Approximately 1.2 million civilians have been evacuated from their permanent residences in the Ukrainian-controlled territory of Donetsk Oblast.
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- Putin, Trump to meet in coming days, Moscow says as US sanctions deadline draws near
- Trump reportedly tells European allies, Zelensky that Putin open to land-swap talks
- Ukrainian drones strike Russian oil refinery in …
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Over 21,000 civilians, including 115 children, remain in Donetsk Oblast combat zones, official says
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Trump announces Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal, citing success of his administration's efforts
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are scheduled to join U.S. President Donald Trump for an “official Peace Signing Ceremony” on Aug. 8.
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'It's up to him' — Trump says ceasefire deadline depends on Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire deadline he set for Russia — scheduled for Aug. 8 — now depends on Vladimir Putin. “We’re going to see what he has to say. It’s going to be up to him,” Trump told reporters on Aug. 7.
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“I have stayed in Ukraine forever” — the story of a foreign volunteer #shorts
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They save lives under fire: foreign volunteers in the war in Ukraine
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🔥FPV drones destroy the Russian army - large-scale losses #shorts
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Loyalty Over Legacy: Sirskyi’s New Army
Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the headquarters of the 225th Assault Regiment — the unit credited with being the first to enter Russia’s Kursk Oblast last year. During the…
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Best way to ramp up Western sanctions on Russia is to double down on their enforcement
In response to Russia's latest barbaric attack on July 30, which killed at least 32 civilians in Kyiv, President Donald Trump again threatened to extend sanctions to those who enable the war effort.
This is undoubtedly one way to ramp up pressure on …
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Ukraine war latest: Putin, Trump to meet in coming days, Moscow says as US sanctions deadline draws near
Key developments on Aug. 7:
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🔥 Russian oil depots ablaze, prisoners sent to the front, and “negotiations” with the aggressor
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What it’s really like being Black in Russia
After facing police discrimination as a Black woman in the U.S., Francine Villa decided to return to her birth country, Russia, in 2019, searching for the safety America had denied her.
A year later, she appeared in a Russian propaganda documentary …
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"Putin is afraid of US sanctions" — Zelenskyy on peace and war #shorts
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2 Russian-recruited minors detained for deadly bombing in Ukraine
Ukrainian law enforcement detained two minors recruited by Russia who carried out a terrorist attack in Zhytomyr city earlier this week, killing one man and seriously injuring another, the Security Service of Ukraine announced on Aug. 7.
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Propaganda instead of victories: Russia lies about Chasiv Yar while losing thousands on the front
"Drink from a puddle": Humanitarian disaster in Donetsk
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🔥$486 million for weapons for Ukraine: a new initiative! #shorts
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Ukrainian draft officers will be mandated to wear body cameras starting fall
“This step will help ensure transparency and legality in the work of enlistment offices' teams, as well as protect the rights of both sides,” Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
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Over 70% of Ukrainians reject Russian peace plan, support for US proposal remains divisive, poll shows
“As in May 2025, the only plan that can be the subject of discussions and approval by the Ukrainian public is a joint plan from Europe and Ukraine,” the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology read.
$500 million for weapons and a year after Kursk: new dynamics of the war
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'This is child trafficking' — Russia launches 'catalog' of Ukrainian children for adoption, sorted by eye and hair color
“Parents of some of them were killed by occupation authorities, others were simply issued Russian identification documents to legitimize their abduction,” said Mykola Kuleba, head of the Save Ukraine organization.
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Far-right Russian group disrupts ceremony honoring victims of Stalinist purges, which included Ukrainians
Members of the Russian Community reportedly arrived at the cemetery in Russia’s Karelia region before the ceremony on Aug. 5 and doused participants with water while singing the patriotic Soviet song “Katyusha,” according to Sova.
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🔥 GUR strikes in Crimea: Russian air defense base and boat destroyed #shorts
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Ukraine bonds surge as Putin-Trump meeting confirmation fuels peace deal hopes
Ukraine’s debt securities, sensitive to prospects of an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, hit their highest levels in four months.
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Trump reportedly tells European allies, Zelensky that Putin open to land-swap talks
The comments reportedly came during a phone call on Aug. 6, just two days before U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire or face harsher U.S. penalties.
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'Ukraine is not afraid of meetings' — Zelensky confirms trilateral leader summit under discussion
“Yesterday (Aug. 6), various potential formats for leader-level meetings to bring peace were also discussed – two bilateral and one trilateral,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a phone call with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
