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Putin signals impatience over Ukraine war in commander switch

PARIS, France (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin's move to replace his top commander in Ukraine is a sign of military disarray…

Zelensky promises ‘everything necesary’ to defend Soledar from Russia

by Susannah WALDEN Agence France-Presse BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AFP) -- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut and…

Fate of Ukraine’s Soledar uncertain as Wagner claims control

by Susannah WALDEN Agence France-Presse KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that fighting was still raging…

Russia to send rocket to rescue crew from ISS

  Moscow, Russia (AFP) Russia said Wednesday it would send a rescue capsule next month for three crew members of…

Russia hits Ukraine’s Kharkiv after German minister visits

by Oleksandr YANOVSKY Agence France-Presse KHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russian strikes hit eastern Ukraine's city of Kharkiv late Tuesday, the…

URGENT: Western arms ‘prolong suffering’ of Ukrainians: Kremlin

Moscow, Russia (AFP) The Kremlin on Monday said moves by France and other Western countries to supply Ukraine with weapons…

Russia captured east Ukraine village near Bakhmut: separatists

Moscow, Russia (AFP) Russian-backed separatist forces in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine said Monday they had seized a village…

‘Sacred goal’: Russia paints Ukraine assault in spiritual terms

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, a powerful ally of President Vladimir Putin, is embracing the rhetoric of…

Aid from two World Bank entities hit record $75 bn in 2022

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Two World Bank entities provided a record $75 billion in financing last year, said a letter…

Russia says toll from Ukraine strike rises to 89

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The toll from a Ukrainian New Year strike in Makiivka has risen to 89, Moscow said…

Russia says scores of soldiers killed in Ukrainian strike

by Robbie COREY-BOULET Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russia on Monday said more than 60 soldiers were killed in…

New air attacks on Kyiv after Russia’s New Year assaults

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- A fresh aerial strike targeted Kyiv in the early hours of Monday, after a New Year's…

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