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More than 500,000 tonnes of wheat shipped from Crimea to SyriaCargoes moved on sanctioned Syrian shipsUkraine says Russia stole grain from occupied territoryRussian-installed authorities say farmers are paidSyria's wheat imports now almost all from Russian sourcesLONDON/DUBAI/BEIRUT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Using a low-profile fleet of ships under U.S. sanctions, Syria…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare trip Monday to Moscow’s ally Belarus as his forces pursued their campaign to bombard Ukraine from the air amid a broad battlefield stalemate almost 10 months into the war. Putin’s visit to Minsk came hours after Russia’s latest drone…

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from his armed forces commanders on how they think Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine should proceed, during a visit to the operation’s headquarters, the Kremlin said on Saturday. A series of defeats in 10 months of fighting, resulting in Russian withdrawals from…

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from his armed forces commanders on how they think Russia's military campaign in Ukraine should proceed, during a visit to the operation's headquarters, the Kremlin said on Saturday. A series of defeats in 10 months of fighting, resulting in Russian withdrawals from…

Military vehicles carrying DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missiles participate in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China. Greg Baker | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration said Thursday it was "severely"…

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 Smoke and debris rises as the Kherson Regional State Administration building is hit by Russian shelling amid the ongoing invasion in Kherson, Ukraine in this still image from video released December 14, 2022. Video obtained by REUTERS KYIV, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Russian forces firing multiple rocket launchers hit the…

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR AP By: Hanna Arhirova and Jamey Keaten 14 Dec, 2022 10:19 AM3 mins to read Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the New Zealand House of Representatives. Video / Parliament TV Russian drone strikes damaged five buildings in the capital, Kyiv, even as…

The death toll of Russian soldiers in Ukraine keeps mounting at 300-600 per day, according to Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, which updates the tally every day. Keeping its current pace, Russia could hit the grim 100,000 mark by Christmas Day. Ukraine estimates there have been 94,140 Russian deaths since the…