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Thousands of Russian troops reliant on vulnerable pontoon crossings as Ukraine blocks
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Thousands of Russian troops posted west of Ukraine’s Dnieper River have found themselves in a vulnerable position as Ukrainian forces have blocked most eastern supply routes, the U.K. defense ministry said Saturday.British intelligence has assessed that two primary bridges in the occupied region of…
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Even Ukraine’s badly wounded warriors want to get back in the fight
As Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on after more than five months of vicious fighting, casualties are mounting on both sides. Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have suffered life-changing injuries, but many tell CBS News they're determined to continue defending their country if they can.CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams…
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McDonald’s to start reopening restaurants in Ukraine
Aug 11 (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) said on Thursday it plans on reopening its restaurants in Ukraine over the next few months in an early sign of western businesses returning to the country, even as the conflict with Russia continues.The world's biggest burger chain closed all its restaurants in Ukraine and Russia in March, following…
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Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine
Spain set a maximum air-conditioning temperature of 27 degrees Celsius (80.6 Fahrenheit) in stores and many public indoor settings starting Wednesday, as an energy savings law took effect in light of Russia’s “threats” to interrupt natural gas supply to Western Europe. “Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the threats of a partial or total…
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Northrop Grumman moves Antares rocket work to US from Russia & Ukraine with Firefly
Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket lifts off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Aug. 10, 2021 carrying a Cygnus spacecraft with cargo for the International Space Station.Terry Zaperach / NASA WallopsNorthrop Grumman is moving production of the engines and structures for its Antares rockets to the U.S. from Russia and Ukraine, a…
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As Russian missiles struck Ukraine, Western tech still flowed
KYIV, UKRAINE
With the tip of a hunting knife, a senior Ukrainian security official removed 18 screws and lifted off the lid of a small black metal box. Inside were four sliding panels packed with scores of computer chips.
This was the electronic brain of an unexploded Russian 9M727 cruise missile — one of the devastating weapons…
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Live Updates: U.S. Seeks African Support in Ukraine War
After Brittney Griner’s sentence on Thursday, President Biden renewed his commitment to her release.Credit...Pool photo by Alexander ZemlianichenkoWASHINGTON — Immediately after a Moscow judge handed down Brittney Griner’s nine-year prison sentence on Thursday, calls grew louder for President Biden to find a way to bring her home, even as…
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Madisonville artist’s paintings were an eerie premonition of the war in Ukraine
Artist Alexander Stolin still has a pretty strong eastern-European accent, though he’s spent the last 30 years living on the North Shore. Back in 1992, when he was 29, he emigrated from Ukraine, where he was born.It…
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Ukraine destroys Russian mine-clearing vehicle, says dozen taken out in war
Ukraine's military says that it has destroyed another Russian UR-77 Meteorit, a mine-clearing vehicle that the Kremlin has reportedly used as an offensive weapon to launch missiles.Ukraine's Operational Command South, a military formation covering much of the country's southern region, said in a Facebook post on Friday that Ukrainian forces had…
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From Adelaide to Ukraine: what drove one Australian to join someone else’s war?
Matt Roe was devastated when he discovered a medical condition would prevent him joining the Australian military.“It took me years to get over it … if I ever did,” the South Australian landscaper says.“It’s all I ever wanted to do.”But now Roe, 36, has found a different – though potentially illegal – way to become involved in a military…
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