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Ukraine’s defense of Pokrovsk on a knife-edge as high command resists calls to withdraw

Ukrainian forces continue to stubbornly defend the pocket around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, despite relentless Russian assaults in and around the two cities, leading to an ever-increasing threat of encirclement. Over two weeks since Russian soldiers were filmed breaking into the urban area of the mining city in Donetsk Oblast en – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared […]

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Ukraine passes bill to withdraw from anti-personnel mine ban treaty

The vote passed by 305 deputies, with 40 abstaining, and none voting against. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right to take news and information in its entirety and […]

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Zelensky signs decree to withdraw from Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, lawmaker says

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, a step that follows the Baltic nations and Poland’s move to boost their defense as the war rages on in Ukraine. The 1997 treaty, joined by over 160 countries, bans the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines in […]

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Ukraine war latest: Putin refuses ceasefire after Trump call; Zelensky rejects Russia’s demand to withdraw troops from 4 regions

Key developments on May 19: After call with Trump, Putin still refuses full ceasefire, again cites Russia’s ‘root causes’ of war in Ukraine Zelensky dismisses Putin’s demand to withdraw troops from 4 Ukrainian regions Commander of Ukraine’s 59th Brigade replaced, media reports Ukrainian drones destroy Russian radar, supply depots on Black Sea gas platforms, SBU […]

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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement

Key developments on May 16: Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement Up to 640,000 Russian troops fighting against Ukraine, Syrskyi says Ukraine ‘lost contact’ with F-16 during combat, pilot ejected, Air Force says Putin appoints general who led Mariupol assault as new Russian Ground Forces Commander […]

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North Korean troops temporarily withdraw from contact line in Kursk Oblast after losses, Sky News reports

North Korean soldiers temporarily withdrew from the contact line in Russia’s Kursk Oblast after incurring heavy losses, Sky News reported on Jan. 27, citing a Ukrainian commander with a callsign “Puls” who is fighting in the area. North Korean troops were deployed to Kursk Oblast last fall to support Russian forces in countering a Ukrainian […]

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Ukrainian troops withdraw from, launch attack on Chasiv Yar refractory plant

Ukrainian forces launched an aerial attack against a Russian-occupied refractory plant in the embattled city of Chasiv Yar, Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Zaporozhets, spokesperson for the Operational Tactical Group Luhansk, said on Jan. 18. The attack confirms earlier reports that Ukrainian troops had withdrawn from the plant. “On the territory of the refractory plant, the enemy […]