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Ukrainian Drone Hits Russian Oil Facility From 1,500 km Away: Report

May 9, 2024 admin

Russia said a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire and damaged several oil tanks. (Representational) London: A Ukrainian drone struck a major oil processing plant in Russia’s Bashkiria region on Thursday from some 1,500 km (932 miles) away, a Kyiv intelligence source said, its longest-range such attack since the start of the war. Ukraine also…

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Russia targets Ukraine on a day marking World War II defeat of Nazis

May 8, 2024 admin

Children lay flowers at a monument to the Eternal Flame, in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 8, 2024, on the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. | Photo Credit: AP Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine’s power grid on Wednesday,…

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Russian Air Attack Hits School Stadium In Ukraine, 4 Children Injured

May 8, 2024 admin

Russia denies targeting civilians but many have been killed and injured in its strikes. A Russian air attack hit a school stadium in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv on Wednesday, injuring at least four children and three adults, officials said. Two teenagers were hospitalised in serious condition, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said on the Telegram messenger. The…

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Russia says it advances in Ukraine, has struck energy, military industry

May 8, 2024 admin

A damaged refrigerator containing remnants of products is seen at the site of a private house destroyed by a missile attack in the village of Krasylivka, Kyiv region, on May 08, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Russia said on May 8 that its forces had advanced in eastern Ukraine, taking villages in two regions, and…

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Claims of chemical weapon use in Ukraine ‘insufficiently substantiated’: watchdog

May 8, 2024 admin

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. File | Photo Credit: AP The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on May 7 that information it had received until now on alleged chemical weapons use in Ukraine was “insufficiently substantiated.” Also read:Explained | Chemical and biological weapons: what international regulations bind Russia? The OPCW also said…

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4 Arrested For Trafficking Indians To Ukraine War Zone

May 8, 2024 admin

Among those arrested was also a contractual translator in the Russian Defence Ministry (Representational) New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday said it has arrested four people, including a contractual translator in the Russian Defence Ministry, for trafficking Indian nationals to the Russia-Ukraine war zone. The central agency said that Arun and…

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Macron hosts Xi in French mountains to talk Ukraine, trade

May 7, 2024 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and his wife Peng Liyuan watch folklore dancers at the Tourmalet pass, in the Pyrenees moutains, as part of his two-day state visit to France, on May 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron was on Tuesday hosting Chinese leader…

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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelensky

May 7, 2024 admin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said May 7. Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the…

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US Soldier Detained In Russia For ‘Criminal Misconduct’

May 6, 2024 admin

According to NBC News, the soldier traveled to Russia on his own and was not on official business. Washington: An American soldier was detained in Russia last week on charges of “criminal misconduct,” the US Army said on Monday. The soldier — who was not identified by name — adds to the number of Americans…

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Ukrainian drones kill six, injures 35 in Russia’s Belgorod region, Governor says

May 6, 2024 admin

File image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian drone attacks on two buses taking people to work killed six people and injured another 35 in the Belgorod region of Russia, the Governor said on Monday. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the attack took place near the village of Berezovka. He published a…

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