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Pentagon: Ukrainian servicemen have completed training on Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drones
The Ukrainian military has completed training on the use of American attack drones Phoenix Ghost, which were developed specifically for the Ukrainain Armed Forces, said Senior U.S. Defense Official at a briefing.
"We hadn't talked about that in a while. The training that was done on the Phoenix Ghost has been completed," he said.
According to him, the training was completed a few days ago. In total, about 20 Ukrainian servicemen were trained.
The Pentagon representative noted that trained …
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Russian forces reportedly begin pulling back from Kharkiv
Russian forces appear to be pulling back from Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, the New York Times reported, citing Ukrainian and Western officials. Russian forces have been losing territory in the Kharkiv region as the Ukrainian military’s counteroffensive has broken Russia’s siege of the city.
Officials say Moscow will likely redeploy its troops in the area to the southeast. Russian forces are believed to be bolstering their forces in Izyum, about two hours southeast of Kharkiv. Moscow …
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Zelensky: Macron suggested to make concessions on Ukraine’s sovereignty to help Putin save face
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that French President Emmanuel Macron suggested to him to cede part of Ukraine’s sovereignty in order to help Putin "save face".
"Macron wanted to see results in mediation between us. He didn't find them on our side. He did not get them from the Russian Federation and suggested to me certain things related to concessions on our sovereignty in order to help Putin save his face. I don't think that's very correct. We are not ready to help someone to …
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UN human rights chief says more than 1,000 civilian bodies have been uncovered north of Kyiv
The United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, announced Thursday that the bodies of more than 1,000 civilians have been found in the areas north of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv that were occupied by Russian forces. The numbers include several hundred civilians who were summarily executed.
“The figures will continue to increase,” Ms. Bachelet told a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The UN investigation has focused on reports of abuses in Bucha, …
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Pro-Kremlin leaders of Ukraine’s occupied Kherson to ask Putin to join Russian Federation
The Russian-occupied region of Kherson in southern Ukraine plans to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to incorporate it into the Russian Federation, Russia’s TASS news agency reported.
According to “head of the military civil administration” in the occupied territory, Kirill Stremousov, the pro-Kremlin officials wish for Kherson to join the Russian Federation through an act of decree from Moscow, not by a referendum.
"No KhPR [Kherson People’s Republic] will be created on the territory of …