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Russia Blames Missile Attack on Soldiers’ Mobile Phone Use

Web News 4 January 2023 471 0

Russia has said a New Year’s Day missile attack which killed at least 89 Russian soldiers happened because troops were using their mobile phones. Use of banned phones allowed the enemy to locate its target, officials said. An investigation has already begun. Ukraine says 400 soldiers were Continue Reading

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Drone Attack on Russian Bomber Base Leaves Three Dead

Web News 26 December 2022 302 0

A Ukrainian drone attack on Engels bomber base in south Russia has left three people dead, Moscow says. Air defences reportedly shot down the drone but falling debris caused the casualties in the overnight attack. Russia accuses Ukraine of carrying out a similar attack on the airfield, home to strategic bombers, on 5 December. The […]Continue Reading

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Russia Swaps US Basketball Star Brittney Griner for Arms Dealer Bout

Web News 8 December 2022 367 0

The US and Russia have exchanged jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, held in an American prison for 12 years. The swap was approved by President Joe Biden in recent days, sources told CBS. Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February for possessing cannabis oil and last […]Continue Reading

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Massive Strikes Hit Major Ukrainian Cities

Web News 31 October 2022 373 0

Russia has launched massive missile strikes across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, causing power and water outages. At least two blasts were reported in Kyiv. According to the report, one resident said his district was without electricity. In the northeastern city of Kharkiv, critical infrastructure facilities were hit. The strikes come after Russia blamed Ukraine Continue Reading

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Kamikaze Drones Kill in Kyiv

Web News 17 October 2022 302 0

Russia has hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, with a wave of Iranian-made kamikaze drones – killing at least one person, says Mayor Vitali Klitschko. “It shows their desperation,” said Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s staff, and in the port city of Mykolaiv, sunflower oil tanks were set on fire by similar drones, […]Continue Reading

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Explosion: Crimea Bridge Partly Reopens 

Web News 8 October 2022 728 0

Light traffic has resumed on Russia’s only bridge to Crimea, hours after a huge blast brought down sections of the roadway. According to investigations, the blast on Europe’s longest bridge – a symbol of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 – killed three people. Russian officials claimed that, the victims were in […]Continue Reading

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Huge Blaze Ruptures Crimea-Russia Bridge

Web News 8 October 2022 302 0

A large fire on the only crossing between the occupied Crimean peninsula and Russia was caused by a lorry explosion, Russian officials say. A blast on the road section led to oil tankers on the rail section catching fire, before the road collapsed. Crimea was annexed in 2014 by Russia, which now uses the bridge […]Continue Reading

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Russia to formally Annex Four More Areas of Ukraine

Web News 29 September 2022 324 0

Russia’s Vladimir Putin will hold a signing ceremony on Friday formally annexing four more areas of Ukraine after self-styled referendums condemned by Ukraine and the West as a sham. Russian-backed officials had earlier claimed the five-day exercise secured almost total popular support. So-called votes were held in Luhansk and Donetsk in the east, and in […]Continue Reading

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EU Expresses Worry Over Leakage of Major Pipelines from Russia

Web News 28 September 2022 365 0

The EU says, leaks in two major gas pipelines from Russia to Europe have been  caused by sabotage – but stopped short of directly accusing Russia. According to report, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said deliberate disruption would meet the “strongest possible response”. Meanwhile, the EU has previously accused Russia of using gas […]Continue Reading

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Zelensky Calls for Russia’s Punishment

Web News 22 September 2022 403 0

President Volodymyr tells the UN General Assembly in New York Russia must face “just punishment” over its invasion of Ukraine. In a pre-recorded video, the Ukrainian leader called for the creation of a special war tribunal and detailed alleged war crimes by Russia. He also set out a “formula”, including more military support and punishing […]Continue Reading

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Ukraine’s counter-offensive won’t alter Russia’s plans – Putin

Web News 17 September 2022 334 0

Ukraine’s recent counter-offensive will not change Russia’s plans, President Vladimir Putin has said in his first public comments on the matter. In a rapid counter-attack, Ukrainian forces say they captured over 8,000 sq km (3,000 sq miles) in six days in the north-eastern Kharkiv region but Mr Putin said he was not in a hurry, […]Continue Reading

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Ukrainian City Flooded After Missiles Hit Dam

Web News 15 September 2022 428 0

Ukrainian officials say as many as eight Russian missiles hit the dam on Wednesday. Officials say Russian missiles have hit a reservoir dam near the southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. City head, Oleksandr Vilkul said residents in some areas were told to evacuate but added the situation was under control. Ukraine said the strike […]Continue Reading

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Invasion: Ukraine has retaken 6,000 Sq Km from Russia – Zelensky

