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ILLIA NOVIKOV

ILLIA NOVIKOV

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‘Little suns in the classroom’: Ukrainian city mourns children killed by Russian missile

Anger and outrage have gripped the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as it held funerals for some of the 20 people, including nine children, killed by a Russian missile that tore through apartment buildings and blasted a playground

‘Little suns in the classroom’: Ukrainian city mourns children killed by Russian missile
Europe|Political|World

Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 14 people, including six children

Ukrainian officials say that a Russian missile strike Friday on the central city of Kryvyi Rih has killed at least 14 people, including six children, and injured more than 50

Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 14 people, including six children
Asia|Europe|Political|US|World

Germany sees Ukraine truce efforts as deadlocked, while China says the talks are encouraging

Germany’s chief diplomat is describing U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a truce in the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine as deadlocked

Germany sees Ukraine truce efforts as deadlocked, while China says the talks are encouraging
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking ceasefire terms protecting energy sites

Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of breaking the terms of a tentative U

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking ceasefire terms protecting energy sites
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

US holds separate talks with Russians after meeting Ukrainians to discuss a potential ceasefire

U.S. negotiators are working with Russian representatives on a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine

US holds separate talks with Russians after meeting Ukrainians to discuss a potential ceasefire
Crime|Europe|Political|World

Russian drones strike Ukrainian city of Odesa, underlining challenges for even limited truce

Russian drones have pummeled the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, injuring three people and sparking fires

Russian drones strike Ukrainian city of Odesa, underlining challenges for even limited truce
Arts|Entertainment|Europe|World

With most male actors at war, a small Ukrainian theater reinvents itself with an all-female cast

The Chernihiv Regional Youth Theater in Ukraine has adapted to the war by having women perform traditionally male roles, after many men left the troupe to fight on the front line

With most male actors at war, a small Ukrainian theater reinvents itself with an all-female cast
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

Russia attacks Ukraine's energy supplies as US cuts its access to satellite images

Ukrainian officials said Russia had targeted energy facilities with dozens of missiles and drones in a nighttime attack

Russia attacks Ukraine's energy supplies as US cuts its access to satellite images
Europe|Political|US|World

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is 'very, very far away'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia “is still very, very far away."

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is 'very, very far away'
Europe|Political|US|World

Zelenskyy says progress made on reaching an agreement with the US on rare minerals deal

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a contentious U.S. proposal that would have seen $500 billion worth of profits from Ukrainian rare minerals given to the United States as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv has been taken off the table

Zelenskyy says progress made on reaching an agreement with the US on rare minerals deal
Europe|Political|US|World

US envoy praises Zelenskyy after Trump's censure of the Ukrainian leader

President Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine and Russia says he's held “extensive and positive discussions” with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the three-year war

US envoy praises Zelenskyy after Trump's censure of the Ukrainian leader
Europe|Political|World

A drone pierced the outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal

A drone armed with a warhead hit the protective outer shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant

A drone pierced the outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal
Europe|Political|US|World

Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine present

Russian officials and state media have taken a triumphant tone after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year-long war in Ukraine

Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine present
Economy|Europe|Political|World

Ukraine looks to entice younger men into the military by offering special rewards

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is offering new financial and other benefits it hopes will attract men in the 18 to 24 age group to military service

Ukraine looks to entice younger men into the military by offering special rewards
Europe|Political|US|World

Ukraine and Russia trade long-range attacks as officials probe possibilities for peace

Russian forces have targeted Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure in a “massive” missile attack, while Ukrainian drones struck an important oil refinery inside Russia, officials said

Ukraine and Russia trade long-range attacks as officials probe possibilities for peace
Europe|Political|World

Zelenskyy to lead Ukraine’s delegation at Munich Security Conference which JD Vance will attend

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will lead Ukraine’s delegation at the Munich Security Conference next week, where U.S. Vice President J

Zelenskyy to lead Ukraine’s delegation at Munich Security Conference which JD Vance will attend
Europe|Political|World

Ukraine wants partner countries to join in postwar development worth billions

Ukraine's foreign minister says his country wants to collaborate with partner countries on postwar projects worth billions of dollars not just in mining rare earth elements, but also in energy and construction sectors

Ukraine wants partner countries to join in postwar development worth billions
Europe|Political|World

Ukraine strikes a major Russian oil refinery for a second time in 3 days, an official says

A senior official claims that Ukrainian long-range drones have struck one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries for the second time in three days

Europe|Political|World

Takeaways from the AP interview with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

The Associated Press interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a crucial juncture of the nearly three-year war against Russia’s full-scale invasion

Takeaways from the AP interview with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Europe|Political|US|World

AP Interview: Zelenskyy says excluding Ukraine from US-Russia talks about war is 'very dangerous'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that excluding his country from talks between the U_S_ and Russia about the war in Ukraine would be “very dangerous.”

AP Interview: Zelenskyy says excluding Ukraine from US-Russia talks about war is 'very dangerous'
Europe|Political|World

Russia claims another Ukrainian village has fallen as it closes in on a key city

Russia is claiming it has captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war

Russia claims another Ukrainian village has fallen as it closes in on a key city
Crime|Europe|Political|World

A Russian drone strikes an apartment building in Ukraine, killing at least 6

Officials say a Russian drone has blasted a hole in an apartment building in northeastern Ukraine during a nighttime attack that killed at least six people and wounded nine others

A Russian drone strikes an apartment building in Ukraine, killing at least 6
Crime|Europe|News|World

Ukrainian attack damages 2 ships, injures 24 people and sets port on fire in Russia-annexed Crimea

Russian authorities say a Ukrainian attack on a strategic shipyard in Crimea wounded 24 people, damaged two ships undergoing repairs and caused a fire at the facility

Ukrainian attack damages 2 ships, injures 24 people and sets port on fire in Russia-annexed Crimea
Europe|News|World

Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east

Six Ukrainian deputy defense ministers have been fired following the dismissal two weeks ago of the defense minister in a corruption scandal, as heavy fighting against Russian forces continues in the east

Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east
Europe|News|World

Russian drone attack on a city in western Ukraine sparks an inferno at a warehouse and kills 1

A Ukrainian governor says Russia launched a massive drone attack on the western city of Lviv, burning down a warehouse said to house humanitarian supplies and killing one man

Russian drone attack on a city in western Ukraine sparks an inferno at a warehouse and kills 1

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