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Ukrainian military personnel during operations on the front line as Zelensky appoints a new Commander-in-Chief

Zelensky Fires Syrskyi, Names Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine’s New Commander-in-Chief

Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief on July 21 and appointed 44-year-old General Mykhailo Drapatyi as his replacement, ending a tenure marked by protests in Kyiv, Lviv, and Dnipro and

July 22, 2026

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Protesters in Bucharest rally in solidarity with Ukraine holding flags and signs

Ukraine Drones Strike Wildberries Warehouses Near Moscow, Targeting Russia’s Amazon

Ukrainian drones struck two Wildberries logistics warehouses near Moscow on Monday night, killing at least eight people and leaving marketplace sellers facing more than $1 billion in losses. Reuters confirmed the Kremlin acknowledged the attack on Russia's largest e-commerce platform.

July 22, 2026

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Artillery shells at a NATO ammunition plant, as Europe faces a cotton linter shortage threatening nitrocellulose propellant production

NATO Faces Critical Ammunition Crisis as Cotton Linter Shortage Empties Propellant Stocks

NATO has acknowledged cotton linter shortages as a critical obstacle to its ammunition build-up, with Europe's

Ukrainian President Zelensky reviewing candidates to replace Commander-in-Chief Syrsky

Zelensky Reviews 11 Candidates to Replace Syrsky, Drapaty Emerges as Frontrunner

Ukrainian President Zelensky is reviewing 11 candidates to replace Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky, with General Mykhailo Drapaty

Nebenzya: Russia to issue questions to British authorities in Skripal case at UN

Russia will issue questions to British authorities on the Skripal case at the UN, said Vasily Nebenzya, permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN. Speaking at an informal meeting of

March 25, 2023

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“Kommersant”: Ukraine will double for Eastern Europe the transit tariff for oil from the Russian Federation through the “Druzhba”

The Ukrainian pipeline operator Ukrtransnafta intends from April 1 to double the cost of transiting Russian oil through the main Druzhba pipeline, which crosses, among other places, Ukraine and leads to Eastern

October 4, 2025

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Sberbank told about a new online fraud scheme

Recently, online scammers started using a new system that allows them to hack users’ personal accounts in online stores, Sberbank said in a statement. In this scheme, the scammers would operate under

March 25, 2023

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Defense News: US Air Force tests prototype AGM-183A hypersonic missile

The United States Air Force tested a prototype of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile in March this year. About this writes the publication Defense News. The material indicates that during the tests, which

March 25, 2023

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Biden has called the Russia-China rapprochement grossly exaggerated

US President Joe Biden, speaking at a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, called the rapprochement between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China grossly exaggerated. The

October 4, 2025

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RFU chief: IOC helping Russia get back into world football

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is involved in the work to bring Russia back into world football, RFU Secretary General Maxim Mitrofanov has said. His words are quoted by RB Sport. According

October 4, 2025

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In Belarus came into force the law on the death penalty for civil servants for treason

In Belarus, a law has come into force that provides for the possibility of applying the death penalty to officials – civil servants and military – for treason committed by them. The

March 25, 2023

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Kiev for the second time since the beginning of the year raised prices for oil transit

Ukraine, for the second time since the beginning of the year, raised the price of oil transiting through the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, reports Kommersant. As indicated,

March 25, 2023

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Zelenskyyy said that although Ukraine was not ready for a counteroffensive

The Ukrainian army is today not in a position to launch a counter-offensive towards the east. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday in an interview with the popular Japanese

October 4, 2025

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In the United States tested a prototype hypersonic missile

In March, the United States tested a prototype of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile, reports Defense News. According to reports, the test was carried out by the US Air Force on March 13

October 4, 2025

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Zelensky Fires Syrskyi, Names Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine’s New Commander-in-Chief

Ukraine Drones Strike Wildberries Warehouses Near Moscow, Targeting Russia’s Amazon

NATO Faces Critical Ammunition Crisis as Cotton Linter Shortage Empties Propellant Stocks

Zelensky Reviews 11 Candidates to Replace Syrsky, Drapaty Emerges as Frontrunner

Nebenzya: Russia to issue questions to British authorities in Skripal case at UN

“Kommersant”: Ukraine will double for Eastern Europe the transit tariff for oil from the Russian Federation through the “Druzhba”

Sberbank told about a new online fraud scheme

Defense News: US Air Force tests prototype AGM-183A hypersonic missile

Biden has called the Russia-China rapprochement grossly exaggerated

RFU chief: IOC helping Russia get back into world football

In Belarus came into force the law on the death penalty for civil servants for treason

Kiev for the second time since the beginning of the year raised prices for oil transit

Zelenskyyy said that although Ukraine was not ready for a counteroffensive

In the United States tested a prototype hypersonic missile

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