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Ukraine

Ukraine hits Russia with US-made missiles for first time on war's 1,000th day

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Biden authorizes the use of long-range U.S. missiles in Ukraine

The U.S. supplied Ukraine with the army tactical missile system last year.
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Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says

The almost three-year war has shown no signs of winding down, despite Trump's claims that he could end it even before taking office.
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Zelenskyy pitches 'victory plan' to end war with Russia

The first point in Zelenskyy’s five-point plan is perhaps the most ambitious and the most likely to make Western allies balk.
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Moscow sees one of Ukraine's largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine

The attacks inside Russia's borders have raised morale in Ukraine with their surprising success and changed the dynamic of the fighting.
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D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe's new war

The war in Ukraine shadowed the ceremonies in Normandy, a grim modern-day example of lives and cities that are again suffering through war in Europe.
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Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy

D-Day was the largest amphibious assault in history, and Biden called it a “powerful illustration of how alliances, real alliances make us stronger.”
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Blinken plays 'Rockin in the Free World' in Kyiv bar

After a day of meetings, Blinken took to the stage at a Kyiv bar to play guitar with a local band on a Neil Young hit.
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Zelenskyy gives update on Ukraine-Russia war during one-on-one interview

Zelenskyy says his country's under-equipped soldiers are struggling to hold on to territory.
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31,000 Ukrainian troops killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Zelenskyy says

It is the first time that Kyiv has confirmed the number of its losses since Moscow started the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
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Zelenskyy welcomes Western leaders to Kyiv as Ukraine marks 2nd anniversary of Russia's invasion

The Western leaders arrived shortly after a Russian drone attack struck a residential building in the southern city of Odesa, killing at least one.
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Russia says a plane with Ukrainian POWs crashes, killing all aboard, and accuses Kyiv of downing it

Video of Wednesday's crash on social media from the Belgorod region of Russia showed a plane falling in a snowy and rural area.