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    Germany reportedly mulls $29 billion tank, vehicle order to deter Russia

    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

    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

    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.

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    Ukraine's artillery braces for shell shortage as US halts aid

    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

    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 …

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    Kremlin's meat grinder: record losses of the Russian Federation and lives under fire in Sumy region

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    There’s an old saying that all roads lead to Rome. These days, for a young Cuban with limited options and a taste for risk, many of those roads lead to Tula, the hometown of Russia’s 106th Guards Airborne Division. There, recruits trade island heat …

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Ukraine strikes key Russian plant producing Shahed UAV warheads

Units from Ukraine's Armed Forces' Drone Systems struck the JSC "Federal Scientific and Production Center Research Institute of Applied Chemistry" in Russia's Moscow region on July 4, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The …

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Zelensky, Trump hold phone call after Putin's pledge to continue war in Ukraine

Zelensky, Trump hold phone call after Putin's pledge to continue war in Ukraine

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation on July 4, Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s President’s Office, announced. …

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NEWFLASH: Kyiv ablaze on U.S. Independence Day

Editor’s note: Every week, Russia launches massive attacks on Kyiv, forcing our team to sleep in hallways. We’re collecting sleeping bags, foldable cots, ear plugs, and eye masks to make their lives a little easier.

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Critical moment: American aid is on hold and Russia's economy is under attack

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'Disingenuous' Hegseth paused Ukraine weapons despite Pentagon finding aid wouldn't hurt US readiness, NBC reports

'Disingenuous' Hegseth paused Ukraine weapons despite Pentagon finding aid wouldn't hurt US readiness, NBC reports

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unilaterally halted a weapons shipment to Ukraine on July 2 despite internal military assessments showing the aid would not compromise American military readiness, NBC News reported on July 4, citing three U.S. …

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Russia Launches Spy Ship to Target NATO Undersea Cables

On July 4, 2025, Russia launched the Vice-Admiral Burilichev, a new oceanographic research vessel suspected to serve as a spy ship targeting NATO’s undersea communication cables, intended to join the Baltic Fleet.

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Russia intensifying use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, Dutch intelligence reports

Russia intensifying use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, Dutch intelligence reports

Russia is escalating the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces, the Netherlands Military Intelligence (MIVD) reported on July 4.

Russian troops use banned chemical agents as psychological warfare to panic Ukrainian forces, forcing soldiers …

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New prisoner EXCHANGE with Russia: Ukrainians are COMING HOME! #shorts

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Ukraine, Russia conduct new POW exchange

Ukraine, Russia conduct new POW exchange

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

A new prisoner of war (POW) exchange with Russia has taken place, bringing home another group of Ukrainian defenders held in Russian captivity, many since 2022, President Volodymyr …

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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff pushing to lift energy sanctions on Russia, Politico reports

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff pushing to lift energy sanctions on Russia, Politico reports

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is pushing to lift U.S. energy sanctions on Russia, Politico reported on July 4, citing two people familiar with the matter.

The move is part of a broader debate within Trump’s …

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Number of Ukrainian children killed and injured amid Russian full-scale invasion jumps threefold in recent months

Number of Ukrainian children killed and injured amid Russian full-scale invasion jumps threefold in recent months

Life for children in Ukraine has become increasingly dangerous and deadly, according to the latest U.N. figures, which show a threefold jump in the number of deaths and injuries among children over the three months ending in May.

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'I'm very disappointed' — Trump says after phone call with Putin

'I'm very disappointed' — Trump says after phone call with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was “very disappointed” with Russian President Vladimir Putin following a phone call on July 3, during which the two leaders discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Trump told reporters he …

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I DIDN'T make any PROGRESS with him – TRUMP on Putin's call #shorts

Three brigades join 17th Army Corps

Three brigades of the Ground Forces have officially joined the newly established 17th Army Corps. This corps consolidates forces deployed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where they are currently responsible for the…

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Air raids in Ukraine began as Trump and Putin spoke, Zelensky calls for more Patriot missiles

Air raids in Ukraine began as Trump and Putin spoke, Zelensky calls for more Patriot missiles

President Volodymyr Zelensky called for more air defence for Ukraine after a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight on July 4.

According to Zelensky, as U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin …