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Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelensky assassination plot

April 18, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. | Photo Credit: AP A Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to spy on behalf of Russia’s military intelligence in an alleged plot to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Polish prosecutors said Thursday. The office of Poland’s National Prosecutor said in a statement that the man, identified…

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Two Russia-based agents under CBI scanner for sending Indians to Ukraine war

March 8, 2024 admin

A resident of Kupwara who joined as a security helper with the Russian Army last year. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “Two Russia-based agents involved in the human-trafficking network that pushed Indians into the Ukraine war zone are under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner,” officials said on March 8. “The agents allegedly…

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Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow

February 24, 2024 admin

A Ukrainian soldier fires an RPG toward Russian positions at the frontline near Avdiivka, an eastern city where fierce battles against Russian forces have been taking place, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian forces downed a Russian early warning and control aircraft on February 23, the air force chief said —…

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Ukraine says it downed 29 Russia-launched drones, one cruise missile

October 3, 2023 admin

File picture of a Russian drone in Ukraine airspace | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine destroyed 29 of 31 drones launched by Russia and one cruise missile, its air force said on Tuesday, most of them targeting the regions of Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk. The waves of overnight attacks lasted more than three hours, the southern command…

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Morning Digest | Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks require proper response, PM Modi tells Ministers at informal meeting; Ready to hold polls as per legal provisions, CEC on ‘one nation, one election’, and more

September 7, 2023 admin

Sanatana Dharma | Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks require proper response, PM Modi tells Ministers at informal meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reportedly told his Ministerial colleagues that DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks on Sanatana Dharmarequired a “proper response” based on “facts of the issue” within the contemporary situation and emphasised…

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Zelenskyy replaces defence minister, Russian drones hit Ukraine port

September 3, 2023 admin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday announced the departure of defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov, calling for “new approaches” a year and a half into Russia’s invasion. The announcement came hours after Ukraine fought off an attack by Russian drones in the southern Odesa region early Sunday that hit a Danube port on the border with…

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