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    Zelenskyy: Air defense, sanctions, and peace at the "Coalition of the Willing" #shorts

    Zelenskyy: Air defense, sanctions, and peace at the "Coalition of the Willing" #shorts

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    1,462 days of full-scale war: No one will allow Ukraine to end, – Zelenskyy #shorts

    1,462 days of full-scale war: No one will allow Ukraine to end, – Zelenskyy #shorts

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    A Marathon, Not a Sprint: Why Ukraine’s Strikes on Russian Refineries Are a Long Game

    Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries did not crater the Kremlin’s export earnings overnight—and they were never likely to. So what was their effect, and what should we expect next?

    The numbers look paradoxical—Western and Ukrainian media …

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    Gabrielius Landsbergis: Ukraine is Europe. Now Europe must be defiant like Ukraine

    Gabrielius Landsbergis: Ukraine is Europe. Now Europe must be defiant like Ukraine

    After years of bravery and sacrifice for freedom, democracy, and the European way of life, there can be no question that Ukraine is European.

    Raising this question is no longer a valid contribution to any debate on Ukraine's future, it is merely …

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    Medvedev threatens UK, France with nuclear strikes after Russia's Ukraine arms transfer allegations

    Medvedev threatens UK, France with nuclear strikes after Russia's Ukraine arms transfer allegations

    Medvedev's threats follow claims by Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) that Paris and London are working to provide Ukraine with nuclear arms to "secure more favorable terms" in negotiations.

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    Four years in, Russia admits it has not achieved war objectives in Ukraine

    Four years in, Russia admits it has not achieved war objectives in Ukraine

    Russian officials, propagandists, and some Western intelligence assessments initially predicted that Ukraine could fall within days or weeks.

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    LIVE | “Coalition of the Willing” Meeting in Kyiv on the FOURTH Anniversary of the Full-Scale War

    LIVE | “Coalition of the Willing” Meeting in Kyiv on the FOURTH Anniversary of the Full-Scale War

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    2 Ukrainians detained for registering Starlink terminals for Russian soldiers for 'easy money'

    2 Ukrainians detained for registering Starlink terminals for Russian soldiers for 'easy money'

    The case comes amid Ukrainian efforts to restrict Russian access to Starlink satellite communications.

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    Ukrainians didn't raise the white flag, they defended a blue and yellow one!, Zelenskyy #shorts

    Ukrainians didn't raise the white flag, they defended a blue and yellow one!, Zelenskyy #shorts

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    Zelensky reveals bunker where he told Biden 'I need ammunition, not a ride'

    Zelensky reveals bunker where he told Biden 'I need ammunition, not a ride'

    "Here I spoke with President Biden, and it was right here that I heard: Volodymyr, there is a threat. You need to leave Ukraine urgently," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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    In THIS WAR, Ukraine chose not a white flag, but a blue and yellow one! – Zelenskyy

    In THIS WAR, Ukraine chose not a white flag, but a blue and yellow one! – Zelenskyy

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    Klaas Knot: Gloom and doom on Europe's future is overblown

    Klaas Knot: Gloom and doom on Europe's future is overblown

    Editor's note: Klaas Knot and Olaf Sleijpen visited Ukraine as part of a Dutch delegation invited by the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, Andriy Pishnyy.

    The gloom and doom on Europe's future is overblown, says the frontrunner to succeed …

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    At least 3 killed, 28 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day

    At least 3 killed, 28 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day

    Russia launched 133 drones and an Iskander-M ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said.

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    Ukraine proposes 'doable solutions' in Druzhba oil dispute as tensions with Hungary escalate

    Ukraine proposes 'doable solutions' in Druzhba oil dispute as tensions with Hungary escalate

    "We demand Budapest stop dragging Ukraine into Hungary's domestic politics," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

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    Editorial: This war can last another 4 years – but it doesn’t have to

    Editorial: This war can last another 4 years – but it doesn’t have to

    The year is 2030.

    With spring around the corner, Ukraine has just endured the toughest winter of the war yet. It was Russia’s eighth winter campaign against the country’s energy infrastructure. Ukraine’s air defenses have improved. Its grid has grown …

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    European leaders arrive in Kyiv on war's anniversary to reaffirm support for Ukraine

    European leaders arrive in Kyiv on war's anniversary to reaffirm support for Ukraine

    The visits coincide with gatherings of the Coalition of the Willing and the Ukraine–Nordic–Baltic summit.

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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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