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The Pentagon has said that Russian forces are being frustrated by "unexpectedly stiff resistance" from the Ukrainian military which is keeping the former outside the captial Kyiv at a distance of around 30 kilometres. "We have indications…
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The Russian army has been given orders to broaden its offensive in Ukraine "from all directions" after Kyiv refused to hold talks in Belarus, the defence ministry said Saturday. Russian forces have made thrusts into the Ukrainian capital…
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On Day 3 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Moscow on Saturday said it is bombarding Ukraine's military infrastructure "with long-range precision weapons using air- and sea-launched cruise missiles". The Russian forces have captured the…
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Ukraine is fighting its toughest battle in decades to save capital Kyiv as Russia advances after the launch of a full-scale invasion on Thursday. "This night will be more difficult than the day. Many cities of our state are under attack.…
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Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but said would highlight…
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Russian forces have lost about 2,800 servicemen and 80 tanks during their assault on Ukraine, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar said on Friday. She added on her Facebook page that the Russian troops also lost about 516 armoured combat…
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Russia is ready to talk to Ukraine if it 'lays down arms', Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has been quoted as saying by news agency AFP. Lavrov also said that Moscow did not want 'neo-Nazis' to govern Ukraine. He declared that…
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Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers, who were asked to surrender by a Russian warship, were killed after they refused. They instead asked the Russian ship to “go f*** yourself”. An audio clip of the incident has surfaced on social media during the…
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Russia has banned British airlines from landing at its airports or crossing its airspace, its state civil aviation regulator said on Friday. The move follows London's ban on the flights of Russian flag carrier Aeroflot imposed in response…
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On the first day of Russia's attack on Ukraine, 137 people were left dead in one of the worst crises in Europe since the World War-2. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday sprang an unpleasant surprise as he launched a full-scale…
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