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

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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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🧨 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

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

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

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

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

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

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