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McDonald’s won't reopen in Ukraine in August, company says.

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Despite earlier media reports that McDonald's may reopen its restaurants in Ukraine in August, Alesya Mudzhyri, head of Corporate Communications at McDonald's Ukraine, denied this information. Earlier, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that the authorities are persuading the management of McDonald's to resume work in Ukraine. McDonald's shut down operations in Ukraine on Feb. 24, when Russia launched its all-out war against Ukraine.

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Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov issued a new round of veiled threats towards Moldova on Oct. 12, warning Chisinau not to suffer from the same fate as Ukraine just weeks after an election that saw Moldova’s pro-European Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) secure a parliamentary majority.

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In Donetsk Oblast, volunteers from across the world serve in the International Battalion of Ukraine’s Azov Corps. On the battlefield dominated by drones, constant surveillance, and high-risk rotations, they navigate daily life and combat in one of the war’s most dangerous sectors.

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