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1+ min ago  (889+ words) President Volodymyr Zelensky said on March 5 he hopes the blocking of a 90 billion euro ($107 billion) European Union loan for Ukraine by "one person" will end, warning that otherwise he could give that individual's address to Ukraine's military. Zelensky did not…...

17+ min ago  (260+ words) According to the volunteer initiative "I Want to Live," the largest number of Russian soldiers since the beginning of the full-scale invasion is currently being held in Ukrainian captivity. At the same time, as activists note, Russia continues to sabotage…...

34+ min ago  (378+ words) Since the beginning of the full-scale war, thanks to the joint work of state authorities and international partners, 6,622 Ukrainians have been returned from Russian captivity. This was reported on Telegram by the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets....

1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (474+ words) Thousands of German teenagers skipped school Thursday to join protests against a stepped-up military recruitment drive that many fear may in future involve a form of conscription. About 3,000 students gathered on Berlin's Potsdamer Platz square, with smaller demonstrations held across…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (451+ words) Ukraine and Russia began a major prisoner-of-war exchange on Thursday, with 200 Ukrainian servicemen returning home as part of a planned 500-for-500 swap between the two sides. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the return of the Ukrainian prisoners in a social media…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (442+ words) Exchange comes amid a deadlock in US-brokered negotiations to end the four-year war between the two countries. Ukraine and Russia have freed 200 prisoners of war (POWs) each, officials from the two countries said, as efforts to reach a deal to…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (659+ words) By ILLIA NOVIKOV and HANNA ARHIROVA Various countries, including the United States, have approached Ukraine for help in defending against the Iranian drones, Zelenskyy said late Wednesday. He said he has spoken in recent days with the leaders of the…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (346+ words) Russian officials claimed dozens of drones were intercepted overnight as residents reported hearing explosions in one of the largest drone attacks on the region since the start of the full-scale war. Ukrainian drones carried out a large-scale overnight attack on…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago  (533+ words) A new round of US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine planned for this week has been postponed because of war in the Middle East, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Meanwhile, the United States and its allies in the Middle…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (470+ words) The Global Privacy Signal that you have set in your device's browser has been recognized. The war with Iran is driving heavy use of air-defense interceptors, raising concerns in Kyiv and Europe about the availability of systems Ukraine relies on…...