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2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (324+ words) A Ukrainian strike on a passenger bus in occupied eastern Ukraine killed nine people on Wednesday, Russian-installed authorities in the Moscow-controlled Lugansk region said. The war in Ukraine crossed the 4.5-year mark this month, with both sides escalating attacks and…...

7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (505+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Wait. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's war chief, holding a puppy? Yes, and it's no accident. In a collision of dog lovers, sports and ongoing war with Russia, the Ukrainian president on Tuesday was captured on video as never…...

6+ hour, 40+ min ago   (572+ words) The Kremlin said Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts, a rare and secretive visit at a time when relations with Washington remain strained over Russia’s war in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (374+ words) According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an update on the battlefield situation as of 22:00. “Since the beginning of the day, a total of 189 combat engagements have taken place. The…...

2+ min ago   (455+ words) Zelenskyy awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom for Starlink's role in the war, while pressing him to allow its use over Russian territory. Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom on Wednesday, one of Ukraine's highest state…...

9+ hour, 44+ min ago   (426+ words) Musk, the founder of the aerospace company SpaceX, has become one of the most influential, and contentious, private sector figures in Ukraine’s war effort. His decision to provide access to Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet network, was a lifeline for Ukraine…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (319+ words) Russia is reported to be preparing to increase the intensity of ballistic missile strikes on Ukraine as talks on a peace deal reach a deadlock. Source: Bloomberg citing three people close to the Kremlin Quote: "Russia is weighing an intensification…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago   (459+ words) New York, August 26 (IANS): Lifting the veil of secrecy on US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow, President Donald Trump hinted on Wednesday that he had sent him there as part of his bid to end…...

32+ min ago   (332+ words) According to three sources interviewed by the publication, Moscow is considering intensifying ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv—particularly on the capital’s city center—as well as on infrastructure targets in other Ukrainian cities. The sources claim that the framework for…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (378+ words) Russia’s oil giant Lukoil has emergency-halted crude processing and petroleum product manufacturing at its Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez (NORSI) refinery following a fire caused by a drone strike on August 26, three industry sources reported to Reuters. With NORSI offline, all major Russian refineries…...