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Europe backs Ukraine funding but tightens anti-corruption conditions

October 8, 2026 admin

The story so far: In late August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies of a roughly €27-billion hole in his country’s defence budget for the year. On October 1, after weeks of technical talks with Kyiv, the European Commission declared that Ukraine’s financial and military needs for 2026 were now “fully covered.” Yet the manner…

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Russian attacks injure 7 across Ukraine and damage structures

September 23, 2026 admin

A firefighter works at the site of a business centre hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia launched strikes at businesses and storage facilities in Ukraine overnight, injuring seven people across the country, according to local authorities. The Russian Defence…

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Mass drone barrage on Moscow kills two

September 20, 2026 admin

Plumes of smoke rise from fires (right) at an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia on September, 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hundreds of drones targeting Moscow and its surrounding region killed at least two people and damaged…

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Russia says destroyed dozens of Ukrainian drones as polling stations open

September 18, 2026 admin

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station on the first day of Russia’s parliamentary election in Vladivostok, Russia, September 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia destroyed a wave of Ukrainian drones bound for Moscow, the city’s mayor said on Friday (September 18, 2026), as polling stations opened for the country’s first parliamentary…

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Putin says European troop deployment in Ukraine would be ‘war against Russia’

September 12, 2026 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File. | Photo Credit: AP President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday (September 11, 2026) that any deployment of European troops to Ukraine would amount to “a war against Russia” and said Moscow did not “pose a threat”. “At the moment, they say they are considering how to send troops onto Ukrainian…

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Russian drones batter Ukraine’s Kyiv region, hitting apartments and warehouses for a second day

August 28, 2026 admin

Russian forces on Friday (August 28, 2026) resumed their drone barrage of Ukraine’s Kyiv region, hitting more than a dozen apartment buildings and storage depots in a second straight day of aerial attacks, officials said. Prolonged air raids in Kyiv on Thursday (August 27) essentially locked down the Ukrainian capital for 15 hours, the Foreign…

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Russia hit Ukraine with dozens of missiles, 168 drones in overnight attack, Ukrainian air force says

August 20, 2026 admin

Firefighters gather at the side of a food warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine on August 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine’s air force said ‌on Thursday (August 20, 2026) that Russia had ⁠launched dozens of ballistic, cruise, ‌and hypersonic missiles, as well ‌as…

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Ukraine aims a drone blitz at Moscow as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village

August 18, 2026 admin

Ukrainian forces staged one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since Moscow’s invasion more than four years ago, firing almost 800 drones just two days after launching a similar salvo, officials said Tuesday (August 18, 2026). Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike on a village in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region killed at least 10 people…

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Ukrainian drone attack on Russian city of Nizhnekamsk kills 13, authorities say

August 10, 2026 admin

Smoke rises from an oil refinery after what authorities said was a Ukrainian drone attack, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan Region, Russia, on August 10, 2026, | Photo Credit: Reuters A Ukrainian drone attack on Monday (August 10, 2026) on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people, including a…

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At least three killed in Russian strikes in Kyiv region, official says

August 8, 2026 admin

File image for representation | Photo Credit: AP Russian strikes killed ⁠three people, including a child, in the region ‌surrounding capital Kyiv on Saturday (August 8, 2026), ‌an official said. Tymur ‌Tkachenko, ⁠head of ⁠the Kyiv regional administration, said Russian strikes were recorded at ‌three locations in the Boryspil district, near the capital. Three more…

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