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Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month
1 day, 2 hours ago

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a major Russian fuel depot for the second time in just over a week on Sunday, according to a senior Russian regional official, as part of a “massive” cross-border attack on fuel and energy facilities that Kyiv says supply Moscow’s military. Other key war-related developments from Ukraine and Russia: — Russian President Vladimir Putin …

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Ukraine drone hits Russian high-rise 1,000 km from frontline
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1 day, 21 hours ago

Ukraine drone hits Russian high-rise 1,000 km from frontline

The Hindu  

Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres from the frontier, the latest in a series of escalating aerial attacks in the nearly three-year conflict. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said two drones hit a 37-storey apartment block. Russia's defence ministry said Saturday that the army had captured a new village near …

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Madness of the North Korean 'suicide charges': Kim Jong Un's troops are sent slowly jogging across open land and are 'a dream for Ukrainian machinegunners' in ruthless Russian meatgrinder tactic
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3 days, 4 hours ago

Madness of the North Korean 'suicide charges': Kim Jong Un's troops are sent slowly jogging across open land and are 'a dream for Ukrainian machinegunners' in ruthless Russian meatgrinder tactic

Daily Mail  

Kim Jong Un has sent thousands of troops to reinforce the Russian military, including to the Kursk border region, where Ukrainian forces seized territory earlier this year. Drone footage shows the Russian meatgrinder tactic in action, with two dozen North Korean soldiers seen slowly jogging towards the Ukrainian front line in clusters across an open, snow-covered battlefield. Reports say new …

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A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6
3 days, 6 hours ago

A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian attack Friday on a town in Russia’s Kursk border region using U.S.-supplied missiles killed six people, including a child, a senior local official said. AP AUDIO: A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6 AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Russian missiles targeted Kyiv after Ukraine fired US-made missiles across the …

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Russia launches ballistic missile at Kyiv in retaliation for use of US-made weapons
3 days, 15 hours ago

Russia launches ballistic missile at Kyiv in retaliation for use of US-made weapons

India Today  

A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early Friday killed at least one person and wounded 12 other people, officials said. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the strike was in response to a Ukrainian missile attack on Russia's Rostov border region two days earlier. Answering the Ukrainian attack on Rostov on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said …

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‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks
3 days, 15 hours ago

‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine has raised the stakes with its boldest wartime assassination, killing a high-profile general in Moscow. Kyiv, Ukraine – Igor Kirillov, the 54-year-old general who led Russia’s nuclear protection forces, was assassinated just one day after Ukrainian intelligence accused him of ordering the use of banned chemical weapons against Ukrainian servicemen. “And there are many more Russian war criminals on …

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One killed in Kyiv as Russian missile attack targets Ukraine’s capital
3 days, 15 hours ago

One killed in Kyiv as Russian missile attack targets Ukraine’s capital

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian official says Russia used hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and Iskander/KN-23 ballistic missiles to carry out the attack. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defences were operating following a missile attack which Russia said was in “response” to this week’s Ukrainian strikes using Western missiles on a chemical plant in southern Russia. Prior to the air raid, the Ukrainian Air Force warned …

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Putin challenges the West to a 'high-tech missile DUEL': President suggests giving advance notice of a hypersonic Oreshnik attack to see 'if they can stop it in time' during annual news conference
4 days, 3 hours ago

Putin challenges the West to a 'high-tech missile DUEL': President suggests giving advance notice of a hypersonic Oreshnik attack to see 'if they can stop it in time' during annual news conference

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin has challenged the West to a 'high-tech missile duel' as the Russian president suggests he might give advance notice of a hypersonic missile attack to see if the West can stop it. During his annual news conference and call-in show, Putin mockingly challenged Ukraine's western allies to a 'high-tech duel', suggesting that Moscow could give advance notice of …

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UK may send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers, defence secretary suggests
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4 days, 7 hours ago

UK may send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers, defence secretary suggests

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Defence secretary John Healey poses in front of the Wall of …

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Russia detains man for killing general on orders of Ukraine's security service
4 days, 15 hours ago

Russia detains man for killing general on orders of Ukraine's security service

India Today  

Russia said on Wednesday it had detained an Uzbek man who had confessed to planting and detonating a bomb which killed a top general, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on the instructions of Ukraine's SBU security service. Ukraine's SBU intelligence service took responsibility for the killing after Ukraine accused Kirillov of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian …

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Russia ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war: Putin
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4 days, 15 hours ago

Russia ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war: Putin

India Today  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities. "We have always said that we are ready for negotiations and compromises," Putin said, after saying that Russian forces, advancing across the …

