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Ukrainian drone strike hits vital Russian fuel base in Crimea —pumping station targeted in precision drone strike (VIDEO)

Kyiv’s Special Operations Forces struck a vital pumping station at the Hvardiiskyi facility in Sakskyi district overnight using a heavy-payload drone.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine documents 190,000 war crimes — and believes they prove Russia’s plan to erase the nation

Ukrainian prosecutors report over 5,100 Russian drone assaults on civilians in early 2025 — twice as many as in all of 2024.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine extradites Russian soldier to Lithuania over war crimes against Lithuanian citizen

A rare act of international justice sees a suspected war criminal handed over for alleged torture in occupied Melitopol.

byYuri Zoria

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India warns citizens: Don’t fall for Russian Army job offers

Moscow is accused of tricking Indian men with promises of construction work, then forcing them into combat in Ukraine.

byYuri Zoria

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British intelligence: Russia moves to erase Ukrainian language in occupied schools

Kremlin pushes a sweeping Russification drive targeting Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts from September 2025.

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Kremlin tells Hungary: Act with us in Ukraine — for the “compatriots”

Russian FM Lavrov proposes “uniting efforts” over minorities — the same pretext used for full-scale invasion.

byYuri Zoria

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Explosion rocks central Luhansk as top collaborator Manolis Pilavov killed (updated)

A powerful blast targeted a high-profile quisling official as he walked past a city street.

byYuri Zoria

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Videos show Russian ammo stockpile spectacularly destroyed in occupied Donetsk Oblast’s Khartsyzk

This marks at least the third major incident involving ammunition sites in the city since 2022. Khartsyzk has been occupied since 2014.

byYuri Zoria

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Inside occupied Crimea: torture, disappearances, and total suppression of dissent

A Freedom House report sheds light on systematic abuses in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.

byYuri Zoria

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EU to drop roaming fees for Ukraine and Moldova starting 2026

For the first time, the EU has opened access to "Roaming Like at Home" to non-member candidates.

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Russia’s Sumy ambitions unlikely to succeed soon, says ISW

Despite Putin signaling a renewed land grab, the Russian military lacks the capacity to capture the city and its surrounding region.

byYuri Zoria

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Russian Tor anti-air vehicle blown up in Ukraine drone attack (video)

Footage filmed by Russian troops shows the launcher engulfed in flames following the explosion in Kherson Oblast.

byYuri Zoria

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WP: Soviet-era maps, war risks stall US mineral projects in Ukraine

Experts say US access to Ukrainian resources remains years away due to security risks, damaged infrastructure, and a lack of modern geological surveys.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine “willing to give up 20% of its land,” senior US official claimed talking to NYP

The US expects Russia and Ukraine to respond to a peace deal within days.

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Five Ukrainian children rescued from Russian occupation under Qatar mediation

Children, aged 1.5 to 18, escaped Russian occupation through efforts by Ukraine's ombudsman and Qatar; one reunited with their freed POW mother.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine condemns Pan-African Parliament members’ trip to occupied Donetsk

Ukraine criticized the visit of 12 African delegates to occupied areas, citing violations of international law and Ukrainian sovereignty.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukrainian drone hits moving Russian Tor anti-air system at night (video)

Russians lost at least 61 Tor SAM systems during the ongoing all-out war.

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ISW: Ukrainian military denies North Korean presence in Kharkiv Oblast

Ukrainian sources told CNN Pyongyang's soldiers arrived in occupied Mariupol, and operate in Kharkiv Oblast. Regional military command denied the Kharkiv report.

byYuri Zoria

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Occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant risks blackout after Russian shelling disables power line

The NPP is reliant on a single power line following Russian shelling. Ukraine's Energy Ministry warns of severe nuclear safety risks, urging international action at an IAEA meeting to restore Ukrainian control.

byYuri Zoria

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Multiple explosions rock Russian-occupied Luhansk, ammunition depot reportedly hit (video)

A former Soviet military facility near Gorky park was a target, footage shows explosions and smoke.

byYuri Zoria