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Bakhmut: Battle for Bakhmut takes centre stage in Russia-Ukraine war
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Bakhmut: Battle for Bakhmut takes centre stage in Russia-Ukraine war

KYIV: The six-month battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest fight of the war so far.Little known outside Ukraine…

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Bakhmut: Ukraine moves to fortify embattled Bakhmut as Russia closes in
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Bakhmut: Ukraine moves to fortify embattled Bakhmut as Russia closes in

KYIV: Ukraine pledged Monday to bolster its defences in frontline Bakhmut, after reports that Kyiv was withdrawing from the city that has become a symbolic…

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Zelenskyy tells US, Europe law chiefs Russia must face court
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Zelenskyy tells US, Europe law chiefs Russia must face court

LVIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US Attorney General Merrick Garland and top European legal officials on Friday, and called for Russia to face…

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Russian strike on Ukraine apartment block kills 3, injures 6
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Russian strike on Ukraine apartment block kills 3, injures 6

KYIV: Three people were killed and six others were injured when a Russian missile hit a five-story apartment building in a city in southeastern Ukraine…

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Bakhmut: Ukraine clings to Bakhmut but time may be running out as Russians advance
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Bakhmut: Ukraine clings to Bakhmut but time may be running out as Russians advance

KYIV: Ukrainian forces hung onto their positions in the ruined eastern city of Bakhmut early on Thursday under constant attack from Russian troops seeking to…

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Zelenskyy: Zelenskyy fires a top Ukrainian military commander, no reason given
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Zelenskyy: Zelenskyy fires a top Ukrainian military commander, no reason given

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday fired a senior military commander helping lead the fight against Russian troops in the country’s embattled east but…

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Zelenskyy seeks more sanctions, fighting grinds on
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Zelenskyy seeks more sanctions, fighting grinds on

KYIV: Fighting is grinding on in Ukraine after the country marked the anniversary of Russia’s invasion, with Ukrainian authorities on Saturday reporting dozens of new…

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Ukraine: Tears, defiance and new tanks in Ukraine for war anniversary
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Ukraine: Tears, defiance and new tanks in Ukraine for war anniversary

KYIV: Ukraine’s leader pledged to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians on Friday marked the somber anniversary of the Russian invasion…

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US commits $2 billion in drones, ammunition, aid to Ukraine
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US commits $2 billion in drones, ammunition, aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon announced a new package of long-term security assistance for Ukraine on Friday, marking the first anniversary of Russia‘s invasion with a $2…

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China’s ceasefire proposal for Ukraine gets quick dismissal
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China’s ceasefire proposal for Ukraine gets quick dismissal

China called for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in a 12-point proposal for ending the war that appeared to offer some reprieve to Moscow…

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