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    Russia enters 2026 exhausted: the war drags on, the economy is falling apart at the seams

    Russia enters 2026 exhausted: the war drags on, the economy is falling apart at the seams

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    Priority for 2026 – prisoner exchanges, – Zelenskyy #shorts

    Priority for 2026 – prisoner exchanges, – Zelenskyy #shorts

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    Budanov outplays Russia! “Eliminated” RDK commander is alive!

    Budanov outplays Russia! “Eliminated” RDK commander is alive!

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    Ukraine enters EU's single mobile roaming zone

    Ukraine enters EU's single mobile roaming zone

    Ukraine formally joined the European Union's single roaming zone on Jan. 1, allowing Ukrainian citizens to use their mobile phone service across the European bloc without incurring additional charges.

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    ⚡️ DON'T UNDERESTIMATE IT – Russia will try to ATTACK Europe! #shorts

    ⚡️ DON'T UNDERESTIMATE IT – Russia will try to ATTACK Europe! #shorts

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    From Poland to the Baltics: Russian threat to NATO at critical level

    From Poland to the Baltics: Russian threat to NATO at critical level

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    Ukraine deploys two additional Patriot air defense systems, Defense Ministry reports

    Ukraine deploys two additional Patriot air defense systems, Defense Ministry reports

    Patriot is one of the world's most advanced air defense systems, capable of intercepting aircraft as well as cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles.

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    Marine Drone Unit Expanded to Regiment

    The 426th Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 30th Marine Corps of the Ukrainian Navy has been expanded to regimental strength. The change was revealed through the unit’s official Facebook page…

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    LIVE | 2026 WITHOUT ILLUSIONS: Russia enters it EXHAUSTED and ISOLATED

    LIVE | 2026 WITHOUT ILLUSIONS: Russia enters it EXHAUSTED and ISOLATED

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    Finnish reservist on the first hours of the war in Ukraine: “Holy war” #shorts

    Finnish reservist on the first hours of the war in Ukraine: “Holy war” #shorts

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    'Welcome back to life' — Ukraine's HUR faked death of top anti-Putin Russian commander, claimed Kremlin bounty money

    'Welcome back to life' — Ukraine's HUR faked death of top anti-Putin Russian commander, claimed Kremlin bounty money

    Denis Kapustin, commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), was reported killed in action on Dec. 27.

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    France and the UK prepare to join Ukraine peacekeeping mission as EU readies new Russia sanctions

    France and the United Kingdom are ready to join an observer operation by “multinational forces” to help enforce a future peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, the newspaper Die Welt reported , citing European diplomatic sources.

    According to the …

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    Putin's New Year speech lauds Russia's war, makes no mention of peace in Ukraine

    Putin's New Year speech lauds Russia's war, makes no mention of peace in Ukraine

    Putin's speech avoided any mention of Ukraine, peace talks, or plans to bring the war to an end in 2026.

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    💥 New Year's Eve with shelling! Russia attacked Ukraine with drones #shorts

    💥 New Year's Eve with shelling! Russia attacked Ukraine with drones #shorts

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    CIA rejects Putin's claim of Ukrainian attack on his residence, CNN reports

    CIA rejects Putin's claim of Ukrainian attack on his residence, CNN reports

    The report confirms Ukraine's original denial and undercuts claims made by the Kremlin.

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    🎄 PEACE – for years to come! ZELENSKYY voiced Ukraine's wishes on New Year's Eve #shorts

    🎄 PEACE – for years to come! ZELENSKYY voiced Ukraine's wishes on New Year's Eve #shorts

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    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,208,970 troops in Ukraine since 2022

    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,208,970 troops in Ukraine since 2022

    Russia has lost around 1,208,970 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Jan. 1.

    The number includes 1,060 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day, the …

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    At least 2 killed, 16 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day

    At least 2 killed, 16 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day

    Russia launched 205 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said.

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    5 things we lost in Pokrovsk

    5 things we lost in Pokrovsk

    'All memories of my childhood in Pokrovsk seem like a dream, as if it never really happened.'

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    Russian shadow fleet ship that sank in 2024 carried nuclear reactor components to North Korea, may have been torpedoed, La Verdad reports

    Russian shadow fleet ship that sank in 2024 carried nuclear reactor components to North Korea, may have been torpedoed, La Verdad reports

    Undeclared nuclear reactor components bound for North Korea were allegedly aboard the Ursa Major when it sank off Spain in 2024, with damage consistent with a torpedo strike, according to Spain’s La Verdad.

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    Tumultuous New Year’s Eve in Russia marked by reported drone strikes on oil sites

    Tumultuous New Year’s Eve in Russia marked by reported drone strikes on oil sites

    Several fires were reported at oil facilities in Kaluga Oblast and Krasnodar Krai overnight on Jan. 1, according to Telegram monitoring channels.

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    Russia launches New Year’s Day drone attacks across Ukraine

    Russia launches New Year’s Day drone attacks across Ukraine

    Russia attacked several Ukrainian regions with drones overnight on Jan. 1, striking energy infrastructure in southern Odesa Oblast.

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    🪖 Over 400,000 soldiers KILLED in a YEAR! 2025 for Putin's army #shorts

    🪖 Over 400,000 soldiers KILLED in a YEAR! 2025 for Putin's army #shorts

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    Syrskyi announces triple pay and flexible contracts for Ukraine’s Armed Forces starting in 2026

    Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi says Ukrainians will soon be offered triple pay to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with many of the new contracts available to mobilized personnel.

    “The Ministry of Defense together with the …

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    A kilometer at the cost of thousands of lives: the true price of the Kremlin's fake victories

    A kilometer at the cost of thousands of lives: the true price of the Kremlin's fake victories

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