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European leaders warn Zelensky of possible U.S. betrayal amid distrust of Trump’s Ukraine peace talks
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of a possible betrayal of Europe and Ukraine by the United States, the German weekly Der Spiegel reports.
In a confidential …
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Ukrainian drones hit Temryuk port, Syzran refinery, and Grozny-City tower in overnight strikes
Ukraine launched new strikes on targets inside Russia overnight into Friday, December 5.
A fire broke out at the port of Temryuk in Russia’s Krasnodar region after a UAV attack, the regional operations headquarters said.
No injuries were reported, …
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Ukrainian NGO returns 18 children from Russian-occupied Kherson

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HORROR in the Dnipropetrovsk region! Russian drone takes the life of a 12-year-old boy
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Ukraine says it struck major Russian chemical plant, sparking fire
Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces hit the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Russia’s Stavropol Krai overnight on December 4, damaging a production workshop and igniting a fire.
The plant is one of Russia’s largest chemical facilities and a …
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Call transcript shows EU leaders tell Zelensky that they, not US, will decide on frozen Russian assets

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Putin vows to continue capturing Ukrainian territory, says Donbas will be 'liberated'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to continue capturing Ukrainian territory. The self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” (“DPR” and “LPR”) “will be liberated in any case,” Putin said. “That’s what it all comes down to. …
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Ukraine war latest live: HUR says it destroyed Russian Su-24 tactical bomber, other targets in occupied Crimea

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Ukrainian airstrike hits Lukoil’s Bobrov oil depot near Voronezh
Ukraine’s military is continuing a campaign of strikes against Russia’s oil infrastructure, aiming to hinder the sector’s recovery and disrupt supplies to the Russian military.
On December 4, it became clear which facility in the Voronezh region was …
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Poll: Majority of Americans think Ukraine territorial concessions, troop cap would hand victory to Russia

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Putin wraps up first India visit in 4 years, touts 'privileged partnership' on oil, defense

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Migration Scare Stories: Is Ukraine Really at Risk of an Influx of Labor Migrants?
“Up to a million migrants will arrive in Ukraine, and for them even $10–15 counts as big money” – this is one of the most common scare stories about foreigners supposedly taking jobs from Ukrainian citizens. Vox Ukraine examines how grounded these …
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New US strategy document takes hard line on Europe's 'trajectory,' NATO expansion

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Ukrainian lawmaker exposed as leading criminal group, anti-corruption agencies say

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FIFA ordered European clubs to ignore Russia sanctions, investigation finds

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Ukraine's top security officials meet US negotiators in Miami amid peace push

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Ukraine hits Russian seaport, oil refinery in reported drone strikes

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OSINT Intelligence Platform - Architecture Views
Pipeline View (Data Plane)
“How a Telegram message becomes actionable intelligence”
This view shows the journey of data through the platform - from raw Telegram messages and RSS feeds to enriched, searchable intelligence. External sources …
Lithuania's Interior Ministry proposed a nationwide state-level emergency on December 5, 2025, due to over 599 smuggler balloons and 197 drones entering Lithuanian airspace from Belarus in 2025, disrupting flights and civil aviation.
On December 5, 2025, Lithuania’s Interior Ministry proposed declaring a nationwide state-level emergency in response to a surge of smuggler balloons and drones entering Lithuanian airspace from neighboring Belarus. In 2025 alone, 599 smuggler …
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US imposes $7 million penalty on company connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch

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Ukraine’s 2025 strikes on Russian oil refineries surpass 2022–24 total, with fires 2,000-6,000 km away
Over the first 11 months of 2025, Ukraine’s Defense Forces conducted 140 attacks on oil refineries and other oil and gas facilities in the Russian Federation — more than in all of 2022–24 combined. A special map compiles data on every attack, showing …