Earlier this year, displaced people from eastern Ukraine arrived in Mezhova, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, to take refuge from the encroaching violence. Now Russian air strikes are battering this small town, as a few holdouts remain without electricity and a stalwart journalist tries to keep…
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Zelenskyy Holds London Talks With European Allies After Trump Criticism
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with his key European allies in London on December 8 after US President Donald Trump accused him of not reading the latest peace proposal.
“We are starting a new diplomatic week right now — there will be consultations with European leaders….
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European allies to rally support for Ukraine as US pressure mounts
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Sir Keir Starmer is set to host Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his French and German counterparts as European powers seek to rally support for Kyiv at a time of…
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France shielding €18bn Russian asset pot from EU ‘reparations loan’ push
Paris guarded names of private banks holding world’s second biggest accumulation of immobilised Russian state funds
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Frontline report: Russian troops caught in kill zone as Ukraine reclaims Ivanivka in daring counterattack
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Today, the biggest news comes from the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Here, the Russians are trying to build up a bridgehead across the Vovcha River to advance further. However,…
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Russia’s hedgehog armor works great. Unless your vehicle is too light to carry it.
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- More Russian vehicles are getting anti-drone “hedgehog” armor
- But the metal armor is heavy, so lighter vehicles can’t carry very much
- Incomplete protection exposes…
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The EU stumbles to an imperfect solution for funding Ukraine
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Greetings and a happy second Sunday of Advent. For those…
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Frontline report: Ukraine’s drone campaign pushes Russia’s oil industry toward collapse
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Today, there are important updates from the Russian Federation.
Here, the Ukrainian forces achieved a record level of destruction of Russian oil infrastructure, disrupting…
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Next Stop London As Zelenskyy To Press Ukraine’s Cause With Key European Allies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to arrive in London on December 8 to meet with his key allies — the so-called European 3 — looking to bolster Kyiv’s negotiating position following his team’s talks in Florida with US officials.
Along with discussions on an elusive peace…
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How A State-Backed Russian Outfit Financed Pro-Kremlin Activities In Ukraine
A Russian government-backed foundation allocated funds through intermediaries in an effort to collect information supporting Kremlin narratives and undermine Kyiv’s defense against Moscow’s invasion, Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, has found.
The findings are…
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