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US intel believes Ukraine's counteroffensive will fail to reach Melitopol, one of its key goals: report
Ukraine won't be able to reach Melitopol, a key transportation hub in Russia's land bridge to Crime…
Mia Jankowicz
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Inside the occupied towns and cities of Ukraine, where Russia is trying to scrub any hint of their history
Parts of Ukraine have been occupied by Russian troops. Russia has sought to impose its power throug…
Sinéad Baker
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Ukrainian air strikes hit Russian barracks in occupied Melitopol with US-supplied HIMARS, reports say
The exiled mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, claimed that 200 Russian "occupiers" were among the ca…
Alia Shoaib
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Russian soldiers stole cherries from Ukrainian farmers and got poisoned, mayor says
Ivan Fedorov said local farmers were resisting Russian occupation by poisoning their cherry crop, w…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russia introduced a new mayor in a captured Ukrainian city after abducting its elected mayor
The previous mayor of Melitopol was democratically elected by Ukrainians. An acting mayor was insta…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Ukrainian forces free kidnapped Melitopol mayor from Russian captivity, Zelenskyy's office says
A top deputy of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Melitopol mayor Ivan Fyodoro…
Insider Inc.
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Video shows lone Ukrainian senior reprimanding Russian soldiers in Melitopol: 'What the fuck are you doing here?'
An older Ukrainian man scolded the Russian soldiers in Melitopol, a video appears to show. "What th…
Joshua Zitser
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Mayor of the Ukrainian city Melitopol was abducted by Russian forces and had a plastic bag placed over his head, officials say
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy compared the mayor's kidnapping by Russian forces to action…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Why Russian separatists called an exorcist when they discovered a Ukrainian POW was an evangelical Christian
Viktor Cherniiavskyi said he was tortured by Russian separatists in 2104 and forced to undergo an e…
Rebecca Rommen
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Putin's Crimea bridge has been out of military use for at least 3 months, satellite images suggest
Satellite images appear to show no Russian trains carrying military equipment into Ukraine via the …
Mia Jankowicz
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Resistance fighters blew up a Russian military headquarters and killed 3 officers in occupied territory, Ukraine says
Resistance fighters set off an explosion during a meeting between Russian officers in occupied Meli…
Sinéad Baker
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Ukraine can score a striking victory over Russia if it advances 25 miles through its formidable defenses, expert says
Ukraine could force Russia out a wide swath of occupied territory by focusing on supply nodes aroun…
Mia Jankowicz
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Video shows Ukrainian soldiers taking out a Russian aircraft with a missile in a critical area of its counteroffensive
The released footage cuts to a flaming mass on the ground, likely near Robotyne, the frontline town…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russian forces were decimated on a key part of the front line, losing more than 300 troops in one day: ISW
Russian is deploying elite paratrooper units in the western Zaporizhia Oblast as Ukraine threatens …
Tom Porter
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Ukrainian mayor says Russian troops are disguising themselves as civilians to escape Zaporizhzhia, according to local report
Ukrainian mayor says local residents have reported that Russian troops are dressing as civilians to…
Alia Shoaib
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Putin taught a lesson for Russia's new school curriculum, which includes instructions on how to handle a Kalashnikov
Students from occupied Ukraine asked Putin questions at the session, in a seeming attempt to normal…
Mia Jankowicz
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The West is wrong to criticize Ukraine for not focusing its counteroffensive in one area, say experts
Western officials criticized Ukrainian tactics, but a leading think tank said they're succeeding in…
Tom Porter
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Russia likely lacks the reserves to properly defend itself if Ukraine breaks through a key defensive line, experts say
Russia is trying to prevent Ukraine from breaking through on a key part of the front line, but it l…
Tom Porter
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Russia is only giving Ukrainians certain medicines unless they get Russian citizenship, Yale report says
The report says the restrictions force Ukrainians in occupied areas to "decide between accepting Ru…
Chris Panella
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Russia is manning its defensive line with 'poor-quality' troops, report says, and only switching in competent ones after Ukraine attacks
Russia is deploying badly-trained and inexperienced troops to key parts of the front line, accordin…