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    Russia captured over 4,300 square kilometers of Ukraine in 2025, DeepState reports

    Russia captured over 4,300 square kilometers of Ukraine in 2025, DeepState reports

    Russian forces occupied 4,336 square kilometers (1,674 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in 2025, accounting for less than 1% of the country, the Ukrainian open-source mapping project DeepState reported in an year-end assessment published on Jan. …
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    🔥 SHOCK for PUTIN – POKROVSK returns to UKRAINIAN control #shorts

    🔥 SHOCK for PUTIN – POKROVSK returns to UKRAINIAN control #shorts

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    Fall of Huliaipole: Command Failures and Exhausted Defenders

    In late December 2025, Ukrainian defenders lost control of one of two key towns on the route to Zaporizhzhia Oblast. On December 26, Russian forces seized the command and observation…

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    “Meat assaults” on buggies: Russia is trying at all costs to show something on the battlefield

    “Meat assaults” on buggies: Russia is trying at all costs to show something on the battlefield

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    "Blow" to VALDAI: CIA finds no EVIDENCE! Across Russia – "fireworks" at oil refineries

    "Blow" to VALDAI: CIA finds no EVIDENCE! Across Russia – "fireworks" at oil refineries

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    PUTIN acknowledges the DECLINE of the Russian economy for the FIRST TIME! #shorts

    PUTIN acknowledges the DECLINE of the Russian economy for the FIRST TIME! #shorts

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    PUTIN is at war: the ARMY is the only PRIORITY – the people are in decline under SANCTIONS!

    PUTIN is at war: the ARMY is the only PRIORITY – the people are in decline under SANCTIONS!

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    Lions injured, birds killed — Russian attack strikes eco-park near Kharkiv

    Lions injured, birds killed — Russian attack strikes eco-park near Kharkiv

    Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, over 100 animals and five people, including employees and volunteers, have been killed by Russian forces on the eco-park's grounds.

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    💬 How RUSSIA enters 2026: BUDANOV'S FORECAST #shorts

    💬 How RUSSIA enters 2026: BUDANOV'S FORECAST #shorts

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    The DIU tricked the Russian special services... and made $500,000 off them #shorts

    The DIU tricked the Russian special services... and made $500,000 off them #shorts

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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.

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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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