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January 18, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine's interior ministry leadership killed in helicopter crash

The three main figures in Ukraine's interior ministry have been killed in a helicopter crash beside a nursery in an eastern suburb of the capital Kyiv.

By Editors Desk

GETTY / UKRAINE MFA - Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky and first deputy minister Yevhen Yenin

January 16, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

In Ukraine, the battle for Soledar may be a life-wasting diversion for a looming, larger fight

Apparent victory in salt-mining town comes at a high cost for Russia

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A Ukrainian army artillery brigade fires a howitzer near Soledar, Ukraine, on Jan. 11. (Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)

January 15, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

How Ukraine became a laboratory for western weapons and battlefield innovation

Ukrainian ingenuity has impressed US officials, who have praised Kyiv's ability to 'MacGyver' cheap but effective solutions in the war against Russia.
Ukrainian ingenuity has impressed US officials, who have praised Kyiv's ability to 'MacGyver' cheap but effective solutions in the war against Russia.

By Editors Desk

January 15, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine erupts over brutal Russian strike

Russian missiles have caused devastation across Ukraine, striking an apartment building and knocking out critical power infrastructure.

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January 14, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Russia carries out two mass rocket strikes on Ukraine killing at least 12 people

The targets of the attack, in which many people were injured, was Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, authorities said

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Rescuers work to clear rubble at a residential building destroyed after a missile strike in Dnipro on Saturday. Photograph: Vitalii Matokha/AFP/Getty Images

January 13, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Putin claims ‘crucial’ victory

Russia says it has taken control of a gateway town in Ukraine, in what could mark its first big battlefield gain since the start of the invasion.

By Editors Desk

A member of Ukraine's military looks away as a BM-21'Grad' MLRS 122mm rocket launcher fires on the outskirts of Soledar on January 11, 2023. Picture: Arman Soldin / AFP.

January 12, 2023

Politics

US prices dropped in December for first time since May 2020 as inflation rate fell to 6.5%

According to latest consumer price index, cost of living dropped 0.1% in December while inflation rate fell from 7.1% in November

By Editors Desk

US inflation peaked at 9.1% in June, its highest rate since 1982, due to the Ukraine war and the pandemic. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images

January 10, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Wagner group claims full control of Soledar

Ukrainian troops are reportedly trapped in the key Donbass town

By Editors Desk

File photo: A Wagner Group fighter on the battlefield in Donbass © Viktor Antonyuk/RIA Novosti

January 10, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Russia has ‘likely’ captured Ukraine town

In a rare recent advance for Russian forces Moscow is now “likely” to be in control of a strategic Ukrainian town after a “bloody” battle.

By Editors Desk

Smoke and dirt ascends after a strike at a factory in the city of Soledar at the eastern Ukranian region of Donbas on May 24, 2022, on the 90th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP)

January 10, 2023

World

Sweden, Turkey not expected to back down in NATO accession tug of war

Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking for too much in exchange for allowing it to join NATO, as Ankara effectively demands the impossible – that Stockholm override a decision by its own Supreme Court. But analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to retract its condition, at least not before the all-important presidential elections scheduled in June.

By Editors Desk

January 08, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

‘Like a fireball’: Vladimir Putin unveils new plan to scare the world

The Russian President is hoping one of his new “wonder weapons” will restore his tough-man image – and he’s ordered a warship to parade it to the world.

By Editors Desk

Vladimir Putin appears keen to restore his tarnished tough-man image. Picture: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP

January 06, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Donetsk shelled in first minute of Christmas truce – authorities

Ukrainian officials had rejected Moscow’s proposal to cease hostilities for 36 hours

By Editors Desk

A building in Donetsk damaged by Ukrainian shelling on January 4, 2023. © RIA Novosti

January 06, 2023

World

Leak reveals Roman Abramovich’s billion-dollar trusts transferred before Russia sanctions

Exclusive: Files raise questions about whether oligarch’s children were made beneficiaries to protect fortune from possible asset freezes

By Editors Desk

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December 28, 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine war: Civilians flee Kherson as Russian attacks intensify

Thirteen-year-old Nika Selivanova made a heart shape with both her hands, waving goodbye to her best friend Inna who was pressed up against the glass partition that divided the entrance hall of Kherson's train station from the waiting area.

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GETTY IMAGES | Authorities are encouraging residents to leave Kherson, which was liberated from Russian control in November

December 27, 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

Russia ‘prepares for new invasion’

A “worst case scenario” could become reality as expert analysis shows Russia is preparing f

By Editors Desk

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been putting in a slew of public appearances as Russian support for the invasion falters. Picture: Alexander Nemenov/ AFP.

December 27, 2022

World

Russia’s Medvedev ‘predictions’ showcase Moscow mentality - analysis

Dmitry Medvedev's predictions were ostensibly part of a series of “New Year” predictions and could be seen as a kind of mocking or jest, but they also reveal Moscow's mentality.

By Editors Desk

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December 26, 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

Three killed in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian airfield – MoD

Three Russian serviceman were killed by debris from a destroyed UAV, the Defense Ministry says

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Russia's strategic missile carrier Tu-160 at the Engels airfield in Saratov region. © Sputnik / Russia's Defense Ministry

December 24, 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blasts Russian ‘terror’ after Kherson city shelled

President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed a Christmas Eve missile barrage on a Ukrainian city that left seven dead as a “terror” attack.

By Editors Desk

December 24, 2022

Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: Strikes on Kherson kill seven

At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in Russian air strikes on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, officials say.

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REUTERS / Central areas of Kherson were hit in the attack

December 22, 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

Putin vows to ‘knock down’ US Patriot missiles supplied to Ukraine

Russian president dismisses weapon as ‘outdated’ as he implies Kyiv will have to cede territory for peace

By Editors Desk

Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a defiant gesture at the end of his speech in the US Capitol. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images

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