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Ukraine War

Moscow Accuses Ukraine of Killing Civilians in Occupied Border Region

Russian state media outlets had published a video that they said showed Russian troops discovering several dead bodies in a dark basement.

Germany Could Send Troops to Future Ukraine Buffer Zone: Minister

Boris Pistorius also said Germany should aim to spend around 3% of GDP on defense.
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Russian Attack Kills Three in Kyiv

Ukraine's Foreign Minister said the deaths are more "proof that Putin wants war, not peace."
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Russian Missile Attack on Kryvyi Rih Kills 4

Regional authorities said that five others were wounded, three of whom were in critical condition and hospitalized.
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Russian Army Claims Liberation of Over 60% of Occupied Kursk Territory

Russia said it has retaken 801 square kilometers of territory initially seized by Ukrainian troops after their surprise incursion last year.
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Trump Team Eyes Oil Sanctions Strategy to Broker Russia-Ukraine Peace – Bloomberg

The proposed plan uses a “carrot-and-stick” approach, with Washington either easing or tightening sanctions against Moscow.
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Ukrainian Army Says It Captured 27 Russian Soldiers in Kursk Region

Ukraine’s military released a video purporting to show the captured troops, who can be heard identifying themselves by name and rank.
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‘I Realized My Efforts Were Futile’: How a Russian Combat Medic Deserted From the Front Lines

Alexei Zhilyaev’s story sheds light on the horrors faced by both soldiers and civilians in the war — and the brutality of the Russian military. 
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Russia and Ukraine Exchange 50 POWs in First Swap of 2025

Moscow said its returned servicemen were receiving medical and psychological care in Belarus before heading back to Russia.
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In Photos: 10 Years Ago, Russia-Backed Rebels Captured Donetsk Airport

Donetsk International Airport had been at the center of intense battles between Kyiv’s forces and the separatists for more than eight months.
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Russia’s War Machine Fed by Free-Flowing Exports of Uzbek 'Guncotton' Pulp, Reports Say

Two Uzbek chemical plants have reportedly supplied over $170 million worth of cellulose to Russian arms makers since February 2022.
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Russian Airstrikes Damage Critical Infrastructure Across Ukraine, Authorities Say

The airstrikes came a day after Kyiv said it had carried out its largest aerial attack on Russian territory since the full-scale invasion.
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Lavrov Welcomes Trump’s Signals on Ukraine War, Awaits Concrete Proposals

While supportive of Trump’s public positions, Lavrov noted that Moscow has yet to see concrete proposals from the incoming administration.
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Ukrainian Army Hits Russian Military, Industrial Sites in Overnight Barrage

Explosions rocked chemical plants, oil refineries and warehouses across Russia, a source in Ukraine’s SBU security services said.
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Feature

Full Support or Quiet Resistance: Ukraine War Splits Russia’s Buddhists

Nonviolence is a central precept of the Buddhist faith. So why have so many Buddhist clerks from Russia backed the invasion of Ukraine?
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Ukraine Stops Production at Pokrovsk Coal Mine as Russian Troops Close In

“There’s no production there, they’re only working on the surface,” an unnamed industry source told Reuters, adding that an evacuation was underway...
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Soldier Awarded ‘Hero of Russia’ Title After Viral Close Combat Video

The soldier from the Far East republic of Sakha was shown fatally stabbing a Ukrainian soldier in hand-to-hand combat in a video that went viral this month...
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Kremlin Declines to Comment on North Korean POWs in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said over the weekend that he was ready to exchange the captured North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian POWs.
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Russia Accuses Ukraine of ‘Energy Terrorism’ Over Alleged Pipeline Strike

Authorities said that a compressor station targeted in the attack continued to operate “normally,” with no disruptions to gas supplies.
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