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Russian-Appointed Official in Ukraine Killed in Car Bomb

par This Is Beirut, 01/04 18:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A car bomb in Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine's eastern Lugansk region killed a Moscow-appointed government official on Monday, local authorities said. The local branch of Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said the deputy head of a state-run administrative agency was killed when "an unidentified device detonated ...

Deadly Russian Drone Strike in Kharkiv

par This Is Beirut, 06/04 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, on Friday night left seven people dead and at least ten injured, according to authorities. A Russian night-time attack on Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, killed seven people and wounded almost a dozen, Kyiv said Saturday. The northeastern city — 30 kilometers (18 miles) ...

US Sends to Ukraine Seized Iranian Weapons

par This Is Beirut, 09/04 19:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Washington has given Ukraine small arms and ammunition that were seized while being sent from Iranian forces to Tehran-backed insurgents in Yemen, the US military said on Tuesday. The transfer last week came as Ukraine suffers from significant shortages of ammunition and US Republican lawmakers block new aid, but it does not address Kyiv's need ...

Russia Initiates 'Financing Terrorism' Probe Implicating Western Countries

par This Is Beirut, 09/04 21:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia on Tuesday opened a probe into "financing terrorism" that implicates Western countries, saying funds received by US firms in Ukraine, including one that employed Joe Biden's son, were used for "terrorism acts" in Russia. The announcement came with Moscow continuing to blame the West and Ukraine for the attack on a concert hall last month ...

Putin Aims to Demilitarize Ukraine with Energy Strikes

par This Is Beirut, 11/04 23:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that recent airstrikes on Ukraine's energy grid, which have caused huge blackouts, are part of the Kremlin's "demilitarization" of its neighbor. His comments came after Moscow launched a barrage of aerial attacks on Thursday, targeting energy facilities across Ukraine. "We assume that in this way ...

Ukraine: Situation on Eastern Front "Deteriorated Significantly"

par This Is Beirut, 13/04 11:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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"The situation on the eastern front has deteriorated significantly in recent days" in the face of a heightened Russian offensive, Ukraine's commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Saturday. Syrsky, who took over as commander-in-chief in February after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his popular predecessor, Valery Zaluzhny, said ...

Germany Send its Third Patriot Air Defense System to Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 13/04 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany will send an additional Patriot air defense system to Ukraine to bolster its hard-pressed military and help it fend off increased Russian aerial attacks, Berlin said Saturday. "Russian terror against Ukrainian cities and the country's infrastructure is causing immeasurable suffering," said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, ...

Russia Strikes Historic Ukrainian City, Inflicting Dozens of Casualties

par This Is Beirut, 17/04 19:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian missiles struck Chernigiv on Wednesday, a historic city in Ukraine, inflicting many casualties. Ukrainian authorities have been urgently appealing to western allies, namely the United States, for additional military support, as the US Congress is set to discuss the aid bill to Ukraine on Saturday. Three Russian missiles crashed into ...

G7 Hears Calls for 'Critical' Ukraine Aid

par This Is Beirut, 18/04 23:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a G7 meeting Thursday that Ukraine had an "urgent, critical need for more air defense", as Kyiv's foreign minister pressed allies for more Patriot systems. Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven developed nations, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, are gathering on the Italian island of ...

NATO Countries to Procure Ukraine With Air Defenses

par This Is Beirut, 19/04 19:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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NATO countries agreed to give Ukraine more air defenses after desperate pleas from Kyiv for advanced systems to shoot down Russian attacks, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday. "NATO defense ministers have agreed to step up and provide further military support, including more air defense," Stoltenberg said after virtual talks with ...

US House Passes Bills to Aid Ukraine, Bolster Taiwan

par This Is Beirut, 20/04 22:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US House of Representatives approved a major aid package on Saturday for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as a possible ban on the social network TikTok. Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives quickly passed legislation on Saturday to provide aid to Ukraine and Israel and bolster Taiwan, while also threatening a ban on TikTok if it ...

Blinken to Return to China with Message on Russia Support

par This Is Beirut, 20/04 22:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his second visit to China in less than a year next week, with Chinese support for Russia against Ukraine expected to be the main topic. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay his second visit in less than a year to China next week, hoping to use easing tension to press Beijing to curb wartime ...

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