Three of China’s four largest banks have stopped accepting payments from sanctioned Russian financial institutions since the beginning of 2024, the Russian state news outlet Izvestiya reported on Feb. Source : …
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Russian media: China's 3 biggest banks stop accepting payments from sanctioned Russian institutions
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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure at least 22 over past day
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed three people and injured at least 22 over the past day, regional authorities reported early on Feb. 21. Russia targeted a total of nine Ukrainian oblasts — Chern Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-a…
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Russian drone attack claims family of five in Sumy region
On the morning of Feb. 20, 2024, a Russian drone struck a private house in the Sumy region, tragically claiming the lives of a family of five. According to a statement from the Novoslobidska village c Source : www.weareukraine.info/russian-d…
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Verified. Ukraine signs bilateral security agreement with Germany and France: RUSpropaganda Rhetoric, debunked
Verified. Ukraine signs bilateral security agreement with Germany and France: RUSpropaganda Rhetoric, debunked On February 16-th, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky embarked on a diplomatic mi Source : uacrisis.org/en/verifi…
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Pentagon: US can deliver aid to Ukraine quickly once Congress passes funding
The U.S. can start delivering defense aid to Ukraine “pretty quickly” once Congress passes a foreign aid bill allocating $60 billion to Kyiv, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said during a press br Source : …
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Bloomberg: US tells allies Russia may deploy nuclear anti-satellite weapon into space this year
The U.S. has told allies that Moscow could deploy a nuclear anti-satellite weapon or a mock warhead into space as early as this year, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 20, citing unnamed people familiar with Source : kyivindependent.com/bloomberg…
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Does NATO Drills STEADFAST DEFENDER 2024 Worry Russia?
Does NATO Drills STEADFAST DEFENDER 2024 Worry Russia? Written by Anton Khimiak, analyst HWAG/UCMC The NATO military exercises “Steadfast Defender-2024” commenced at the end of January 2024. Within th Source : uacrisis.org/en/does-n…
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BBC: Ukrainian HIMARS strike in occupied Donetsk Oblast kills dozens of Russian troops
Ukrainian troops launched two HIMARS missiles against a Russian military training ground in occupied areas of Donetsk Oblast’s Volnovakha district, killing at least 60 Russian soldiers, the BBC report Source : …
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Poland warns of further trade restrictions if deal with Ukraine not reached
Poland may consider additional restrictions on Ukrainian food products if a deal with Kyiv cannot be reached, Polish Agriculture Deputy Minister Michal Kolodziejczak told Polsat News on Feb. 20. Prote Source : kyivindependent.com/poland-wa…
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Air Force commander: Ukraine downs another Russian military aircraft
Ukraine’s military shot down another Russian Su-34 fighter jet, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Feb. 21. This is the seventh Russian military plane destroyed by Ukraine over the past Source : …
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General Staff: Russia has lost 406,080 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 406,080 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Feb. 21. This number includes 1,130 c Source : …
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Air Force: Ukraine downs 13 drones, 1 missile overnight
Ukrainian air defense units destroyed 13 of the 19 Shahed drones Russia launched overnight, and one Kh-59 guided missile, the Air Force reported on Feb. 21. The drones were launched from Primorsko-Akh Source : kyivindependent.com/air-force…
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CNN: First group of Ukrainian pilots to complete US-led F-16 training by summer
The first four Ukrainian pilots are scheduled to complete U.S.-led training on F-16 fighter jets by this summer, CNN reported on Feb. 20. According to CNN, the pilots, who have been training at a U.S. Source : kyivindependent.com/cnn-first…
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Update: Russian attack on Kramatorsk injures 6 people
A Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast injured 6 people overnight on Feb. 20, the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported. Four people between the ages of 43 and 58 were injure Source : …
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Ukraine denies Russia's claim that it captured village in Kherson Oblast
Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command denied Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s claim that the village of Krynky in Kherson Oblast had been captured by Russia on Feb. 20. “Russian forces, havin Source : …
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Russia shells 7 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 1
Russian forces shelled Sumy Oblast 236 times in 38 separate attacks throughout the day, injuring one civilian, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on Feb. 20. The communities of Yunakivka Source : kyivindependent.com/russia-sh…
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Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian base was ambushed by HIMARS | Crazy losses
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Syrskyi, Umerov discuss ammunition supplies with Pentagon chief
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov spoke with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Feb. 20, Umerov wrote on Facebook. Syrskyi briefed the U.S. Defense Secretary about Source : kyivindependent.com/syrskyi-u…
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US Ambassador: 'There's no time to lose'
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink told reporters on Feb. 20 in Kyiv that the U.S. does not “have a plan B” when it comes to the supplemental aid package currently being debated in Congress “bec Source : …
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Avdiivka defenders forced to leave wounded behind, escape encirclement by foot
Editor’s Note: The Kyiv Independent does not disclose the soldiers’ full names since they were not authorized to speak with the press. DONETSK OBLAST – As Russian forces closed in on a Ukrainian pocke Source : kyivindependent.com/avdiivka-…
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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv asks UN, Red Cross to investigate execution of Ukrainian POWs in Avdiivka
Key developments on Feb. 20: Ombudsman asks UN, Red Cross to investigate execution of Ukrainian POWs in Avdiivka Sweden unveils its largest defense aid package for Ukraine worth $682 million Death tol Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-w…
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Second Ukrainian basketball player dies of injuries after attack in Germany
Eighteen-year-old Ukrainian basketball player Artem Kozachenko died in the hospital on Feb. 20 after being stabbed in Germany alongside his teammate last week, according to the ART Giants basketball c Source : kyivindependent.com/second-uk…
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Ten years ago, the annexation of Crimea had begun
February 20, the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukrainian state and its people. The year 2024 marks ten years since the start of Russian aggression against the Ukrainian state. MilitaryLand.n Source : militaryland.net/news/ten-…
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Prosecutor's Office investigates shooting of Ukrainian POWs in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Law enforcement are investigating the alleged shooting of three Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian troops on Feb. 18 near Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Fe Source : …