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Russia Says Destroyed 47 Ukrainian Drones Over Southern Regions Overnight

March 9, 2024 admin

Kyiv has regularly launched drones into Russia during Moscow’s military offensive in Ukraine Rostov, Ukraine: Russia said on Saturday it had destroyed 47 Ukrainian drones over its southern regions overnight, mostly in the Rostov area bordering Ukraine. Kyiv has regularly launched drones into Russia during Moscow’s military offensive in Ukraine, now in its third year. …

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How Indians Were Duped Into Fighting Russia’s War

March 8, 2024 admin

Mohammed Asfan, a Hyderabad man who died in Russia, was also tricked the same way. New Delhi: The CBI’s raids on agents and companies involved in trafficking Indians to Russia have revealed the nefarious ways in which youngsters were duped into fighting the country’s wars against Ukraine. While some were sent on the pretext of…

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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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Who Was Mohammed Asfan, Hyderabad Man Killed Fighting For Russia

March 7, 2024 admin

Asfan worked in a cloth showroom in Hyderabad. Mohammed Asfan, a 30-year-old from Hyderabad, was killed months after he was duped into joining Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Indian Embassy in Moscow said on Wednesday. Ministry of External Affairs has said around 20 Indian nationals are working as support staff to the Russian army. Asfan’s…

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Russia hacks unsecured German line discussing Ukraine arms aid

March 6, 2024 admin

A demonstrator holds a placard calling on the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to supply Ukraine with Taurus air-to-surface cruise missiles, during a rally in support of Ukraine to mark the second year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin on February 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A German military officer used an unsecured phone…

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French President Emmanuel Macron Urges Ukraine’s Allies Not To Be “Cowards” To Fight Against Russia

March 5, 2024 admin

Paris has so far tended to funnel defence spending into its domestic industry. Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Ukraine’s allies not to be “cowards” in supporting the country to fight off the Russian invasion. He added that he “fully stood behind” controversial remarks made last week not ruling out the deployment of…

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EU to boost defence industry in a bid to move away from US dependency

March 5, 2024 admin

EU Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager speaks during a press conference presenting plans to boost the European Union’s arms industry in Brussels, Belgium March 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union on March 5 outlined ambitious plans to boost its defence industry as it responds to the threat posed by Russia’s war on…

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Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones

March 5, 2024 admin

Handout footage shows what Ukrainian military intelligence said is the Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergey Kotov that was damaged by Ukrainian sea drones, at sea, at a location given as off the coast of Crimea, in this still image obtained from a video released on March 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Ministry of…

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Germany says Russian intercept was ‘operational mistake’ of one officer

March 5, 2024 admin

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius gives a press statement on the status of an investigation into the German military audio that was leaked by Russia, in Berlin, on March 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Germany’s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on March 5 that one of the participants on the military call on Ukraine…

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3 More Killed In Fresh Russian Attacks In Ukraine, Death Count Now 10

March 3, 2024 admin

Eight people had on Saturday been reported killed in the strike Kherson, Ukraine: Russian attacks killed one person in Ukraine’s Kherson region on Sunday as the toll from a drone strike in the city of Odesa climbed to 10, authorities said. The latest deaths came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with Western…

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