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    Ukrainian Volunteer Unit Arey Grows from Battalion to Regiment

    The 253rd Separate Assault Battalion “Arey” of Ukraine’s Ground Forces has been officially expanded to regimental size, the unit announced on social media. “It’s official! From today, the separate assault…

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    Russia may be preparing 'large-scale provocation with human casualties,' Ukraine's intelligence warns

    Russia may be preparing 'large-scale provocation with human casualties,' Ukraine's intelligence warns

    Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service warned on Jan. 2 that Russia may be preparing a provocation as part of its efforts to disrupt the U.S.-mediated peace talks.

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    BREAKING: Zelensky picks Military Intelligence Head Budanov as his new chief of staff

    BREAKING: Zelensky picks Military Intelligence Head Budanov as his new chief of staff

    Editor's note: The story is being updated.

    President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered Kyrylo Budanov, the military intelligence chief, to take charge of the President’s Office on Jan. 2.

    "Now, Ukraine needs more focus on security issues, the development …

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    Ukraine denies targeting civilians in drone strike on occupied part of Kherson Oblast

    Ukraine denies targeting civilians in drone strike on occupied part of Kherson Oblast

    Earlier on Jan. 1, Volodymyr Saldo, a Ukrainian politician turned top Russian proxy head of Russian-occupied parts of Kherson Oblast, accused Kyiv of launching three drones at a hotel and a cafe on the Black Sea coast. Saldo claimed that the alleged …
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    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,209,880 troops in Ukraine since 2022

    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,209,880 troops in Ukraine since 2022

    The number includes 910 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day, the General Staff said.

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    Russia captured over 4,300 square kilometers of Ukraine in 2025, DeepState reports

    Russia captured over 4,300 square kilometers of Ukraine in 2025, DeepState reports

    Russian forces occupied 4,336 square kilometers (1,674 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in 2025, accounting for less than 1% of the country, the Ukrainian open-source mapping project DeepState reported in an year-end assessment published on Jan. …
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    🔥 SHOCK for PUTIN – POKROVSK returns to UKRAINIAN control #shorts

    🔥 SHOCK for PUTIN – POKROVSK returns to UKRAINIAN control #shorts

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    Fall of Huliaipole: Command Failures and Exhausted Defenders

    In late December 2025, Ukrainian defenders lost control of one of two key towns on the route to Zaporizhzhia Oblast. On December 26, Russian forces seized the command and observation…

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    “Meat assaults” on buggies: Russia is trying at all costs to show something on the battlefield

    “Meat assaults” on buggies: Russia is trying at all costs to show something on the battlefield

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    "Blow" to VALDAI: CIA finds no EVIDENCE! Across Russia – "fireworks" at oil refineries

    "Blow" to VALDAI: CIA finds no EVIDENCE! Across Russia – "fireworks" at oil refineries

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    PUTIN acknowledges the DECLINE of the Russian economy for the FIRST TIME! #shorts

    PUTIN acknowledges the DECLINE of the Russian economy for the FIRST TIME! #shorts

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    PUTIN is at war: the ARMY is the only PRIORITY – the people are in decline under SANCTIONS!

    PUTIN is at war: the ARMY is the only PRIORITY – the people are in decline under SANCTIONS!

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    Lions injured, birds killed — Russian attack strikes eco-park near Kharkiv

    Lions injured, birds killed — Russian attack strikes eco-park near Kharkiv

    Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, over 100 animals and five people, including employees and volunteers, have been killed by Russian forces on the eco-park's grounds.

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    💬 How RUSSIA enters 2026: BUDANOV'S FORECAST #shorts

    💬 How RUSSIA enters 2026: BUDANOV'S FORECAST #shorts

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    The DIU tricked the Russian special services... and made $500,000 off them #shorts

    The DIU tricked the Russian special services... and made $500,000 off them #shorts

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    Russia enters 2026 exhausted: the war drags on, the economy is falling apart at the seams

    Russia enters 2026 exhausted: the war drags on, the economy is falling apart at the seams

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    Priority for 2026 – prisoner exchanges, – Zelenskyy #shorts

    Priority for 2026 – prisoner exchanges, – Zelenskyy #shorts

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    Budanov outplays Russia! “Eliminated” RDK commander is alive!

    Budanov outplays Russia! “Eliminated” RDK commander is alive!

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    Ukraine enters EU's single mobile roaming zone

    Ukraine enters EU's single mobile roaming zone

    Ukraine formally joined the European Union's single roaming zone on Jan. 1, allowing Ukrainian citizens to use their mobile phone service across the European bloc without incurring additional charges.

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    ⚡️ DON'T UNDERESTIMATE IT – Russia will try to ATTACK Europe! #shorts

    ⚡️ DON'T UNDERESTIMATE IT – Russia will try to ATTACK Europe! #shorts

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    From Poland to the Baltics: Russian threat to NATO at critical level

    From Poland to the Baltics: Russian threat to NATO at critical level

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    Ukraine deploys two additional Patriot air defense systems, Defense Ministry reports

    Ukraine deploys two additional Patriot air defense systems, Defense Ministry reports

    Patriot is one of the world's most advanced air defense systems, capable of intercepting aircraft as well as cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles.

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    Marine Drone Unit Expanded to Regiment

    The 426th Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 30th Marine Corps of the Ukrainian Navy has been expanded to regimental strength. The change was revealed through the unit’s official Facebook page…

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    LIVE | 2026 WITHOUT ILLUSIONS: Russia enters it EXHAUSTED and ISOLATED

    LIVE | 2026 WITHOUT ILLUSIONS: Russia enters it EXHAUSTED and ISOLATED

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    Finnish reservist on the first hours of the war in Ukraine: “Holy war” #shorts

    Finnish reservist on the first hours of the war in Ukraine: “Holy war” #shorts

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