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18 year-old Russian singer fined for 'discrediting' military, risks facing additional charges
Loginova's supporters have expressed concern that authorities may be preparing a criminal case against her. If charged again with discrediting Russia's military, she could face a more serious punishment than a fine.
Ukraine war latest live: 'Russia has not achieved planned result' in Pokrovsk, Zelensky says
Hi, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,342 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Russia outnumbers Ukrainian troops eight-to-one in their offensive to capture the semi-surrounded city of Pokrovsk in eastern Donetsk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on Oct. 27. "(Russian troops) have devoted such forces to the Pokrovsk (sector) that Ukraine cannot devote to one direction (of the front) — one to eight people," Zelensky told j
Russian troops outnumber Ukraine 8-1 in Pokrovsk sector, Zelensky says
"Imagine how many Russian forces are there. But at the same time, they have not achieved the planned result," Zelensky told reporters on Oct. 27.
Ukraine's ex-grid operator chief detained a week after raid on home he called politically motivated
The arrest comes a week after law enforcement searched Volodymyr Kudrytskyi’s home, a raid he believed had been orchestrated by his opponents to "send him a message."
Analysis: Ukraine learns hard lessons from Russia's evolving tactics after clearing Dobropillia 'breakthrough'
After two and a half months of intense fighting, the red rabbit-ear-looking shape on the battlefield map of Donetsk Oblast is gone for good. With the liberation of two more villages, Sukhetske and Kucheriv Yar, announced by the Ukrainian military over the weekend, the operation to clear the major Russian breach of Ukrainian lines near the city of Dobropillia is all but over. Compared to the dramatic alarm of mid-August, when hundreds of Russian troops pierced through a porous and chaotic defen
Ukraine says it struck 2 Russian radar stations, launch pad for missile system, HUR releases video
Attaching drone footage of the claimed attacks, HUR said in a Telegram post that its "Ghost" special forces unit "systematically" targeted Russian air defense systems.
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While Ukraine also lacks Western-supplied weapons, soldiers and commanders say shortages of basics — cars, drones and people — make holding back Russia extremely difficult. Even as Kyiv seeks U.S. approval for Tomahawks, they say critical, rudimentary gear is the more pressing need.
