ukraine, Russia and the United States as an attempt …

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    First trilateral meeting Ukraine–US–Russia: war close to ending?

    First trilateral meeting Ukraine–US–Russia: war close to ending?

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    Russian military court acknowledges Moskva cruiser was hit by Ukrainian missiles, says 20 killed as press release is removed

    The 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow has issued a verdict in the case concerning the sinking of the cruiser “Moskva” and a strike on the frigate “Admiral Essen” in April 2022. Commander of the 406th Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian …

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    ❗️Zelenskyy: Too early to draw conclusions on negotiation content #shorts

    ❗️Zelenskyy: Too early to draw conclusions on negotiation content #shorts

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    A million-dollar parking fee: Canada's high-stakes battle over a stranded Russian plane

    A million-dollar parking fee: Canada's high-stakes battle over a stranded Russian plane

    In a potentially world's most expensive parking ticket, a Russian-registered Antonov An-124 has remained locked in a frozen embrace with the tarmac at Toronto Pearson Airport.

    Stranded for almost four years, the aircraft has racked up over $1.5 …

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    Unannounced mobilization? Russia calls up reservists and may be secretly preparing them for war

    Unannounced mobilization? Russia calls up reservists and may be secretly preparing them for war

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    WATCH! Finnish volunteer Karlo: frontline reality in Ukraine | Live Broadcast

    WATCH! Finnish volunteer Karlo: frontline reality in Ukraine | Live Broadcast

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    Zelenskyy: the coalition of the willing must become a real COALITION OF ACTION #shorts

    Zelenskyy: the coalition of the willing must become a real COALITION OF ACTION #shorts

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    EU plan envisages Ukraine's accession by 2027, up to $1.6 trillion in funding for Kyiv, Orban claims

    EU plan envisages Ukraine's accession by 2027, up to $1.6 trillion in funding for Kyiv, Orban claims

    Orban cited a confidential document on Ukraine's accession allegedly presented at an EU summit in Brussels on the previous day.

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    Mass attack that plunged Kyiv into darkness cost Russia over $130 million, Ukrainian intelligence says

    Mass attack that plunged Kyiv into darkness cost Russia over $130 million, Ukrainian intelligence says

    Kyiv, home to more than 3 million people, is still reeling from the Jan. 20 attack in which Russia launched 33 missiles and 339 drones against Ukraine.

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    Zelenskyy: Security guarantees agreed upon — Trump needs to sign

    Zelenskyy: Security guarantees agreed upon — Trump needs to sign

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    Ukraine holds trilateral talks with US, Russia as Kremlin ties any deal to Donbas capitulation

    Ukraine holds trilateral talks with US, Russia as Kremlin ties any deal to Donbas capitulation

    "The issue of Donbas is key," President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters hours before the talks began.

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    UKRAINIAN DELEGATION IN ABU DHABI: Budanov, Umerov, Arakhamia #shorts

    UKRAINIAN DELEGATION IN ABU DHABI: Budanov, Umerov, Arakhamia #shorts

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    Inside Trump’s chaotic Ukraine peace process

    Inside Trump’s chaotic Ukraine peace process

    The Kyiv Independent's Chris York speaks with Adam Entous, an investigative reporter at The New York Times, about his new investigation into the first year of U.S. President Donald Trump administration's peace efforts to end Russia's war against …
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    NEGOTIATIONS IN ABU DHABI. RUSSIAN drones KILLED A CHILD. ENERGY SYSTEM TERROR CONTINUES

    NEGOTIATIONS IN ABU DHABI. RUSSIAN drones KILLED A CHILD. ENERGY SYSTEM TERROR CONTINUES

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    'Without a million Ukrainians, you won't manage" — Zelensky wants Ukraine to form core of envisioned European army

    'Without a million Ukrainians, you won't manage

    "(Russian) army will number 2.5-3 million. They want to reach all of this by 2030, and, based on their speed, we see that this is possible," Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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    Zelensky optimistic $800 billion US prosperity plan will be signed after Davos delay

    Zelensky optimistic $800 billion US prosperity plan will be signed after Davos delay

    Describing the plan, which was first floated in December, as a "bundle of documents," President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expects progress to be made in the future.

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    Zelensky 'counting on' more US air defense missiles, security guarantees following meeting with Trump at Davos

    Zelensky 'counting on' more US air defense missiles, security guarantees following meeting with Trump at Davos

    "We spoke with President Trump about additional anti-air missiles – the PAC-3s, against ballistics, which are what we need," Volodymyr Zelensky said. "I'm counting on a positive result."

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    At least 6 killed, 45 injured in Russian attacks over past day as winter energy crisis racks Ukraine

    At least 6 killed, 45 injured in Russian attacks over past day as winter energy crisis racks Ukraine

    Russia launched 101 drones, including roughly 60 Shahed-type deep-strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), into Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said.

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    Fewer than 20% of Kyiv's apartment buildings remain without heating amid winter crisis, mayor Klitschko says

    Fewer than 20% of Kyiv's apartment buildings remain without heating amid winter crisis, mayor Klitschko says

    Kyiv's utilities workers have reconnected 650 high-rise apartment buildings in the past day, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Jan. 23.

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    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,232,090 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,232,090 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The number includes 1,280 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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    Fire burns through oil depot in Russian city of Penza following Ukrainian drone strike

    Fire burns through oil depot in Russian city of Penza following Ukrainian drone strike

    A fire broke out at an oil depot in the Russian city of Penza following a Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Jan. 23.

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    Zelensky ready to make a peace deal, Trump claims after Davos meeting

    Zelensky ready to make a peace deal, Trump claims after Davos meeting

    "He said he'd like to make a deal. ... He came and he said he wants to make a deal," Trump said. He mentioned the "tough" situation Ukrainians face amid a worsening energy crisis, without bringing up Russia's attacks on critical infrastructure.

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    'Extremely serious' — Ukraine's battered energy system faces worst day in 3 years, Shmyhal says

    'Extremely serious' — Ukraine's battered energy system faces worst day in 3 years, Shmyhal says

    "Today in Ukraine was the most difficult day for the energy system since the blackout in November 2022," Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 22, 2026.

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