At least three people were killed in Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to officials. A 17-year-old girl was among the victims of the April 16 strike, which also injured dozens of residents.
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At Least 3 Killed, Dozens Injured In Russian Drone Attack On Dnipro
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The Ukrainian Schoolmaster Teaching History to His Invaders
Vitalii Dribnytsia engages with Russians online to correct Kremlin propaganda about Ukraine. Over time, he has come to realize his more important audience is Ukrainians themselves.
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Inside the factory making Europe’s machine guns — by hand
During the cold war, every one of FN Herstal’s machine guns, the standard- issue weapon for many Nato armies, was finished by hand.
Today, the state-owned Belgian gunmaker has moved to using high-tech robotics at its plant outside Liège. But one thing has not changed: the main parts are still…
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Russian Attack On Dnipro Kills 2 Women, Injures At Least 16
A Russian drone attack killed young woman and an elderly woman and injured at least 16 others on April 16 in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the regional governor said.
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UK tests microwave weapon to disable drone swarms
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The UK Ministry of Defence has successfully trialled a new type of electronic weapon to combat drones that has potential implications for modern battlefields, including in…
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Russia Arrests Former Governor of Kursk Region
Aleksei B. Smirnov, together with his deputy and other accomplices, was accused of embezzling money earmarked for building defenses that failed to prevent a Ukrainian attack in Kursk.
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Truth, lies and the betrayal of Ukraine
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Near the start of Stalingrad, the first part of Vasily Grossman’s epic duology on Russia and totalitarianism during the second world war, two characters have a heated…
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Kyiv Cites ‘Significant Progress’ In Talks With US On Partnership Deal, Rare Earth Minerals
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for upholding multilateral trade as he landed in Vietnam as part of a high-stakes tour of Southeast Asia’s most export-reliant economies as he looks to capitalize on global trade tensions with the United States.
The three-country visit, which begins with a…
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Russian Drones Again Strike Odesa, Injuring 3
For at least the third time this year, Russian drones attacked Ukraine’s historic port city of Odesa, a UNESCO World Heritage site, injuring three people and setting residential and commercial buildings ablaze.
Meanwhile, glide bomb attacks on Kherson killed one person while the city of…
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3 Injured In Russian Drone Strikes On Odesa
Overnight Russian drone strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa injured three people and damaged apartment blocks and warehouses on April 16, according to state emergency services. Firefighters put out blazes in residential and industrial zones of the city, whose historic center — a Unesco…
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