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Ukraine downs nine Russian drones, three missiles, air force says

26 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024

(Reuters) – Russia launched 14 attack drones and a barrage of missiles at Ukraine overnight, with air defence systems destroying nine drones as well as three guided missiles over the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, Ukraine’s air force said on Monday. Russia also launched two S-300 missiles from anti-aircraft missile systems and one air-to-surface Kh-31P missile, …

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‘Nikki who?’: Trump campaign dismisses Haley after South Carolina win, she vows to fight on

26 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024

By Nathan Layne, Alexandra Ulmer and Gram Slattery COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s campaign plans to treat Nikki Haley as irrelevant after he won the Republican primary in her home state of South Carolina on Saturday, skipping attacks on her to focus instead on a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden, advisers said. The …

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Lukashenko to run for president in 2025, Belarus blasts US over poll criticism

25 Feb 2024 25 Feb 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said he would run for president again in 2025, Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported on Sunday. Lukashenko made his comments after voting in parliamentary and local council elections, denounced by the United States as a sham. The ex-Soviet state’s top election official dismissed the criticism and told Washington …

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Zelenskiy says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since Russia invaded

25 Feb 2024 25 Feb 2024

KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago, giving the first official figure for more than a year. Zelenskiy told a news conference in Kyiv that he could not disclose the number of wounded because it would help Russian military planning. …

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Russian attack shatters train station, other buildings in eastern Ukrainian town

25 Feb 2024 25 Feb 2024

By Vitalii Hnidyi KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – An overnight attack on Sunday devastated the train station, shops and homes in the town of Kostiantynivka near the frontline of Ukraine’s two-year-old war against Russia, leaving residents pondering how to piece together fragile lives. Two years to the day from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, firefighters battled …

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Ukrainian president Zelenskiy’s press conference

25 Feb 2024 25 Feb 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed a press conference in Kyiv on Sunday, a day after the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Following are excerpts of his comments: MILITARY LOSSES “31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in this war. Not 300,000, not 150,000 … Nevertheless, this is a big loss for us” …

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US condemns ‘sham’ elections in Belarus -State Dept

25 Feb 2024 25 Feb 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States condemned what it called “sham” parliamentary and local elections held in Belarus on Sunday, the State Department said. “The elections were held in a climate of fear under which no electoral processes could be called democratic,” department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement on Sunday. (Reporting by Katharine …

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Ukraine’s top general, defence minister visit posts near front line

25 Feb 2024 25 Feb 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and Defence Minister Rustem Umerov visited command posts near the front line to analyse the battlefield and boost defences, the top general said on Sunday. Kyiv’s military is struggling to stave off Russian forces along the sprawling front line as Moscow’s full-scale invasion passes its two-year mark. …

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US, British forces carry out more strikes against Houthis in Yemen

25 Feb 2024 25 Feb 2024

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and British forces carried out strikes against more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, officials said, the latest round of military action against the Iran-linked group that continues to attack shipping in the region. The United States has carried out near …

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Western leaders in Kyiv, G7 pledge support for Ukraine on war anniversary

25 Feb 2024 25 Feb 2024

By Olena Harmash and Angelo Amante KYIV (Reuters) – Heads of the Group of Seven major democracies on Saturday pledged to stand by war-weary Ukraine, and Western leaders traveled to Kyiv to show solidarity on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion, with no end in the sight to the fighting. After initial successes in pushing …

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