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What’s known about the brazen bombing that killed a top Russian general in Moscow
5 days, 1 hour ago

What’s known about the brazen bombing that killed a top Russian general in Moscow

Associated Press  

The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military officer and again brought the war in Ukraine to the streets of the capital. Maj. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian military’s radiation, chemical and biological protection unit, attends a briefing in Kubinka …

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Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general
5 days, 8 hours ago

Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general

Associated Press  

Russia’s security service said Wednesday it detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he left his southeastern Moscow apartment — a bold assassination that was claimed by Ukraine’s security service. Investigators work near a scooter at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces …

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‘Several hundred’ North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces
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5 days, 16 hours ago

‘Several hundred’ North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces

The Hindu  

A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battle in the Kursk border region, a senior military official said on Tuesday. The official didn't provide details on exactly how many have been killed, but said the North Korean forces don't appear to be battle-hardened, which contributes to the number of …

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Moscow accuses Ukraine’s allies of condoning ‘terrorism’ after top Russian general killed
5 days, 20 hours ago

Moscow accuses Ukraine’s allies of condoning ‘terrorism’ after top Russian general killed

Firstpost  

A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service on Tuesday morning in the most high-profile killing of its kind. Image- AFP Russia on Tuesday criticised Ukraine’s allies over what it called insufficient reactions to the assassination in Moscow of the …

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Sent to Hell: Moment Kyiv death squad's bomb kills Putin general who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine - as footage shows huge blast outside his Moscow home
6 days, 3 hours ago

Sent to Hell: Moment Kyiv death squad's bomb kills Putin general who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine - as footage shows huge blast outside his Moscow home

Daily Mail  

This is the moment a bomb killed one of Vladimir Putin's top generals who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Forces. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, …

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Ukraine's 'The Bachelor' stars a young veteran who's a double amputee
6 days, 15 hours ago

Ukraine's 'The Bachelor' stars a young veteran who's a double amputee

NPR  

Ukraine's 'The Bachelor' stars a young veteran who's a double amputee A young soldier who lost both legs on the frontline stars in Ukraine's version of "The Bachelor," showcasing the increasing number of war-wounded Ukrainians as attractive heroes, not victims. JOANNA KAKISSIS, BYLINE: Oleksandr Budko is sandy-haired and blue-eyed, with muscular, tattooed arms and the chiseled face of a movie …

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Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says its troops killed 30 North Korean soldiers in Kursk region
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1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says its troops killed 30 North Korean soldiers in Kursk region

Live Mint  

At least 30 North Korean soldiers, who Russia had deployed to its western Kursk region, were killed or wounded by Ukrainian troops, Kyiv said on Monday. “On December 14 and 15, army units from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea suffered significant losses near the villages of Plekhovo, Vorozhba, Martynovka in the Kursk region of Russia -- at least 30 …

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‘They said we were American spies’: Priests describe Russia’s crackdown on Evangelicals in occupied Ukraine
1 week ago

‘They said we were American spies’: Priests describe Russia’s crackdown on Evangelicals in occupied Ukraine

CNN  

Editor’s note: This story contains graphic and disturbing descriptions of violence. His congregation was decimated and his church shut down as part of Russia’s brutal crackdown against Ukrainian religious groups that are not affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Moscow Patriarchate. Maksym Vishchyk, a lawyer at Global Rights Compliance, a non-profit that advises the Ukrainian authorities …

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Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks
1 week, 2 days ago

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was one of the heaviest bombardments of the country’s energy sector in the nearly three-year war. Elsewhere in …

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Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks
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1 week, 2 days ago

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion almost three years ago. Elsewhere …

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Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from massive air attacks
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1 week, 2 days ago

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from massive air attacks

LA Times  

In a photo provided by Ukraine’s 24th Mechanized Brigade press service, service members fire a howitzer toward Russian positions near Chasiv Yar town, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor …

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Ukrainian general to overhaul training, management amid manpower woes
1 week, 3 days ago

Ukrainian general to overhaul training, management amid manpower woes

Hindustan Times  

By Dan Peleschuk Ukrainian general to overhaul training, management amid manpower woes KYIV, - The new commander of Ukraine's ground forces plans a "massive transformation" of his branch to improve troop training, management and recruitment, Kyiv said on Friday, as it grapples with manpower problems at the front. The military said the changes would cover training regimes as well as …

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Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack of cruise missiles and drones
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1 week, 3 days ago

Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack of cruise missiles and drones

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv: Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 missiles and almost 200 drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion almost three years ago. In Moscow, the Defense Ministry said the Russian military used long-range precision missiles and drones on …

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