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Missile Fired from Ukraine Shot Down over Crimean Town

A missile fired from Ukraine was shot down over the Black Sea town of Feodosia in Russian-controlled Crimea, the Russian head of Crimea's administration said on Saturday. "A missile launched from Ukraine was shot down over Feodosia," Sergei Aksyonov said on Telegram. Reuters could not immediately verify the battlefield reports.…

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Zelensky: Crimea Must Be Restored to Ukraine

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Friday to recapture the Kremlin-controlled Crimea peninsula from Russia. During a first official state iftar, he said: “There is no alternative for Ukraine, or for the world, other than the de-occupation of Crimea. We will return to Crimea.” Zelensky, speaking at a mosque outside…

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Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen visit China to urge Xi Jinping to use his influence; how Ukraine is bringing Bucha back to life

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Ukraine Discusses Preventing Military Leaks after Report of Breach

Ukraine's president and top security brass discussed ways to prevent leaks of military information at a meeting on Friday, Kyiv said, after secret documents detailing Western help for Ukraine reportedly ended up online. A statement about the meeting issued by the president's office did not say a leak had occurred.…

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Putin’s forces ‘reach centre’ of key Ukrainian city Bakhmut in bloody battle

Advance – including airborne troops and Wagner militia – endangers key supply route for Kyiv

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Ukraine discusses preventing military leaks after report of breach

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US ‘resists’ giving Ukraine NATO accession ‘road map’

The US is pushing back against efforts by some European allies to offer Ukraine a “road map” to NATO membership at the Western alliance’s next summit in July, according to a British media report quoting unnamed diplomatic sources.

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Ukraine seeks to prevent military leaks after NATO assistance plans reportedly appear on social media

Ukraine's leaders discussed ways to prevent leaks of military information on Friday after secret documents detailing U.S. and NATO efforts to help the country plan a counter-offensive against Russia's invasion reportedly appeared on social media.

Reuters

Ukraine war: the lessons from the Northern Ireland peace process

As the French and Chinese presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Xi Jinping, were discussing the need for more constructive international engagement to end the war in Ukraine, it emerged this week that Ukraine, too, was open to reconsidering its options. A top adviser to Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, noted that Kyiv…

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Ukrainian forces take fight to streets of besieged Bakhmut

Ukrainian and Russian forces are battling in the streets of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine's devastated "fortress" city.

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Ukraine may be willing to hold talks on Crimea, suggests Zelenskiy adviser

Andriy Sybiha expresses Kyiv’s interest in negotiations with Moscow should Ukrainian forces reach region

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Ukrainian forces cling onto besieged city, China pressed to help end war

Ukrainian and Russian forces battled in Bakhmut, the devastated eastern city which has become a symbol of Kyiv's defiance, while seven civilians were reported killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes in Russian-controlled areas.

Reuters

Church accused of Moscow ties expelled from two parishes in western Ukraine

A Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox church accused of ties with Russia was expelled from the premises of two places of worship on Wednesday amid rising public anger against the organisation 14 months into Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia’s Lavrov to Discuss Ukraine, Grain and Energy in Visit to Türkiye

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu will discuss the conflict in Ukraine, energy cooperation and the Black Sea grain deal during a two-day visit by a Russian delegation this week. Türkiye has positioned itself as a potential intermediary between Kyiv and Moscow in the 13-month…

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Ukraine will take 'corresponding' decisions if troops risk encirclement in Bakhmut - Zelenskiy

Ukrainian troops face a really difficult situation in the eastern city of Bakhmut, but Kyiv will take the "corresponding" decisions to protect them if they risk being encircled by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday.

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Russia demands that Ukraine free Orthodox 'martyr' cleric from house arrest

Russia on Wednesday demanded that Ukraine free a top Orthodox cleric placed under house arrest by a Kyiv court this month in connection with allegations he had glorified Russia's invasion and stoked religious divisions.

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Ukraine trains 40,000 storm brigade troops for counter-offensive

More than a year into Russia's full-scale invasion, Aleks, a translator with no prior military experience, was advancing through forest with rifle raised, training to ambush enemy forces in one of Ukraine's newest military units.

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Poland ready to send all its MiG-29 jets to Ukraine, given NATO guarantees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Poland on Wednesday to strengthen ties with a neighbouring country that has played a big role in galvanising Western military and political support for Kyiv against Russia's full-scale invasion. His Polish counterpart said Warsaw was ready to send all its MiG-29 jets to Ukraine…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Arrives in Poland to Deepen Ties with Key Western Ally

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in neighboring Poland on Wednesday, a Polish presidential aide said, as he begins an official visit to a close ally that has galvanized Western military and political support for Kyiv. The visit, which was announced this week by Poland but has not been officially confirmed…

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy hails ties as Poland vows further support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited neighbouring Poland on Wednesday and thanked the country for its "historic" help, saying it should become a key partner in the vast reconstruction effort needed once Russia's invasion ends.

Reuters

US pledges $2.6 billion more in weapons aid to Ukraine

The U.S. unveiled $2.6 billion worth of military assistance that includes three air surveillance radars, anti-tank rockets and fuel trucks, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday, as Ukraine prepares a spring offensive against invading Russian forces.

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St Petersburg café killing exposes Russia’s security woes

Moscow has blamed Ukrainian security services and supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for the killing of a prominent Russian ultranationalist blogger in a St Petersburg café. Kyiv and Navalny’s supporters have denied the allegations. But the attack on a figure with close links to the Wagner Group has…

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For Taiwan, war in Ukraine serves as potent reminder of threat from China

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan has shown unwavering support for Kyiv. The invasion of a young democracy by its larger neighbour is indeed a situation that hits close to home in Taiwan. Though the archipelago is more than 8,000 kilometres away, the situation facing Ukrainians…

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Ukraine unveils plan for recaptured Crimea – but West ‘reluctant’ to help

Ukraine unveiled on Sunday a 12-point plan outlining how it would reintegrate Crimea back into the country if it regained the territory militarily. Kyiv has repeatedly said that seizing the peninsula back from Russia is one of its key war aims. But Washington is tacitly sceptical.

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Tank tactics: how might Ukraine use its influx of western armour?

Experts say weaponry will give Kyiv a psychological edge against Russia but is not enough for a ‘big punch’

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