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Russia launches 3rd mass aerial assault against Kyiv over past 24 hours, killing at least 1, injuring 3
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Ukraine war latest: Russia launches 2 large-scale attacks on Kyiv in less than 24 hours
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Ukraine war latest: Russia launches 2 large-scale attacks on Kyiv in less ...
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Putin signs law denouncing arms control treaty: Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law on May 29 denouncing the Treaty on Conventional Armed ...
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Putin signs law denouncing arms control treaty
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Russia launches 3rd mass aerial assault against Kyiv over past 24 hours, killing at least 1, injuring 3
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Ukraine war latest: Russia launches 2 large-scale attacks on Kyiv in less than 24 hours
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Ukraine war latest: Russia launches 2 large-scale attacks on Kyiv in less ...
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Putin signs law denouncing arms control treaty: Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law on May 29 denouncing the Treaty on Conventional Armed ...
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Putin signs law denouncing arms control treaty
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1 killed, 9 injured in Russian airstrike on Donetsk Oblast: Russian forces used air-dropped bombs to attack the city of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast on May 29 ...
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1 killed, 9 injured in Russian airstrike on Donetsk Oblast
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Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 461: Russia conducts another series of missile and drone strikes on Ukraine - Euromaidan Press
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Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 461: Russia conducts another series of missile ...
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Ukraine updates: Biden signs US military aid bill : US President Joe Biden has signed legislation authorizing the long-awaited release of much-needed military ...
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Ukraine updates: Biden signs US military aid bill
Quick Glance: Biden signs Comprehensive Military Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
  • President Biden announces the signing of a substantial $95 billion military assistance package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, with a significant portion of the funds directed towards Ukraine.

  • Despite initial resistance from Republicans in Congress, Biden has signed the aid package, highlighting the reinforcement of allies and ensuring prompt deliveries to Ukraine.

  • The assistance for Ukraine includes weapons and military equipment valued at around $1 billion, encompassing artillery shells and air defense missiles.

  • Military analysts do not foresee significant changes on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine, while the US support aims to aid Ukraine in operations in southern Ukraine, particularly focusing on Crimea and the Black Sea.
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Chechnya's Kadyrov Suffering From Pancreatic Necrosis – Novaya Gazeta Europe: Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has been living with a diagnosis of pancreatic ...
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Chechnya's Kadyrov Suffering From Pancreatic Necrosis – Novaya Gazeta ...
Quick Glance: Ramsan Kadyrow: Rumors of Illness and Political Implications
  • Speculation around Ramsan Kadyrow's health raises concerns as he is a key ally of Putin in the Ukraine conflict.

  • Kadyrow and Putin share a long history dating back to the Second Chechen War.

  • Kadyrow faces allegations of corruption and authoritarianism, while playing a crucial role in the Ukraine conflict.

  • Kadyrow's health could destabilize the power structure in Chechnya, given his regime's strong reliance on him personally.
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Munz: Only with Putin's consent: Arrest of Shoigu's deputy "is a power struggle in the Kremlin"
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Munz: Only with Putin's consent: Arrest of Shoigu's deputy
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Hugo Boss to sell its Russian subsidiary: Along with many other Western companies, Hugo Boss suspended its retail operations in Russia after the beginning of the ...
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Hugo Boss to sell its Russian subsidiary
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Kremlin minister on war in Ukraine: Lavrov apparently hints at Russian summer offensive on Kharkiv
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Kremlin minister on war in Ukraine: Lavrov apparently hints at Russian ...
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Russian attacks in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injure woman: A 47-year-old woman in the Nikopol district sustained mine-blast injuries and is currently being treated ...
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Russian attacks in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injure woman
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10 Years Later, Russian Volunteer Fighters Recall Fueling the War in Donbas: Ten years ago, Alexander Krasnogorodtsev, an artist from St.
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10 Years Later, Russian Volunteer Fighters Recall Fueling the War in ...
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Battles on the front line: Kremlin boasts of taking Ukrainian village in Donbas: Kiev is coming under increasing pressure in eastern Ukraine. Even though many ...
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Battles on the front line: Kremlin boasts of taking Ukrainian village in ...
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ISW: Russia may shift to attacking Ukraine's transportation systems: "Russian forces may shift their target set to hit Ukrainian transportation ...
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ISW: Russia may shift to attacking Ukraine's transportation systems
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Russia claims 2 killed in attack on Belgorod: A Ukrainian attack on Russia's Belgorod Oblast overnight on April 20 killed two people ...
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Russia claims 2 killed in attack on Belgorod
Quick Glance: Russia Strikes Chernihiv: 18 Dead, Ukraine Appeals for Air Defense
  • At least 18 people were killed and over 60 wounded in Chernihiv due to Russian missile strikes. Ukrainian officials emphasized that the attack could have been prevented with adequate air defense systems.

