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Russia acknowledges retreat north of Bakhmut, Wagner boss calls it a ‘rout’

  By Reuters and published by Cyprus Mail Kyiv/Kostiantynivka, Ukraine – Moscow acknowledged on Friday (May 12) that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine’s battlefield city of Bakhmut after a new Ukrainian offensive, in a retreat that the head of Russia’s Wagner private army called a rout. The setback for Russia, which follows

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Ukraine shelling damages dam: Russia media

  By Reuters, Australian Associated Press, DPA and published by The Canberra Times UKRAINE’S Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam has been damaged in shelling by Ukrainian forces, Russian news agencies report, citing emergency services. Russian state-owned news agency TASS quoted a representative of the emergency services as saying that a rocket launched by a US-made HIMARS

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Ukraine gets new air defences, allies deepen resolve after Russian strikes

  By Agencies and published by CNA Brussels – Ukraine’s allies announced delivery of new air defences and recommitted to providing robust, enduring military assistance at a meeting at Nato headquarters on Wednesday (Oct. 12), saying Russian missile strikes two days ago only further united them. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, sitting next to his

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Indonesia and Russia to build $22b refinery in East Java among other projects

   By Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, The Straits Times Jakarta – Indonesia and Russia are set to work together on several projects, even as the West is isolating Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Indonesian state-owned oil company Pertamina and Russia’s Rosneft Oil Company are going ahead with their project to build a refinery in

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Ukrainian army leaving battered city for fortified positions

  By AP and published by Cp24.com Kyiv, Ukraine – After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces have begun retreating from a besieged city in the country’s east to move to stronger positions, a regional governor said on Friday, the four-month mark in Russia’s invasion. The planned withdrawal from Sievierodonetsk, the administrative centre of the

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Ukraine defies Russian ultimatum for eastern city, US sends more weapons to Kyiv

  By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Kyiv/Niu-York, Ukraine – Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as the United States announced more weapons for Kyiv and urged its allies also not to “lose steam” in providing military support. Sievierodonetsk, now largely in ruins,

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