The war in Ukraine
Alarm in Kiev: Why is the US embassy closed?
The US Embassy in Kyiv is closed due to Russian airstrikes. That didn't happen before. What's different this time
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New Russian strikes in Ukraine: Targeting Kiev and Odessa
Five districts in Kyiv were targeted by Russian drone strikes, Mayor Vitaly Klitschko announced. Attacks were also carried out in Odessa, where a multi-story building was damaged
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A children's hospital in Kyiv was hit, killing at least 20 people
Residential buildings, infrastructure and a children's hospital were damaged in the Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Orban with Putin: A surprise meeting in Moscow
Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Kremlin, stated that Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban will discuss the war in Ukraine, and Orban received a lot of criticism due to his sudden visit to Moscow.
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Attacks on Kiev, Ukrainians allegedly shot down 31 missiles
Early this morning, Russia launched an attack on the Ukrainian capital. At least 10 people were injured, and one of the two who were transported to the hospital was an 11-year-old girl.
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Kiev lacks anti-aircraft missiles
Thanks to the support of the West, Ukraine has built a strong anti-aircraft defense. Its weakness, however, is that it has to import expensive and rare missiles
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New Russian strikes on Ukraine after Putin's promise
In the attacks of the Russian army on Kiev and Kharkiv, at least five people were killed and dozens were injured, Ukrainian officials announced.
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USA: Public support for arming Ukraine is declining
Washington has so far secured $44 billion to supply Kiev with dozens of tanks, thousands of rockets and millions of rounds of ammunition that Ukraine has used to defend itself against a Russian invasion that began on February 24, 2022.
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Kyiv: We continue the counteroffensive despite the cold, wet and muddy conditions
The counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces that began about three months ago will continue despite slow progress and limited room for advancement due to the coming fall
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Tamara Vucic in Kiev at the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen
Guests of the Summit will be Oscar winners - actor and director Sean Penn and director Michel Azanavicius. The presence of Tamara Vučić was announced on the Instagram page of the Summit, and it was stated that she is among the first ladies who are ready to help
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Zelensky warns of war in Russia, Putin mentions peace negotiations
The war is gradually coming "to the territory of Russia, to its cultural centers and military bases, and it is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process of war between two countries", warned the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky after the drone attack on Moscow
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Ukrainian drones hit Moscow
The Ministry of Defense said that Ukraine will have to bear responsibility for this "attempted terrorist attack".
Steering
Ukraine: Introduction to the counteroffensive or has it just begun
According to the BBC, Ukrainian military sources indicated that a series of offensive operations by small-scale armored units was underway, but did not say whether this was the start of a counter-offensive.
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Attack on Belgorod: Ukrainian soldiers, renegade Russians, or something else
On Monday, heavy fighting took place near Belgorod, on the territory of Russia. Moscow accuses "Ukrainian terrorists" of the attack, Kiev claims that it is a unit made up of Russian citizens who are against Putin, Washington energetically distances itself from everything. The situation is certainly very tense
Ukraine anticipates the announced counter-offensive
Getting used to the nightmare
Ukrainian authorities are continuously asking citizens not to ignore warning signals and to use shelters. Even with the traumatic experience of getting used to sirens from 1999, it is impossible to fully understand how a person can tolerate that stomach ache, how he can continue to sleep, work, study, drive a car, drink coffee when he hears that sound. Is the anxiety ever truly curled up and repressed or - as in the case of Voja Čolanović - does it become an "unfolding anxiety"
China as an intermediary between Ukraine and Russia
The sun is far away
The Chinese are realists and do not believe that at this moment the Russians and Ukrainians will sit down at the negotiating table. But you should try - that's why they send their special emissary to the war zone. There he will be confronted with the real, not diplomatic, positions of Moscow and Kiev: with the escalation of airstrikes on Ukrainian cities, new missiles and drones.
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New Russian attack: 20 civilians, including a girl, were killed
A nine-story building in Dnipropetrovsk was hit. Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odessa were also affected. The target of the Russian rockets were energy plants. Russia carried out three airstrikes, 57 missile strikes and 69 attacks from heavy weapons missile systems
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Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure: Winter as a weapon
In the past few days, due to Russian attacks on the energy infrastructure, about 6 million Ukrainians have been left without electricity, and winter with snowfall is inexorably gaining momentum. Gas shortages are not expected in Ukraine for now. The fighting in Donbass is not abating. NATO hints at even greater support for the Ukrainian army
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Kiev: After the Russian attacks, 80 percent of the residents are without water
After this morning's attacks on the capital of Ukraine, 80 percent of the population was left without water, and 350.000 households without electricity
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Explosions across Ukraine: Retribution for the Crimean bridge
Several explosions rang out in the center of Kyiv this morning. Mayor Vitaly Klitschko says there are dead and injured. Ukrainians report Russian missile attacks on "many" cities. Volodymyr Zelensky says that it is "revenge" from Moscow for the explosion on the Crimean bridge
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Ukrainian libraries: We don't need Russian books
The news that Russian books are being removed from Ukrainian libraries is true, says Olena Koncevic from Odessa, adding that it should have been done a long time ago. Alla Tatarenko from Lviv is surprised by intellectuals in Serbia who are appalled that "War and Peace", a novel that proved incapable of educating a humane person, was withdrawn from the Ukrainian school curriculum.
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Removal of Soviet monuments: First, the figure of a Russian soldier lost his head
In Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania... Monuments bearing witness to the historical periods when the Soviets were in those countries are being dismantled in a hurry. The monument to Russian-Ukrainian friendship no longer makes any sense - said the author of one of the monuments, watching his work being demolished
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Semi-Secret Mission: Blinken and Austin in Kiev
Only after the US foreign and defense ministers left Ukraine and safely crossed into NATO territory, the US media reported on their visit to Kyiv. Ukraine was promised additional military aid of 322 million dollars. The public was not informed about everything else they agreed with Volodymyr Zelenskiy
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Kiev: Visit of Blinken and Lloyd
The US Secretary of State and the Minister of Defense are expected to arrive in the capital of Ukraine today. The strategy of support of the Western allies to the Ukrainian armed forces and the way in which the Russian invasion in the southeast of the country could be stopped will be discussed. Zelensky demands deliveries of heavy weapons
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Zelensky: Russia lost Ukraine
A weapons factory in Kiev was hit. During the seven-week invasion, up to three thousand Ukrainian soldiers died, Zelensky said. Russian forces are strengthening positions around the city of Izyum in Kharkiv Oblast and are preparing to intensify attacks near Avdeyevka in Donetsk Oblast
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Massacre in Bucha: Accusing Putin of war crimes
The massacre committed by Russian troops in Bucha is still one of the central topics of the world. In Irpin, after the retreat of the Russian troops, similar horrors as in Mariopolje are visible. In Mykolaiv, there are people killed and wounded again, Odesa was bombed, a regrouping of Russian troops and their concentration in the south and east of the country is expected, Germany does not give up Russian gas, and Pope Francis wants to visit Ukraine
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In anticipation of a new Russian offensive: Attack on Odessa and withdrawal from the vicinity of Kiev
Explosions were heard early Sunday morning in the Black Sea port city of Odessa, AFP reports. Thick smoke and flames could be seen in the industrial area. The Ukrainian government announces that the Russians have withdrawn from the vicinity of Kiev and are preparing an offensive in the east and south of the country. According to Ukrainian data, around 20.000 people have been killed since the beginning of the war