All news on the topic: War in Ukraine

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Family honors British man killed in Ukraine
A family has paid tribute to their son who has been killed in Ukraine, saying they "begged him not to go" but he wanted to help.
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Tricked and threatened: African migrants coerced into Russian military service
Since the start of 2024, a total of 3,344 foreign nationals who went to fight in Ukraine have received Russian citizenship, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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North Koreans granted internet access for the first time already have questionable search histories
Thousands of North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia to fight for Vladimir Putin have reportedly taken up a new hobby after being given unfiltered access to the internet.
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A man has been sentenced to prison for falsely claiming that he had fought for the Wagner group in Ukraine
Piotr Kucharski wore insignia for proscribed terror group on combat clothing at Suffolk Viking re-enactment
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Satellite images show major expansion at Russian site with secret bioweapons past
New construction at a military research site near Moscow reveals a specialized laboratory complex designed to research and handle deadly pathogens, experts say.
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Belarusian businessman avoids luxury goods embargo on Russia
Belarussian Alexander Zaitsev, nicknamed President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s “money bag,” appears to have shipped luxury goods to Russia despite sanctions imposed by the EU in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a new investigation by The Buro, an OCCRP partner organization.
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How corruption helps Russia: Ukrainian oligarchs, their ties to the Kremlin, and the embezzlement of military resources
In Dnipro, Ukraine, a network of advertising agency owners and City Council officials have siphoned off government funds for fictitious work, leading to an ongoing investigation.
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Revealed: Putin’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet is spilling oil all over the world
On a chilly spring morning in March, British coast guards spotted something unusual around 100 kilometers off the Scottish shoreline: a dark stain, stretching 23 kilometers into the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Why Putin has summoned North Korean troops to the frontlines in Ukraine
A senior Ukrainian military intelligence official has warned Russia is bringing thousands of North Korean soldiers to fight on the Ukrainian frontline.
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Zelenskyy presents Ukraine’s ’victory plan,’ which Moscow condemns as an escalation
Ukrainian president wants ‘unconditional invite’ to join Nato and rules out conceding territory to Russia
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Spain arrests four individuals accused of shipping potential chemical weapons precursors to Russia, violating sanctions
Spanish authorities on Tuesday said they had arrested four people suspected of orchestrating a sanctions-busting commercial network after intercepting more than 14 tons of chemical products bound for Russia.
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The world teeters on the brink as NATO plans to deploy nuclear-capable fighters near Putin’s doorstep
It’s envisaged that planes accommodated at the base will reportedly include the F-15 Eagle, an all-weather fighter aircraft capable of dropping B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs.
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Russian oil refinery explodes, sending a 200ft tower of flames into the sky
A massive explosion has erupted at a Russian oil depot that was hit by a Ukrainian missiles four days ago.
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Donald Trump will need NATO if re-elected as president, says new alliance chief
Mark Rutte says US would risk isolation if Republican candidate decided to withdraw from military alliance
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UK imposes sanctions on Russia’s chemical weapons chief
"We will not tolerate blatant violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the rules-based international order," stated British Defense Secretary John Healey
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Yemenis in Russian military plead for help to escape the war in Ukraine
After leaving his war-torn homeland of Yemen, “Hamza” was working for subsistence wages in neighboring Oman when he heard about an attractive opportunity: sign up for a non-combat role with the Russian military for about $3,000 a month.
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Putin’s snipers are teaching schoolchildren that "killing Ukrainians is not murder"
Russian schoolchildren are being taught lessons by military snipers who claim killing Ukrainians is not murder.
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Suspending arms sales to Israel has weakened the UK’s position in Washington, says a former armed forces minister
James Heappey said the government’s decision to partially suspend arms sales to Israel was a "big mistake" that will weaken UK influence in Washington.
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Ukraine says its forces have withdrawn from defensive bastion of Vuhledar
Eastern city had resisted repeated attacks but Russian troops are close to ‘encircling’ it in Donetsk advance
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A Romanian political strategist has been discovered to be in business with an alleged Russian war propagandist
Rareș Mănescu was involved in preparing the campaign for Mircea Geoană, who stepped down as deputy chief of NATO in September to run for president of Romania.
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Putin has ordered the conscription of 133,000 new soldiers for front-line duty
Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of another 133,000 soldiers to aid his war in Ukraine.
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Putin’s most trusted mouthpiece warns dictator could unleash London nuke attack
Vladimir Putin’s top propagandist on state TV has warned that London could be the target of a nuclear attack if the Russian president sees fit.
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Putin warns the West of nuclear consequences in response to strikes on Russia from Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was struck with conventional missiles, and that Moscow would consider any assault on it supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack.
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Putin’s shadowy forces are reportedly engaging in a sadistic "blood ritual" that targets innocent civilians
The grim task of a Russian special forces unit, spraying Ukrainian vehicles with gunfire, is just the start of an even darker and more disturbing story.
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A Russian prisoner released in a swap is urging the UK to prevent hundreds more from "dying off"
Vladimir Kara-Murza has told Keir Starmer that future prisoner exchanges are a matter of "life and death."