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    Russian forces strike Pechenihy reservoir dam, halting traffic and threatening Kharkiv-area logistics

    The Russian forces struck the Pechenihy dam in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on December 7, halting traffic across the structure.

    Oleksandr Husarov, head of the Pechenihy village council, reported the aftermath of the attack on Telegram.

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    Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones score 'successful hit' on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery, General Staff says

    Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones score 'successful hit' on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery, General Staff says

    Key developments on Dec. 6-7:

    • Ukrainian drones score 'successful hit' on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery, General Staff says
    • Chornobyl protective shield 'lost its primary safety functions' after Russian drone strike, UN nuclear agency warns
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    140 billion euros for Ukraine: Russia's frozen assets #shorts

    140 billion euros for Ukraine: Russia's frozen assets #shorts

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    Ukraine braces for 'critical damage' after Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast dam threatens water supply

    Ukraine braces for 'critical damage' after Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast dam threatens water supply

    Russia attacked the Pechenihy dam on Dec. 7, threatening the reservoir that supplies water to Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.

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    300 billion dollars to Ukraine – Russian money working against the Kremlin! | Special report

    300 billion dollars to Ukraine – Russian money working against the Kremlin! | Special report

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    Looking for the 10 best Ukraine-related books of 2025? We’ve got you

    Looking for the 10 best Ukraine-related books of 2025? We’ve got you

    The year 2025 brought us more books about and from Ukraine that carry an inescapable heaviness, with war present on almost every page. Lives once shaped entirely by words continue to be cut short on the battlefield or under bombardment. Yet, thanks …

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    Russia, China hold joint anti-missile drills on Russian territory

    Russia, China hold joint anti-missile drills on Russian territory

    China says recent joint anti-missile drills with Russia on Russian territory were routine and not aimed at any third party.

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    US offers Poland 250 used Stryker armored vehicles for $1 as Warsaw weighs deal

    The United States has offered Poland 250 used Stryker armored vehicles for just $1. A decision could come next year, provided Poland’s security situation does not dramatically deteriorate.

    Warsaw is preparing to accept the deal once logistics are …

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    Czech president says Europe may need to shoot down Russian aircraft, drones violating NATO airspace

    Czech president says Europe may need to shoot down Russian aircraft, drones violating NATO airspace

    European countries may have to start shooting down Russian aircraft and drones that violate NATO airspace if Moscow keeps testing the alliance's resolve, Czech President Petr Pavel said in an interview with the Sunday Times of London published Dec. …

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    Russia’s growing missile stockpile can sustain weekly mass strikes, expert says

    Moscow is ramping up strikes on Ukrainian regions, buoyed by what one expert says is a robust stockpile to sustain the campaign.

    Russia’s military has been conducting combined strikes across Ukraine several times a month. Aviation expert Anatoly …

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    Ukraine reports frontline gain in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as Russia advances in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts

    Ukraine reports frontline gain in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as Russia advances in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts

    Amid an ongoing Russian offensive, Ukraine has liberated a village in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the Ukrainian open-source mapping project DeepState and Ukraine's military reported.

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    Attack on Ukraine: energy sector under attack, casualties reported #shorts

    Attack on Ukraine: energy sector under attack, casualties reported   #shorts

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    STRIKES AGAINST UKRAINIAN ENERGY: Cities without water and heat supply!

    STRIKES AGAINST UKRAINIAN ENERGY: Cities without water and heat supply!

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    Ukrainian one-way attack drones adopt AI-assisted targeting while keeping humans in control

    Ukrainian units are increasingly deploying computer-vision systems to guide drones, easing operator workload while keeping humans in control.

    As Bild reports, after analyzing strike videos published by the Azov 1st Corps of the National Guard, the …

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    At least 2 killed, 19 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day

    At least 2 killed, 19 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day

    Russia launched five ballistic missiles and 241 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported.

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    Trump's strategy for diminished America

    Trump's strategy for diminished America

    US President Donald Trump attends a Cabinet Meeting on December 2, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

    This sure isn’t Trump 1.0.

    A few days ago the White House put out a new National Security Strategy that lays out how it …

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Trump’s peace plan hits a wall | Ukraine This Week

Trump’s peace plan hits a wall | Ukraine This Week

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur reports on another failed round of U.S.-Russia diplomacy over a controversial peace plan, as Moscow presses ahead on the battlefield and advances in and near Pokrovsk. …
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Kellogg claims Ukraine peace deal close, with Donetsk, ZNPP among key sticking points

Kellogg claims Ukraine peace deal close, with Donetsk, ZNPP among key sticking points

Trump envoy Keith Kellogg says a Ukraine peace deal is in its “final stretch” as talks focus on territorial concessions and security guarantees.

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Locals report explosions near Engels airfield, oil depot in Russia's Saratov Oblast amid overnight drone attacks

Locals report explosions near Engels airfield, oil depot in Russia's Saratov Oblast amid overnight drone attacks

Locals reported explosions near the Engels airfield and an oil depot amid overnight drone attacks in Russia’s Saratov and Rostov oblasts.

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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,180,870 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,180,870 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,080 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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Ukrainian drones strike Engels, local oil depot reportedly on fire

Overnight on December 7, attack drones targeted the Russian city of Engels in Saratov Oblast, home to one of the airfields from which Russian fighters and bombers launch missile strikes on Ukraine.

Local residents say the UAVs hit a nearby oil depot, …

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Russian warplane drops bomb near Belgorod substation, triggering power outages

A powerful explosion rocked the Russian city of Belgorod on the evening of December 6. An aircraft-dropped bomb hit a power substation, knocking out electricity in the city center.

The blast occurred near an electrical substation on Storozhevaya …

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Vilnius airport halts flights for 3rd time this week after balloon sightings

Vilnius airport halts flights for 3rd time this week after balloon sightings

Operations at Vilnius International Airport were briefly suspended on Dec. 6 after unidentified objects — believed to be Belarusian balloons — were detected in the surrounding airspace, the airport said.

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Explosions reported in Kremenchuk as Russia launches barrage of missiles, drones towards central Ukraine

Explosions reported in Kremenchuk as Russia launches barrage of missiles, drones towards central Ukraine

Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk overnight on Dec. 6, officials reported.

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Putin does not want peace; he likes it when people ask him for it #shorts

Putin does not want peace; he likes it when people ask him for it  #shorts

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