Death toll from Moscow concert hall attack rises to 143
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The number of people dead from last week’s Moscow concert hall attack has risen to 143, according to Russian authorities. The updated figure from Russia’s Emergencies Ministry did not state the number of wounded. However, health minister Mikhail Murashko said on Wednesday that 80 people were in hospital and another 205 had sought medical treatment ..read more
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Footballing victory lifts spirits among Ukrainian youth
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Youth players at the Sporting Kyiv football academy in the Ukrainian team said they were inspired by the men’s national football team for qualifying for the European Championship. “[It] shows that war does not stop us from pursuing sports,” said 12-year-old Hlib Kochetov. Artem Mykhailenko, 15, said that seeing Ukraine compete at Euro 2024 will ..read more
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Western fighter jets ‘on schedule’ for summer take off in Ukraine
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Western F-16 fighter jets are on schedule to hit the skies over Ukraine by the middle of summer, according to its foreign affairs minister. Dmytro Kuleba said pilot training was “going well” and “everything was going to plan”, Interfax-Ukraine reported. “But, of course, this is a very complicated and confusing issue, so you never know ..read more
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Russia may have used new ‘flying bomb’ in deadly Kharkiv airstrike
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Russia may have used a new type of guided bomb in deadly airstrikes on the city of Kharkiv, local officials said.  The attack in northeastern Ukraine killed one person and injured 19 others, among them three children and a baby, officials said. Volodymyr Tymoshko, head of Kharkiv regional police, said Moscow may have used a ..read more
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UK says Russia aiming to secure Dnipro waterways and islands
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Russia is creating a new formation of small warships and a boat brigade to secure the Dnipro waterways and islands, according to the UK’s defence ministry.  Sergei Shoigu, the Russian defence minister, announced the creation of the Dnipro River Flotilla last week.  In its latest intelligence update, the MoD said Russia likely wants to prevent Ukrainian ..read more
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Navalny murals appear in Vienna
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Two large portraits of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have appeared on a building in Vienna.  The pictures have been spray-painted on a property owned by the family of a former Czech foreign minister, behind a monument to Soviet soldiers.  The monument portraying a Soviet soldier was built after Soviet troops took Vienna ..read more
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Briton among Russian forces in Ukraine insists he is ‘not a terrorist’
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A British man who flew to Russia to fight alongside Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine has insisted he is “not a terrorist”. Ben Stimson filmed himself dressed in Russian combat gear and flaunted a grenade apparently looted from Ukrainian forces. He has posted footage appearing to show foreign fighters walking past dead bodies in the ..read more
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Zelenskyy inspects new trenches in east Ukraine
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been visiting members of the armed forces in Sumy this week  The Ukrainian president arrived in the northeastern region and inspected fortifications that are being built.  Sharing a video of his visit on Telegram, he said: “Construction of fortifications is under way in Sumy Oblast. “Inspected trenches, dugouts, fire and command and observation ..read more
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Ukraine arrests 2 citizens for helping Russia
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Two men arrested for ‘helping Russia plan missile strikes’ Two Ukrainian men have been detained by the country’s security service for allegedly helping Russia plan missile strikes.  The SBU said the men were arrested in Kyiv and Odesa, and they now face life imprisonment if found guilty.  “They were preparing missile strikes on military units ..read more
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Pussy Riot member who fled Russia sentenced over social media post
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A political activist and member of the rock band Pussy Riot has been sentenced by a Russian court for spreading “war fakes” on social media. Lyusya Shtein has been handed a six-year prison sentence in absentia for the anti-war posts.  The 27-year-old was convicted in Moscow over a post on X in which she accused ..read more
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