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Russia pressures Ukrainian POW families to spy in exchange of information on their relatives

Russian intelligence agencies are attempting to recruit the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) for espionage activities benefiting Moscow in exchange for information about their relatives, Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, told in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda. At least 3,767 Ukrainians, primarily military personnel, have been released from Russian captivity through prisoner […]

Ukraine

December 18, 2024

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Orban: Hungary is negotiating to preserve Russian gas transit through Ukraine

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban revealed on 21 December that his country is engaged in negotiations with Russia and Ukraine to maintain gas shipments through Ukrainian territory, despite Hungary’s current reliance on the Turkstream pipeline for Russian gas imports. The statement comes after the Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Ukraine will stop transiting Russian […]

Ukraine

December 22, 2024

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Ukrainian intelligence evacuates naval officer's family from Crimea, Navy says

The Angels special intelligence unit has evacuated from occupied Crimea the family of a Ukrainian naval officer persecuted by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), the Navy reported on Oct. 7. The operation was ordered by Navy Commander Oleksii Neizhpapa. It was secretly planned in a short time frame and "successfully implemented," according to the statement. […]

Ukraine

October 7, 2024

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US military identifies American weapons systems to support Ukraine in war with Russia, CNN reports

The U.S. military’s top commander in Europe, Gen. Chris Cavoli, has drawn up a list of American weapons systems that could strengthen Ukraine's fight against Russia but which the Biden administration has yet to supply. According to sources familiar with the classified report submitted to Congress last month, Cavoli’s recommendations include the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff […]

Ukraine

October 8, 2024

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Ukraine's parliament passes bill allowing foreigners to serve as officers in International Legion

The parliament adopted amendments to a law that would allow foreign volunteers fighting in Ukraine's International Legion to serve as officers, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said on his Telegram channel on Oct. 10. Until now, volunteers could оnly fight as privates or sergeants. "The main idea is to allow foreigners to be recruited not only as […]

Ukraine

October 10, 2024

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Hungary's oil company MOL faces delays in project weaning its refineries off Russian crude

Hungary's oil and gas giant MOL faces a one-year delay in its $500 million investment project to diversify its refineries from Russian crude oil, Reuters reported on Oct. 10. According to the new estimates, MOL, which owns refineries in Hungary and Slovakia, will be able to process non-Urals oil by the end of 2026, as […]

Ukraine

October 11, 2024

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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine is holding front line in Kursk Oblast despite Russian attacks, Zelensky says

Key developments on Oct. 13: Ukraine is holding front line in Kursk Oblast despite Russian attacks, Zelensky says Prosecutors open investigation into alleged killing of 9 POWs by Russians in Kursk Oblast Russia's illegal use of Starlink terminals hastened fall of Vuhledar, WP reports Zelensky: Russia has used around 900 aerial bombs against Ukraine this […]

Ukraine

October 13, 2024

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Zelensky's advisor responds to allegations of pressure on Ukrainska Pravda, calls it 'incorrect story'

Ukraine's presidential adviser, Dmytro Lytvyn, called Ukrainska Pravda's allegations of pressure from the Presidential Office "an incorrect story" in an interview with Liga.net published on Oct. 15. Lytvyn's reaction came after almost a week of silence after Ukrainska Pravda, one of Ukraine's leading newspapers, claimed that the Ukrainian government is exerting "systematic pressure" against the […]

Ukraine

October 15, 2024

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SBU arrests Ukrenergo security head for allegedly justifying Russia's war, supporting murder of civilians

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) arrested one of the heads of security of the state-owned energy company Ukrenergo for allegedly justifying Russia's full-scale invasion, questioning the existence of an independent Ukrainian state, and supporting the murder of civilians, the SBU said on Oct. 16. The media outlet RBC-Ukraine reported, citing unnamed sources, that the […]

Ukraine

October 16, 2024

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Norway announces more than $270 million in aid for Ukraine's energy sector

Norway has increased its total support for Ukraine’s energy sector to 3 billion kroner (around $274.2 million) as part of its broader aid plan, according to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This includes 1.5 billion kroner ($117 million) newly allocated for preparing Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for winter. "We are working to provide more support […]

Ukraine

October 17, 2024

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At least 102 Ukrainian POWs executed by Russia, ombudsman says

Russian forces have executed at least 102 Ukrainian prisoners of war since 2022, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said in an interview on Oct. 18, citing data from the Prosecutor General's Office. According to Lubinets, the actual number of such cases is likely much higher since it is difficult to document Russian war crimes without supporting […]

Ukraine

October 19, 2024

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Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia says she will run for president if she can return to Russia

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, told the BBC in an interview she would run for president if she is able to return to a post-Putin Russia. “I will participate in the elections… as a candidate” when the time is right, Navalnaya told the BBC in an interview published on […]

Ukraine

October 21, 2024

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