  • Russia launched three Iskander cruise missiles at the city, located near the Russian border and previously encircled by Russian troops.

  • Ukraine currently has three Patriot air defense systems but requires 26 for full coverage. Following appeals for more systems, Germany pledged to send an additional one.

  • A $60 billion aid package for Ukraine is stalled in the US Congress, allowing Russia to exploit ammunition and air defense shortages and gain ground in the east.
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Russian man sentenced to 5 years of labor for criticizing war in Ukraine: Russian authorities appear to be intensifying their crackdown on critics of the ...
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Russian man sentenced to 5 years of labor for criticizing war in Ukraine
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Governor: Russian attack on Dnipro district injures 4: Russian forces launched a missile attack against the Dnipro district in the afternoon ...
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Governor: Russian attack on Dnipro district injures 4
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Russia: US aid for Ukraine will claim lives: More money will most likely flow from the US to Ukraine. The West is relieved, the Kremlin is sharply critical.
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Russia: US aid for Ukraine will claim lives
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Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills man: Russian troops attacked the Dnipro district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on April 20, killing a 54-year-old man ...
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Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills man
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Russia: We Told Israel ‘Iran Does Not Want Escalation’: Russia has made clear to Israel that Iran "does not want escalation," Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei ...
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Russia: We Told Israel ‘Iran Does Not Want Escalation’
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Russia’s deputy defense minister arrested on bribery charges: Opposition activists had exposed Timur Ivanov’s vast wealth, including yachts ...
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Russia’s deputy defense minister arrested on bribery charges
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Zelensky visits Dnipro after Russian strike, calls for air defenses from partners
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Zelensky visits Dnipro after Russian strike, calls for air defenses from ...
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Opinion: Russia’s energy infrastructure attacks are depopulating Ukraine: The collapse of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure last year due to Russia’s war brought ...
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Opinion: Russia’s energy infrastructure attacks are depopulating Ukraine
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Russian forces attack 5 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 4: Russian forces attacked five communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast ...
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Russian forces attack 5 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 4
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Georgia not ready for EU, says ruling party: The pronouncement comes as tensions fray between Tbilisi and Brussels over a ‘Kremlin-inspired’ foreign agent law.
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Georgia not ready for EU, says ruling party
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Ukraine war latest: First Russian Tu-22M3 bomber downed, strikes in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kill 7
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Quick Glance: Ukraine shoots down Russian strategic bomber, nine killed
  • Russian officials say the plane crashed over the southern Stavropol region due to a technical malfunction.

  • Ukraine's air force announced that they shot down a Russian strategic bomber with anti-aircraft missiles for the first time since the war began in 2022.

  • The bomber was downed in Russian airspace, 300km from Ukraine's border, after participating in a long-range airstrike that resulted in the death of at least nine people in the central region of Dnipropetrovsk.

