Oleksii Halionka, a 72-year-old Ukrainian educator and philologist, was killed on 3 January 2025 when a Russian missile hit his home in Chernihiv.
The attack, involving three ballistic missiles, struck residential areas, killing Halionka, injuring …
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Ukrainian educator and philologist Oleksii Halionka killed in Chernihiv missile strike
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Ukraine's major cities at risk of Russian occupation in 2025, warns former military official
Former military officer Anatoliy Kozel, also known by his call sign "Kupol", has issued stark warnings that several major Ukrainian cities could face occupation by 2025 if current trends continue. In an interview with Ukrainian Witness, Kozel, …
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Georgian businesses and employees to carry out nationwide strike demanding new elections
Georgian citizens are being urged to participate in a nationwide strike on Jan. 15 to demand the release of detained protestors and to call for new elections, Protest 24 posted on Facebook.
The strike, organized by Protest 24, will begin at 3 p.m. and …
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Russian commander linked to deadly strike in Ukraine severely injured in Russia after explosion
Russian commander Konstantin Nagayko, who was involved in the 2023 missile strike on Hroza, is in critical condition following an explosion, the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on January 4.
According to the agency, the explosion occurred …
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German opposition suggests Scholz could meet Putin before end of February
Roderich Kiesewetter, defense spokesperson for Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said saidthat Chancellor Olaf Scholz could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin before Germany’s parliamentary elections on Feb. 23. …
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Disinformation campaigns could push #Syria back to civil war
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In On Tyranny, the first of Snyder’s 20 lessons is: “Do not obey in advance.” To many, media owners’ decisions to accommodate Trump seem textbook rule violations, instances of “anticipatory obedience”, which “teaches power what it can do”. source
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Drone kills Russian journalist in occupied Donetsk Oblast, wounds 5 others, Russian media reports
Russia’s Izvestia newspaper reported on Jan. 4 that a Ukrainian “kamikaze” drone attack killed one of its freelance reporters, Alexander Martemyanov, while he was traveling on a highway in occupied eastern Ukraine.
According to …
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France to supply Ukraine with upgraded Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets by January 2025
This month, Ukraine is poised to receive its initial shipment of French Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets, potentially arriving as early as January 2025. According to Avions Legendaires, France is expected to send the first batch of these fourth-generation …
35th Marine Brigade received Pbv 302
The Swedish armored vehicles have found their new home.
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Heavy Russian, North Korean losses in Russia's Kursk region, Zelensky says
President Volodymyr Zelensky reported significant losses among Russian and North Korean forces during recent clashes in Russia’s southern Kursk region.
“In battles yesterday and today near a single village, Makhnovka, in Kursk region, the …
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Western allies prepare for 25th 'Ramstein' summit on Ukraine as U.S. announces major military aid package
A coalition of Western countries is set to convene for the 25th meeting at the U.S. Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany, on January 7. According to Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is slated to …
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Russian forces advance towards Pokrovsk amid heavy casualties
Russian forces continue their advance in the Donetsk region, drawing closer to the city of Pokrovsk. On Friday, January 3, the Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState identified the settlements of Dachne, Novy Trud, and Volkove as captured. These areas lie …
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Russian officer linked to Ukrainian civilian deaths in critical condition after explosion in Russia
A Russian military officer, involved in the killing of civilians in the village of Hroza, Kupiansk district, Kharkiv region, is now in critical condition following an explosion, reported the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of …
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Ukrainian drones hit key Russian facilities in coordinated strikes
On January 4, Ukrainian drones targeted Russia's largest maritime trade port in the Leningrad region, a strategic defense plant "Avangard" in the Smolensk region, and the Baltimor military airfield in the Voronezh region, reports the Telegram channel …
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Taiwanese company allegedly aids Russia in precision-guided bomb development for use in Ukraine
Taiwanese company Rung Cheng Suspenparts Co., Ltd. (brand TRC) has emerged as a key supplier in Russia's military efforts, specifically in the creation of precision-guided bombs (KAB) devastating Ukrainian front-line settlements, reports Ukrainian …
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Over 20 foreign citizens to be deported from Georgia for participating in protests
The Georgian government is planning to deport 25 foreigners for participating in mass protests in November and December 2024, News Georgia reported on Jan. 4, citing a Georgian Interior Ministry statement.
The pro-Russian Georgian Dream party claimed …
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Ukrainian Intelligence cyberattack disrupts key Russian railway service
On Saturday, January 4, coinciding with the birthday of Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, hackers from the intelligence agency launched a cyberattack on the Russian company RegionTransService LLC. The attack reportedly took …
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Russia strikes residential building in Sumy Oblast, injuring at least 3, including children
Russia struck a multi-story residential building in the Svesa village in Sumy Oblast on Jan. 4, injuring at least three people, including two children, the local military administration reported.
Sumy Oblast borders Russia’s Bryansk, Kursk, and …
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Transnistria urges residents to heat stoves with wood amid significant gas shortages
Vadim Krasnoselsky, the head of the Russia-led breakaway Transnistria region in Moldova, urged residents on Jan. 3 to heat their stoves with wood whenever possible amid gas shortages.
Russia’s state-controlled energy giant Gazprom halted gas …
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Internally displaced Ukrainians’ struggle to survive takes some back to Russian occupation
Last winter as Olena Morozova braced for a long and arduous trip to Ukrainian-controlled territory from her Russian-occupied home in Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast, her friends were traveling in the opposite direction.
The friends — a family with two …
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Russian soldiers near Toretsk disguise as civilians to bypass Ukrainian positions, military says
Russian troops are disguising themselves as civilians to bypass Ukrainian military positions in the Toretsk sector of the front line in Donetsk Oblast, commander of the mortar battery of the presidential brigade, call sign “Mozok” …
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Energy crisis in Transnistria: Russia's gas cutoff leaves thousands struggling in winter cold
Moscow has cut off gas supplies to Moldova, leaving the occupied Transnistria region without heating, hot water, and partially without electricity.
As of January 1, Russia halted its gas delivery to Moldova, triggering a severe humanitarian crisis in …
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Blind dating for Ukrainian vets in wartime
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