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Kremlin calls energy sector Ukraine's 'Achilles' heel' as it dismisses aerial truce
The comments come as a rejection of the latest U.S.-Ukraine proposal for an aerial truce, which was put forward during the visit of U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv.
2 Azerbaijanis killed in drone attack as Russia strikes ships in Black Sea
Two injured Azerbaijani citizens were taken to a hospital in southern Odesa Oblast, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said.
Ukrainian pilots 'forced to take risks' as Russian jet-powered drones strain missile supplies
"Intense air battles are currently underway, as the enemy launches round-the-clock attacks," Yurii Ihnat, head of the Air Force communications department, told the Kyiv Independent.
Fact check: Why is Russia claiming Western 'interference' in Duma elections?
As the Russian legislative elections near, the Moscow propaganda is accusing the West of plotting to disrupt the vote — the same charge Western governments have repeatedly leveled against the Kremlin. Russia's upcoming elections for the State Duma, the lower house of the parliament, between Sept. 18 and 20 are seen by democracy watchdogs as little more than a rubber stamp for the regime's grip on power. Yet in recent months, Russian officials and media have stepped up claims that Europe plans
Russia's recruitment of foreign nationals amounts to human trafficking, Amnesty International says
Russia targets people from low-income countries, uses coercion to send them to active combat after two weeks, a new Amnesty International report says.
US destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers, 3 linked to Russia's shadow fleet, Ukrainian official says
Three of the tankers, the Kaviz, Charminar, and Riesco, have direct links to Russia's shadow fleet and have been involved in transporting Russian oil, Ukraine's sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk said.
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"They have already postponed the deadlines for reaching the oblast's administrative borders 15 times," Deputy Presidential Office head Pavlo Palisa said.
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