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Russian-Held Regions In Ukraine Express Their Desire To Join Moscow: Vladimir Putin

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Russian-Held Regions In Ukraine Express Their Desire To Join Moscow: Vladimir Putin

Putin said that residents of Moscow-held regions in Ukraine expressed their desire to be part of Russia. Moscow: Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said early on Saturday that residents of Moscow-held regions in Ukraine expressed their desire to be part of Russia in recent local elections, reaffirming referendums last year that Western countries denounced as illegal….

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Russia to hike defence spending by almost 70% in 2024: Ministry

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Russia to hike defence spending by almost 70% in 2024: Ministry

In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defence Ministry Press Service on September 24, 2023, soldiers take their places inside a military helicopter of the Russian air force prior to military action in an unknown location in Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP Russia is set to hike defence spending by almost 70 percent…

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Russia Unveils Huge Spending Hike Of Almost 70% To Battle “Hybrid War”

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Russia Unveils Huge Spending Hike Of Almost 70% To Battle “Hybrid War”

Russia said it plans to raise defence spending by almost 70 percent next year. (File) Moscow: Russia said Thursday that it plans to raise defence spending by almost 70 percent next year, funneling massive resources into its Ukraine offensive to fight what it calls a “hybrid war” unleashed by the West. With Moscow’s “special military…

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Explained | Is Ukraine’s counteroffensive working?

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Explained | Is Ukraine’s counteroffensive working?

The story so far: Ukraine, which launched a counteroffensive against the invading Russian troops with advanced western weapons and NATO-trained soldiers in June, has made incremental territorial gains, but is yet to clinch a major breakthrough. Three months later, as the offensive grinds on, the Ukrainians have said that they would continue fighting to reclaim…

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Russia Says It Downs Seven Ukrainian Drones Over Belgorod, Kursk Regions

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Russia Says It Downs Seven Ukrainian Drones Over Belgorod, Kursk Regions

Russian air defence units shot down seven Ukrainian drones over southern Belgorod region on Monday. Moscow:  Russian air defence units shot down seven Ukrainian drones over southern Belgorod region on Monday, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram. According to Gladkov, there were no casualties. Russia’s Defence Ministry later said Russian forces had destroyed two…

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Ukraine claims attack on Russian navy headquarters in Crimea killed 34, including fleet commander

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Ukraine claims attack on Russian navy headquarters in Crimea killed 34, including fleet commander

The missile strike that blasted the Crimean headquarters of Russia’s navy last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, Ukraine said Monday, though it provided no evidence to support its claim. Ukraine’s Special Operation Forces said on the Telegram messaging app that its strike on the main building of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters…

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Russia’s air attack on Odesa in southern Ukraine injures one: official

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Russia’s air attack on Odesa in southern Ukraine injures one: official

Emergency workers operate at the site of a heavily damaged hotel during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Cherkasy, Ukraine/ | Photo Credit: REUTERS One woman was injured and port infrastructure was damaged in Russia’s overnight missile and drone attack, Oleh Kiper, Governor of the Odesa region in southern Ukraine, said…

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Pope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and ‘martyrdom’ of Ukrainian people

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Pope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and ‘martyrdom’ of Ukrainian people

Pope Francis attends a press conference on board an airplane on his flight back from Marseille to Rome on September 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis has labelled the weapons industry as being a key driver of the “martyrdom” of Ukraine’s people in Russia’s war, saying even the withholding of weapons now is…

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Ukrainian Missile Hits Russia’s Black Sea Navy Headquarters In Crimea

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Ukrainian Missile Hits Russia’s Black Sea Navy Headquarters In Crimea

Ukraine confirmed the strike had hit Moscow’s naval command base on the peninsula. (Representational) Kyiv: Ukraine claimed responsibility for a missile attack that struck the headquarters of Moscow’s Black Sea fleet in annexed Crimea Friday, sparking a huge fire and leaving at least one Russian serviceman missing. The strike on the symbolic heart of Russia’s…

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