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Zelensky's ex-chief of staff Yermak to represent Ukrainian athlete in IOC case, lawyer says
Heraskevych, who is expected to be represented by Yermak, said on Feb. 10 that he had been barred from using a custom helmet at the 2026 Winter Olympics that honors Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia’s war.

At least 9 killed, 28 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day
Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 154 attack drones overnight at Ukraine, according to the Air Force.

Ukraine secures nearly $38 billion in military aid after Ramstein meeting
Ukraine's partners pledged nearly $38 billion in new military aid following the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format on Feb. 12, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.

'It means more than any medal' — Ukraine's skeleton racer sacrifices Olympic dream to honor war victims
Editor's note: This story has been updated with comments from President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. Wearing a helmet commemorating Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia is not allowed, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled on Feb. 12. Vladyslav Heraskevych, Ukraine's skeleton racer, was scheduled to compete in his third Olympic Games on Feb. 12. He was barred from taking part in the competition after refusing to change his helmet, one depicting the faces of

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,250,950 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 800 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Several Ukrainian children abducted to Russia returned in initiative backed by Melania Trump, White House says
Several Ukrainian children previously taken to Russia have been returned to their families in Ukraine, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump announced on Feb. 12.

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Short track speed skater Oleh Handei said his helmet bore a line from Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko: "Where there is heroism, there is no final defeat." It was banned from the Olympics on the grounds of being a "political slogan."



















