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Biden announced $225 million aid package for Ukraine, CNN reports
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Belarus Weekly: Hungarian FM visits Minsk, signs nuclear energy agreement
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó visits Belarus, despite EU sanctions. Poland to reinstate 200-meter buffer zone at Belarus border amid surge in attacks on border guards and worsening of the Source : kyivindependent.com/belarus-w…
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European Commission says Ukraine ready to start accession talks
The European Commission supported the start of accession talks with Ukraine, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on June 7. “Now we expect our European partners to take the next step – to start the memb Source : …
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Energy situation to temporarily improve once nuclear power unit ready, Ukrenergo says
The state of Ukraine’s energy system will temporarily improve after an additional unit of a nuclear power station starts to operate, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the head of Ukraine’s state grid operator Ukr Source : …
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Both USA and russia convey to Western audiences consensus on the terms of a possible “peace agreement” on Ukraine
On May 28, Joe Biden called in the heads of the Washington bureau of TIME for an interview. The interview was published on June 4, 2024. Biden happily recounted how he managed to thwart Putin’s plan t Source : …
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Merkel withheld information about Russia's intention to blackmail Europe with gas, German outlet reports
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was aware of Russia’s intention to reduce gas supply to blackmail Europe to speed up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline launch but concealed the information, German medi Source : …
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Russia claims Ukrainian missile strike on occupied Luhansk, partisans say oil depot hit
An oil depot was hit in a strike against Russian-occupied Luhansk on June 7, and a fire broke out in the southern part of the city, Atesh partisans reported. “An Atesh agent reports a succesful hit at Source : …
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Russia returning Europe to time of Nazism, Zelensky tells French parliament
Russia has plunged Europe back in time, turning it into a continent where there are filtration camps, deportations, and hatred, where “cities are destroyed and villages are burned,” President Volodymy Source : …
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Dutch political parties' websites attacked on EU election day, Russian hacking group claims responsibility
The websites of three Dutch political parties came under attack by a Russian hacking group as the Netherlands kicked off voting for the European elections, Dutch media reported on June 6. The Russian Source : kyivindependent.com/dutch-pol…
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Update from Ukraine | Game Changer! France sends Mirage fighter jets to Ukraine. Ruzzia loses skies
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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 1, injure 9 over past day
Russian forces attacked several Ukrainian settlements over the past day, killing one and injuring nine people, local authorities said on June 7. Russia targeted a total of 12 Ukrainian oblasts – Sumy, Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-a…
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FT: EU pushing to start Ukraine accession talks before Hungary assumes bloc presidency in weeks
The European Commission will recommend that the EU start accession talks with Ukraine before July, when Hungary will assume the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, the Financial Times (FT) r Source : kyivindependent.com/eu-pushin…
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Ukraine charges Russian general over Kakhovka dam destruction
Russian Colonel General Oleg Makarevich, the former commander of the Dnieper group of forces, is suspected of ordering the destruction of the occupied Kakhovka dam last year, the Security Service of U Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-c…
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Air Force: Ukraine downs 48 drones, 5 cruise missiles overnight
Ukrainian forces downed 48 Shahed-type drones and five cruise missiles overnight on June 7, the Air Force said in its morning update. Air raid alarms sounded in several Ukrainian oblasts at around 2:4 Source : kyivindependent.com/air-force…
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On July 13, Ukrainian stand-up comedian Felix Redka will visit Brussels as part of his European tour
We invite everyone to a live concert! 100% of the income will be donated to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Also, at the end of the stand-up concert, there will be a charity auction with the Source : www.promoteukraine.org/on-july-1… …
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German media: Zelensky to visit Berlin next week, speak in Bundestag
President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Berlin on June 11, where he is expected to speak in the Bundestag for the first time in person, German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported on June Source : kyivindependent.com/german-me…
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Polish protesters lift blockade at a Ukraine border crossing
Polish protesters lifted their blockade at the Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska crossing on the Ukrainian border, Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko told Ukrainska Pravda on June 7. The news comes Source : kyivindependent.com/polish-pr…
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General Staff: Russia has lost 516,080 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 516,080 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 7. This number includes 1,080 ca Source : …
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Russian attacks on Nikopol district injure 2 women
Russian attacks against the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight on June 7 injured two women aged 61 and 70, Governor Serhii Lysak said. Russian forces attacked the region with artiller Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-a…
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AP: US to announce $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, including HIMARS rockets
The U.S. is preparing to announce a military aid package for Ukraine worth about $225 million, the Associated Press reported on June 6, citing unnamed American officials. The new package will include Source : kyivindependent.com/ap-us-to-…
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France to supply Ukraine with Mirage 2000 jets and train pilots, announces President Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will provide Ukraine with Mirage 2000 fighter jets, reports France24 . Macron noted that France would also take responsibility for training U Source : www.uawire.org/france-to…
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Russia launches missile attacks on Ukraine, targets western oblasts
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russian forces launched a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine overnight on June 7, targeting the country’s western oblasts. Ukraine’s Source : …
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Human rights groups call on ICC to investigate five prominent Russian propagandists
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), and the Kharkiv Human Rights Group have jointly submitted a report to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Source : kyivindependent.com/human-rig…
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Taiwan prohibits export of essential component for shells to Russia and Belarus
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economy has decided to expand sanctions against Russia and Belarus by prohibiting the export of nitrocellulose, a crucial component used in projectile production. Nitrocellulose, Source : …
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Day 834: Ukraine destroys Russian tugboat off Crimea coast
Day 834: Ukraine destroys Russian tugboat off Crimea coast Ukraine’s defense intelligence destroyed a Russian tugboat off the Crimea coast. Zelenskyi arrives in France for ceremonies honoring the 80th Source : uacrisis.org/en/834
