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Ukraine Inks Fighter Jet Deal With France As Kremlin Eyes New Summit With US
Mon Nov 17 9:20 am
Ukraine has reached a 10-year deal with France for the supply of 100 Rafale fighter jets to bolster its defenses as the Kremlin said it hopes for a new summit with the United States to discuss a possible resolution to end the war in Ukraine.
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Romanian Village Evacuated After Russian Drone Strikes LPG Ship In Danube
Mon Nov 17 7:46 am
Romanian authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents in the village of Plauru on the Danube River that forms the border with Ukraine after a drone reportedly struck an LPG-carrying ship on the Ukrainian side of the river.
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Polish PM Tusk Says Railway Explosion 'Act Of Sabotage'
Mon Nov 17 5:01 am
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said an explosion on a major railway line that is used to transport military goods and aid to Ukraine was caused by an "unprecedented act of sabotage."
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Deadly Russian Strike Hits Ukraine's Kharkiv As Zelenskyy Heads To Paris In Plea For Weapons
Sun Nov 16 10:13 pm
Russia continued its deadly air strikes on Ukrainian cities, killing at least three people in the Kharkiv region overnight, local officials said, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared for the next stop on his tour of European capitals to shore up support.
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Left In The Dark: Ukrainians Facing Another Cold Winter As Russia Targets Energy Infrastructure
Sun Nov 16 7:30 am
Russian strikes have already sparked power reductions to Ukrainians across the country, increasing fears of how people will cope during the harsh winter.
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Ukrainian Businessman Embroiled In Massive Corruption Scandal Fled To Poland In Luxury Taxi
Sat Nov 15 8:49 am
Tymur Mindich, a prominent businessman and the alleged ringleader in a massive corruption scandal in Ukraine’s energy sector, used a luxury taxi service to leave the country, an RFE/RL investigation has found.
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Russia Hits Ukraine With Overnight Attack As Fighting Intensifies in Pokrovsk
Sat Nov 15 4:49 am
Fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine around the frontline city of Pokrovsk as Russia carried out another overnight attack on Kyiv that hit civilian infrastructure.
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How Britain’s Disposable Vape Ban Has Boosted Ukraine’s War Effort
Sat Nov 15 4:33 am
Since a ban on disposable e-cigarettes, Ukrainian volunteers have shipped thousands of unused vape batteries to Ukraine where they are made into powerbanks for frontline soldiers.
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Ukraine Hits Russian Black Sea Oil Terminal
Fri Nov 14 12:30 pm
Ukraine's military said it hit a Russian oil terminal in the Black Sea port city of Novorossiisk on November 14. Port infrastructure was also damaged and oil exports were temporarily suspended, according to industry sources.
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These, According To Ukraine, Are The Art Treasures Russia Stole From Kherson
Fri Nov 14 8:12 am
Kyiv has released a list of hundreds of artworks it alleges were stolen as Russian forces withdrew from Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, three years ago.
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EU Faces Challenges In Crafting New Russia Sanctions Amid Focus On Ukraine Funding
Fri Nov 14 7:39 am
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy recently hinted that the European Union is working on another sanctions package on Russia, less than a month after agreeing on a new raft of measures hitting the Kremlin.
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Massive Russian Air Strike On Kyiv Kills At Least 6, Injures Dozens
Fri Nov 14 5:28 am
Russian air strikes pounded Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine overnight, killing several people and wounding dozens of others -- including a pregnant woman -- as Moscow continues to hit civilian infrastructure.
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