Ukraine

Russian hackers lured embassy workers in Ukraine with ad for a cheap BMW

By James Pearson LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - Hackers suspected of working for Russia's foreign intelligence agency targeted dozens of diplomats at embassies in Ukraine with a fake used car…

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Kremlin says Western security assurances for Ukraine would be a dangerous mistake

RMOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that security assurances the West is considering for Ukraine would be a dangerous mistake that would impinge on Russia's own…

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Spurned a NATO invitation, Ukraine still reaps rewards at summit

VILNIUS, July 12 (Reuters) - NATO leaders at this week's summit in Vilnius said Ukraine should be able to join the military alliance at some point in the future but…

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G7 to offer Ukraine security ‘framework’, Zelenskiy asks NATO allies for more arms

Britain says G7 declaration 'will set out how allies will support Ukraine over the coming years to end the war and deter and respond to any future attack' White House…

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Russia launches more air strikes on Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine as NATO meets

July 12 (Reuters) - Russia launched a wave of kamikaze drone attacks on Kyiv and other cities for a second night in row, Ukraine's military said on Wednesday, hours before…

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Russia’s Medvedev: NATO’s military aid to Ukraine brings World War Three closer

July 12 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia's powerful Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, said late on Tuesday that the increase in military assistance to…

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UPDATED: NATO’s Stoltenberg: Ukraine is now closer to NATO than ever before

VILNIUS, July 12 (Reuters) - Ukraine is now closer to NATO than ever before, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President…

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France to send long-range missiles to Ukraine – Macron

France will join Britain in supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine, a move that allows Ukrainian forces to hit Russian troops and supply dumps deep behind the front lines.Speaking on arrival…

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Russian drones attack Kyiv and Odesa hours before NATO summit

Russia launched 28 kamikaze drones on the southern port of Odesa and Kyiv in early hours on Tuesday, Ukraine's military said, just hours before the start of a NATO summit in…

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Russian attack on humanitarian aid point killed five, Ukraine says

The death toll from a Russian attack on a humanitarian aid distribution point in southeastern Ukraine rose to five on Monday, and two people were killed by Russian shelling in…

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Four civilians killed, 11 wounded in Russia strikes on Zaporizhzhia town – Ukraine

Four people died and 11 were injured in Russia's bombing of a residential area of the frontline town of Orikhiv in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region when distribution of humanitarian aid was…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey on war’s 500th day

KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits symbolic Snake Island to mark 500 days of war

July 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Snake Island, a rocky outcrop on the Black Sea, to mark 500 days since Russia's invasion, a video issued by his office on…

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EU strikes deal to boost ammunition production to aid Ukraine

The EU will devote 500 million euros to boosting the production of ammunition for Ukraine and to replenish the stocks of EU member countries, it announced on Friday. The European Council and European Parliament representatives struck a…

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine needs concrete solutions, signal at NATO summit

PRAGUE, July 6 (Reuters) - The forthcoming NATO summit in Vilnius should focus on real content and a "clear signal" on Ukraine's future membership in the military alliance, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said…

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Ukraine plans to move to professional army after war ends – PM

Ukraine plans to abandon conscription and move to a professional army after the war with Russia to bring Kyiv closer to NATO standards, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Thursday.…

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Russian missile strikes apartment block in Lviv, kills at least three

(Reuters) -A Russian missile attack killed at least three people in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, and rescuers were searching through the debris of a apartment building for survivors…

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Poland, Italy call for strong security guarantees for Ukraine

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland and Italy believe Ukraine must receive real security guarantees, the countries' prime ministers said on Wednesday, ahead of a NATO summit where Kyiv hopes to receive…

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Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of plotting imminent attack on nuclear plant

July 4 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, long the subject of mutual recriminations and…

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Putin says Russian economy faring better than expected

By Lidia Kelly July 5 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said late on Tuesday that the Russian economy was performing better than expected after Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin reported to him that…

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Russia says Ukraine attacked Moscow with at least five drones

Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine had attacked Moscow with at least five drones that were all either shot down or jammed, though one of the capital's main airports had…

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Elections in Russian-controlled Ukraine could be cancelled, official says

Russia's top election official said on Monday that if the situation worsened in four Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine, local elections scheduled there for September would be cancelled. Russia controls just…

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Russia’s Medvedev says standoff with West to last decades, Ukraine conflict ‘permanent’

Ex-president pessimistic West and Russia can agree Says tensions higher than 1962 Cuban missile crisis Warns of risks of nuclear war, but says talks better Says Moscow cannot accept Ukraine…

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UPDATED: Ukraine right to be cautious with counter-offensive, top NATO official says

BRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) - Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russian forces is proving difficult due to landmines and other obstacles but Ukrainian forces are right to proceed cautiously, NATO's top military…

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UPDATED: Kremlin: “Not too many hopes” for Black Sea grain deal

July 3 (Reuters) - Moscow is pessimistic about the prospects of renewing the Black Sea grain deal because no progress has been made in implementing accompanying agreements that pertain to…

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Centre to prosecute Ukraine invasion to open in The Hague

By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE, July 3 (Reuters) - Law enforcement officials on Monday open an international centre for the prosecution of the crime of…

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UPDATED: Russian defence minister says Ukraine operation unaffected by mutiny

July 3 (Reuters) - A brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group last month did not affect Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on…

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Moscow says 700,000 children from Ukraine conflict zones now in Russia

July 3 (Reuters) - Russia has brought some 700,000 children from the conflict zones in Ukraine into Russian territory, Grigory Karasin, head of the international committee in the Federation Council,…

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Papal envoy says Moscow visit focused on humanitarian issues, not peace plan

MILAN (Reuters) - Papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi said on Sunday his mission to Moscow on the Ukraine war was focused on humanitarian issues and had not involved any discussions…

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Why Ukraine has been unable to capitalize on the Wagner Group rebellion

After months of speculation about when it would begin and what its aims would be, Ukraine’s much anticipated counteroffensive started in early June. It took Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy some…

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Russia launches first overnight drone attack on Kyiv in 12 days – military

KYIV, July 2 (Reuters) - Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Kyiv after a 12-day break, a Ukrainian military official said on Sunday, with air defence systems preliminarily destroying all targets…

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Ukraine brings first charges for deporting Kherson orphans

By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Ukrainian prosecutors charged a Russian politician and two suspected Ukrainian collaborators with war crimes over the alleged deportation of dozens of orphans from…

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Ukrainian counteroffensive creeps ahead, measured in blood

Ukraine has been publicly cautious in counting gains in a counteroffensive it launched this month to reclaim territory occupied by Russian forces, and on Friday its president and a U.S.…

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Hungary opposes EU plan to grant more money to Ukraine -PM Orban

BUDAPEST, June 30 (Reuters) - Hungary rejects the European Commission's plans to grant more money to Ukraine and is not willing to contribute additional money to finance the EU's increased…

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Russia says no to idea of Swiss peace summit on Ukraine

GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to Switzerland said Moscow could not accept any Swiss-hosted peace summit on Ukraine after it joined European Union sanctions against his country, adding Switzerland had…

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UPDATED: Pope warns Ukraine war seems to have “no end” as envoy returns from Moscow

VATICAN CITY, June 30 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Friday there was no apparent end in sight to the war in Ukraine as his peace envoy wrapped up three…

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EU leaders back security commitments for Ukraine

By Andrew Gray and Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders declared on Thursday they would make long-term commitments to bolster Ukraine's security as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged them…

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EU leaders to debate Russia mutiny, pledge support for Ukraine

By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, June 29 (Reuters) - European Union leaders will on Thursday debate the repercussions of the aborted mutiny in Russia as they pledge further support for Ukraine…

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Death toll rises to 12 in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk after Russian strike

