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France Estimates 150,000 Russian Soldiers Were Killed in Ukraine War

par This Is Beirut, 03/05 21:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France estimates that 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed during Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said in an interview published on Friday. Speaking to Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe, Séjourné said Paris estimated total Russian casualties, including the wounded, at 500,000 in the war, ...

Russia Threatens UK Military in Ukraine 'and Beyond'

par This Is Beirut, 06/05 18:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Moscow said on Monday that it could launch strikes at British military targets inside Ukraine and elsewhere if Kyiv's forces used British-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russia. The statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry came after British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said during a visit to Ukraine that Kyiv "absolutely has ...

Russia Makes Major Advances Whilst Ukraine Awaits Supplies

par This Is Beirut, 07/05 10:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia has made major advances in Ukraines east, closing in on the strategically important town of Chasiv Yar, as Kiev waits for Western aid to filter through to the front lines. Russia has redoubled its offensive in Donbas over the past month, making significant advances as Ukraine awaits a boost in Western arms supplies. Plumes of black smoke ...

Putin Claims a "Sacred Duty" at His Fifth Presidential Inauguration

par This Is Beirut, 07/05 14:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would emerge from the current "difficult" period victorious and stronger, as he took power for a record fifth presidential term. The 71-year-old said after being sworn into office that he viewed the presidency as a "huge honor, responsibility and sacred duty." "We will pass through this difficult, ...

Ukraine Detains Officials Involved in Zelensky Assassination Plot

par This Is Beirut, 07/05 15:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine announced Tuesday it had detained two Ukrainian security officials involved in a plot coordinated by Russia to assassinate senior Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv says that the Ukrainian leader has been targeted by Russia on multiple occasions, including at the beginning of the Russian invasion in February ...

Russia Makes Territorial Gains in Kharkiv Offensive

par This Is Beirut, 10/05 16:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia on Saturday said it had captured five villages in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region during a surprise ground offensive that prompted mass evacuations, as President Volodymyr Zelensky made an urgent call for military aid. Moscow's defense ministry said its troops had "liberated" five villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region near the Russian ...

US Expresses Security Guarantees to Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 14/05 21:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States will back Ukraine until its security is "guaranteed," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on a trip to Kyiv on Tuesday, hours after Russian forces claimed further advances in the northeastern Kharkiv region. Blinken's visit comes just weeks after the US Congress finally approved a $61-billion financial aid package for ...

Russia Advances in Ukraine as Zelensky Cancels Foreign Trips

par This Is Beirut, 15/05 17:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukraine has retreated from several villages in Kharkiv region on Wednesday, as Russia advanced on multiple axis and Zelensky cancels all foreign trips. Ukraine on Wednesday said it had pulled back troops near several villages in the northeastern Kharkiv region where Russian forces have been advancing and pounding settlements in a new offensive ...

Putin Advocates For Advanced Weaponry in Securing Ukraine Victory

par This Is Beirut, 15/05 20:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that more powerful and advanced weapons could hasten victory for his troops fighting in Ukraine. The Kremlin leader also hailed recent advances on the battlefield, saying Russia's army was advancing on all fronts, as he urged Moscow to intensify and modernize its arms production at home. "We have ...

Putin in China Seeking Increased Support For War Effort

par This Is Beirut, 16/05 00:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on Thursday to meet with counterpart Xi Jinping as he seeks greater support from Beijing for his war effort in Ukraine and his isolated economy. This is Putin's first trip abroad since his March re-election and the second in just over six months to China, an economic lifeline for Russia after the ...

Russia Seeking to Create a Security Zone in Northeast Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 17/05 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian forces pressed ahead on Friday with an offensive into northeast Ukraine, but President Vladimir Putin said that there were no current plans to occupy the key city of Kharkiv. On a trip to China, Putin said that the latest assault was direct retaliation for Ukraine's shelling of Russia's border regions and his country was trying to create ...

Zelensky: Russia's Surprise Offensive Is Likely to Intensify

par This Is Beirut, 18/05 11:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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President Zelensky told AFP in an exclusive interview that Russia's Kharkiv offensive will intensify. He rejected French suggestions of an 'Olympic truce' and requested more Western military support. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with AFP on Friday, warned that Russia could intensify its offensive and said Kyiv would ...

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