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Ukrainians flee southeastern front as fighting worsens
By Sergiy Chalyi Reuters Bundled in layers of clothing and clutching her cane inside an evacuation van, 84-year-old Polina Plyushchii said the ...Russia’s Kaliningrad puts on brave face as isolation bites
By Guillaume DECAMME AFP Standing in the centre of rainy Kaliningrad, the isolated Russian exclave surrounded by NATO countries, Russian factory worker ...Russian attacks target nuclear substations, kill seven, Ukraine says
By Olena Harmash Reuters Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting substations that supply two nuclear ...Ukraine says more than 1,400 Africans from dozens of countries fighting for Russia
More than 1,400 citizens from three dozen African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Kyiv’s foreign minister said on Friday. ...Thousands gather at pro-government rally in Serbia
More than 10,000 of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s supporters rallied in the capital Belgrade on Wednesday to back the populist’s policies after ...Russian and Ukrainian troops battle in ruins of Pokrovsk
Russian and Ukrainian troops fought battles on Tuesday in the ruins of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub in eastern Ukraine that ...Ukraine gets more Patriot air defense systems to counter deadly Russian attacks
BY ILLIA NOVIKOV AP Ukraine has received more U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems to help it counter Russia’s daily barrages, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, ...Thousands lose power supply after Russia attacks frontline region, Ukraine says
Nearly 60,000 people were deprived of power supply after Russia’s overnight air attack on Ukraine’s frontline region of Zaporizhzhia, while two people ...Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it
BY KATIE MARIE DAVIES AP For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and aging population. In 1999, ...Putin supervises nuclear forces drills as sanctions mount on Russia over its war against Ukraine
By Dmitry Antonov, Pavel Polityuk and Jeff Mason MOSCOW/KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States hit Russia’s major oil companies with sanctions on Wednesday ...














