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Wednesday, January 28
Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches drones, missiles targeting multiple Ukrianian regions
Explosions and fires were reported in Kyiv after Russia launched an early morning attack on Ukraine's capital on Jan. 28.
Russia has suffered 'more losses than any major power' since World War II, report says
Russian forces have sustained nearly 1.2 million casualties, paying a steep price for limited gains since launching its war Ukraine, a new CSIS report finds.
Wednesday, January 28
Ukraine war latest: Russian drones strike passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast, 5 killed, 2 injured
This is Yuliia Taradiuk and Polina Moroziuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,434 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russian drones struck a passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast on Jan. 27, hitting a locomotive and passenger car and causing a fire, Ukrainian officials said. At least five people were killed, and two others were injured in the attack, the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported later in the evening. According to Ukrzaliznitsia and regional officials, th
Hungary summons Ukrainian ambassador over election interference claims
Ukraine's ambassador to Hungary was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Budapest on Jan. 27, as Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accused Kyiv of interfering in Hungary's upcoming parliamentary elections.
Lukashenko must be held accountable for 'complicity' in Russia's war, Sybiha says
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Belarus is complicit in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and that Kyiv is preparing sanctions against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to hold him accountable for supporting the war.
Ukraine sees shift in Russia's peace talks delegation as 'pseudo-historical lectures' end, foreign minister says
"These are different people... the conversations were very focused," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
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