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Ukraine war live updates: Russians inflict ‘massive attack’ on Ukraine’s energy network, leaving power plants damaged
Russia used more than 50 missiles and 20 drones in overnight attacks, Zelenskyy says Russia used dozens of missiles and drones to attack Ukraine’s infrastructure overnight, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday morning. “More than 50 rockets and more than 20 “shaheds” [drones] on infrastructure in the Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzia, and Ivano-Frankivsk […]
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Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine says it thwarted Zelenskyy assassination plot; Russia’s Putin sworn in for fifth term
U.S., UK and Australia sanction Russian leader of cybercrime gang LockBit The U.S., UK and Australia sanctioned Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev, a senior leader of cybercrime gang LockBit on Tuesday, the British government said in a statement. LockBit was “responsible for extorting over $1 billion from thousands of victims globally,” the statement said. “The gang […]
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Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to discourage the West
Russian President Vladimir Putin provides a speech through а conference of the Federal Assembly’s Council of Legislators in Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 26, 2024. Alexey Danichev | By using Reuters Russia reported on Monday it would practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as element of a military services exercising immediately after what the Moscow […]
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Ukraine war are living updates: Conflict reaches working day 800, Russia claims it curbed Ukrainian assaults overnight
German foreign minister says there will be outcomes for Russian cyberattack Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90/The Greens), Overseas Minister, looks at a screen exhibiting a cyber training in the Australian Centre for Cyber Cooperation. Sina Schuldt | Image Alliance | Getty Pictures German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday that Russia would face penalties for a […]
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U.S. accuses Russia of making use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, in breach of global ban
Servicemen of the Nationwide Guard of Ukraine endure coaching to storm enemy trenches working with simulation gear as the war concerning Russia and Ukraine proceeds in Kharkiv Location, Ukraine on February 29, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Pictures The U.S. has formally accused Russia of applying chemical weapons in opposition to Ukrainian troops and […]
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Ukraine war live updates: Russia accused of using chemical weapons in Ukraine; Odesa faces another ballistic missile attack
U.S. accuses Russia of using chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces The U.S. has formally accused Russia of using chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops and announced late Wednesday that it is imposing more sanctions on Russian individuals and entities. The U.S. State Department released a statement late Wednesday in which it accused Russia of violating the […]
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Oil huge Shell beats very first-quarter gain estimates, launches $3.5 billion share buyback
The Shell symbol is shown outside the house a petrol station in Radstock on February 17, 2024 in Somerset, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant Shell on Thursday documented stronger-than-predicted initial-quarter income, boosted by higher refining margins and robust oil trading. Shell described altered earnings of $7.7 billion […]
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U.S. troubles hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, takes purpose at Chinese companies
Ukrainian servicemen experience on an armored staff carrier in a discipline in close proximity to Chasiv Yar, Donetsk, on April 27, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Genya Savilov | Afp | Getty Photos The United States on Wednesday issued hundreds of fresh sanctions targeting Russia more than the war in Ukraine in action that took aim at Moscow’s circumvention of […]
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Ukraine war live updates: Moscow wants weapons, forces beefed up ahead of offensive; Russian focus appears to shift in Donetsk
Russia could be shifting focus onto strategic target, Chasiv Yar Russian forces appear to be shifting their operational focus on to Chasiv Yar in the northern area of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine. Russia did not make any confirmed advances in the Avdiivka area for the first time in several days on Tuesday, analysts at the […]
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Ukraine war live updates: Odesa reels from deadly missile attack; 98-year-old walks miles under fire to escape advancing Russians
Five dead and many injured in Russian missile strike on Odesa This photograph taken on April 29, 2024, in Odesa, shows a burning building damaged as a result of a missile attack, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Oleksandr Gimanov | Afp | Getty Images A day of mourning has been declared in the Ukrainian […]
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