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Russian training exercise sparks mass air strike alert across Ukraine

After a pause of more than two months, for a few hours on the morning of Nov. 11 it seemed Russia’s forces were about to resume mass missile attacks against Ukraine – with winter right around the corner. In Kyiv and cities across Ukraine, sirens sounded, people headed to shelters, emergency blackouts were introduced, and […]

Ukraine

November 11, 2024

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Russian mass drone strike on Odesa kills 1, injures at least 2

Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia attacked the city of Odesa with drones late in the evening on Nov. 14, striking a residential buildings and killing one civilian. A "massive" Russian drone attack targeted Odesa and the surrounding region, Governor Oleh Kiper said. One woman was killed and at […]

Ukraine

November 14, 2024

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2 killed, 6 injured in Mykolaiv amid Russia’s mass missile and drone attack

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Two people were killed and six injured, including two children, in the city of Mykolaiv amid Russia’s mass drone and missile attack, regional governor Vitalii Kim reported on Nov. 17. The attack damaged several private residences, a multi-story building, cars, a shopping center, and […]

Ukraine

November 17, 2024

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Russia launches mass missile attack against Ukraine's power grid

Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack against Ukraine the morning of Nov. 28, targeting energy infrastructure. The Air Force announced a nationwide aerial alert after warning that Russia had launched seven Tu-95 strategic bombers. Explosions were reported in mulitple cities, including Kharkiv, […]

Ukraine

November 27, 2024

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US suspends strategic partnership with Georgia amid mass protests

The United States is suspending the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership due to the anti-democratic actions of the ruling Georgian Dream party, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller announced on Nov. 30. The announcement comes amid mass anti-government protests across Georgia, sparked by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's decision to delay Georgia's accession to the European Union. "Georgian Dream’s […]

Ukraine

November 30, 2024

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Ukraine downs 161 of 287 Russian missiles, drones in mass aerial attack

Ukrainian defenses shot down 81 out of 94 missiles and 80 out of the 193 drones launched by Russia early on Dec. 13, the Air Force said. Russian forces carried out one of the largest aerial strikes against Ukraine, damaging energy facilities across multiple regions. Moscow deployed four Kinzhal air-launched missiles, two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, […]

Ukraine

December 13, 2024

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51 of 136 Russian drones downed in mass overnight attack on Ukraine, Air Force says

Ukrainian air defenses downed 51 of the 136 Shahed-type attack drones launched during a Russian attack overnight on Oct. 16, Ukraine's Air Force said. The drones were reportedly launched from the Russian port town of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, located on the coast of the Sea of Azov, and from Russia's Kursk and Orel oblasts. Aircraft, missile and […]

Ukraine

October 16, 2024

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Pope Francis refers to Ukraine, Russia as 'brothers,' calls for peace during Sunday Mass

During Sunday prayer on Dec. 15, Pope Francis referred to Russia and Ukraine as "brothers," while reiterating calls for peace in Russia’s war against Ukraine. "They are brothers, cousins. Let them come to an understanding. War is always a defeat. Peace to the whole world," the pope said during a visit to the French island […]

Ukraine

December 15, 2024

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Ukraine not developing weapons of mass destruction, Foreign Ministry says

Ukraine is not planning to develop weapons of mass destruction and remains committed to nuclear non-proliferation, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said in a statement issued Oct. 17. The statement came after the German media outlet Bild reported that Kyiv is preparing to develop nuclear weapons. The story cited an unnamed Ukrainian source. "We officially […]

Ukraine

October 17, 2024

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'We don't have to grovel before a mass murderer' — Czechia blasts Fico over Moscow trip

The Czech government’s decision to wean itself off from Russian energy ensured that "we don't have to grovel before a mass murderer," Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Dec. 22, referring to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s visit to Moscow. "It was the Czech government that secured independence from Russian energy supplies so that […]

Ukraine

December 23, 2024

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Romania, Belarus scramble jets amid mass Russian drone attack on Ukraine

Ukraine's Air Force said on Oct. 18 it had shot down 80 out of 135 Russian drones launched at the country overnight. Amid the mass attack, Romania's Defense Ministry said it had scrambled jets as an unidentified aerial object approached, and then entered its territory before radar lost track of it near the town of […]

Ukraine

October 18, 2024

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Russia's next mass missile attack on Kyiv likely imminent, experts and weary residents say

Russia's aerial attacks against Kyiv have changed dramatically in recent weeks, becoming far more frequent yet far less destructive. Moscow has ramped up drone strikes on the capital — which overnight on Oct. 31 was attacked for the 20th time this month — and the rest of the country, while dialing down the use of […]

Ukraine

October 31, 2024

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