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    Russians GOT DUPED – occupiers' Starlinks BLOCKED! Major aid package for Ukraine

    Russians GOT DUPED – occupiers' Starlinks BLOCKED! Major aid package for Ukraine

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    Russians are preparing new energy strikes, — Zelenskyy #shorts

    Russians are preparing new energy strikes, — Zelenskyy #shorts

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    Russia attempts pincer move to encircle Pokrovsk, Ukraine says

    Russian forces are intensifying pressure from the Kotlyne and Rodynske areas of Donetsk region and attempting a pincer movement to encircle the Pokrovsk agglomeration, according to the 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces (DShV), …

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    Armenia vows not to extradite politically persecuted individuals to Russia in public rebuke to Moscow

    Yerevan has publicly refused to hand over to Russia citizens prosecuted on political grounds, a statement that comes amid Armenia’s deepening drift from Moscow.

    Armenia has officially said it will not extradite to Russia individuals pursued for …

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    Lithuania warns against 'hollow' Article 5-like guarantees for Ukraine

    Lithuania warns against 'hollow' Article 5-like guarantees for Ukraine

    Dismissing any approximations to Article 5 as mere "rhetorical expressions," Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys named financial support for Ukraine's military or future EU membership as more realistic guarantees.

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    Ukraine knocks out power in Bryansk, the fifth Russian regional capital hit by energy strikes

    The Russian city of Bryansk has faced large-scale outages for the first time this winter after drone attacks. Regional authorities called it “the most powerful and massive attack” by Ukraine since the start of the war.

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    The Mathematics of War: How to Tell Real Losses From Propaganda

    On the eve of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, this war has definitively become the bloodiest armed conflict in Europe since World War II. According to estimates by the Center for Strategic and International Studies …

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    Yandex Maps blurs cemeteries to hide record Russian losses in Ukraine

    The Russian platform “Yandex Maps” has begun blurring cemeteries in the same way it obscures military sites, in an apparent attempt to conceal losses in the war against Ukraine.

    Russia’s army is taking such massive losses in Ukraine that the scale is …

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    Croatia rejects transporting Russian oil to Hungary, Slovakia as flows via Ukraine halted

    Croatia rejects transporting Russian oil to Hungary, Slovakia as flows via Ukraine halted

    "A barrel bought from Russia may appear cheaper to some countries, but helps fund war and attacks on Ukrainian people. It’s time to stop that war profiteering," Croatian Economy Minister Ante Susnjar said.

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    'We will take action' — Ukraine ramps up fight against illegal gas dealers with online chat bot

    'We will take action' — Ukraine ramps up fight against illegal gas dealers with online chat bot

    Members of the public, businesspeople, and journalists will be able to upload information about dodgy dealings in the fuel market to the a chat bot called StopShadowBot on the popular messaging app Telegram.

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    At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck an oil terminal in the Krasnodar region #shorts

    At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck an oil terminal in the Krasnodar region #shorts

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    WOW! TECH VICTORY OF UKRAINIAN ARMY: Russia out of oil, UAVs downed, NATO in shock after "Hedgehog"

    WOW! TECH VICTORY OF UKRAINIAN ARMY: Russia out of oil, UAVs downed, NATO in shock after "Hedgehog"

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    WAR CONTINUES DESPITE TALKS! Ukraine methodically destroys Russia's energy sector

    WAR CONTINUES DESPITE TALKS! Ukraine methodically destroys Russia's energy sector

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    Russia scales up offensive from north of Pokrovsk, Ukrainian military says

    Russia scales up offensive from north of Pokrovsk, Ukrainian military says

    The 7th Corps report comes as Ukraine clings to its last positions in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in eastern Donetsk Oblast, both of which have mostly been occupied by Russia, Emil Kastehelmi, a military analyst with the Black Bird Group, told the Kyiv …

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    Moscow condemns U.S.-Armenia nuclear plant agreement as Shoygu warns of risks and 'experiments'

    The signing of a U.S.-Armenia agreement to build an American-designed nuclear power plant has drawn a sharp reaction from Moscow.

    The Kremlin publicly criticized the deal between Washington and Yerevan, which provides for $9 billion in investment to …

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    “Only hurt remains” — Bidding farewell to veteran, his three children killed in Russian drone attack on Bohodukhiv 

    Vessel for holy water with aspergillum inside, behind him — a small white coffin. Priests to the left, people gathered for the funerals to the right.

    UKRAINE, SKOVORODYNIVKA — The biers for the ceremony were set up in advance. 

    First, funeral workers carried out Hryhorii Shykula’s coffin, the largest of the four. He was 34 when the Russian kamikaze drone hit their new family house in Bohodukhiv …

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    Britain and Germany call for PREPARATIONS for war with Russia #shorts

    Britain and Germany call for PREPARATIONS for war with Russia #shorts

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    How war disrupted my love story

    How war disrupted my love story

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    In a country at war, where thousands of loved ones are separated by the front, captivity, or distance, love is an act of endurance.

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Ukrainian delegation heads to Geneva for talks! Europe urges citizens to prepare for war!

Ukrainian delegation heads to Geneva for talks! Europe urges citizens to prepare for war!

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Ukrainian veteran with disability injured in car explosion in Odesa, marking 2nd such incident in 10 days

Ukrainian veteran with disability injured in car explosion in Odesa, marking 2nd such incident in 10 days

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has classified the car bombing as a terrorist attack and opened a criminal investigation, the agency said.

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Ukrainian forces hit several 'important' Russian military targets in 3 regions, General Staff says

Ukrainian forces hit several 'important' Russian military targets in 3 regions, General Staff says

The strikes targeted areas where Moscow had concentrated its troops, along with a Russian communications hub and a drone control center, the report read.

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How the Kyiv International School continues to learn, care, and lead in the hardest days

How the Kyiv International School continues to learn, care, and lead in the hardest days

Over the past several weeks, Kyiv has once again been pushed to its limits.

Massive Russian attacks crippled infrastructure across the city and surrounding  region, leaving thousands without stable electricity, heat, or water. The strikes coincided …

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Over 1,500 apartment buildings remain without heating in Kyiv after Russian attacks, local authorities say

Over 1,500 apartment buildings remain without heating in Kyiv after Russian attacks, local authorities say

Two districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River were the most affected, leaving 1,100 residential buildings without heating, Kateryna Pop, a spokesperson for the Kyiv City Military Administration, said.

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Investigation: European companies keep the motors of Russia's war machine running

Investigation: European companies keep the motors of Russia's war machine running

Key findings:

  • Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has sought supplies of motor oil additives and lubricants from third countries to maintain its military-industrial capacity and keep vehicles and heavy machinery running.
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Ukrainian refugee shot dead in North Carolina, suspect detained

Ukrainian refugee shot dead in North Carolina, suspect detained

"This is a second time for the past year, when a Ukrainian woman who is a refugee and is hiding for safety in North Carolina, gets murdered by a man," said the brother of the late Kateryna Tovmash.

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