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Ukraine repels Russian reconnaissance ship off Azov coast
A Ukrainian naval helicopter spotted a Russian coast guard ship in the Sea of Azov which was collecting reconnaissance data, Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation headquarters reported on Facebook.
“During planned work to illuminate the underwater and surface situation, a helicopter from the Naval Aviation Brigade spotted at a distance of around 10 nautical miles a ship belonging to the Russian FSB coast guard which was gathering intelligence,” the report states.
After making several fly-bys, the …
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Media: Ukrainian airliner was shot down by Iranian air defense forces
The passenger plane belonging to the company Ukraine International Airlines was shot down "by mistake" by Iranian air defense forces, reports the Arab newspaper Al Hadath, citing an unnamed source.
The Iranian authorities have already rushed to declare that they were not involved in the crash of the Ukrainian airliner, stressing that the plane crashed due to technical problems.
The Boeing 737, en route from Tehran to Kyiv, crashed in the early hours of January 8 near the Iranian capital's …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Zelensky hoping to receive military aid from Germany
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko believes that President Volodymyr Zelensky is hoping to receive military assistance from Germany.
“Of course! It’s not my personal opinion. Only a few countries in the world are providing military support to Ukraine. Germany is one of the most powerful arms exporters in the world, despite its peaceful foreign policy. We need those weapons too. However, every time our firms try to sign contracts with German enterprises, those agreements fall through at …
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Kyiv: Russia still holds nearly 100 Ukrainian political prisoners
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has urged the global community to put pressure on Russia to release all of the political prisoners it is holding in Russia and the occupied territories. In a post on Facebook, the department said that roughly 100 Ukrainians will be “celebrating” Christmas in Russian prisons. In both Russia and Ukraine, the Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7, in accordance with the Julian calendar.
“Several Ukrainian political prisoners have been released and …
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Russia shelled Ukraine directly at least 150 times in summer 2014
Russia shelled Ukraine from its own territory at least 150 times in the summer of 2014, Bellingcat writes in a report titled “Putin’s undeclared war. Russian artillery strikes against Ukraine in summer 2014”.
The extensive bombardment of Ukrainian positions began in June 2014 after the Ukrainian military began an offensive aiming to regain control over the cities captured by separatist militants. Bellingcat counted 408 objects that were bombarded across the border from Russia. 127 of them are …