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    Maia Sandu: Attacks on civilians are a VIOLATION of international law #shorts

    Maia Sandu: Attacks on civilians are a VIOLATION of international law #shorts

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    Russia’s top general falsely claims capture of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi, pro-Kremlin bloggers push back

    Russia’s Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, in a briefing on January 27, claimed Russian forces had captured Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi. The claim was rejected not only by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, but also by pro-Kremlin …

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    Syrian president arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin

    Syrian president arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin

    The Kremlin has sought to strengthen ties with the new leadership in Damascus after the toppling of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, a Russian ally, in 2024.

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    Ukraine: U.S. to sign separate deals with Kyiv and Moscow amid dispute over Donbas-linked guarantees

    Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said that, at this stage, a direct agreement between Ukraine and Russia to end Russia’s war of aggression is not under discussion.

    “Speaking strictly about this 20-point framework (an agreement to end the war …

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    Russia strikes passenger train in Kharkiv region with 'Shahed' drones

    Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of targeting civilians after a passenger train carrying nearly 300 people was struck in the Kharkiv region on January 27.

    The Russian military used attack drones to hit the train, according to Ukraine’s state rail …

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    Drones over railway stations and monasteries – Putin's terror crosses all red lines

    Drones over railway stations and monasteries – Putin's terror crosses all red lines

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    WOW! WATCH Details of Real Hell near Krasnodar: Russian Missiles Hit Their Own | Live Stream

    WOW! WATCH Details of Real Hell near Krasnodar: Russian Missiles Hit Their Own | Live Stream

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    Russia says it's ready for Zelensky-Putin meeting — but only if Ukraine's president travels to Moscow

    Russia says it's ready for Zelensky-Putin meeting — but only if Ukraine's president travels to Moscow

    Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Moscow is prepared to ensure President Volodymyr Zelensky's security.

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    Six windows on Ukraine: Acceptance.

    “Acceptance is learning how to live, even when grief never leaves.”

    For our fifth season, ⁠Ukrainian Spaces⁠ returns to its beginnings, revisiting six Ukrainians from the 2022 inaugural season to see how war, time, and resistance have reshaped their …

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    Ukraine war latest live: SBU releases greatest hits video of 2025 drone strikes on Russian aircraft

    Ukraine war latest live: SBU releases greatest hits video of 2025 drone strikes on Russian aircraft

    Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 3 times today. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) on Jan. 28 released a video compilation of what it claimed was the destruction of more than $1 billion …
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    Ukraine targets oil depot in Russia's Voronezh Oblast, strikes several military facilities in occupied territories, General Staff says

    Ukraine targets oil depot in Russia's Voronezh Oblast, strikes several military facilities in occupied territories, General Staff says

    The attack on the oil depot caused a fire at the facility and ignited stored petroleum products. Thick smoke is rising above the site, the General Staff said.

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    Russians attacked a monastery and homes in Odesa: shelling aftermath #shorts

    Russians attacked a monastery and homes in Odesa: shelling aftermath #shorts

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    Shelling of Zaporizhzhia: consequences of Russia’s attack on a residential district #shorts

    Shelling of Zaporizhzhia: consequences of Russia’s attack on a residential district #shorts

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    Spain escorts shadow fleet vessel sanctioned for carrying Russian oil, Reuters reports

    Spain escorts shadow fleet vessel sanctioned for carrying Russian oil, Reuters reports

    The Chariot Tide, formerly known as Marabella Sun, was flying a Mozambique flag when its engine broke down on Jan. 22 in international waters within Spain's search-and-rescue zone.

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    Chart of the week: The different paths of Eastern Europe's civil society

    Chart of the week: The different paths of Eastern Europe's civil society

    In Eastern Europe, shifting global orders have been a lived experience for decades. Just over thirty years ago, the end of communism and the retreat of Russian dominance paved the way for market economies and pluralistic societies, sometimes …

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    Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage substation in Russia's Udmurt Republic, disrupt power supply to military‑industrial plant, group claims

    Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage substation in Russia's Udmurt Republic, disrupt power supply to military‑industrial plant, group claims

    The Atesh partisan group sabotaged an electrical substation in Russia's Udmurt Republic, disrupting power supply to the nearby "BUMMASH" military‑industrial plant, the group claimed in a Telegram post on Jan. 28.

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    Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches drones, missiles targeting multiple Ukrainian regions

    Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches drones, missiles targeting multiple Ukrainian regions

    Explosions and fires were reported in Kyiv after Russia launched an early morning attack on Ukraine's capital on Jan. 28.

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    Russia has suffered 'more losses than any major power' since World War II, report says

    Russia has suffered 'more losses than any major power' since World War II, report says

    Russian forces have sustained nearly 1.2 million casualties since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, paying a steep price for limited gains, a new CSIS report finds.

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    Smuggler balloons disrupt Vilnius Airport again in 'most intense' wave recorded this year

    On the night of January 27-28, 2026, Lithuanian authorities recorded the most intense wave this year of smuggler balloons launched from Belarus, with 42 flights detected on radar overnight. Vilnius Airport was forced to close repeatedly due to the …

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    Hungary summons Ukrainian ambassador over election interference claims

    Hungary summons Ukrainian ambassador over election interference claims

    Ukraine's ambassador to Hungary was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Budapest on Jan. 27, as Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accused Kyiv of interfering in Hungary's upcoming parliamentary elections.

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    103 battles in one day: Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka under massive assault

    103 battles in one day: Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka under massive assault

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    Lukashenko must be held accountable for 'complicity' in Russia's war, Sybiha says

    Lukashenko must be held accountable for 'complicity' in Russia's war, Sybiha says

    Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Belarus is complicit in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and that Kyiv is preparing sanctions against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to hold him accountable for supporting the war.

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    RUSSIA WITHDRAWS troops from Hmeimim in Syria #shorts

    RUSSIA WITHDRAWS troops from Hmeimim in Syria #shorts

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    Russia's influence in the Middle East is crumbling! Putin urgently surrenders key base in Syria

    Russia's influence in the Middle East is crumbling! Putin urgently surrenders key base in Syria

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    German Defense Minister condemns Russia’s ‘especially cynical’ strikes on Ukraine amid Abu Dhabi talks

    German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius called Russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure “especially cynical” as the first three-way talks involving the United States took place in Abu Dhabi on January 23–24. He made the remarks on Monday, …