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Maksym Dobrianskyi fought as a commander around Bakhmut and Avdiivka until 2023, when he stepped on an anti-personnel mine and lost a leg. He is now in mine action—one of a…
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Thousands Are Fleeing Ukraine’s Donbas Strongholds as Russia Pushes Closer
Nadiya Trofimchuk, 79, had lived in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk her whole life and never thought about leaving, even as war raged for years not 20 miles away. Yet there she was one recent morning at a makeshift evacuation center, sitting next to a small folding table with water and…
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Bitter Historical Feud Threatens Ukraine-Poland Alliance
The two neighbors wholeheartedly support allying with the West and cooperating closely on military affairs, and are fully in agreement today in opposing Russian expansionism. But history gets in the way.
Tensions between Poland and Ukraine escalated sharply on Saturday over a rancorous dispute…
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Ukraine’s $50,000 attack drone just struck a refinery 2,000 km inside Russia
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- The upgraded Fire Point FP-1 can reach as far as 3,000 km, according to Zelenskyy—up from 1,000 km
- How Fire Point extended the range is unclear, but it may involve…
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Russian Authorities Halt Fuel Sales In Occupied Crimea
Russian-installed authorities in occupied Crimea have suspended fuel sales to private individuals and businesses amid a severe fuel shortage and a weak tourist season, as Ukrainian drone strikes continue to disrupt Russia’s oil and transport infrastructure.
Sergei Aksyonov, the…
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Ukraine is testing the future of demining. Experts say the robots still can’t do it alone
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The cameras were up and the film was rolling, and so was the ScanJack 3500—the biggest machine on the field, four wheels, roughly the size of a bus. It crawled along the…
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Ukraine warns Belarus of ‘consequences’ over drone equipment
Volodymyr Zelenskyy threatens to remove relay stations in the country used by Russia unless Minsk acts within a week
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Putin’s war machine sputters in drone age
Ukraine’s innovations cut into Russia’s manpower advantage
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Zelenskyy returns Polish state medal in escalating dispute with ally
Ukrainian president calls on Warsaw to show more respect in row dating back to second world war
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For One 21-Year-Old New Zealander, War In Ukraine Means A Chance To ‘Fight For Freedom’
A soldier who goes by the call sign “Kiwi” was still a teenager in Wellington, New Zealand, when he saw Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on the news in February 2022. As the war dragged on, he learned he could enlist and fight alongside the forces defending Ukraine. RFE/RL’s…
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