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Russians Launch Military Satellite Into Orbit

Russia claims it has launched a military satellite into orbit, as this footage allegedly shows.

Russia Says Shelling Killed Dozens of Ukrainian POWs

Russian-backed separatists said Friday that a Ukrainian attack with US-supplied missiles on a separatist eastern region hit a prison and…

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EU Mulls Sanctions as Russia Accused of Shelling Ukraine from Nuclear Plant

The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday, as Moscow is accused of using the continent's largest…

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EU mulls sanctions as Russia accused of shelling Ukraine from nuclear plant

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday, as Moscow is accused of…

Chilling simulation shows what will happen if Russia and US launched full nuclear war

The research said firestorms would release soot and smoke into the upper atmosphere that would block out the Sun, resulting…

Putin declares victory in eastern Ukraine region of Luhansk

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, a day after Ukrainian forces withdrew…

Irish Independent

Russia tries to press its offensive into Ukraine’s east

Russian forces are trying to press their offensive deeper into eastern Ukraine after taking control of a key stronghold.

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Russians Press Assault on Eastern Ukrainian City

Russian forces are pounding the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold…

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Russian Riflemen Blitz Ukrainian Positions With Tanks And Rocket Launchers

These images show Russian riflemen allegedly firing on Ukrainian targets with armored vehicles and rocket launchers.

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Russia Claims Images Show Artillery Systems In Action Taking Out Ukrainian Troops

Russia has claimed that its artillery systems went in action and took out Ukrainian troops.

Missiles strike Ukraine shopping mall; G7 vows to keep pressure on Russia

Russian missiles struck a crowded shopping mall in central Ukraine on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as Moscow fought for…

Russian Military Cargo Plane Crashes, Killing 4

A Russian military cargo plane crashed Friday, killing at least four crewmembers and leaving several others injured, officials said. The…

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Russia says it has shot down three Ukrainian war planes

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday that its air defence forces had shot down three Ukrainian war planes.

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Vladimir Putin warns Ukraine over Western weapons as strikes hit Kyiv

Russia took aim at Western military supplies for Ukraine on Sunday, launching strikes on Kyiv as Vladimir Putin warned that…

Irish Independent

Vladimir Putin warns West on arms as Russia hits Kyiv with missiles

Russia took aim Sunday at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it claimed destroyed tanks donated…

Irish Independent

Russians Show Off Artillery’s Terrifying Firepower Over Ukraine

This menacing footage shows the tremendous firepower of Soviet 2S7M Malka self-propelled artillery as it discharges projectiles into the sky…

Zelensky visits Ukraine’s east as Russia makes push for Donbas

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday made his first trip to the country's war-torn east since the launch of Moscow's…

Russia pounds eastern Ukraine as battle for Donbas deepens

Russia pounded dozens of targets in eastern Ukraine with airstrikes and artillery as ground forces attempted to encircle the Donbas…

Fate of 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant stirs concern

Russia has declared its full control of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.

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Russia pounds Ukraine's Donbas and Mykolaiv regions

Russia pounded Ukrainian forces with airstrikes and artillery in the east and the south, targeting command centres, troops, and ammunition…

Russia’s Claim of Mariupol’s Capture Fuels Concern for POWs

Russia’s claimed seizure of a Mariupol steel plant that became a symbol of Ukrainian tenacity gives Russian President Vladimir Putin…

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Hundreds more fighters surrender in Mariupol, Russia says

Measures being taken to evacuate Azovstal ‘heroes’, official claims

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VIDEO: War In Ukraine: Russia Blitzes Ukrainian Targets With Deadly Orlan 10 Drones

This is the moment a Russian ‘Orlan-10’ drone takes to the sky and drops bombs on a target in the…

Russia: Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian fighters left Mariupol plant

The Russian Defence Ministry says that nearly 1,000 Ukrainian troops holed up in their last stronghold in Mariupol have handed…

Russia 'could swap Ukrainian steel plant siege heroes with imprisoned officers'

Even as hundreds of soldiers evacuated their Mariupol bunker, Russian forces continued to pound Ukraine with missiles, killing ten civilians…