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Articles with tag "Ukraine war"

‘It Feels Like the Government Doesn’t Need Us’: Displaced Kursk Residents Accuse Governor of Ignoring Their Pleas

One woman accused regional officials of intentionally delaying emergency support and avoiding direct meetings with residents.

Russian Army Chief Gerasimov Visits Troops Near Pokrovsk

General Valery Gerasimov visited a tank division and a motorized rifle brigade engaged in battles near Ukraine’s Pokrovsk.
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Saratov Region Orders Restaurants to Help Fund Ukraine War Effort

Restaurants will reportedly “voluntarily” contribute 0.2% of their revenue to a special-purpose account dedicated to Russian soldiers.
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Putin ‘Destroying Russia’ by Refusing Ukraine Deal, Trump Says

“I think Russia’s going to be in big trouble,” Donald Trump told reporters upon returning to the Oval Office.
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Russian Army Says 55 Ukrainian Drones Intercepted Overnight, Oil Depot Catches Fire

Authorities said drone debris caused a “new fire” at a fuel depot, the same site where a similar incident ignited a blaze six days earlier.
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North Korean POW Tells Ukrainian Interrogators About Major Troop Losses

Ukraine said last week that it captured two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk border region and posted videos of their interrogation.
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opinion Jordan Warlick

U.S. Leadership is Essential to Fight Russia’s Covert War on the West

The new administration must lead NATO to respond to Russia's attacks on the alliance because Moscow is waging war in the shadows.
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Ukrainian Attack on Occupied Kherson Kills At Least 2, Moscow-Backed Governor Says

The Kremlin-installed governor Vladimir Saldo claimed Ukrainian forces had fired “cluster munitions” near a school in the town of Bekhtery.
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Russia Charges British Man Captured Fighting in Kursk With ‘Terrorism’

James Scott Rhys Anderson was captured in November while fighting with Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region.
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Where Russia, Ukraine and Trump Stand as Possible Peace Talks Loom

Trump wants to end Russia's three-year war on Ukraine. Yet Moscow appears to be in no rush to end hostilities.
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Ukrainian Drones Target Industrial Plants in Russia’s Tatarstan

Anonymous Telegram news channels claimed the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant was among the sites targeted in the strikes.
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Moscow Accuses Ukraine of Killing Civilians in Occupied Border Region

Russian state media outlets had published a video that they said showed Russian troops discovering several dead bodies in a dark basement.
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Germany Could Send Troops to Future Ukraine Buffer Zone: Minister

Boris Pistorius also said Germany should aim to spend around 3% of GDP on defense.
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Russian Attack Kills Three in Kyiv

Ukraine's Foreign Minister said the deaths are more "proof that Putin wants war, not peace."
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Russian Missile Attack on Kryvyi Rih Kills 4

Regional authorities said that five others were wounded, three of whom were in critical condition and hospitalized.
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‘I’m a Real-Life Katyusha’: As Russia Hikes Payments for Soldiers, Their Wives Flaunt Newfound Affluence

Soldiers’ wives and girlfriends are taking to social media to show off their comfortable new lives, often while espousing their pro-Kremlin views.
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Trump Team Eyes Oil Sanctions Strategy to Broker Russia-Ukraine Peace – Bloomberg

The proposed plan uses a “carrot-and-stick” approach, with Washington either easing or tightening sanctions against Moscow.
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Ukrainian Army Says It Captured 27 Russian Soldiers in Kursk Region

Ukraine’s military released a video purporting to show the captured troops, who can be heard identifying themselves by name and rank.
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‘I Realized My Efforts Were Futile’: How a Russian Combat Medic Deserted From the Front Lines

Alexei Zhilyaev’s story sheds light on the horrors faced by both soldiers and civilians in the war — and the brutality of the Russian military. 
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Russia and Ukraine Exchange 50 POWs in First Swap of 2025

Moscow said its returned servicemen were receiving medical and psychological care in Belarus before heading back to Russia.
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