UKRAINE, KHARKIV — On January 7, a photo exhibition called “Dali: I will get my life back” opened in Kharkiv to honor Maksym Kryvtsov (also called Dali), a poet and a soldier, who was killed in a combat mission near Kharkiv a year ago. The …
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- Ukraine strikes Russian oil depot supplying fuel to Engels-2 airbase, military confirms
- Ukraine strikes Russian command post in Donetsk Oblast, military reports
- Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia industrial site kills 13, …
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“Dali: I will get my life back.” Kharkiv remembers poet, soldier Maksym Kryvtsov 1 year after he was killed in combat mission in Russia’s war
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Russian propagandist, Crimean Bridge film director Keosayan in coma after suffering clinical death
Russian propagandist and film director Tigran Keosayan has suffered a clinical death and is in a coma, his wife and Russia Today editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan said on her Telegram channel on Jan. 8.
Keosayan, 59, was hospitalized in late …
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Armenia's government backs bill on launching EU accession process
The Armenian government on Jan. 9 supported a draft law on initiating the country’s accession process with the European Union, Armenia News reported.
The government “expressed a positive stance” on the bill, which was submitted as a …
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Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Biden family's ties to Ukrainian business jailed for 6 years
A Californian court sentenced former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who falsely accused the Biden family of taking a bribe from a Ukrainian business, to six years in prison, CNN reported on Jan. 8.
Smirnov is accused of tax evasion and making false …
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Russian tanker fuel spill could reach Ukraine's coast, Navy warns
The fuel spilled into the Black Sea by two Russian tankers last month could reach Ukraine’s southern coast in the Mykolaiv and Odesa oblasts, Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on air on Jan. 9.
Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239 suffered …
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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 19, injure 132 over past day
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 19 civilians and injured at least 132 over the past day, regional authorities said on Jan. 9, with most of the casualties reported following an airstrike on Zaporizhzhia.
Russia launched 70 Shahed-type …
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White House calls halt of Russian gas transit via Ukraine one of Moscow's 'most costly defeats'
The shutdown of Russian gas transit through Ukrainian territory is one of Moscow’s “most costly defeats,” U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said, as reported by Ukrinform on Jan. 8.
Ukraine terminated Russian …
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Transnistria has less than month of gas left, local authorities say
Gas storage in Moldova’s Russian-occupied region of Transnistria will last another 24 days after the halt of Russian supplies, local authorities said on Jan. 8.
Transnistria faces a major crisis after Russia’s state-owned Gazprom company …
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General Staff: Russia has lost 803,100 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 803,100 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Jan. 9.
This number includes 1,430 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …
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Lithuania tightens security ahead of decoupling from Russian energy grid, Euronews reports
Lithuania has announced plans to enhance security measures around its power grids with Poland in preparation for next month’s decoupling from the Russian energy system. The move marks a significant step in disconnecting from the Soviet-era grid …
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North Korea gains combat experience fighting in Ukraine, boosting regional threat, US warns
North Korea is gaining valuable combat experience from its troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, enhancing its ability to wage war against neighboring countries, a senior U.S. official said on Jan. 8.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion …
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NATO membership is Ukraine’s best security guarantee, Finland's FM tells Reuters
NATO membership is the only credible long-term guarantee Ukraine can secure to defend against future Russian aggression, Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told Reuters on Jan. 8.
While Donald Trump’s upcoming return to the White …
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Russia doesn't have as many advantages as it seems, US defense secretary says
Russia does not hold all the advantages in the full-scale war against Ukraine, outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an interview with Bloomberg News on Jan. 8.
Austin’s comments come on the eve of the Ukraine Defense Contact …
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Russia's hybrid attacks in Europe escalate, involving sabotage and cyber operations impacting security in the Baltic Sea region.
Russia’s hybrid attacks in Europe escalate, involving sabotage and cyber operations impacting security in the Baltic Sea region.
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Ukraine to help Moldova amid worsening energy crisis
Kyiv and Chisinau are working together to find solutions to the ongoing energy crisis in Moldova, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Moldovan President Maia Sandu announced on Jan. 8.
The Russian state energy company Gazprom cut off gas supplies to …
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Trump wants to end war in 100 days, incoming peace envoy tells Fox News
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to end Russia’s war against Ukraine within 100 days of his inauguration, Keith Kellogg, Trump’s choice for special Ukraine peace envoy, told Fox News on Jan. 8.
The comments come a day after Trump …
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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine strikes Russian oil depot, command post; Moscow bombs civilians in Zaporizhzhia
Key developments on Jan. 8:
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Ukrainian F-16 pilot sets record by destroying six cruise missiles in single mission amid massive Russian assault
In an unprecedented feat during the Russian attack on December 13, a Ukrainian F-16 pilot set a remarkable record by downing six cruise missiles in a single combat sortie. Initially, American trainers were skeptical about the capabilities of …
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Despite Trump's claims, Russia didn't invade Ukraine because of NATO
President-elect Donald Trump, on Jan. 7, blamed the outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden for Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine.
Trump said Biden’s support of Ukraine’s NATO membership had led to Russia’s war against the …
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Biden’s final $500 million Ukraine military aid to be announced on Jan. 9, VOA reports
The final military aid package from the Biden administration to Ukraine, amounting to $500 million, is set to be officially announced on Jan. 9, Voice of America correspondent Carla Babb reported on Jan. 8 from Ramstein Air Base.
The package, drawn …
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Hungary's FM condemns Ukraine’s bill to suspend Russian energy transit, says his country will block Kyiv's EU accession
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto condemned a Ukrainian parliamentary bill proposing the suspension of Russian oil and gas transit through Ukraine during martial law, calling the measure “unacceptable” in a Facebook post on Jan. …
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Garry Kasparov: 'You never hear Russian opposition actually say Ukraine must win'
The Russian opposition is an odd bunch. While not supporting Russia’s brutal all-out war against Ukraine and its people, the leaders of the so-called opposition don’t want their country to lose.
A number of those who oppose Russian …
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Zelensky addresses Trump’s comments on NATO, stresses security guarantees
President Volodymyr Zelensky called for caution in interpreting U.S. policy following President-elect Donald Trump’s comments linking Ukraine’s NATO aspirations to Russia’s invasion, during a Jan. 8 meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina …
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As Russian losses in Ukraine mount, Putin faces ‘devastating’ demographic timebomb
Russian losses in Ukraine are helping fuel a demographic timebomb that could see the country’s population reduced by half by the end of the century, experts have told the Kyiv Independent.
“The impact on Russian society is devastating,” said Harley …
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Петиція на честь Зайченка Михайла Анатолійовича
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