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The leaked documents are different from the past breeches
The US secretly spied on its allies including Ukraine, South Korea, Israel, Brazil and India, documents accessed by NPR showed. The documents, which are authentic, revealed that the US had been monitoring the activities of Wagner Group, a US-based mercenary group operating in Ukraine’s Donbas region. They also revealed the extent of US eavesdropping on…
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The documents show the depth of the U.S. spy efforts
Maps of Russian troop movements and capabilities included in the trove of documents is sourced in part to human confidential sources, reports said. Before the war, Russian intelligence agencies were considered extremely active in Ukraine. A US official said that it was alarming to see one of the documents from February titled ‘Russia-Ukraine: Battle for…
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Europe has a big question about Russia: what will they do next?
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that his country has been able to prevent Russian tanks from entering the eastern region of Donbas. He further said that Russia “has not been able to make any gains in the last few days”. However, Zelenskyy also said that Ukraine is “looking for help from other countries and…
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Zelensky goes from here
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that his country won’t start a new war against Ukraine as there’s “no need to do so”. Putin’s comments come after Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy held his first meeting with Putin since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Donbas region last week. The conflict began on February 21 when Russia…
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There was a display as the Ukrainians advanced on two fronts
Ukrainian troops on Sunday hunted down Russian stragglers in the city of Lyman after its demoralised troops, according to a major Russian newspaper, fled with “empty eyes”. This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin held a ceremony to commemorate incorporation of four Ukrainian territories into Russia. Notably, Lyman is located in the eastern region of…
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The cease-fire is temporary.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed his country’s defence minister to order a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas. During his nightly address on Thursday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia aims to use Orthodox Christmas “as a cover and resupply” to stop Ukrainian advances in the eastern Donbas region.
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As fighting escalates in the East, there have been explosions in the capital of Ukranian.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced martial law in Ukraine’s Donbas and Crimea, two regions he considers to be part of his country. Putin held a ceremony to commemorate the incorporation of four Ukrainian territories into Russia, Lyman, a strategic railway hub in the eastern region of Donbas. The announcement comes amid a spike…
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With the attacks on Ukraine, Putin gave the hard-liners what they wanted.
Ukrainian forces have captured a bridge in the city of Kherson from Russian troops, a Ukrainian military statement said on Sunday. The statement added that Ukrainian forces have also “recaptured” the town of Lyman, a strategic railway hub in the eastern region of Donbas. Russian forces have reportedly been firing from across the Dnipro river…
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Was he looking for Firewood or Russia?
Ukraine on Monday said that it has recovered the bodies of over 500 people in the country’s Donbas region, which has been the epicentre of a conflict between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian troops. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the bodies had been found in several places including the town of Izium. Earlier, Ukraine…