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Ukraine: Ukraine downs Russian drones but some get through due to gaps in air protection
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Ukraine: Ukraine downs Russian drones but some get through due to gaps in air protection

KYIV: Ukrainian air defences downed 32 of 35 Shahed exploding drones launched by Russia early Tuesday, most of them in the Kyiv region, officials said,…

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Ukraine: Ukraine prepares 'biggest blow' as it claims recapture of eight villages from Russia
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Ukraine: Ukraine prepares ‘biggest blow’ as it claims recapture of eight villages from Russia

KYIV:Ukraine said on Monday it had driven Russian forces out of an eighth village in its two-week-old counteroffensive and a defence official vowed Kyiv‘s “biggest…

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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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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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Russian strikes kill 11 in Zelenskyy's hometown
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Russian strikes kill 11 in Zelenskyy’s hometown

KYIV: Russian missile strikes on the hometown of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyyy killed 11 people early Tuesday, as Moscow said it had captured Western armoured…

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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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Ukraine: UN aid chief says Ukraine faces 'hugely worse' humanitarian situation after the dam rupture
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Ukraine: UN aid chief says Ukraine faces ‘hugely worse’ humanitarian situation after the dam rupture

UNITED NATIONS: The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is “hugely worse” than before the Kakhovka dam collapsed, the UN’s top aid official warned Friday. Undersecretary-General Martin…

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3 wounded as drone hits residential building in southwestern Russia near Ukraine
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3 wounded as drone hits residential building in southwestern Russia near Ukraine

KYIV, UKRAINE: Three people were lightly wounded after a drone crashed into a residential building in southwestern Russia near Ukraine, a regional governor said, exposing…

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Ukraine: Major Ukraine dam 'partially destroyed', villages evacuated: Key points
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Ukraine: Major Ukraine dam ‘partially destroyed’, villages evacuated: Key points

Ukraine on Tuesday accused the Russian forces of blowing up a major dam in a part of southern Ukraine that is Russia-controlled, alerting residents further…

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Ukraine says nuclear risk 'growing rapidly' after dam damage
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Ukraine says nuclear risk ‘growing rapidly’ after dam damage

KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv said Tuesday the danger of a nuclear disaster was increasing after a dam around 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the Zaporizhzhia power…

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