UKRAINE, KHARKIV — 10:38 a.m., October 22, 2025. Russia launches Shades drones at Kharkiv’s private kindergarten, Honey Academy. A three-year-old Tymofii hides with 47 other children, listening to the rumble of explosions. A rubble falls from the …
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Russian troops bomb kindergartens. Here’s how mother helps her son restore sense of safety in Kharkiv
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'Problematic to even discuss it' — Why Ukraine peace deal can't include amnesty for Russia's war crimes
A U.S.-backed 28-point peace plan leaked last month caused uproar in Ukraine and among its allies, among other reasons, because it contained a controversial point implying, in vague terms, a "full amnesty" for acts committed during the war.
While …
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Ukraine war latest live: HUR drones hit Russian air defenses in occupied Donbas
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Ukraine detains British ex-military trainer suspected of spying for Russia, SBU source says
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In September 2025, Russia conducted a drone incursion over Polish airspace illustrating hybrid warfare tactics that include cyber interference and information operations.
In September 2025, a Russian drone violated Polish airspace as part of a sophisticated hybrid warfare operation. This incursion involved unmanned aircraft accompanied by possible cyber interference with Poland’s radar systems, coordinated …
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Border guards told not to let Andriy Yermak leave Ukraine, MP says
Ukrainian border guards have received a letter barring former Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak from leaving the country, according to Oleksiy Honcharenko, an MP from the European Solidarity party. The letter was allegedly sent to border …
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Putin and his government see ratings slide as the war drags on, new polling shows
Sociologists are recording a swift drop in trust in Vladimir Putin’s rule amid the war and a deepening crisis.
Russia’s power vertical is experiencing a prolonged ratings slump in the fourth year of its full-scale war against Ukraine. Fresh surveys …
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US envoy arrives in Moscow for high-stakes talks with Putin on ending war in Ukraine
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Russian tanker reportedly hit by sea drones in Black Sea near Turkish coast
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Ukraine, US discuss safeguards against Russian strikes, potential ceasefire violations, Zelensky says
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Fact Check: AI Videos Of Iranian Bases Hit By Israeli Missiles Are NOT Real CCTV Footage
Do leaked CCTV videos really show Israeli missiles striking Iranian missile bases? No, that's not true: Clips in a viral video with that description contain several glitches typical of AI generated footage. It was published by an account that has …
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Russians target civilian car in Zolochiv community with FPV drone strike, injuring 2 men
UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Dec. 2 — In the evening on Dec. 1, Russian forces attacked a civilian car with an FPV drone in Klynova-Novoselivka village in the Zolochiv community, injuring two men aged 40 and 47 years old, reported the Kharkiv regional …
Lithuania faces a hybrid threat from Belarus involving hostile balloons terrorizing its airspace; the government formed a tech consortium to intercept and land these safely.
On December 2, 2025, Lithuania identified a hybrid threat originating from Belarus targeting its airspace, primarily involving hostile meteorological balloons carrying dummy payloads designed to terrorize skies. In response, the Lithuanian government …
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Ukraine returns 1,859 abducted children, Zelenska says in Paris
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Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks
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EU weighing sanctions on Belarus over alleged hybrid attacks disrupting Lithuania’s airspace
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Charges for 28-year-old Russian: Led group conducting espionage and sabotage activities
On December 2, 2025, the Lublin branch of Poland’s National Public Prosecutor’s Office charged a 28-year-old Russian, Mihail M., with leading an organized criminal group conducting espionage and sabotage activities benefiting Russian …
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Ukraine denies Russian occupation of Klynove in Donetsk Oblast
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"Trump's Plan" proven Russian! US shocked by secret document leak!
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Ukrainian military warns of critical situation in Lyman amid Russian assaults
A representative of Ukraine’s 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade says fighting is intense in the city of Lyman in Donetsk region. According to him, Russian forces keep rotating in fresh troops, including what he described as Black mercenaries. …
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Putin's new FAILURE: Russian intercontinental missile EXPLODED right next to the base #shorts
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Ukrainian Special Forces hit Russian Shahed drone launch site in occupied Crimea, military says
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Failure after failure: Putin's much-hyped “Kalibr” missile detonates over Novorossiysk
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Media: Top officials unite to oust Ukrainian chief of staff Yermak amid internal power struggle
Top officials in Ukrainian politics coordinated their actions to force out chief of staff Andriy Yermak, who had moved to sack the SBU chief and other security officials in a bid to save himself.
Yermak’s resignation has become not only one of the …
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Ukrainian drones strike Kaspiysk port in Dagestan, targeting Russian Navy facilities
A group of drones reached Russia’s Dagestan region and struck workshops at the Dagdizel shipbuilding plant in Kaspiysk. A port that hosts Russian Navy vessels may also have been targeted. Local authorities confirmed the attack. The aftermath was …