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Russia plans to defend oil and gas facilities with missile systems

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Russia plans to defend oil and gas facilities with missile systems

Several Russian oil refining facilities shut down after Ukrainian drone attacks in the first quarter. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Russian energy ministry official told a parliament meeting on March 19 there were plans to defend oil and gas facilities with missile systems. “We are jointly working, including with colleagues from the Russian National…

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

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

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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Indians Forced To Fight Russia's War Put Out Video: 'Get Us Out Of Here'

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Indians Forced To Fight Russia's War Put Out Video: 'Get Us Out Of Here'

A group of men from Punjab and Haryana, who have claimed that they were tricked into joining the Russian Army and fighting the war in Ukraine, have put out a new video, doubling down on their request for help. The video shows six men, dressed in military-style winter jackets with hoods. The location tag is…

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Russian Strikes Kill 20, Injure Over 70 In “Vile” Ukraine Attack

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Russian Strikes Kill 20, Injure Over 70 In “Vile” Ukraine Attack

The strikes came on the first day of presidential elections in Russia Odesa, Ukraine: Russian missiles pounded Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa on Friday, killing more than a dozen people including rescue workers in an attack President Volodymyr Zelensky described as “vile”. AFP journalists on the scene saw bodies covered by blankets strewn…

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Russia systematically tortures Ukraine POWs, U.N. commission says

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Russia systematically tortures Ukraine POWs, U.N. commission says

The UN body has previously documented a few cases of ill-treatment by Ukrainian forces of Russian detainees . File. | Photo Credit: AP A United Nations commission of inquiry on Ukraine said on March 15 that it had gathered more evidence that Russia has systematically tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war, documenting rape threats and the use…

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Vladimir Putin On Ukrainian Strikes On Russia

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Vladimir Putin On Ukrainian Strikes On Russia

“This is an attempt to interfere with the presidential election,” Putin said. Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said Friday that his military would respond to a string of Ukrainian attacks on Russia that he described as an attempt by Kyiv to derail presidential elections. Russian border regions this week have been targeted by fatal Ukrainian bombardments…

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Russian Strikes Kill 16, Including Rescuers, In Ukraine’s Odesa

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Russian Strikes Kill 16, Including Rescuers, In Ukraine’s Odesa

Friday’s attack was just the latest in a series of fatal barrages between Kyiv and Moscow Odesa: Ukraine said Friday that Russian forces had pounded the Black Sea port city of Odesa with missiles, killing more than a dozen people including a paramedic and a rescue worker. AFP journalists on the scene saw bodies covered…

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Russia Committing “Systematic” Torture, Rape In Ukraine: UN

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Russia Committing “Systematic” Torture, Rape In Ukraine: UN

UN also voiced concern about the continued use of explosive weapons in civilians areas Geneva: Russia is continuing to commit serious rights violations and war crimes in Ukraine, including “systematic” torture and rape, United Nations investigators said on Friday. Moscow has been waging war on Ukraine for more than two years and has recently made…

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Putin Didn’t Threaten To Use Nukes, US Took Him Out Of Context: Russia

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Putin Didn’t Threaten To Use Nukes, US Took Him Out Of Context: Russia

“This is a deliberate distortion of the context,” Kremlin said. Moscow: The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in an interview with state media did not constitute a threat to use them, and accused the U.S. of deliberately taking the remarks out of context. Putin said…

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