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KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) — Ukrainians abandoned inundated homes as floodwaters crested across a swathe of the south on Wednesday after the destruction of a vast hydro-electric dam on the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces that each blamed on the other. Residents waded through flooded streets carrying children on …

The United States is giving Ukraine “a kind of license” to continue clashes with Russia by publicly ignoring the recent drone attacks on Moscow, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said. “The only thing that pseudo-politicians in Ukraine take into account is the position of the West, led by the …

 SAS and other British special forces have been involved in covert operations in 19 countries in the past dozen years, including in Nigeria, the Philippines and Russia, as well as in Syria, Ukraine and most recently Sudan, a study published by the Guardian reveals. The elite military units operate in …

 Western countries will be running colossal risks if they supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, a Russian official says. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko was responding to a question on Saturday about the implications of providing the jets, which Ukraine has been requesting from NATO countries, the TASS news …

 The European Union has urged the injection of 3.5 billion euros ($3.85 billion) into the fund that is used by the bloc to provide military aid for Ukraine. The EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell made the appeal to European governments to boost the reservoir, which is known as “the …

Ukraine claimed on Tuesday it had downed an entire barrage of Russian drones and missiles overnight — including six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles — hours ahead of a visit from China’s special envoy. The wave of strikes came just over a week after Kyiv announced it had shot down a Kinzhal …

 Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that Ukrainian aircraft had struck two industrial sites in the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine with Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles supplied by Britain. Britain on Thursday became the first country to say it had started supplying Kyiv with long-range cruise missiles, …

 Moscow is well aware that Kyiv selects both the means and targets of attacks only at the direct orders of Washington, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday. Commenting on the Ukrainian drone attack on the Kremlin in the early morning hours of Wednesday, the presidential spokesman said, “We …

“Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani”, the Iraqi Prime Minister, in a telephone conversation with “Volodymyr Zelenskyi”, the President of Ukraine, discussed bilateral relations and ways to develop and expand them in line with common interests. In this phone call, Al-Sudani emphasized the importance of reaching a peaceful solution in Ukraine and …

 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, while congratulating Muslims on the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan, expressed hope that this month will bring peace and prosperity to everyone. “Dmytro Kuleba”, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, whose country has been the target of Russia’s military attack since …