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Russia plans to set up naval base in breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Aslan Bzhania, the self-proclaimed president of Abkhazia, shared this information following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The agreement for the permanent Russian Navy base is set to be located in the Ochamchira district.
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Russia’s schools becoming increasingly militarized, children in nursery gr
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
At schools from the Pacific to the Black Sea, children in nursery grade don uniforms and take part in marching practice. Older kids are being taught how to dig trenches, throw grenades and shoot with real ammunition.
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Several Russian leaders killed as Ukraine strikes Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Dozens of Russian navy members were killed on Friday, including "senior leadership" as Ukraine launched a missile barrage at Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, reported CNN.
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Ukraine’s missile strike sets ablaze headquarters of Russian navy in Crime
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
At least one Ukrainian missile has struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea navy in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, setting it ablaze, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.
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Germany announces aid package worth 400 million Euros for Ukraine
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced that Germany will allocate another package of assistance to Ukraine, worth 400 million euros, reported TASS citing German-based tabloid Bild Newspaper.
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First inbound ships reach Ukraine port after suspension of Black Sea initi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Two cargo ships, that had departed on Saturday arrived in one of Ukraine’s ports, using a temporary Black Sea corridor established by the government, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.
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First inbound ships to reach Ukraine through new Black Sea corridor
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
For the first time after the suspension of Black Sea grain initiative, two merchant ships approached Ukrainian ports to collect about 20,000 tons of wheat for Africa and Asia on Saturday morning, CNN reported citing Kyiv officials.
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Russian-installed officials selling Ukrainian properties including Zelensk
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Vladimir Konstantinov, the chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea, announced plans to sell 100 "nationalised properties" in a message on Telegram.
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G20 firm on supporting Ukraine, says European Council President
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"This G20 meeting is one more occasion to make the clarity about the Russian behaviour. By launching this war against Ukraine and transforming the Black Sea into a battlefield, Russia is shooting again a missile against the developing countries..." the European Council President said.
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New attacks on Ukraine very close to NATO-member Romania’s border
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“We had attacks … which were verified at 800 metres [2,600 feet] from our border. So very, very close,” Iohannis told a joint news conference with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.
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Russian air strikes hit civilian infrastructure in Ukraine
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to Ukraine’s armed forces, Russia had launched five missiles and a total of 68 airstrikes. Russia fired 42 times from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian troop positions and other populated areas, it said on Telegram.
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Hours before Putin-Erdogan talks, Russia attacks Ukraine’s biggest grain e
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“17 drones were shot down by our air defence forces,” Kiper wrote on Telegram, adding, “But, unfortunately, there are also hits. In several settlements of Izmail district, warehouses and production buildings, agricultural machinery and equipment of industrial enterprises
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