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Wednesday, September 9
Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk
Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk overnight on Sept. 9, monitoring channels reported.
Russia pounds Kyiv in overnight attack, killing 5, injuring 35, as brief truce ends in missile fire
The attack has killed at least three people and injured 16 others, according to local officials. The strike signals a definitive end to Kyiv's brief respite while hosting U.S. envoys.
Xi, Putin pledge stronger ties with North Korea on founding anniversary
In a separate message, Vladimir Putin pledged continued close cooperation with Pyongyang under their "comprehensive strategic partnership."
Zelensky, Norway’s Store discuss air defense, Freyja program ahead of King Harald’s funeral
Zelensky and other international leaders are expected to attend the funeral ceremony in Oslo on Sept. 9.
Tuesday, September 8
Ukraine to sign contracts for around 1,000 Patriot missiles with partner support and EU loan funding, defense minister says
The defense minister cautioned that the contracted missiles would take time to arrive.
Russia's 160-year war on Ukrainian books
"The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history", said the historian Milan Hubl in Milan Kundera's The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. To destroy a man, first destroy his culture: this idea is neither new nor particularly singular. It was this very idea that prompted the creation of the Hague Convention in 1954, to protect cultural heritage during armed conflicts, after the Nazi regime burned and destroyed innumerable works of art in
About Vladivostok
Vladivostok is a city in far eastern Russia with a population of approximately 600,000, located 9,300 kilometers (5,778 miles) from Moscow on the Pacific coast. The city serves as Russia's main Pacific naval base and hosts military facilities. Vladivostok's strategic importance has increased as Russia deepens military and economic cooperation with China and North Korea during the war against Ukraine.
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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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