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Ukrainian European integration in the focus of Russian propaganda: the Czech Republic and Poland
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Russia has sent around 10,000 immigrants who recently received citizenship to join military fighting in Ukraine, official says
Russia has sent around 10,000 immigrants who recently received citizenship to join the military fighting in Ukraine, said Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin at a press conference on June Source : kyivindependent.com/russia-ha…
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US wants to invite Armenia, Azerbaijan to upcoming NATO summit, sources tell Azerbaijani media
The U.S. is planning to invite Armenia and Azerbaijan to the upcoming NATO summit in Washington in July, the Azerbaijani media outlet Turan reported on June 27, citing unnamed sources. Both Azerbaijan Source : kyivindependent.com/us-wants-…
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Russian attacks kill 2, injure 31 over past day
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed two civilians and injured 31 others over the past day, regional authorities said on June 27. Civilian casualties were reported in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharki Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-a…
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Sanctioned Russian Interior Minister attends UN meeting in New York
Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrived in New York on June 26 to participate in a U.N. summit of police chiefs (UNCOPS-2024), said ministry spokesperson Irina Volk. The U.S. announced Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-i…
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Forbes Ukraine: Ikea decides to reopen store in Kyiv
Swedish furniture giant Ikea decided in May to make plans to reopen its store in Kyiv, Forbes Ukraine reported on June 27, citing two managers of shopping centers and two commercial real estate consul Source : kyivindependent.com/forbes-uk…
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General Staff: Russia has lost 539,320 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 539,320 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 June 27. This number includes 1,260 c Source : …
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Air Force: Ukraine downs 28 of 29 Russian aerial targets overnight
Ukrainian air defense shot down all of the 23 Shahed-type attack drones and five of the six missiles launched by Russia overnight on June 27, the Air Force reported. Russia reportedly launched the mis Source : kyivindependent.com/air-force…
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Russia arbitrarily depriving political prisoners from contact with family, Amnesty International report finds
Russian authorities are being accused of systemically depriving Russian political prisoners and government critics of contact with families in order to ensure cooperation and “impose additional suffer Source : …
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SBU: Former Ukrenergo official charged with embezzling funds designated for bulletproof vests
Law enforcement agents have charged a former department head of Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s state-owned energy operator, under suspicion that the ex-employee embezzled funds designated for the purchase of bu Source : …
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Spain sends major military aid package to Ukraine
Ukraine’s Forces have received a sizeable consignment of weaponry from another ally - Spain. The aid package includes what the Ukrainian Defence Forces currently need the most, as reported by Spanish Source : www.uawire.org/spain-sen…
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Russia and Iran near landmark strategic partnership agreement
Russia is on the verge of signing a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Iran, one of Israel’s primary adversaries. This announcement was made today by Maria Zakharova, the official representative Source : www.uawire.org/russia-an…
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Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian Loss in Krasnogorivka | North Korea Might send soldiers to Ukraine
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Ukraine Military Update 6/22-6/26/24
General update regarding the situation in Ukraine for 6/26/24 pastebin.com/qBAJMeQB Source : soundcloud.com/languagel…
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Slovakia backs Czech effort to supply artillery shells to Ukraine
Slovakia is supporting the Czech initiative to procure artillery shells for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, President Peter Pellegrini announced during his visit to the Czech Republic. Pellegrini highligh Source : www.uawire.org/slovakia-…
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Severe losses force premature withdrawal of Russian 83rd Brigade from Vovchansk
Russian command is prematurely withdrawing the remnants of its battered 83rd Assault Brigade from Vovchansk due to severe losses and deserters, reports influential military blogger “Nikolaevsky Vanek” Source : www.uawire.org/severe-lo…
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Poland, Baltic states call on EU to build defense line along border with Russia, Belarus
Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania called on the European Union to build a line of defense along the bloc’s border with Russia and Belarus to protect the EU from military threats and other harmful Source : …
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Ukraine narrows firepower disparity with Russia to 1:3 ratio on frontlines
The disparity in fire volume between Ukraine and Russia on the frontline has narrowed to a ratio of 1:3, LIGA.net reports, citing sources in Ukraine’s General Staff. A source from the General Staff to Source : www.uawire.org/ukraine-n…
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Russian occupation authorities destroy UNESCO World Heritage site, build outdoor theater in its place
Russian occupation authorities destroyed the UNESCO-listed city of Chersonesus in southwestern Crimea and constructed an outdoor theater at the site of the excavations, a senior researcher at the Inst Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-o…
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How Ukrainians Learn to Find Russian Targets: Aerial Reconnaissance School
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Kingdom of Tonga joins global peace summit communique, Zelensky says
The Kingdom of Tonga has become the ninth participant to sign the joint communique following the first global peace summit, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on June 26. “We can see that the prin Source : …
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State Department confirms death of US embassy employee in Kyiv
An employee of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine died in Kyiv, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a briefing on June 26. His confirmation came after reports that the American diplomat Source : kyivindependent.com/state-dep…
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Denmark to allocate nearly $5 million to restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv oblasts
The Danish Foreign Affairs Ministry will allocate 4.7 million euros (nearly $5 million) to the Energy Support Fund for Ukraine’s energy infrastructure restoration in Mykolaiv and Kharkiv oblasts, the Source : …