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Russia Says Ukraine Launched Missiles, Drones Shot Down Over Kursk Region

August 7, 2024 admin

Five people were killed throughout the day and some 28 wounded Moscow: Ukraine lobbed missiles and drones at Russia’s southwest region of Kursk overnight, the local governor said Wednesday, a day after pro-Kyiv forces crossed across the border with tanks and armoured vehicles. “Two Ukrainian missiles were shot down by air defence systems in the…

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The View From India newsletter: Is all well in Indo-U.S. partnership?

July 29, 2024 admin

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) Earlier in July, immediately after Prime Minister Modi wrapped up a bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, since first visit to Russia since the Ukraine…

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Thousands Of Ukrainians To Graduate Amid “To Stay Or Leave” Concerns

July 25, 2024 admin

Student life was barely back to normal after Covid-19 when Russia invaded Ukraine (Representational) Kyiv, Ukraine: Anton Yushyn spent four years studying Italian at university in Kyiv but the outbreak of war taught him the most valuable lesson of his student life: to prioritise what matters most. When he enrolled at Kyiv National Linguistic University,…

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Ukraine’s top diplomat in Beijing for talks on ending war

July 23, 2024 admin

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ukraine’s Foreign Minister was in China on July 23 for talks on how officials there might help end the war with Russia, whose ties with Beijing have grown stronger since the conflict began. China presents itself as a neutral party in the war and says it…

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Russia downs 75 Ukraine-launched drones, some near Tuapse oil refinery

July 22, 2024 admin

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 75 drones launched by Ukraine overnight, including eight near the town of Tuapse on the Black Sea where Russia’s oil major Rosneft has a refinery, the Russian Defence Ministry said on July 22. Forty-seven drones were downed over the Rostov region in Russia’s…

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Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and shifting political sands in the U.S.

July 17, 2024 admin

After almost 30 months of war with Russia, Ukraine’s difficulties on the battlefield are mounting even as its vital support from the United States is increasingly at the mercy of changing political winds. A six-month delay in military assistance from the U.S., the biggest single contributor to Ukraine, opened the door for the Kremlin’s forces…

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India’s relationship with Russia gives it ability to urge Russian President Putin to end war in Ukraine: White House

July 10, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visit the Atom pavilion at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh) in Moscow, Russia on July 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The White House on July 9 said that India’s ties with Russia give it the ability to urge Russian President Vladimir Putin…

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Russia uses hypersonic missiles in an attack on Kyiv, no casualties reported

July 8, 2024 admin

Smoke rises after recent Russian air strikes, in the town of Toretsk, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Russian forces launched multiple ballistic and cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets on July 8, Ukraine’s Air Force said, with explosions were felt and…

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Russia says captured district of key Ukraine town of Chasiv Yar

July 4, 2024 admin

A serviceman walks down a street, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on Wednesday its forces had captured a district in the key hilltop town of Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow has been pressing…

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Hungary’s Orban, in Kyiv, proposes ceasefire to speed up peace talks

July 2, 2024 admin

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a joint news briefing, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday to consider a ceasefire to accelerate an end to the war with…

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