In mid-February, a court in Krakow sentenced two Russian citizens to five and a half years in prison for posting hundreds of recruitment ads for the Wagner mercenary group in Polish cities. Convicted of terrorism and espionage, the two men were…
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Only six European countries willing to send troops to Ukraine
Six European countries from the “coalition of the willing” have signaled that they are prepared to send troops to Ukraine as security guarantees in the event of a ceasefire, AFP reported.
Among the countries named are the United Kingdom,…
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Russian-American Freed In Prisoner Swap Arrives Back In US
Russian-American citizen Ksenia Karelina, who was imprisoned in Russia for donating $51 to a US-based Ukrainian aid charity, has arrived back in the United States after a prisoner swap for Arthur Petrov, a dual German-Russian citizen who…
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Ukrainian Parents, Children Evacuate As Front Lines Approach
Natalya already knew what it felt like to have to leave her home.
Last year, she and her young son fled the encroaching fighting in eastern Ukraine and took shelter in Novopavlivka, in the Dnipropetrovsk region west of Donetsk.
This spring, as…
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As Weather Warms In Ukraine, Combatants Step Up Battlefield Tempo
Ukrainian forces tried to seize the battlefield initiative in multiple locations over the winter while struggling to avoid a rout as they pulled out of Kursk, the Russian region they invaded last summer to great fanfare.
Across the…
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U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink to resign — FT — Meduza
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink is resigning “earlier than planned,” Financial Times correspondent Christopher Miller reported on Thursday, citing three sources who said her decision is “in part over differences in policy between…
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Russian court fines rapper for leaving patriotic graffiti in war-torn town of Sudzha — Meduza
Russian rapper and pro-war “Z-activist” Akim Apachev says he won’t challenge a fine of 70,000 rubles ($840) for disorderly conduct issued after he traveled to Sudzha and graffitied patriotic slogans on walls and rubble throughout the…
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Russian investigators claim Ukrainian troops killed nine civilians while occupying small town — Meduza
Russian federal investigators have accused Ukrainian soldiers of executing nine civilians during their occupation of Makhnovka, a small town outside Sudzha, which an incursion force held from August 2024 until earlier this year. According to…
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Ukrainian national gets 16-year sentence for sending mail bombs to Russian colonels, reportedly on instructions from Kyiv — Meduza
A military court in Russia has sentenced a Ukrainian national to 16 years in prison for sending mail bombs to three Russian colonels, allegedly on orders from Ukraine’s Security Service. Vadym Chalyi, 30, was convicted of attempted terrorism…
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US Ambassador To Ukraine Resigns Early Amid Washington’s Peace Efforts
A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian cities of Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Kramatorsk late on April 8 wounded more than two dozen people and damaged multiple residential buildings, local officials said.
Serhiy Lysak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk…
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