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Russia: 'It's dragged on': Ukrainians confront slow war gains
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Russia: ‘It’s dragged on’: Ukrainians confront slow war gains

KYIV: Rusted Russian tanks, which the Kremlin had hoped would parade victorious through Kyiv days after it invaded Ukraine, have instead been lined up as…

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Russia says it repelled border incursion from Ukraine
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Russia says it repelled border incursion from Ukraine

MOSCOW: Moscow’s forces have repelled an attempt by Ukrainian “saboteurs” to break into the Russian border region of Bryansk, the region’s local governor said Tuesday….

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Russia says thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea warships
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Russia says thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea warships

MOSCOW: Russia thwarted a Ukrainian marine drone attack on its warships in the Black Sea, its defence ministry said Thursday, the latest in a string…

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China's defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus
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China’s defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus

TALLINN: Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Thursday visited Belarus and said his country would increase military cooperation with Russia‘s neighbor and ally, where Moscow…

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Russia opens a criminal investigation into a leader of a prominent election watchdog
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Russia opens a criminal investigation into a leader of a prominent election watchdog

MOSCOW: The Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group, his lawyer said Thursday….

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Ukraine: Ukraine reports new attack on grain silos but cargo ship sets sail
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Ukraine: Ukraine reports new attack on grain silos but cargo ship sets sail

KYIV: Ukraine said Russia had attacked its grain storage facilities overnight, but a container ship left the Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday despite…

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Ukraine's Unseen Army: The Mechanics Who Keep the Tanks Rolling
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Ukraine’s Unseen Army: The Mechanics Who Keep the Tanks Rolling

UKRAINE: A battered worker’s van whizzed back and forth along a village road near the front line in southern Ukraine, searching. It screeched to a…

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Russia: Ukraine to plough $35 million into fortifying border with Russia, Belarus
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Russia: Ukraine to plough $35 million into fortifying border with Russia, Belarus

KYIV: The Ukrainian government is to build new fortifications and military infrastructure in northeast regions that border Russia and Belarus at a cost of nearly…

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Zelensky says met troops in Ukraine's frontline Donetsk region
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Zelensky says met troops in Ukraine’s frontline Donetsk region

KYIV: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday visited troops in the frontline region of Donetsk, where Kyiv has been painstakingly clawing back territory from Russian…

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Ukraine Fierce Fighting: Ukraine reports fierce fighting, 'some success' in counteroffensive
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Ukraine Fierce Fighting: Ukraine reports fierce fighting, ‘some success’ in counteroffensive

KYIV: Ukraine on Monday reported fierce fighting along its entire front line and “some success” in pushing back Moscow’s troops in one part of the…

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