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    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,261,420 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,261,420 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The number includes 920 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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    No red carpets for Russia: The danger of normalizing aggression

    No red carpets for Russia: The danger of normalizing aggression

    We’re entering the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale, unprovoked war against Ukraine. The war has grown more technologically sophisticated and lethal. Russian missiles and drones strike Ukrainian cities every night. Russia is weaponizing the coldest …

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    Zelensky warns Belarus can no longer deny involvement as Russian drone systems operate there, says peaceful relations depend on a free leadership and European future

    Zelensky warns Belarus can no longer deny involvement as Russian drone systems operate there, says peaceful relations depend on a free leadership and European future

    President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Belarusian independent outlet Dzerkalo that Russia has deployed Shahed drone repeaters in Belarus to help coordinate attacks on Ukraine, warning that Minsk can no longer deny responsibility while …
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    Explosion during ammunition demonstration injures two students at Dnipro school

    Explosion during ammunition demonstration injures two students at Dnipro school

    An explosion occurred at a Ukrainian school in the city of Dnipro on Feb. 23 during a classroom demonstration of ammunition, injuring two children, according to regional police.

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    Estonia will close nighttime traffic at the southern road border crossings for three months starting 24 February

    Starting 24 February 2026, Estonia will close nighttime traffic at southern road border crossings Luhamaa and Koidula on the Estonian-Russian border for a period of three months to better allocate border protection resources in response to disruptive …

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    Moscow police vehicle targeted in blast at major railway station, 1 officer killed

    Moscow police vehicle targeted in blast at major railway station, 1 officer killed

    An explosion at Moscow's Savyolovsky railway station square killed one traffic police officer and wounded another on Feb. 23, according to Russia's Interior Ministry.

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    Deepstrike on TATARSTAN: Russian oil is burning AGAIN! #shorts

    Deepstrike on TATARSTAN: Russian oil is burning AGAIN! #shorts

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    Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant left with just 22 reactor operators, far below safety levels

    Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant left with just 22 reactor operators, far below safety levels

    The plant, legally owned by Energoatom, once employed 159 licensed specialists — the only people authorized to directly operate the plant’s six nuclear reactors, which, prewar, provided over a fifth of Ukraine’s electricity.

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    Explosion hits Dnipro police building in second attack on law enforcement in 24 hours

    Explosion hits Dnipro police building in second attack on law enforcement in 24 hours

    While no casualties were reported in the Dnipro incident, the blast caused significant damage to the building's interior, office equipment, and a nearby vehicle.

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    New Commander Appointed to Lead 78th Air Assault Brigade

    The 78th Air Assault Brigade of the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces has appointed a new commander, Colonel Vladislav Tsiba. The announcement was made through…

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    TATARSTAN IN FLAMES! AFU drones cut the Druzhba oil pipeline: strategic hub on fire

    TATARSTAN IN FLAMES! AFU drones cut the Druzhba oil pipeline: strategic hub on fire

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    AFU drones destroyed Russian oil production facilities and the front line shook from counterattacks!

    AFU drones destroyed Russian oil production facilities and the front line shook from counterattacks!

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    Obsession with Donbas works against PUTIN! #shorts

    Obsession with Donbas works against PUTIN! #shorts

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    It’s LOUD in Crimea: strike hits Russia’s STRATEGIC AVIATION! #shorts

    It’s LOUD in Crimea: strike hits Russia’s STRATEGIC AVIATION! #shorts

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    Ukraine refutes Slovakia's claim it cut emergency electricity supplies

    Ukraine refutes Slovakia's claim it cut emergency electricity supplies

    However, Ukraine's state grid operator, Ukrenergo, said it received a notice from Slovakia's energy regulator about new flexible price conditions for emergency imports, Vitaliy Zaichenko, Ukrenergo's CEO, told the Kyiv Independent.

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    Ukraine war latest: SBU drones strike 'critical' Druzhba oil pipeline hub in Russia's Tatarstan

    Ukraine war latest: SBU drones strike 'critical' Druzhba oil pipeline hub in Russia's Tatarstan

    Key developments on Feb. 23:

    • Ukrainian drones strike 'critical' Druzhba oil pipeline hub in Russia's Tatarstan, SBU source confirms
    • Ukraine strikes logistics warehouse, ammunition depot, other military targets in Russian-occupied territories, General …
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    DONBAS – the “Red Line” of Death: How Ukraine defeated Russia’s “invincible” army

    DONBAS – the “Red Line” of Death: How Ukraine defeated Russia’s “invincible” army

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    'No coincidence' — Explosion in Mykolaiv injures 7 police officers, day after fatal terrorist attack in Lviv

    'No coincidence' — Explosion in Mykolaiv injures 7 police officers, day after fatal terrorist attack in Lviv

    "The enemy is deliberately trying to kill Ukrainian police officers who stand guard every day to protect the people and the state," the chief of Ukraine's National Police, Ivan Vyhivsky, said.

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    Exclusive: Whistleblower confirms details of death, torture in Brazilian-led foreign fighter unit in Ukraine

    Exclusive: Whistleblower confirms details of death, torture in Brazilian-led foreign fighter unit in Ukraine

    A former member of Advanced Company, a Brazilian-led foreign fighter unit operating under Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR), has come forward on the record to corroborate details of a recent Kyiv Independent investigation into the death of …

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    Anti-graft agency detains Ukrainian security official as inter-agency conflict reignites

    Anti-graft agency detains Ukrainian security official as inter-agency conflict reignites

    The conflict is seen as part of a broader struggle between the President's Office and the NABU, which says the authorities are trying to eliminate its independence.

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    NGOs urge Ukrainian government to drop peace deal referendum idea

    NGOs urge Ukrainian government to drop peace deal referendum idea

    "The attempt to impose the legitimization of peace agreements on Ukrainians through a referendum is unlawful and unacceptable, contradicts Ukraine's Constitution and laws, and threatens the national interests of our state," the statement read.

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    Ukrainian MARINE teaches SIRI to control a smartphone with his nose #shorts

    Ukrainian MARINE teaches SIRI to control a smartphone with his nose #shorts

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    Ukraine has liberated 400 square kilometers, 8 settlements on southern front since January, Syrskyi says

    Ukraine has liberated 400 square kilometers, 8 settlements on southern front since January, Syrskyi says

    Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said that despite successful offensive operations, the situation in the area remains "complicated."

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    U.S. Justice Department and FBI aid NABU’s Energoatom corruption probe, Ukrainian MP says

    US law enforcement agencies are supporting anti-corruption investigations in Ukraine, including cases tied to the state-run company Energoatom. The assistance involves not only consultations but also practical cooperation with Ukrainian …

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    After 4 years of war, it's time to Ukrainize Europe

    After 4 years of war, it's time to Ukrainize Europe

    A month ago, I put my work as a writer and volunteer on hold and enlisted in the Ukrainian army. As I left for service, some of my acquaintances said goodbye to me as though I were already dead.

    Yet my reasoning was the exact opposite: if you want to …