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Ukraine-Russia War

Comparing the German Leopard 2 tank to Russian Tanks

With the recent news of the German government not putting a stop to Poland from supplying German-built Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukrainian army, we took a general look at some of the differences between the Leopard 2 and Russian tanks. The Leopard 2 tank, developed by Germany, is widely considered to be one of […]

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Amid Ukraine war, Russian parliament to hold extraordinary session

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – The lower house of the Russian parliament will gather on July 15 for an extraordinary session, its council decided on Monday, just days after President Vladimir Putin warned that he had not even started to get serious in the war in Ukraine. Original article on Reuters. Putin used a meeting […]

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Ukraine-Russia War

Russian men are looking to avoid military service

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) – Danila Davydov said he left Russia within weeks of the Kremlin sending troops into Ukraine because he feared having to fight in a war he doesn’t support. Original article by Reuters The 22-year-old digital artist who had been living in St Petersburg said that as the conflict dragged on he […]

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Ukraine-Russia War

Russia hammers Ukraine’s Donetsk region after seizing Luhansk

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine/KYIV, July 5 (Reuters) – Russian forces struck targets across Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday, a day after President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the neighbouring province of Luhansk after months of gruelling attritional warfare in which both sides lost many men. Original article on Reuters By Simon Lewis and Max Hunder Donetsk […]

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Ukraine-Russia War

Ukrainian troops hold out as Russia assaults Sievierodonetsk wasteland

KYIV, May 31 (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces were holding out in Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday, resisting Russia’s all-out assault to capture a bombed-out wasteland that Moscow has made the principal objective of its invasion in recent days. Original article on Reuters by By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder Both sides said Russian forces now controlled between a […]

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Ukraine-Russia War

Ukraine pushes Russian troops back in counter-offensive in east

KHARKIV, Ukraine, May 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had recaptured villages from Russian troops, pressing a major counter-offensive in the northeast of the country that could signal a shift in the war’s momentum and jeopardise Russia’s main advance. Original artile on Reuters.com By Jonathan Landay Tetiana Apatchenko, press officer for the […]

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China

U.S. relieved as China appears to heed warnings on Russia

WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) – Two months after warning that Beijing appeared poised to help Russia in its fight against Ukraine, senior U.S. officials say they have not detected overt Chinese military and economic support, a welcome development in the tense U.S.-China relationship. Original article on Reuters By Steve Holland, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom […]

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Ukraine-Russia War

Three in four Americans back arms shipments to Ukraine

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – Seventy-three percent of Americans support U.S. efforts to supply Ukraine with weapons, the highest level of support since Russia invaded its neighbor in February, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Tuesday. Original article on Reuters by By Jason Lange The two-day poll comes as the United States and its […]

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Ukraine-Russia War

Ukraine says first civilians killed in Lviv, Mariupol holds out

LVIV/KYIV, April 18 (Reuters) – Ukraine said a Russian missile attack killed seven people in Lviv on Monday, the first civilian victims in the western city, and the commander of Ukrainian forces holding out in the devastated port city of Mariupol appealed to the pope for help. Original article on Reuters By Oleksandr Kozhukhar and […]

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Russia says blast cripples Black Sea flagship, Ukraine claims missile strike

April 14 (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday the flagship of its Black Sea fleet was seriously damaged and its crew evacuated following an explosion that a Ukrainian official said was the result of a missile strike. Original article from Reuters By Pavel Polityuk and Oleksandr Kozhukhar Russia’s defence ministry said a fire on the […]