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Ukraine War

Russian Barrage Kills 10 in Kyiv, Including 11-Year-Old Girl

The latest strikes came less than a week after another attack on Kyiv killed at least 28 people.

Ukraine Army Chief Vows to Expand Strikes on Russia

Ukraine's top military commander vowed to increase the "scale and depth" of strikes on Russia.
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Ukraine Says Received Russian Bodies in War Dead Exchanges

Zelensky says Russia sent 20 of its own soldiers' bodies to Kyiv, falsely labeled as Ukrainian.
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Saying 'All of Ukraine Is Ours,' Putin Does Not Rule Out Taking City of Sumy

"I consider Russians and Ukrainians to be one people. In that sense, all of Ukraine is ours," Putin said.
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Ukraine and Russia Complete Second POW Exchange This Week

Russia's Defense Ministry published a video showing its released soldiers chanting "Russia" while draped in national flags.
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Crime and Punishment: An Ex-Wagner Mercenary Recounts Russia’s Suicide Warfare in Ukraine

After surviving a suicide assault and sustaining severe shrapnel wounds, Alexander Platov shared his story with The Moscow Times.
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Russia and Ukraine Complete Another Prisoner Swap

Ukraine’s government agency overseeing the exchanges said the swap involved “seriously ill and wounded” soldiers.
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Ukrainian Attacks Are Preventing Return of Displaced Residents to Russia’s Kursk Region, Governor Says

“We’ll only allow residents to return when we’re fully confident there’s no longer any threat,” Acting Governor Alexander Khinshtein said.
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Russian Army Says It Downed Nearly 90 Ukrainian Drones Overnight

Nearly half of the drones targeted the Bryansk and Kursk regions near the Ukrainian border.
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Putin Shrugs Off NATO Spending Plans, Says Russia’s Advance in Ukraine ‘Will Continue’

The president admitted that increased NATO spending could pose “specific” challenges but vowed Russia “will counter all threats that arise.”
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Death Toll From Russian Attack on Kyiv Rises to 28

Zelensky said Russia targeted Ukraine with 440 drones and 32 missiles on Tuesday and urged the international community not to "turn a blind eye."
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‘Blacklist’: The Groups Shaming Russian Women Who Marry Soldiers for Money

Women suspected of marrying a soldier for money rather than love can increasingly expect to become a target of widespread vitriol online.
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Gerasimov Visits Russian Troops Near the Front Line With Pokrovsk

A video released by the Defense Ministry showed the general listening to reports from field commanders and awarding medals to soldiers.
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Woman Dies in Kursk Region After Ukrainian Drone Attack

Authorities had said earlier that the woman was milking a cow in the village of Goncharovka when she received shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized.
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Kyiv Reels From One of Russia’s Largest Attacks in Months

Residents voiced feelings of shock and stress as they grappled with the aftermath of the attack that killed at least 15 people.
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Russian Air Defenses Destroy Over 200 Ukrainian Drones Across the Country

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said emergency services were responding to two drones that crashed while approaching the Russian capital.
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Russians' Grassroots Fundraising for Ukraine War Collapses – Vyorstka

Donations slowed to roughly $150 million in 2024, down from $500 million the previous year.
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Russia Returns 1.2K Bodies to Ukraine in Final Stage of Repatriation Deal

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said Kyiv had received more than 6,000 bodies over the past week.
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Ukraine Says Received Another 1.2K Bodies From Russia

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Facebook that 4,812 bodies had been returned this week.
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