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Yanukovych's jet arrives in Minsk
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s private jet arrived in Minsk from Moscow on Monday afternoon, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported, referencing flight data from Flight Radar 24. The pro-Kremlin politician’s Dassault Falcon 900C has been active over the last week, visiting Orenburg, Murmansk, Sochi and St. Petersburg. It is unknown whether Yanukovych himself was aboard the jet.
There has been speculation that Moscow ultimately plans on reinstating Yanukovych as President of Ukraine, who …
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Ukrainian Presidential Adviser: Russia has destroyed 1500+ residential buildings
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The Adviser to the Head of the Office of President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, has claimed that the Russian military has damaged or destroyed more than 1500 residential buildings, 202 schools, and 34 hospitals in Ukraine since the invasion commenced on February 24th.
While such figures have not been verified, videos and photos have emerged showing the results of the Russian military’s attacks of residential areas. Russia, in turn, has denied targeting civilian areas, …
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Ukrainian and Russian Foreign ministers to meet in Turkey
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet at a trilateral summit in Antalya to discuss the war in Ukraine, said the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu.
"Our goal is to stop the conflict as soon as possible. We have made efforts to bring our Russian and Ukrainian counterparts closer together. Before the conflict, we were in constant contacts with them. We further strengthened this work after the begging of the war," he said.
The …
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US considers deal to send Polish MiGs to Ukraine
Calls for Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Romania to give Ukraine their Soviet-era MiG-29 fighters jets are increasing.
During a video call with members of the US Congress on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his country’s acute need for weapons of all kinds, including aircraft.
“If you can’t do that [institute a no-fly zone], at least get me planes”, Zelensky is reported to have said.
An unknown number of Ukrainian aircraft were destroyed on the ground during the …
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Ukraine's representative in talks with Russia killed while being detained by Ukrainian Security Service
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) shot and killed during the detention a member of the Ukrainian negotiating team Denis Kireyev. He was suspected of high treason, reported Ukrayinska Pravda and several Ukrainian media outlets, citing representatives of the security forces and politicians.
According to Ukrayinska Pravda, the SBU had solid proof of Kireyev's treason, including recordings of telephone conversations. Kireyev participated in the first round of negotiations between Ukraine and …