Following a conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian forces launched a massive airstrike on Ukraine, with Kyiv as the primary target. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the …
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Zelensky blames Putin-Trump call for massive Russian airstrike on Ukraine
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Germany reportedly mulls $29 billion tank, vehicle order to deter Russia

Germany is weighing a massive defense procurement plan worth up to 25 billion euros ($29.4 billion) to supply thousands of combat vehicles for NATO’s expanding force structure, Bloomberg reported on July 4, citing unnamed sources familiar with …
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Russia launches another horrific attack on Kyiv hours after Trump-Putin call

KYIV — Ripe cherries and apricots fill the stalls of fruit vendors, while people bustle about on a scorching July Friday.
Yet just a five-minute walk from the stand, the scene shifts dramatically: a gaping hole mars the five-story residential building …
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Zelenskyy spoke with Trump: first details #shorts
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Cossacks vs Kazaks: how Russia stole Ukrainian history and turned it into a weapon
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Ukraine, Denmark sign deal to launch Ukrainian military production on Danish soil

Kyiv and Copenhagen signed a landmark agreement on July 4 that allows Ukrainian defense companies to open production facilities in Denmark, Strategic Industries Minister Herman Smetanin announced.
“This is a unique case of international …
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Ukraine's artillery braces for shell shortage as US halts aid

The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko spent a day with an artillery crew from the 28th Mechanized Brigade in the front-line city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, in early July. As Russia’s summer offensive heats up, …
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Russia's losses are enormous: Kremlin recruits migrant workers for war #shorts
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Russia damages Chinese consulate in Odesa as Chinese drone parts found in Kyiv following similar attack

A Russian missile and drone strike on Odesa on July 3 damaged the building of the Chinese Consulate General, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on July 4.
“Following tonight’s massive Russian air attack on Ukraine, we discovered in Kyiv a …