June 29 (Reuters) - Rescuers have pulled another body from the ruins of a restaurant in eastern Ukraine's city of Kramatorsk, taking to 12 the death toll following a Russian…

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Ukraine steps up calls for ‘political invitation’ to join NATO

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stepped up calls for Ukraine to receive a "political invitation" to join NATO when the military alliance holds a summit in Lithuania next month. Zelenskiy also reiterated demands for security guarantees…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy praises ‘advances’ after visiting front sectors

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy praised Ukrainian troops for advancing "in all sectors" on Monday after spending the day posing with and handing awards to front-line soldiers in the east and south…

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Australia to provide more armoured vehicles to Ukraine

By Alasdair Pal and Renju Jose SYDNEY, June 26 (Reuters) - The Australian government will provide a new A$110 million ($73.5 million) package to Ukraine including 70 military vehicles to…

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UPDATED: Hungary blocks next tranche of EU off-budget military support for Ukraine

BUDAPEST, June 26 (Reuters) - Hungary did not support the disbursement of the next tranche of EPF payment to member states, around 500 million euros, citing grievances over the blacklisting…

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UPDATED: Russian defence minister visits troops after Wagner mutiny

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu visited Russian troops involved in the military operation in Ukraine, the RIA news agency reported on Monday, his first public appearance since the weekend mutiny…

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Kyiv says F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots could start in July

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence minister said that an international programme to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets could begin next month. Kyiv, which has launched a counteroffensive…

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Berlin airlift and Ukraine war: the importance of symbols during conflicts

Every military conflict contains situations that eventually become its defining symbols. The second world war, for example, could be summed up in the following seven symbols: the Munich agreement (appeasement),…

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What the Wagner Group revolt in Russia could mean for the war in Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, staged a revolt against Russia after claiming the Russian army deliberately attacked his forces. Prigozhin demanded justice — and that took the…

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Obama angers Ukraine by implying Crimea has ‘some sympathy’ for Russian invasion

Barack Obama sparked a row with the Ukrainian government by suggesting that local “sympathy” for Russia blocked a tougher Western response to Moscow’s seizure of Crimea in 2014. The former…

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Ukraine: Chaos in Russia works to our advantage

By Lidia Kelly June 25 (Reuters) - Chaos in Russia works to Kyiv's advantage, Ukraine officials said on Saturday, but it remains to be seen whether President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and…

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Update: Rebel Russian mercenaries barrel towards Moscow

ROSTOV-ON-DON/VORONEZH, Russia, June 24 (Reuters) - Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters barrelled towards Moscow on Saturday after seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia's military firing on them from the air but seemingly…

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Mines dislodged by Ukraine dam collapse could wash up on beaches

GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations official warned that the mines dislodged by the flood waters from Kakhovka dam in Ukraine could float downstream and reach as far as Black…

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Ukraine progresses on reforms to unlock membership talks, EU says

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) - Senior EU officials said this week that Ukraine is making progress on political reforms to open the way for European Union membership talks but still needs to…

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Ukraine says it advances in south, stops Russian attack in east

KYIV, June 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine's armed forces have halted a Russian offensive towards the cities of Kupiansk and Lyman in the east of the country, and are advancing in…

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Russia says it detained Caesium smugglers working for a Ukrainian citizen

MOSCOW, June 23 (Reuters) - Russia's FSB security service said on Friday it had detained five people who were trying to buy 1 kg of radioactive Caesium-137 for $3.5 million…

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Air raid alerts in effect throughout Ukraine

Bridge is one of just a few access routes to Crimea Russian-installed officials vow to restore traffic Bridge is beyond range of Kyiv's main battlefield rockets Deputy Defence minister-Ukraine containing…

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Scholz pledges security assurances to Kyiv but no swift NATO membership

BERLIN, June 22 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday pledged long-term security assurances to Ukraine but dashed Kyiv's hopes for a swift accession to NATO. "We have to…

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EU approves 11th sanctions package against Russia over Ukraine

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at stopping other countries and companies from…

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