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Blinken visits Ukraine to tout U.S. support for Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s advances

May 14, 2024 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14 | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on May 14 in an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American support as it struggles to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks. The visit comes…

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Russian drone attack injures nine in Ukraine’s Odesa, officials say

April 23, 2024 admin

A view shows damaged buildings at the site of a Russian drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine on April 23, 2024. Photo: Mayor of Odesa Hennadii Trukhanov via Telegram, via Reuters Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine that injured nine people in the Black Sea port of Odesa, four of…

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Ukraine digs in for an extended war with Russia after failed counteroffensive

March 19, 2024 admin

A prosecutor examines fragments of Russian missiles that were collected to investigate Russia’s military crimes in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian forces facing a lack of munitions and manpower are digging in to resist Russian attack, mirroring the invaders’ strategy and showing Kyiv expects a drawn-out war. President Volodymyr…

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‘Ground operations in Kyiv are possible at some point’

March 18, 2024 admin

(from left) Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Donald Tusk at a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on March 15. | Photo Credit: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published on March 16 evening that Western ground operations in Ukraine might be necessary “at some point”, days after meeting with German…

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Ukraine’s ex-military commander Zaluzhny appointed envoy to U.K.

March 8, 2024 admin

Former Ukraine Army chief Valery Zaluzhny. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approved the candidacy of former Army chief Valery Zaluzhny as Ambassador to Great Britain, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine sent a request to the British side for an agreement,” the…

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Ukraine’s Kyiv, Lviv placed on heritage ‘in danger’ list: UNESCO

September 15, 2023 admin

The UN’s cultural organisation placed World Heritage Sites in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Lviv on its “in danger” list, saying they are at risk from the war sparked by Russia’s invasion of the country. File | Photo Credit: AFP The UN’s cultural organisation on Friday placed World Heritage Sites in the Ukrainian cities…

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Russia attacks Ukraine with 32 drones, 25 downed: Kyiv

September 10, 2023 admin

An explosion of a drone is seen in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia attacked Ukraine with 32 drones overnight into Sunday, Kyiv military chiefs said, most of them aimed around the capital. Air defences shot down…

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