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    Russia tests Zircon missile in Ukraine amid mass strike targeting Kyiv's energy infrastructure

    On January 20, Russia launched another mass attack on Ukraine, this time using the hypersonic Zircon and training missiles designed to overload Ukrainian air defenses. Military expert Andriy Kramarov said on Radio NV that the main strike again …

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    Moscow falls 56% short in recruiting contract soldiers as officials say ‘all kinds of riffraff’ are applying

    Officials in the Moscow mayor’s office acknowledged that many Russians who come to Unified conscription centers for military service should be seeing a psychiatrist instead.

    Moscow posted one of the lowest figures in Russia for recruiting volunteers …

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    Last-minute Patriot and NASAMS deliveries help Ukraine repel mass Russian strike, Zelensky says

    Ukraine’s air defenses shot down 342 aerial targets overnight, including 27 ballistic and cruise missiles. Still, there is a serious need for interceptor missiles for air-defense systems.

    Air-defense missiles arrived in Ukraine a day before the …

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    Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov likens Russia’s Crimea annexation to Trump's ambitions in Greenland

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov compared Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea to the situation involving Greenland and the United States.

    Speaking Tuesday, January 20, at a year-end 2025 news conference, Lavrov said: “Put the people of …

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    Trump, Putin envoys call Davos talks on Ukraine 'very positive,' and 'constructive'

    Trump, Putin envoys call Davos talks on Ukraine 'very positive,' and 'constructive'

    U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys met with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev in Davos on Jan. 20 to discuss Washington’s peace plan for Ukraine, with both sides describing the talks as constructive.

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    Ukrainian Navy outlines problems with Russia’s Zircon missile after strike on Ukraine

    In the early hours of January 20, Russia, among other weapons, attacked Ukraine with a Zircon anti-ship missile. It was launched from Crimea and flew toward Vinnytsia.

    Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said in in interview with UNIAN that …

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    ❗️220 occupiers dead in one day – record losses for Russia in Kupyansk #shorts

    ❗️220 occupiers dead in one day – record losses for Russia in Kupyansk #shorts

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    🧨 KUPYANSK TRAP: 27 eliminated Russians per one Ukrainian! Occupier's equipment OBLITERATED

    🧨 KUPYANSK TRAP: 27 eliminated Russians per one Ukrainian! Occupier's equipment OBLITERATED

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    Ukrainian writer and translator Andriy Lyubka mobilizes to join Armed Forces

    Ukrainian writer and translator Andriy Lyubka mobilizes to join Armed Forces

    Prominent Ukrainian writer and translator Andriy Lyubka announced he has decided to mobilize and join the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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    Political instability in Chechnya: the leader's death threatens the clan order #shorts

    Political instability in Chechnya: the leader's death threatens the clan order #shorts

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    🤫 MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL IN CHECHNYA: What is being HIDDEN about Adam Kadyrov's condition?

    🤫 MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL IN CHECHNYA: What is being HIDDEN about Adam Kadyrov's condition?

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    TRUMP'S "PEACE COUNCIL" – invites BOTH UKRAINE AND RUSSIA?! Europe EXPOSES Kremlin's spy networks

    TRUMP'S "PEACE COUNCIL" – invites BOTH UKRAINE AND RUSSIA?! Europe EXPOSES Kremlin's spy networks

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    Weapons from Iran are no longer reaching Russia – a blow to Putin's fleet #shorts

    Weapons from Iran are no longer reaching Russia – a blow to Putin's fleet  #shorts

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    'We're getting to the fun' — Minerals deal to see first investments in 3-6 months

    'We're getting to the fun' — Minerals deal to see first investments in 3-6 months

    Ukrainian companies have submitted the first projects to the minerals deal fund, with initial investments expected to arrive in the next three to six months, said panelists at Ukraine House Davos’ "Partners in Prosperity" event during the World …
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    800 billion against Kremlin: EU prepares for BIG WAR?

    800 billion against Kremlin: EU prepares for BIG WAR?

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    What English translations miss about Bulgakov — and why it matters in Ukraine

    What English translations miss about Bulgakov — and why it matters in Ukraine

    Twentieth-century author Mikhail Bulgakov is celebrated worldwide for his satirical genius and his defiance of Soviet power, most famously through works like "The Master and Margarita" and "White Guard."

    In Ukraine, his legacy is far more complicated. …

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    🔴 Zelenskyy: In Kyiv alone, over a million consumers are without electricity as of evening #shorts

    🔴 Zelenskyy: In Kyiv alone, over a million consumers are without electricity as of evening #shorts

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    MOSCOW IN SHOCK! UKRAINE uses OWN ballistic missile AGAINST KREMLIN

    MOSCOW IN SHOCK! UKRAINE uses OWN ballistic missile AGAINST KREMLIN

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    Chornobyl plant restores external power after temporary outage caused by Russian attack, according to Energy Ministry

    Chornobyl plant restores external power after temporary outage caused by Russian attack, according to Energy Ministry

    The ministry said that despite overnight missile and drone strikes targeting key energy hubs supplying the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, all facilities at the plant — including the New Safe Confinement and spent nuclear fuel storage sites — are now …
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    'We aim to kill 50,000 Russians a month,' Ukraine's new defense minister says

    'We aim to kill 50,000 Russians a month,' Ukraine's new defense minister says

    "Last month, 35,000 were killed; all these losses are verified on video. If we reach 50,000, we will see what happens to the enemy," Fedorov said.

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    Zelensky reiterates call to create joint European army with at least 3 million personnel amid growing Russian threat

    Zelensky reiterates call to create joint European army with at least 3 million personnel amid growing Russian threat

    "Russia plans to have an army of 2 to 2.5 million personnel by 2030. So a European army, while each country keeps its own sovereign forces, must be able to respond. It should be no smaller than 3 million," Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists.

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    Dnipro, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia under attack: Russia strikes with drones #shorts

    Dnipro, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia under attack: Russia strikes with drones  #shorts

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    Kyiv-based Investment firm secures 150 million euros for Ukraine's urgent recovery

    Kyiv-based Investment firm secures 150 million euros for Ukraine's urgent recovery

    Among the fund’s investors are the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which committed 30 million euros, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which invested 50 million euros.

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    New Kyiv Independent documentary reveals how Russia prepared to seize Crimea since the early 1990s

    New Kyiv Independent documentary reveals how Russia prepared to seize Crimea since the early 1990s

    The Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Investigations Unit has released the first part of a new two-part documentary, "Crimea: The War Before the War."

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    WOW!🔥Russia under China: How Kremlin lost sovereignty and put economy on Beijing's leash — WATCH NOW

    WOW!🔥Russia under China: How Kremlin lost sovereignty and put economy on Beijing's leash — WATCH NOW

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