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After a video conference with Ukraine’s President Zelensky and European leaders, French President Emmanuel Macron said, “Showing weakness against Russia will pave the way for a future conflict.” He stressed that Europe must remain…

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said in Brussels that Ukraine must defend itself “without limits” and confirmed a new sanctions package against Russia in September. She noted frozen Russian assets are being used for Kyiv. President…

The Ukrainian army struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, causing explosions and a fire at the facility, which supplies oil to the Russian military. Ukraine’s General Staff also reported hitting a Russian Armed Forces…

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners each, with the UAE mediating. Russia said its soldiers are in Belarus for medical and psychological care, while Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy confirmed that many returnees…

In Russia, a Ukrainian drone attack on Rostov-on-Don injured 13 people, two seriously, while footage showed a drone hitting a building. In Volgograd, an oil refinery supplying the Russian military caught fire after a separate attack, but…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared that Ukraine lost the war to Russia, saying Europe must negotiate with Moscow to secure its future. Orban criticized EU leaders’ statements ahead of the upcoming US-Russia summit and emphasized…

A Ukrainian drone attack sparked fires near an electrical substation and a train station in Russia's Rostov region. Deputy Governor Yuri Slyusar confirmed the fires at a transformer station in Millerovsky and Tatsinskaya train station, but…

A Ukrainian drone struck a train station in Russia's Volgograd region, damaging a power line and causing a fire. Governor Andrei Bocharov confirmed the attack near Archeda Train Station, stating the tracks were undamaged. The incident…

A tragic collision occurred in Russia's Leningrad region when a passenger bus collided with a freight train at a level crossing in the Lodeynopolsky district. The accident, happening at 6:11 a.m. on the road from Kem to Yaroslavl, left one…