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Woman's store in eastern Ukraine destroyed for third time

Tamara Pozdnyakova woke up on June 30 in her apartment in Donetsk to a flurry of missed calls. Did she know that the shopping center, home to her clothing store, had been hit by missile strikes, her friends asked.

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Facing battlefield setbacks, Ukraine withdraws from mine ban treaty

Oleksiy, a 26-year-old Ukrainian soldier, is six months into a difficult recovery after losing most of his left leg to an anti-personnel mine. Despite his injuries, he says Ukraine is right to withdraw from a treaty banning such weapons.

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At least five people killed in attacks on Ukraine's Donetsk

Russian military reportedly targeted residential areas and social and key infrastructure in several oblast communities, according to the Ukrainian authorities.

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Zelenskyy says latest Trump call the 'most productive' yet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday (July 5) that his latest conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump this week was the best and "most productive" he has had to date.

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Trump getting ‘played’ by Putin, lawyer says

Daniel Bilak, a Canadian-Ukrainian lawyer and member of a territorial defence unit, says U.S. President Donald Trump is being ‘made to look weak’ as negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin haven't helped end Moscow's fighting ...

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Ukraine strikes Russian airbase, Moscow steps up bombing campaign

The fresh wave of attacks came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he had a “very important and productive” phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Euronews

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Forensic experts working to identify human remains in Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged the bodies of thousands of soldiers, a rare agreement in a war defined by destruction. But the task of identifying the dead is long, painstaking, and far from over.

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Zelenskyy, Trump agree on joint defense efforts in phone call

The talk comes a day after President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Ukraine, Iran and other issues in a call the Kremlin described as "frank and constructive."

Euronews

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Russia hits Kyiv with largest drone attack after Trump-Putin call

Russia pummeled Kyiv with the largest drone attack of the war, injuring at least 23 people and damaging buildings across the capital only hours after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Russia's Vladimir Putin, officials said.

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Ukraine will do 'anything' to advance EU accession talks: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv will do "anything" to advance EU accession talks. Zelenskyy spoke alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, President of the European Council António Costa and President of the E...

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Crimean Tatars fear homeland will be ceded to Russia in peace deal

Leniie Umerova, a member of the Crimean Tatar community indigenous to the Black Sea peninsula that was annexed from Ukraine by Russia in 2014, was imprisoned for nearly two years after crossing into Russia. Now in Kyiv, the 27-year-old f...

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Ukrainian F-16 pilot's death shows perils of air defense, commander says

A Ukrainian senior commander said at the funeral for Maksym Ustymenko that the experienced F-16 fighter pilot's death shows the high-risk tactics Kyiv will increasingly adopt if it is unable to obtain critical new air defenses.

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Trump speaks with Putin, plans call with Zelenskyy

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday (July 3) that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that he plans to hold a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.

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How Ukraine rewrote the rules of drone warfare

Military analysts say the Operation Spider Web strike is a wake-up call for the entire world.

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U.S. pauses military aid to Ukraine over depleted weapons stockpile

The Kremlin welcomed the development, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov claiming it proves Western arsenals are being depleted and predicting that less aid will hasten the end of the conflict.

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U.S. to hold back some weapons shipments to Ukraine

Officials in Kyiv warn that a U.S. decision to hold back some weapons shipments could invite more Russian aggression. The move came without notice, according to Ukraine's defense ministry. Charlie D'Agata has more.

CBS News

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U.S. slows missile shipments to Ukraine over low stockpiles

U.S. shipments of air defense missiles are slowing amid concerns that U.S. stockpiles are too low, two people familiar with the decision said.

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Ukrainian aid projects wither after Trump cuts funding

Ukrainians who rely on foreign aid for their medical care are worried after U.S. President Donald Trump's administration paused foreign aid in January and froze operations at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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Video shows Ukrainian strike on Russian missile facility

Ukraine struck a Russian missile factory inside Russia. Authorities said the attack killed three people and injured at least 35 more. A video posted on social media shows the strike.

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Russia launched record 5,438 drones at Ukraine in June alone

Russia launched a record 5,438 drones against Ukraine in June, intensifying aerial strikes. Only two days in the past 18 months were attack-free.

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Ukraine's freedom 'most important task' for foreign policy: German FM

Germany has been Ukraine’s second-largest military backer after the United States, whose continuing support under President Donald Trump is in doubt.

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Mother of Ukraine's "Moses" has a message for the world

Olena offers support to other parents who have lost children in the war.

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Ukraine to withdraw from anti-personnel mines ban treaty

The decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention follows similar decisions by Kyiv's allies Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - which also border Russia.

Euronews

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Ukraine offers cash incentives to lure young recruits

Ukraine has introduced a controversial incentive program, offering substantial cash bonuses to young men who enlist. Recruits aged 18-24 can receive up to $50,000 for signing up and completing a year of service in the infantry.

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Russia wages biggest aerial strikes on Ukraine yet

Russia launched over 530 air assets overnight. The Ukrainian airforce also reported the downing of one of their F-16 warplanes with the pilot killed in action.

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At least 10 killed in overnight attacks across Ukraine

Russia targeted Ukraine with another wave of deadly missile and drone attacks over the past day killing 10 people and injuring at least 50 others across multiple regions, according to reports by Ukrainian media.

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Vladimir Putin ready for new round of peace talks with Ukraine

Putin said that the terms of a potential ceasefire, which the Kremlin has so far repeatedly rejected, are expected to be on the agenda.

Euronews

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Woman rebuilds life as sole resident of abandoned Donetsk town

Among destroyed houses and charred trees in an abandoned town in the Donetsk region, a lone woman can be heard throwing metal shell cases through a broken window, more three years after Russia sent its troops to Ukraine and forced mass e...

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Moscow launches hundreds of drones, eight missiles overnight

As the EU continues to voice strong support for Ukraine—despite growing divisions within the bloc—there has been little tangible progress on the battlefield. Overnight, Russian forces launched hundreds of drones and eight missiles at Ukr...

France 24

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EU Summit focuses on Ukraine amid divisions over Russia sanctions

The war in Ukraine once again took center stage at the latest EU summit in Brussels, as leaders of the bloc called for increased support to Kyiv — particularly through air defense systems, anti-drone technology, and large-caliber ammunit...

France 24