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CANNES, France – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise video address at the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 17. “Hundreds of people are dying every day. They won’
May. 18, 2022
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Ukraine’s domestic intelligence agency, the Security Service (SBU), says it uncovered a network of five females who are suspected of being Russian agents in the southern port city of Mykolayiv. SBU sp
May. 17, 2022
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A Ukrainian non-profit group that provides drones and other materiel to Kyiv’s military is showing gratitude to its donors by gifting them with key chains made from the wreckage of Russian plane and h
May. 17, 2022
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At least one civilian was killed and a 9-year-old child was injured during Russian bombardment of the Donetsk regional town of Bakhmut (formerly Artemivsk) on May 17. The State Emergency Service and r
May. 17, 2022
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KYIV, Ukraine — Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: Sweden announces NATO bid A day after Finland, Sweden announces it too will apply for NATO membership in light of Russia’s invas
May. 17, 2022
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A Ukrainian defense official said that 264 wounded Ukrainian servicemen were taken from the besieged Azov steel plant in the city of Mariupol to two Russian-controlled towns in the same region of Done
May. 17, 2022
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John Spencer, a leading expert in the field of urban warfare announced on May 16 that his book, The Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender, is available free in the Ukrainian language. He thanked Task For
May. 17, 2022
The First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska spoke via a video call on May 13 with the First Lady of Poland Agata Kornhauser-Duda, Lithuania – Diana Nausėdienė, France – Brigitte Macron. She thanked the
May. 14, 2022
President Vladimir Putin will not end the Ukraine war with the Donbas campaign and is determined to build a land bridge to Russian-controlled territory in Moldova, US Director of National Intelligence
May. 10, 2022
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Russian chess Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin lost an appeal to overturn his disqualification to play in competitions held by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). FIDE’s Ethics and Disciplinary Comm
May. 7, 2022
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Google, a multi-national technology and Internet-related services company, says it has provided $55 million of aid to Ukraine as it withstands an unprovoked Russian invasion. Matthew Brittin, head of
May. 6, 2022
A Russian warship operating in the Black Sea was hit and left burning by a Ukrainian cruise missile, news reports and social media reported on Friday. The UNIAN news agency citing the government socia
May. 6, 2022
Russian Federation (RF) authorities informed family members of dead crewman from the cruiser Moskva that the state will offer them no survivor compensation, because the warship sank by accident not in
May. 6, 2022
A key misunderstanding of Russian disinformation is that its goal is to persuade the reader to believe something. However, most often the intent is rather to cause doubts – not to persuade. The Kremli
May. 5, 2022
Though the Russian navy is one of the biggest in the world and has a massive numerical advantage over the Ukrainian navy, the Russians have lost five vessels since March, a naval news site has reporte
May. 5, 2022
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Editor’s note: The following is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s nightly address to the nation as it appears in the English language on the presidential website: Ukrainians! Today I will star
May. 5, 2022