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Ukraine war latest: Russian drones attack Dnipro, damage US-owned sunflower oil plant, major spill reported
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,412 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: An oil extraction plant in Dnipro was damaged in a Russian drone strike on Jan. 5, spilling about 300 tons of sunflower oil onto city streets, Mayor Borys Filatov said. The spill forced the closure of the city's embankment to traffic for two to three days, Filatov said. The facility reportedly belongs to Bunge, a U.S. agribusiness company based in St. Louis, Missou
Kyiv police detain woman suspected of planting explosive under National Guard soldier's car
The blast occurred as the soldier was opening the trunk of his car, the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office said.
Zelensky says Russia lost more than 90,000 troops over 3 months as Fedorov readies Defense Ministry overhaul
The Ukrainian army has eliminated more than 90,000 Russian troops over the past three months, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Jan. 5 after meeting with Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who is expected to lead the Defense Ministry soon.
Witkoff, Kushner to join Paris summit on Ukraine security guarantees, source says
The meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing" will bring together leaders from around 30 countries to discuss long-term security arrangements for Ukraine.
Slavoj Zizek: Welcome to the age of corridors
When criminals are apprehended, their first statement is usually: "But I did nothing wrong, I am an honest man!" The latest example of such a procedure — which, of course, stands for ideology at its purest — occurred in mid-December 2025 when Russia announced that it is "opening the Odesa corridor." In this momentous announcement, largely ignored by our big media, "opening" stands for its exact opposite: Odesa is Ukraine's main port through which most of its export (grain, sunflowers, etc.) ge
US may raise tariffs on India 'very quickly' if it keeps buying Russian oil, Trump says
"(Indian Prime Minister Narendra) Modi is a good guy. He knew I was not happy, and it was important to make me happy," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
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