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Woman killed by Ukrainian drone shrapnel in Russia’s Belgorod region -governor

7 Apr 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A woman was killed on Sunday when shrapnel from a downed Ukrainian drone hit a car travelling in Russia’s Belgorod region, local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. In a statement on the Telegram messaging app, Gladkov said that four more people, including two children, had been wounded after air defences downed four Ukrainian …

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Russia’s Orsk oil refinery suspends work after dam bursts amid flooding -agencies

7 Apr 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Orsk oil refinery suspended work on Sunday, after the city’s dam burst on Friday night amid flooding in the surrounding Orenburg region, Russian news agency cited the plant’s press service as saying. The refinery, located around 1800km (1100 miles) east of Moscow, close to Russia’s border with Kazakhstan, has an annual …

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Ukraine energy system stable, no major power imports expected, ministry says

7 Apr 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian energy system, severely damaged by Russian missile attacks in recent weeks, is now almost completely stabilised and the energy ministry said on Sunday no major imports were expected. Ukraine’s electricity imports reached a record high at the end of March after a string of Russian missile strikes on critical infrastructure …

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Three civilians killed in Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia region, Kyiv says

7 Apr 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – Three civilians were killed in a Russian attack on the frontline village of Guliaipole in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Sunday morning, the local governor said. “Two men and a woman died under the rubble of their own house, which was hit by a Russian shell,” Ivan Fedorov said on the Telegram …

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Israeli troops recover slain Gaza hostage, Egypt to host new truce talks

7 Apr 2024

By Dan Williams and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel said on Saturday its special forces had recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held captive in Gaza, as the Palestinian enclave’s dominant Islamist movement Hamas said it would take part in a new round of ceasefire talks in Cairo. Almost six months into …

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Pellegrini wins Slovak presidential election in boost for pro-Russian PM Fico

7 Apr 2024

By Radovan Stoklasa and Jan Lopatka BRATISLAVA (Reuters) -Slovak nationalist-left government candidate Peter Pellegrini won the country’s presidential election on Saturday, cementing the grip of pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico over the country. Fico, who took power for the fourth time last October, has turned the country’s foreign policy to more pro-Russian views and initiated …

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UK sends Royal Navy ship to boost aid for Gaza and set up a new maritime corridor

7 Apr 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – A British Royal Navy ship will supply aid to Gaza as part of an international effort to help set up a new humanitarian maritime corridor in early May, the foreign office and ministry of defence said on Saturday. The multinational effort, involving the United States, Cyprus and other partners, will develop a …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy warns of dwindling air defence missiles

6 Apr 2024

By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine could run out of air defence missiles if Russia keeps up its intense long-range bombing campaign, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned in remarks aired on Saturday. The Ukrainian leader’s starkest warning to date of the deteriorating situation faced by his country’s air defences follows weeks of Russian …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy warns of dwindling air defence missiles

6 Apr 2024

By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine could run out of air defence missiles if Russia keeps up its intense long-range bombing campaign, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned in remarks aired on Saturday. The Ukrainian leader’s starkest warning to date of the deteriorating situation faced by his country’s air defences follows weeks of Russian …

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Eight dead in two Russian strikes on Kharkiv, officials say

6 Apr 2024

(Reuters) -Two Russian strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed eight civilians and injured at least 10 early on Saturday and in the afternoon, regional officials said. Ukraine’s national police said the attack was launched by drones, while regional officials said Russian forces used missiles and bombs. The police and local authorities published pictures of …

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