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Ukraine's electricity imports fall as crisis fades
Ukraine's imports of electricity dropped by 25% in March compared to the previous month, as the country emerges from a devastating winter brought on by Russian attacks on the energy grid.
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Breaking: Over 400 Russian drones detected in Ukraine's airspace, missiles launched from bomber aircraft
The number of drones has surged throughout the morning.
The Executed Renaissance: Ukraine’s cultural rebirth and its violent death
A black-and-white portrait of a well-dressed, composed family draws the eye to a figure in the left-hand corner — Antin Krushelnytsky, the family’s patriarch, and a writer, educator, and former minister of education of the Ukrainian People’s Republic. Likely taken in Kharkiv in the early 1930s, the photograph captures a moment of cultural rebirth for Ukraine. Krushelnytsky and his family were part of a generation of writers, artists, and intellectuals who believed Ukrainian culture could devel
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,301,260 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,230 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russian missiles strike apartment buildings in Kharkiv, at least 1 person injured
Russian forces launched a barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine overnight on April 3, with strikes reported on the city of Kharkiv, officials.
Vance to visit Hungary for talks with Orban days before election
Vice President J.D. Vance is set to visit Hungary on April 7–8 for bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orban and to deliver remarks on U.S.–Hungary relations.
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Belarusian parliament approves new law targeting LGBTQ+ expression and childfree lifestyles
Belarusian lawmakers have approved a bill introducing penalties for what authorities describe as the promotion of homosexuality, gender transition, childlessness, and pedophilia, further tightening restrictions on LGBTQ+ expression in the country.
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When evaluating military technology, it helps to distinguish between two domains: the industrial and the battlefield. Rheinmetall is unquestionably a large company that produces effective weapons systems that actually work on the battlefield. This is a fact that does not require emotional amplification or denial. But those two domains carry different kinds of authority, and conflating them leads to poor analysis. The statement by Rheinmetall's CEO, Armin Papperger, about Ukrainian drones goes