Web News 13 September 2022 540 0

Ukrainian forces have seized even more territory from Russia as they continue their counter-offensive, the country’s president has said. Volodymyr Zelensky said troops have now retaken more than 6,000 sq km (2,317 sq miles) from Russian control in September, in the east and the south. The BBC cannot verify these figures. Russia has admitted to […]Continue Reading

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Ukraine War: First Grain Ship Leaves Under Russia Deal

Web News 1 August 2022 410 0

The first ship carrying grain has left a Ukrainian port under a landmark deal with Russia. Turkish and Ukrainian officials say the ship left the southern port of Odesa early on Monday morning local time. Russia has been blockading Ukrainian ports since February, but the two sides agreed on a deal to resume shipments. It […]Continue Reading

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Ukraine War: Zelensky Sacks Security Chief, Top Prosecutor

Web News 18 July 2022 351 0

President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of Ukraine’s security agency (SBU) and the prosecutor general, citing many cases of treason in the two powerful organisations. He said more than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied areas. A total of 651 collaboration and treason cases had been opened against law enforcement […]Continue Reading

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Russian Rocket Attack Claims 23 Lives in Vinnytsia

Web News 14 July 2022 277 0

Russian missiles have struck a city far from the eastern front-line, killing at least 23 people including three children. More than 100 were reported injured in the attack in Vinnytsia, which is south-west of Kyiv and a long way from the heart of the fighting in Donbas. Three Russian missiles hit an office block and […]Continue Reading

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Russia Promises Belarus Iskander-M, Nuclear-Capable Missiles

Web News 26 June 2022 394 0

Russian  President, Vladimir Putin says, the country will send nuclear capable short-range missile systems to its ally Belarus in the coming months. He said Iskander-M systems “can fire ballistic and cruise missiles, both conventional and nuclear types”. The systems have a range of up to 500km (310 miles). Report says, tensions between Russia and the […]Continue Reading

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Ukraine: NATO Chief Warns of Protracted War

Web News 20 June 2022 372 0

The West must prepare to continue supporting Ukraine in a war lasting for years, Nato’s chief has warned. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the costs of war were high, but the price of letting Moscow achieve its military goals was even greater. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also warned of a longer-term conflict. And in […]Continue Reading

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Ukraine War: Biden in Fine Balancing Act with New Aid Package

Web News 1 June 2022 403 0

President Joe Biden says the United States, US, will send Ukraine more advanced rocket systems to help it defend itself. Mr Biden said the lethal aid would strengthen Ukraine’s negotiating position against Russia and make a diplomatic solution more likely. The US president said: “That is why I’ve decided that we will provide the Ukrainians […]Continue Reading

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Russia Diplomat Resigns over Ukraine War

Web News 24 May 2022 319 0

A Russian diplomat has quit his job in protest at the “bloody, witless” war “unleashed by Putin against Ukraine”. Boris Bondarev, whose LinkedIn says he worked at the Russian mission to the UN in Geneva, told the BBC he knew his decision to speak out may mean the Kremlin now considers him a traitor. But […]Continue Reading

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Russia Withdrawing from Kharkiv – Ukraine

Web News 14 May 2022 596 0

The latest agency reports lend some credence to the claim, with a spokesman for the Ukrainian General Staff quoted by AFP as saying that in the region, the “enemy’s main efforts are focused on ensuring the withdrawal of its units from the city of Kharkiv”. Reuters journalists say the north-eastern city has been quiet for […]Continue Reading

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Dozens Feared Dead after Bomb Hits School in Ukraine

Web News 8 May 2022 382 0

Dozens of people are feared dead after a bomb hit a school in east Ukraine, where government forces are battling Russian troops and separatists. Luhansk region’s governor, Serhiy Gaidai, confirmed two deaths, saying 60 people were feared dead under the rubble of the school in Bilohorivka. About 90 people had been sheltering in the building […]Continue Reading

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EU Sanctions Russia over Difficult Oil Matters

Web News 4 May 2022 906 0

The EU is expected to outline fresh sanctions against Russia later today, including a plan for potentially phasing out Russian oil. This is a big move given how many member states are reliant on this source. Overall, the bloc relies on Russia for 26% of its oil imports. They’ve already paid more than £47 billion […]Continue Reading

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Germany Rules Out Immediate End to Russian Oil Imports

Web News 20 April 2022 502 0

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says  Germany will end oil imports by the end of the year, with gas following. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised Germany for failing to curb Russian energy imports. He described energy payments as “blood money”. Proceeds from the sale of Russian oil and gas amount to around $1bn, £770m, a day, […]Continue Reading

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Russia Launches Attacks on Cities in Eastern Ukraine

Web News 19 April 2022 384 0

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia has launched an assault to seize the eastern Donbas region. Moscow bombarded cities with rocket and artillery fire on Monday and in a video address Mr Zelensky said that the battle “for the Donbas has begun”. Ukraine’s top security official, Oleksiy Danilov, said that Russia tried to break […]Continue Reading