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The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Russia pushes advance on Bakhmut, bolsters defenses in south

Ukraine's presidential office says fierce battles are raging outside Bahkhut as Russian forces are pushing their advance on the eastern city with heavy shelling and infantry attacks

The Independent UK

Russia can take Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, Chechnya's Kadyrov says

Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Russian region of Chechnya, said in an interview aired on Monday that Russia would achieve its goals in Ukraine by the end of the year and it would be wrong to negotiate with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Reuters

On eve of Valentine's Day, two Russian newlyweds wait to be reunited

They planned to marry in Russia, ended up tying the knot in Georgia - but will still find themselves in separate countries on Valentine's Day.

Reuters

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Russian Forces Bombard Ukraine’s Bakhmut in What NATO Sees as Start of New Offensive

The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut endured heavy artillery fire on Monday in what the NATO chief said appeared to be the start of a major new Russian offensive as the first anniversary of the war neared. Ukrainian defenders, who have already held out there for months, were braced for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘I realised this was not my war’: Russian mercenary who fled Wagner group ‘executed with sledgehammer’

Video appears to show Russian convict beaten to death – although head of Wagner seeks to cast doubt on footage in second clip

The Independent UK

Russian forces bombard Ukraine's Bakhmut in major new offensive, NATO chief says

The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut endured heavy artillery fire on Monday as the NATO chief backed reports from local officials that a major new Russian offensive had begun, days before the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion.

Reuters

Ukraine says energy needs being met after Russian air strikes

Ukraine was meeting consumers' energy needs on Monday after carrying out repairs to the national power network following the latest wave of Russian air strikes, Energy Minister German Galushchenko said.

Reuters

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Commentary: Draconian sanctions and warmongering undermine democracy in Iran

Recent drone attacks on Iran by Israel have proponents for military force calling on the United States to take similar action. They believe that the best way to “free” Iranians is by blowing up Iran. As an Iranian and former refugee, I assure you that war is not the path…

Chicago Tribune

Axe-wielding masked teen wounds three in Kazakh school - police

A Kazakh teenager wearing a sinister-looking plastic mask wounded three schoolmates with an axe on Monday at a school in the city of Petropavlovsk in northern Kazakhstan, a police spokesperson said.

Reuters

Leila Khaled: The Soviets Supplied us with Parts to Develop Advanced Bombs

Final episode Leila Khaled is approaching 80. She has spent her life chasing a dream that has not been achieved. She has not abandoned it and feels no regret or remorse. She joined the Arab Nationalist Movement while she was still in high school and later joined the Popular Front…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq, Kurdistan Region Discuss Disputed Areas, Federal Budget

A security delegation from the federal government arrived in Erbil Sunday, while another one assigned by the regional government arrived in Baghdad to discuss outstanding issues. The regional government delegation seeks to discuss the most pressing issues, including the 2023 budget, the disputed share of the region, and other topics…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sledgehammer execution of Russian mercenary who fled shown on video

A video showing the sledgehammer execution of a former Russian mercenary who fled the Wagner mercenary group while fighting in Ukraine was shared on social media on Monday.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin faces key ‘dilemma’ of which defences on 800-mile frontline to bolster against Ukrainian offensive - UK

Vladimir Putin’s military planners are facing a “central dilemma” of which defences along his war’s 800-mile frontline to shore up against a Ukrainian offensive, British defence chiefs said on Monday.

Evening Standard

Israeli Air Strike Hits Hamas Complex in Gaza

Israel hit Gaza with air strikes on Monday in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave at the weekend, the army said, as unrest persisted in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent said one person was killed in a pre-dawn Israeli army raid in Nablus in…

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United States tells citizens: Leave Russia immediately

The United States has told its citizens to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Nato seeing start of new Russian offensive already, says Stoltenberg

As it happened: Nato secretary general said Putin sending thousands more troops and accepting big losses to pile pressure on Ukrainians

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin’s new offensive has already begun, warns Nato chief

No sign Putin is ‘preparing for peace’, says Jens Stoltenberg

Reuters

Explosions rock Gaza, Israel says it hit Hamas rocket factory

Several explosions rocked the Gaza Strip early on Monday, a Reuters witness said, as Israel's military said it attacked an underground site used by the Palestinian enclave's Hamas Islamists to manufacture rockets.

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 355 of the invasion

Nato chief says new Russian offensive has already begun; one person killed overnight after Russia shelled Kherson

Reuters

U.S. urges U.N. vote to approve more aid access to Syria via Turkey

The United States on Sunday called for the United Nations Security Council to "vote immediately" to authorize the delivery of U.N. aid to rebel-held northwest Syria through more border crossings from Turkey after last week's deadly earthquake.

Tribune News Service

Cyprus' former foreign minister becomes island’s new president

Nicos Christodoulides was elected president of Cyprus on Sunday, securing his bid to oversee the Mediterranean island whose economy was buffeted first by the pandemic and now by Russia’s war in Ukraine and its associated rise in living costs.

Reuters

Zelenskiy: too early to declare victory after repairs to power system

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday hailed efforts to restore power generation systems damaged by Russian attacks but warned the population it was too early to declare victory on the energy front.

Reuters

Italy's Berlusconi says he wouldn't seek meeting with Zelenskiy if PM

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would not seek a meeting with Volodymir Zelenskiy if he were still head of government, because he blames the Ukrainian President for the war with Russia, he said on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Russia suffering 824 casualties a day in Ukraine conflict amid push to take land in east

Russian mercenary group Wagner said it had taken control of a village near the key city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Oblast region

The Guardian - UK

Iran smuggled drones into Russia using boats and state airline, sources reveal

Exclusive: at least 18 long-range armed drones were delivered to Putin’s navy after Russians visit Tehran in November

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