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💥 CRIMEA is burning! Trump pulls out TOMAHAWK, Russia in panic
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Zelensky says Trump didn’t say no to Tomahawk missiles
In an interview with “Meet the Press” with Kristen Welker, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he did not receive a definitive no from President Donald Trump during their meeting in the United States on Kyiv’s request for long-range Tomahawk …
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Inside Ukraine’s rescue dog academy

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💥 Zelenskyy in Washington: "Russia must stop the war" — Tomahawks for Ukraine on the horizon
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Repairs underway at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as ceasefire zones established, IAEA says

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Foreigner fatally stabbed in western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, police report

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Reduced protection, rising tensions: Inside Lithuania's strained relations with Belarus opposition

Belarusian opposition in neighboring Lithuania had a tough week.
Lithuania's new government quietly reduced the state-provided security for exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a move that has been attributed to financial …
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Russia keeps hitting Ukraine's training centers — and Ukraine doesn't have an answer

A Russian missile strike this week on a Ukrainian training ground — the latest in a series of deadly strikes on training centers across the country — has heightened scrutiny and sparked criticism of the Ukrainian military command’s ability to protect …
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Russian attacks kill one, injure 11 over past day

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Ukrainian drones reportedly strike electrical substation in Russia's Ulyanovsk Oblast

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Fact Check: Israeli Prisoner Alexander 'Turbanov' Did NOT Make a Statement About Captors' Kindness -- Wrong Name And Made-Up Quote
Did Alexander Turbanov, an Israeli man who was held prisoner by Hamas, make a statement sympathizing with his captors upon his release? No, that's not true: This made-up quote went viral on Feb. 15, 2025 and resurfaced in Oct. 2025. The man in …
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Issue of Ukraine's territories – the most sensitive topic in negotiations, says Zelenskyy #shorts
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Ukraine's new ambassador to US Olha Stefanishyna: 'I will concentrate all efforts on ending the war, providing defense aid’ (Interview)

Washington, DC – Olha Stefanishyna was appointed Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. on Aug. 27, 2025 — and has hardly had a moment of rest since. In the few weeks that passed, she moved to the U.S., helped prepare the meeting between Ukrainian and U.S. …
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❗ ZELENSKYY: Ukraine wants a ceasefire. Only PUTIN is against it #shorts
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Budanov: Ukrainian DEEP STRIKES are MORE EFFECTIVE than Western sanctions #shorts
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⚡ Budapest meeting: Putin will be there. Zelenskyy will join remotely, says Trump #shorts
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Russia in despair! Putin asks Trump for "peace" in Budapest | Weekly Wrap-Up
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Ukraine’s FP-5 ‘Flamingo’ can skirt Russian EW but not Moscow’s layered air defenses, designer says
The FP-5 “Flamingo” missile has shown the United States that Ukraine has an “ace up its sleeve” and can develop its own weapon capable of reaching targets in Russia at a distance of 3,000 km, the system’s designer said. Ukraine’s Armed Forces have a …
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Ukraine says it will decide on any new offensive, sees limited 'Kursk-2' possible with current resources
Ukraine’s forces could go on the offensive if they had the resources (illustrative photo). Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Ukraine’s military will decide on its own whether to launch a new offensive and won’t be guided by …