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Ukraine hits Russian oil refineries in wave of drone attacks
The protesters blocking the Dorohusk checkpoint on Poland’s border with Ukraine have aid they will allow trucks to cross into Ukraine but will still prevent cargo from entering Poland.
For more than a month, farmers have been blocking checkpoints on the border to protest against an influx of Ukrainian produce, which they complain is hurting…
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Red Cross urged to act over Russian branch’s links to Kremlin war machine
The international Red Cross movement is under pressure to take action against the Russian Red Cross (RRC) over close links between the group and the Kremlin’s war and propaganda machine.The evidence includes the RRC president’s central role in a pro-Putin “patriotic” organisation, senior RRC staff who speak of the impossibility of peace with…
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Exclusive: Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe for
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Russia appears on track to produce nearly three times more artillery munitions than the US and Europe, a key advantage ahead of what is expected to be another Russian offensive in Ukraine later this year.…
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Ukrainian troops struggle on eastern battlefront
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine -- One morning in February, an artillery unit of Ukraine's 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade was ordered to cover soldiers at the front and fire at a Russian mine-launching system. The unit, however, fired just twice due to the need to economize on artillery shells.With a 150-millimeter artillery gun made in the former Soviet…
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Russia Says Destroyed 47 Ukrainian Drones – The Moscow Times
Russia said on Saturday it had destroyed 47 Ukrainian drones over its southern regions overnight, mostly in the Rostov area bordering Ukraine.
Kyiv has regularly launched drones into Russia during Moscow's military offensive in Ukraine, now in its third year.
"Air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed over the territories of…
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Biden ‘determined’ not to deploy U.S. troops to Ukraine; Chinese delegation meets in Kyiv
21 Mins AgoZelenskyy to visit Turkey for talks with ErdoganUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to travel to Turkey for talks with his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Reuters reported.The news outlet cited a Turkish government source saying that Turkey will emphasize its support for Ukraine's territorial…
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Russia summons US envoy over ‘interference’ in internal affairs
A senior Russian military officer has warned that the conflict in Ukraine could escalate into a full-scale war in Europe, the state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported.
“The possibility of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine – from the expansion of participants in ‘proxy forces’ used for military confrontation with Russia to a large-scale…
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Drones cut power to Crimea as Germany says allies ‘not angry or upset’ over Kyiv leak
Navalny supporters chant outside funeral service in MoscowFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe power supply to large swathes of Crimea has been severed as the region was bombarded by drone attacks overnight.It comes a day after the…
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Russian Black Sea ship ‘sunk in drone attack’ – BBC News
By Thomas MackintoshBBC News5 March 2024, 08:40 GMTUpdated 33 minutes agoImage source, Ministry Of Defence Of UkraineImage caption, Footage released by Ukraine purported to show the Sergey Kotov damaged by dronesA Russian patrol ship has been sunk in the Black Sea after being attacked by sea drones, according to Ukrainian intelligence.The Sergei…
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Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-Ukrainian Ambassador to Kazakhstan – The Moscow Times
Russia has issued an arrest warrant for the former Ukrainian ambassador to Kazakhstan, whose anti-Russian remarks caused a diplomatic row in 2022, state media reported Monday.
Pyotr Vrublevsky was charged with “inciting hatred or enmity” and “humiliation of human dignity,” according to the TASS news agency.
The case against him is…
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