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Wednesday, February 4
Kyiv bureau among those axed by Jeff Bezos' Washington Post, hundreds of journalists laid off
"I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated," Ukraine correspondent Lizzie Johnson wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Ukraine war latest: 7 dead, 8 injured as Russia strikes Donetsk Oblast city market with cluster munitions
Today's Ukraine War Latest live is brought to you by Francis Farrell in Kharkiv and Jared Goyette in Kyiv, both cities where temperatures plunged below -20 degrees Celsius overnight, as Russia's campaign against electricity and heating infrastructure continues. Today's top story so far: Russian forces attacked the city of Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast with cluster munitions in the morning of Feb. 4, Donetsk Oblast governor Vadym Filashkin reported. Seven people are reported killed and a furthe
EU agrees details on 90 billion euro lifeline to Ukraine
The proposal will now be put to the European Parliament. If approved, the cash could arrive by spring.
North Korean troops in Russia attack Ukrainian border communities, HUR says
Ukraine’s military intelligence says North Korean troops fighting under Russian command are attacking Ukrainian border communities from Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
Ukraine peace talks with Russia, US end in UAE as sides agree to meet again Feb. 5
The meetings in the United Arab Emirates took place a day after Russia launched its most massive strike against Ukraine this winter.
Ukraine appoints Oleh Luhovskyi as interim head of Foreign Intelligence Service
President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Major General Oleh Luhovskyi as acting head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service on Feb. 4.
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