  • NATO and the USA are planning to provide additional air defense systems to Ukraine for support.
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House to vote on billions of dollars of Russian government money sitting in U.S. banks  
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House to vote on billions of dollars of Russian government money sitting ...
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Guardian: Half of British military defense fund for Ukraine remains unused: More than half of the U.K.'s 900 million pound (over $1 billion) military fund ...
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Guardian: Half of British military defense fund for Ukraine remains unused
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Russian attacks over past day kill 1, injure 11, including child: Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day killed one civilian and injured 11 ...
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Russian attacks over past day kill 1, injure 11, including child
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Russian attack in Kharkiv injures man: A 19-year-old Kharkiv resident sustained shrapnel injuries in his legs and is currently hospitalized in moderate condition ...
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Russian attack in Kharkiv injures man
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How a store manager from India ended up killed on the battlefields of Ukraine fighting for Russia
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How a store manager from India ended up killed on the battlefields of ...
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G7 foreign ministers vow to boost Ukraine's air defense capabilities: The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers promised on April 19 to strengthen ...
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G7 foreign ministers vow to boost Ukraine's air defense capabilities
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Ukraine strikes two more fuel depots in Russia, despite US warnings: Russian oil giant Rosneft lost some 26,000 cubic meters of fuel following Ukrainian drone ...
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Ukraine strikes two more fuel depots in Russia, despite US warnings
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The Russian T-14 super tank becomes a propaganda debacle for the Kremlin: In the West it is considered almost impossible that the Armata will work at all ...
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The Russian T-14 super tank becomes a propaganda debacle for the Kremlin
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Bloomberg: Russian diesel exports continue to drop amid Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries
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Bloomberg: Russian diesel exports continue to drop amid Ukrainian drone ...
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Russian Officials Face Restrictions on Foreign Trips, Kremlin Confirms: Russian officials face various restrictions on their ability to travel abroad ...
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Russian Officials Face Restrictions on Foreign Trips, Kremlin Confirms
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Russia sentences Meta's communications director to six years in prison over "terrorism" charges
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Russia sentences Meta's communications director to six years in ...
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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 12, injure 35 over past day: Russia targeted a total of nine Ukrainian oblasts – Odesa, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia ...
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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 12, injure 35 over past day
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Mediazona confirms identities of over 50,400 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine: Through open-source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet ...
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Mediazona confirms identities of over 50,400 Russian soldiers killed in ...
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After the hammer attack against Navalny employees: 2 arrests in Poland: Two men have been arrested in Poland after the attack against Leonid Volkov ...
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After the hammer attack against Navalny employees: 2 arrests in Poland
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Kremlin Slams France’s Seizure of Russia-Linked Villa: The Kremlin on Thursday denounced the seizure in France of a villa allegedly owned by Russian businessman ...
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Kremlin Slams France’s Seizure of Russia-Linked Villa
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Prosecutor's Office: At least 543 children have been killed in Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion
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Prosecutor's Office: At least 543 children have been killed in ...
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Russian peacekeepers started withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh: Kremlin: Russian peacekeepers have begun withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan’s ...
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Russian peacekeepers started withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh: Kremlin
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Russian Peacekeepers Withdrawing From Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin Confirms: The Kremlin confirmed Azerbaijani media reports on Wednesday that Russian peacekeepers ...
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Russian Peacekeepers Withdrawing From Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin Confirms
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Reuters: Kremlin clamps down on officials' travel over state secret fears: Pressure is being placed on all government ministries by Russia’s Federal ...
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Reuters: Kremlin clamps down on officials' travel over state secret ...
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‘The mascot of the special military operation’ Eight months after his death, Yevgeny Prigozhin has gained a cult following among Russian teenagers — Meduza
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‘The mascot of the special military operation’ Eight months after his ...
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Slovaks rally behind arms fundraiser for Ukraine, defying Fico's government: To support the Czech initiative to aid Ukraine, which the Slovak government refused ...
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Slovaks rally behind arms fundraiser for Ukraine, defying Fico's ...
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Air Force: Ukraine downs 29 of 36 Russian aerial targets overnight: Ukrainian air defenses downed 15 missiles and 14 Shahed-type drones during a Russian attack ...
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Air Force: Ukraine downs 29 of 36 Russian aerial targets overnight
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Zelenskiy Calls For More Air Defenses After Deadly Ukraine Strike: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has again appealed to Ukraine's Western allies and partners to ...
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Zelenskiy Calls For More Air Defenses After Deadly Ukraine Strike
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German police arrest two men for plotting sabotage on Russia's behalf: The two German-Russian nationals are accused of planning attacks on US military sites ...
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German police arrest two men for plotting sabotage on Russia's behalf
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Mass brawl breaks out in Georgian parliament over media law: A huge punch-up has erupted in Georgia's parliament over a controversial foreign influence law ...
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Mass brawl breaks out in Georgian parliament over media law
Quick Glance: Georgian Parliament in Turmoil over 'Foreign Agents' Bill
  • Legislators debate bill requiring organisations that accept foreign funds to register as foreign agents or face fines.

  • Tensions rise in parliament as the debate over deepening relations with the West or reconnecting with Russia continues.

  • The controversial bill has strained relations with Western countries and sparked protests domestically.

  • The adoption of the legislation is likely to further deepen divisions in Georgia, especially with upcoming elections.
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Exiled Journalist Warns Georgia's 'Foreign Agents' Law Is 'First Step On Road To Repression'
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Exiled Journalist Warns Georgia's 'Foreign Agents' Law Is ...
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Use Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine: Currently, the U.S. has frozen Russian assets valued at $60 billion. If the U.S. government were to seize these assets ...
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Use Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine