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Russia downs 125 Ukrainian drones, residential apartment hit in Voronezh

September 29, 2024 admin

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, a damaged apartment house is seen after Russia attacked the city with guided bombs overnight in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday (September 29, 2024) its air defence downed 125 Ukrainian drones overnight, while a…

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Russia claims more advances in east Ukraine

September 25, 2024 admin

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on September 25, 2024, Russian soldiers carry an ammunition to their Pion self-propelled cannon to fire towards Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location. | Photo Credit: AP Russia’s army said Wednesday (September 25, 2024) it had captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine,…

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Germany to approve 397 million euros in extra Ukraine military aid, letter says

September 19, 2024 admin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) meets President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Germany is set to approve close to 400 million euros ($450 million) in additional military aid to Ukraine, according to a Finance Ministry letter seen by Reuters on Thursday (September 19, 2024). The funds are in addition to…

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U.K. sanctions ten ships from Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

September 11, 2024 admin

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, listens as UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, right, speaks during the Fourth Crimea Platform Leaders Summit in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The U.K. government, on Wednesday, announced sanctions on a “shadow fleet” of ten Russian oil tankers that it has alleged were…

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Russia says captured town, three villages in eastern Ukraine

September 10, 2024 admin

In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, Russian marines drive their APC toward Ukrainian position at Vugledar direction, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP Russia’s Defence Ministry on Tuesday (September 10, 2024) said it had captured the town of Krasnogorivka in eastern Ukraine…

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One dead, dozens injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Pavlograd

September 6, 2024 admin

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out a fire following a Russian missile attack in Pavlograd, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Russian strikes on the Ukrainian central city of Pavlograd on Friday killed one person and injured more than 50 others, including three children, authorities said….

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Toll in Russian strike on Ukraine’s Poltava rises to 55

September 5, 2024 admin

Ukrainian servicemen wait outside a military educational facility after it was hit by Russian missiles in Poltava, eastern Ukraine on September 3, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AFP The death toll from a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s city of Poltava rose to 55 with over 300 wounded, Ukrainian officials…

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Russia says its forces seize another settlement in Ukraine’s Donetsk region

August 31, 2024 admin

Russian officials have said Kyiv’s attack on the Kursk region will fail to divert Russian forces away from the east of Ukraine. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian forces have gained control of the Kirove settlement, known in Ukraine as Verezamske, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, the defence ministry said on Saturday. Donetsk is one…

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine used F-16 fighter jets against Russian air attacks

August 27, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hands over the flag of a military unit on the occasion of the Air Forces Day against the background of Ukraine’s Air Force’s F-16 fighter jets in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, August 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday (August 27, 2024) that…

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Russia declares emergency in part of Voronezh region after drone attack

August 24, 2024 admin

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, center, visits the Pogonovo military training ground in Voronezh region of Russia. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Russia has declared a state of emergency in part of the Voronezh region bordering Ukraine after an overnight…

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