Deadly shelling of Ukraine continues as Russia prepares its long game
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Deadly shelling of Ukraine continues as Russia prepares its long game

The frontline Ukrainian city of Kherson is again without power in the wake of deadly Russian shelling this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday the city had been attacked 16 times in 24 hours. At least one shell struck a Red Cross aid station, killing a paramedic, Zelensky said….

Russia possibly tried and failed to test nuclear torpedo
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Russia possibly tried and failed to test nuclear torpedo

The Russian navy has made a possible failed attempt to test one of its new nuclear-powered “apocalypse” Poseidon torpedoes designed to trigger radioactive tsunamis from hundreds of miles away, according to US observers. The apparently botched exercise took place in the Arctic Sea in recent weeks and involved Russia’s behemoth…

Ukrainian officials say nuclear plant disconnected from grid by Russian shelling
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Ukrainian officials say nuclear plant disconnected from grid by Russian shelling

Russian attacks were reported across large areas of Ukraine on Thursday, with heavy shelling in numerous regions damaging infrastructure, including electricity supplies to Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukrainian officials said. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has again been disconnected from the power grid after Russian shelling damaged…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses son Conor’s Ukraine military enlistment
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses son Conor’s Ukraine military enlistment

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. opened up about having his son Conor Kennedy voluntarily head into a war zone not knowing when — or if — he’ll be back. The 28-year-old blue blood traded the luxurious life of Hyannis Port, Mass., and the Hamptons for the trenches by bravely heading into…

Explosions rock Kyiv a week after Russian strikes
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Explosions rock Kyiv a week after Russian strikes

Several loud explosions rocked the center of the Ukrainian capital Monday, a week after Russia orchestrated a massive, coordinated air strike across the country. Kyiv city mayor Vitali Klichko said the central Shevchenko district of the capital had been hit, and urged residents to take shelter. The early morning explosions sparked a…

Ukraine says Russia abducted official from nuclear plant
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Ukraine says Russia abducted official from nuclear plant

A senior official at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been kidnapped by Russian forces, the Ukrainian state nuclear energy operator said Tuesday. Valeriy Martyniuk, the plant’s deputy director general for human resources, was abducted on Monday from the Russian-occupied plant, Energoatom wrote on Telegram. “[They] keep holding him at…

Emmanuel Macron chides Biden for warning of ‘armageddon’
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Emmanuel Macron chides Biden for warning of ‘armageddon’

French President Emmanuel Macron chided President Biden for invoking the possibility of nuclear “armageddon” and said his US counterpart should choose his words carefully. “We must speak with prudence when commenting on such matters,” Macron told reporters at a European Union summit in Prague on Friday. “I have always refused…

Russians attack civilian convoy, killing 10 children
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Russians attack civilian convoy, killing 10 children

Russian forces killed 20 people, including 10 children, in a close-range attack on a six-car convoy of civilian vehicles fleeing southeastern Ukraine Saturday, according to reports. The strike followed another missile hit on a different convoy in Zaporizhzhia province on Friday, which resulted in the deaths of 30 civilians. Oleh Vasylovych…

Russians protest in the streets, opposing Putin’s draft
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Russians protest in the streets, opposing Putin’s draft

Russian men flocked to border crossings with Finland, Georgia, and other neighboring nations Saturday, waiting in long lines to flee President Vladimir Putin’s “partial mobilization” draft as military officers went door-to-door in Russia’s hinterlands to call up the reluctant troops. The exodus — which reportedly resulted in a quarter-mile-long line…