Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Designated U.S. Envoy For Ukraine Says Trump Wants Equitable End To War
Ukraine on January 6 pressed its new assault in Kursk amid claims by Kyiv of major Russian losses there, while Moscow said its forces had taken a key town in eastern Ukraine as both sides bid for strategic positions ahead of any potential cease-fire talks. The U.S.-based Institute for the Study… Continue Reading
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Iran rejects claims of obstruction in 2020 downing of Ukrainian airliner
An Iranian official on Wednesday rejected accusations of judicial obstruction in the case of a Ukrainian passenger plane downed by Iran over Tehran five years ago. Critics and victims’ families say Iran’s lack of transparency, frequent contradictions and repeated false claims have… Continue Reading
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Austin Expected To Announce Military Aid Package At Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting
Ukraine on January 6 pressed its new assault in Kursk amid claims by Kyiv of major Russian losses there, while Moscow said its forces had taken a key town in eastern Ukraine as both sides bid for strategic positions ahead of any potential cease-fire talks. The U.S.-based Institute for the Study… Continue Reading
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Deadly Russian Strike On Zaporizhzhya Causes Dozens Of Casualties
A Russian strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya has killed more than a dozen people and wounded scores of civilians. The January 8 strike caused extensive destruction in the city’s industrial district as firefighters worked to put out several blazes. Ukrainian President… Continue Reading
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Blinken and French Diplomat Criticize Trump’s Talk of Taking Greenland
In Paris, the two officials acknowledged potential strains on alliances with the return of Donald J. Trump to power, but said their countries would try to maintain strong ties. Continue Reading
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Russian missile attack kills at least 13 in southern Ukraine
A Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 people Wednesday and injured dozens more, Ukrainian authorities reported. The attack came minutes after regional Governor Ivan Fedorov warned that “high-speed missiles” and “glide bombs” were heading… Continue Reading
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Ukraine Says It Struck Strategic Oil Depot Inside Russia
Ukraine on January 6 pressed its new assault in Kursk amid claims by Kyiv of major Russian losses there, while Moscow said its forces had taken a key town in eastern Ukraine as both sides bid for strategic positions ahead of any potential cease-fire talks. The U.S.-based Institute for the Study… Continue Reading
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Ukraine Says It Struck Strategic Oil Depot Inside Russia
Ukraine on January 6 pressed its new assault in Kursk amid claims by Kyiv of major Russian losses there, while Moscow said its forces had taken a key town in eastern Ukraine as both sides bid for strategic positions ahead of any potential cease-fire talks. The U.S.-based Institute for the Study… Continue Reading
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Ukraine Strikes Oil Depot Near Russian Air Base, Ukrainian Military Says
The attack was the latest effort to inflict pain on Russia even as Kyiv is losing ground on the battlefield at home. Continue Reading
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Ukrainian drone attacks target Russia’s Saratov region
Ukrainian forces carried out what Russian officials said Wednesday was a mass drone attack on the Saratov region, causing damage to an industrial enterprise. Saratov Governor Roman Busargin said the attack targeted the neighboring cities of Saratov and Engels, an area that is home to an… Continue Reading