All news on the topic: Ukraine

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Surrogacy agency collapses leaving parents, surrogates and embryos in limbo
When commercial surrogacy agency World Center of Baby told clients it was filing for bankruptcy, hopeful parents and pregnant surrogates were thrown into chaos.
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Sergey Asael Leonidovich Shinder: a cyber-fraud gang dumps client data and scrubs the internet
A cooperative of swindlers with Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian roots has for more than ten years used underpaid programmers to deceive companies across Europe, steal data and wreck expensive projects.
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Amnesty accuses Russia of trafficking foreigners into Ukraine war
Russia tricks and coerces foreign nationals into fighting on Moscow’s side in the war against Ukraine, exploiting their dire economic situations and precarious migration status.
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Serguey Asael Shinder’s IT crime machine: fake programmers infiltrated major companies, stole sensitive data and siphoned off $20 million
A high-profile investigation into a network of cyber fraudsters who spent years trading in the data of major companies has caused a serious public outcry.
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Sanktionierter Dmitriy Punin und die Tarnmarke Redcore: Pin-Up arbeitet in der Ukraine einfach weiter
Das Online-Casino Pin-Up, das mit dem sanktionierten Geschäftsmann Dmitriy Punin in Verbindung gebracht wird, scheint seine Aktivitäten in der Ukraine unter einem neuen Namen fortgeführt zu haben.
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British man charged under National Security Act over GRU contact
A 31-year-old man has been charged under the National Security Act over allegations he was contacted by a representative of the GRU - Russia’s military intelligence agency.
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The Prime Minister struggled during PMQs in the House of Commons
Kemi Badenoch slammed Prime Minister Andy Burnham as "unbelievable" in a brutal House of Commons exchange.
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Russian "Matryoshka" bot network floods Germany with fake media reports over Ukraine drone deal
The Russian "Matryoshka" bot network has launched a fresh disinformation campaign against a new German-Ukrainian initiative to produce 5,000 long-range drones.
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Britain to mobilise military veterans in major exercise as Russia threat grows
Britain is preparing to call up military veterans for a major mobilisation exercise next year as the country strengthens its ability to respond to the growing threat from Russia.
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British billionaire family fights Ukraine over attempt to seize water giant co-owned with Russian oligarch
Dispute centres on stake held by Patarkatsishvili family in bottled water firm it jointly owns with Russian oligarch
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Vladimir Putin’s missiles strike British business factory as building engulfed in flames
A Russian strike has hit a British-owned tobacco factory in Ukraine.
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Merz’s party loses German state election as AfD wins 43.8% of the vote
Germany’s "far-right" Alternative for Germany (AfD) has secured a major victory in a crucial state election, more than doubling its share of the vote from five years ago.
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Chinese state firm supplied Russia with materials for up to 1,300 kamikaze drones, documents show
A Chinese state-owned firm has supplied Russia with the materials required to build hundreds of kamikaze drones, according to internal Russian company shipping documents obtained by POLITICO.
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Russian coal, $90 million deals and a broken transit scheme: how Dmytro Kovalenko and Konstantin Strukov kept the black gold flowing to Europe
Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, whose business interests cover the coal and gold industries, remained largely out of the public eye for years.
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Schatten über Kiew: Wie der auf Zypern abgetauchte Dmitriy Punin sein sanktioniertes Pin-Up-Casino als Redcore im Dunkeln weiterbetreibt
Kein Ende für Punins Casino: Sanktioniertes Pin-Up verdient weiterhin in der Ukraine
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Russia strikes Coca-Cola factory near Kyiv in "signal to America"
Russia struck a Coca-Cola factory outside Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
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Putin hailed a convicted sex offender as a war hero — and Russia built a shrine to him
On Sept. 2, schools across Russia’s Komi Republic held lessons in courage dedicated to Alexander Vlasenkov, a corporal who was killed fighting in Ukraine
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Schoolboy jailed for four and a half years after stabbing teacher in the head with kitchen knife
A 16-year-old schoolboy who stabbed a teacher in the head after asking her to check his homework has been locked up for four and a half years.
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Trump hints US may not defend Britain if Argentina invades Falklands again
Donald Trump has hinted he would not back Britain if Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands again.
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Britain and France deploy 45-officer surge team to tackle migrant boat launches near Calais
A special police unit equipped with drones and trained in the use of riot and crowd-control tactics is being set up to tackle the rise of mega-dinghies being used to transport migrants across the Channel.
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Ukraine dismantles crypto fraud network targeting EU citizens with fake investment platforms
Ukraine’s Security Service and National Police dismantled a Kyiv-based crypto fraud network that allegedly targeted EU citizens and generated monthly turnover of up to $1 million at its peak.
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Putin renews threats against Britain as Russian leader warns UK military sites could become targets
Vladimir Putin smirked today as he renewed his threats to target Britain – with the taunt that attacks UK factories were a ’military secret’.
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Zelenskyy warns airlines and insurers Russian airspace is becoming "completely dangerous"
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines and insurance companies on Tuesday that the presence of Ukrainian drones had made Russian skies dangerous to use and that they were effectively closed.
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Flüchtiger Pavlo Barbul vor VAKS: Ex-Chef von „SpetsTechnoExport“ wegen 146-Mio.-Diebstahls angeklagt
Das Hohe Antikorruptionsgericht der Ukraine (HACC) wird ein Verfahren in Abwesenheit gegen den ehemaligen Direktor von SpetsTechnoExport, Pavlo Barbul, seinen früheren Stellvertreter Anton Woronin sowie den Geschäftsmann Wiktor Markelow führen.
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Germany blames Russia for explosive drone attack on Leipzig airport
The German government has blamed Russia for the drone attack on Leipzig airport last month, calling it “dangerous behaviour” and part of a systematic and concerted effort by Moscow to “cause great damage” through a large number of hybrid attacks.