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Russia tries to signal normalcy as Ukraine forces advance
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Russia tries to signal normalcy as Ukraine forces advance

SOUTHEASTERN UKRAINE: Russia announced plans on Thursday to stage elections in occupied parts of Ukraine in just three months, Moscow’s latest bid to signal it…

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Kyiv: Russia steps up aerial strikes on Ukraine, killing at least 6 amid Kyiv counteroffensive
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Kyiv: Russia steps up aerial strikes on Ukraine, killing at least 6 amid Kyiv counteroffensive

KYIV: Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa and shelled the eastern Donetsk region early Wednesday, killing at least six…

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Deadly Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine
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Deadly Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine

KYIV: Deadly Russian missile strikes hit southern and eastern Ukraine on Wednesday as Ukrainian air defences fought back against Moscow’s intensified attacks.Russia fired four Kalibr…

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UN nuclear chief says large Ukraine atomic power plant held by Russia faces 'dangerous situation'
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UN nuclear chief says large Ukraine atomic power plant held by Russia faces ‘dangerous situation’

KYIV: The largest nuclear power plant in Europe faces “a relatively dangerous situation” after a dam burst in Ukraine and Kyiv launches a counteroffensive to…

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Ukraine: Putin hints of new effort to gain territory in Ukraine after cross-border strikes
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Ukraine: Putin hints of new effort to gain territory in Ukraine after cross-border strikes

KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Tuesday that he could order Russian troops to try to carve out more land in Ukraine for a buffer…

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Ukraine: From GPS-guided bombs to electronic warfare, Russia improves its weaponry in Ukraine
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Ukraine: From GPS-guided bombs to electronic warfare, Russia improves its weaponry in Ukraine

MOSCOW: Ukrainian troops are probing Russian defences as spring gives way to a second summer of fighting, and Kyiv‘s forces are facing an enemy that…

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Russia shells boats in Ukraine flood rescue, three dead - governor
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Russia shells boats in Ukraine flood rescue, three dead – governor

KYIV: Russian forces shelled three small boats taking elderly residents to safety from inundated areas of southern Ukraine, killing three people and wounding 10, the…

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Ukraine announces retaking village in southeast, first gain of offensive
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Ukraine announces retaking village in southeast, first gain of offensive

KYIV: Kyiv announced on Sunday that Ukrainian forces have retaken a village in the war-torn country’s southeast, the first reported gain of the offensive.Ukraine‘s ground…

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As Canada PM visits Kyiv, Zelenskyy says counteroffensive ‘taking place’
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As Canada PM visits Kyiv, Zelenskyy says counteroffensive ‘taking place’

ZAPORIZHZHIA: In the south, Ukrainian soldiers are fighting on an unforgiving landscape, table-flat farmland with little cover for troops trying to advance. And 60 miles…

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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian counterattacks are under way, but stays coy on details
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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian counterattacks are under way, but stays coy on details

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive operations were taking place in Ukraine, but told reporters that he would not say…

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