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Ukraine War

Russian Army Says Captured Village in Eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Region

The village of Storozheve is close to the southern front line, which has remained largely static but where Ukraine says Russia is planning a fresh offensive...

North Korean Soldiers Suffer 1,100 Casualties in Ukraine War, South Korean Military Says

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff also said that Pyongyang may be “preparing for the rotation or additional deployment of soldiers.”
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Putin Vows ‘Destruction' on Ukraine After Kazan Drone Attack

Putin has previously threatened to target the center of Kyiv with a hypersonic ballistic missile in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory...
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Russia Claims Capture of 2 More East Ukraine Villages

Russia's military said its troops had "liberated" the villages of Lozova in the northeastern Kharkiv region and Krasnoye — called Sontsivka in Ukraine...
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Ukrainian Drones Crash Into High-Rise Apartment Buildings in Russia’s Kazan

Regional authorities accused Kyiv of deliberately attacking civilians in the early morning strikes, which reportedly injured three people.
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5 Killed in Ukrainian Rocket Attack on Kursk Region, Governor Says

Videos shared online showed the aftermath of the attack in Rylsk, with several cars engulfed in flames and multiple buildings badly damaged.
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Ukraine Says Bodies of Over 500 Killed Soldiers Returned From Russia

The exchange of prisoners and bodies of killed military personnel remains one of the few areas of cooperation between Moscow and Kyiv since Russia invaded...
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Portugal Condemns Russian Attack That Damaged Embassy in Kyiv

Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel said the diplomatic missions of Argentina, Albania and Montenegro were also damaged in the strikes.
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Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv Kills At Least 1, Cuts Heating to Homes

Moscow said the attack was retaliation for a strike using Western-supplied missiles on a chemical plant in Russia earlier in the week.
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At Least 100 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting for Russia, Seoul Says

South Korea’s spy agency also said Pyongyang may be planning to send additional troop deployments to Russia.
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Putin Says He’s Ready to Talk With Trump ‘Anytime’ About Ukraine Peace Deal

President-elect Donald Trump has stoked fears in Kyiv that he could force Ukraine to accept peace on terms favorable to Moscow.
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​​Ukraine Drones, Missiles Spark Blaze at Oil Refinery in Russia’s Rostov Region 

Russia’s Defense Ministry reported downing over 80 drones across the country overnight, including 36 aircraft over the Rostov region.
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Ukraine ‘Obviously’ Ordered General’s Assassination, Kremlin Says

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov described Tuesday’s explosion as a “terrorist attack” and praised police for quickly arresting the suspected assassin.
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Russian Police Arrest Suspect in General’s Killing

Investigators said the man, a citizen of Uzbekistan, claimed he had been “recruited by Ukrainian special forces.”
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‘Several Hundred’ North Korean Casualties in Russia’s Kursk – U.S. Official

"These are not battle-hardened troops. They haven't been in combat before," the official said.
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U.S. Says Not Involved in Killing of Russian General Behind ‘Atrocities'

"I can tell you that the United States was not aware of it in advance and was not involved," the State Department's spokesman said of Igor Kirillov's killing...
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Ukrainian Security Services Arrest Suspected Russian Agents Who Searched for F-16 Locations

Ukraine’s SBU security service said it “neutralized a large-scale agent network” of 12 agents and their informants.
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Moscow Waging 'Intense' Counteroffensive With North Korean Troops in Kursk Region, Kyiv Says

Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said North Korean forces have “already suffered heavy losses” in the partially occupied region.
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The Pro-War Russians and Ukrainian Defectors Killed Amid Moscow’s Invasion

Tuesday's killing of a top general in Moscow is the latest in a line of pro-war figures, occupying officials and Ukrainian defectors who have been targeted...
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