Ukraine’s strategy of defeating Russia by joining the West’s political community and security institutions has been undermined by its continued struggles with corruption, a problem that is still far beyond Western standards. The…
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487 Ukrainian athletes killed following Russia’s invasion honoured in Parliament Square
- a powerful display honouring the Ukrainian athletes who have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion has been unveiled today in Parliament Square
- more than 487 Ukrainian athletes have been killed, with the lives of former and…
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Ukraine reports 500,000 Russian troops surrounding the country
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov told the Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday that 500,000 Russian troops are surrounding Ukraine and Russia is looking to add 200,000 to 300,000 more in the coming months.
He told the annual meeting in…
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Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches ‘double tap’ missile attack on a small town near Kharkiv | Russia
Russian launched a “double tap” missile attack on a small town near Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, killing two people, an emergency services official and a police officer, officials said. Officials also reported four dead in a…
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Amid Russian aggression, Ukraine is also facing a demographic crisis | Opinions
Monday’s deadly attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, which caused severe damage to the country’s largest children’s hospital and a healthcare centre for women, starkly emphasised the devastating impact of the ongoing war. Such assaults…
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Israel to Ukraine to Bulgaria: Which countries receive US military aid? | Explainer News
The United States is poised to restart the shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel that were held up earlier this year after a pause on their export following the brutal offensive in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, officials told multiple media…
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Ukraine War Map Shows Zelensky’s Troops Regaining Ground Near Kharkiv
Ukraine has retaken positions north of the country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, according to a new assessment, as Russia plugs away with advances along the eastern front lines in the war-torn country.
Ukrainian fighters “recently regained…
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Ukraine: Major damage to children’s hospital by direct Russian missile hit, dozens killed across the country
Responding to the latest, particularly heavy Russian missile strikes that have killed dozens of civilians across Ukraine and hit major medical facilities in Kyiv, including five buildings of a children’s hospital, Marie Struthers, Amnesty…
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As Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital is hit, anger towards Russia rages | Russia-Ukraine war News
Kyiv, Ukraine – Earth-shattering blasts shook Oleksandra’s apartment building on Monday morning, sending dagger-like shards of glass flying around.
Hours later, she is still shaking, but it is not the damage to her two-bedroom apartment that…
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Putin hosts ‘dear friend’ Modi on first trip to Russia since Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has welcomed India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Moscow, greeting him as his “dear friend” as the Indian leader made his first trip to the country since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Putin embraced…
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