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🇺🇦Zelenskyy met with soldiers and congratulated them on Land Forces Day #shorts
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Ukrainian forces encircle hundreds of Russian troops in Kupyansk
Ukrainian troops have carried out a successful operation along the Kupiansk axis and in the city of Kupyansk in Kharkiv region, the National Guard’s Khartiya Corps said.
The statement said a grouping of Ukrainian forces broke through to the Oskil …
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SBU says it detained 3 suspected Russian agents over deadly Kyiv bombing that killed National Guard serviceman
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Ukrainian drone strike hits apartment building in Tver, injuring seven, amid cross-border strikes
A drone hit a residential building in the western Russian city of Tver overnight on December 12, injuring seven people, including a child, according to Meduza, which cited the region’s acting governor, Vitaly Korolev. Eyewitness video captured the …
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Ukrainian Special Operations Forces strike Russian ships transporting Iranian weapons in the Caspian Sea
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) say they struck the vessels “Kompozitor Rakhmaninov” and “Askar-Sarydzha” in the Caspian Sea, after receiving detailed route and cargo information from members of the insurgent movement “Black Spark.”
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⚡ The US MAY GIVE Ukraine SECURITY GUARANTEES! 90,000 people without power in Odesa!
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FALSE: A satellite image of Ukraine during blackouts in 2025
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Russian Telegram channels are spreading what they claim to be a satellite image of Ukraine during a blackout in 2025, showing the country completely in darkness. The photo was allegedly …
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Ukraine war latest live: Ukrainian forces encircle Russian troops in Kupiansk, recapture key areas, DeepState reported
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‘Reality speaks for itself’ — From war-torn Kupiansk, Zelensky praises troops after reports of successful Ukrainian counterattack
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“Whole world must see it.” Exhibition in memory of children Russia killed opens in Kharkiv
UKRAINE, KHARKIV — “When I got mad at him, he was upset at first, but then he came up to me and said, ‘Do you love me?’ I told him, ‘I love and adore you.’ And he asked me, ‘Which is stronger — loving or adoring?’”
Tetiana Matiash-Myrna is talking …
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Peace plan drama — Ukraine and Europe hand US revisions as Trump grows 'sick of meetings'
Ukraine and its European partners have handed Washington their revisions to the U.S.-proposed peace framework aimed at ending Russia's war, the Kyiv Independent has learned.
The move comes amid growing U.S. pressure to advance negotiations and fresh …
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Russia’s air defenses have a Flamingo-sized weak spot, report suggests
Ukraine's domestically produced cruise missiles could help deal a devastating blow to Russia's air defense production, enabling increasingly effective long-range drone strikes against other targets inside Russia, a new report published on Dec. 12 …
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Germany Blames Russia for Cyberattack on Air Safety and Election Interference
Germany accused Russia on December 12, 2025, of a cyberattack on air traffic control and election interference ahead of its general election.
Category: Cyber & Information Warfare
Subcategory: Cyber Attacks
Incident Type: Attacks on critical …
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15 Ukrainians are suing US tech factories over chips in Russia's deadly weapons
It was a regular workday when the air raid alarm sounded at Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital at 11 a.m. on a Monday in Kyiv. Dr. Olga Babicheva and her colleagues moved their young patients to a room with no windows to better protect them. Six children …
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Europe must prepare for war with Russia, NATO chief warns
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Drone attack reportedly hits one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in Yaroslavl, setting it on fire
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russia’s Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, one of the country’s five largest, is reportedly on fire after being struck in an overnight drone attack on Dec. 12, officials and local …
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Russian attack on Odesa damages critical infrastructure, leaves parts of the city without power and water
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Drone reportedly hits apartment building in Russia's Tver, officials say 7 injured
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Trump 'extremely frustrated' with Russia, Ukraine amid slow peace progress, White House says
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Russia lies about the surrounding of Pokrovsk – the truth from the defenders #shorts
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Briton Shaun Pinner on the SIEGE OF MARIUPOL and SURVIVAL in Russian captivity!
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WSJ: Trump may "overplay his hand" and disrupt peace by pressuring Zelenskyy and Europe #shorts
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Poland detains Russian archaeologist accused of damaging cultural sites in occupied Crimea
