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Category: 1. Ukraine
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Russia launches disinformation campaign to discredit Ukrainian negotiators in Istanbul – CCD
Russian propaganda has initiated an information campaign aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian negotiating team involved in the Istanbul talks.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Facebook by the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under the National…
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Ukrainian Red Cross Society works at location hit by Russian UAV attack on Chernihiv
Photo: https://www.facebook.com/RedCrossUkraine
Volunteers of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) are working at a location affected by a Russian UAV attack on Chernihiv.
“On the night of June 3, Chernihiv…
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Bashkortostan Slashes Military Sign-Up Bonus for Ukraine War Recruits
Authorities in the republic of Bashkortostan later this week will lower one-time payments for men who sign army contracts, joining a handful of other regions in reducing financial incentives for…
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World Bank, Ukraine’s Finance Ministry working on $1 bln agreement to support Ukrainian reforms
A team of the World Bank, together with representatives of the Ministry of Finance and the Government of Ukraine, from June 2 to June 6 are working to coordinate the key parameters of a new Development Policy Operation (DPO)…
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Ukraine’s Drone Strikes Against Russia Could Become the Global Norm
The drone factory in Kyiv had an enviable problem. It could make more combat drones than the Ukrainian military needs. The heavy ones, known as Vampires, can be assembled at a rate of 4,000 per month, the factory’s founder told me on a tour of…
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Four in critical condition, one woman dies in surgery after Russian strike on Sumy
Four people injured in today’s Russian strike on Sumy are in extremely critical condition, and one woman died on the operating table.
According to Ukrinform, Mykola Savchenko, Deputy Director of the Sumy Regional Hospital, shared this information in a comment to
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Nazis wanted this in 1938
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has commented on the “memorandum” presented by Russia regarding a supposed “ceasefire,” emphasizing that Russia cannot be trusted.
According to Ukrinform, the minister shared his remarks on social media platform X.
“We’re…
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Russia’s savage strike on Sumy exposes their ‘desire’ to end war
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Russian strike on civilians in Sumy, which resulted in the deaths of three people, is a clear indication of Russia’s so-called “desire” to end the war.
The head of state shared this on Telegram, according to…
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Russia claims it killed 1,400 Ukrainian soldiers in 24 hours | World News
As the war in Ukraine escalates, Russia on Tuesday stated that its forces have killed around 1,400 Ukrainian soldiers in the past 24 hours. This data, released by the Russian defence ministry, comes as delegations from Moscow and Kyiv meet in…
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