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Russia forced a Ukrainian soldier to make a propaganda video. His village refused to bury him.

Russia has coerced thousands of Ukrainian prisoners to denounce their leaders and country in propaganda videos. The consequences can follow them home.
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Grieving mother’s rare, defiant video reveals hidden toll of Putin’s war

Such public fury is extraordinary in a country where opposition to Putin and criticism of the war have been systematically suppressed.
Image: A portrait of Tatyana Sterkhova.
Image: A portrait of Tatyana Sterkhova.

Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it illegally annexed from Ukraine in the war

Ukrainian rights activists say members of local election commissions were going house to house to force people to vote.
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UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-POLITICS-ELECTION

Alex Ovechkin, all-time NHL goal scorer, appears in ad supporting Vladimir Putin

His team, the Washington Capitals, said that “his focus and ours is on the season ahead and the continued impact he makes on the ice and in our city.”
Alexander Ovechkin looks off while standing in the skating rink in full hockey uniform and a helmet
Alexander Ovechkin looks off while standing in the skating rink in full hockey uniform and a helmet

House passes Russia sanctions bill named for Lindsey Graham, sending it to Trump

At the president’s request, the package would also extend sanction authority aimed at slashing funding for Iran’s weapons and energy sectors.
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RUSSIA-OIL-PIPELINE-TRANSNEFT

Russia and Ukraine launch new attacks on energy despite Trump’s ceasefire claim

The president’s statement that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to pause strikes against each other’s energy infrastructure was followed by a night of strikes on energy infrastructure.
Aerial Attack On Kyiv
Aerial Attack On Kyiv

NATO jets down drone over Lithuania; Russian frigate fires flares at Danish helicopter

Secretary General Mark Rutte said that strikes close to the alliance’s territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase its support for Kyiv.
Image: Lithuanian soldiers are securing the area where Italian fighter jets during NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission shot down a drone
Image: Lithuanian soldiers are securing the area where Italian fighter jets during NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission shot down a drone

How Ukraine’s futuristic war could get ‘much worse,’ according to ex-Google CEO

“The rate of innovation is faster than I’ve ever seen, and I work in tech,” Eric Schmidt told NBC News’ Richard Engel.
Ukrainian servisemen patrols a road near Kramatorsk
Ukrainian servisemen patrols a road near Kramatorsk

Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, citing a global shortage

Kyiv has been targeting Russia’s oil and gas industry for months, prompting fuel rationing and causing Moscow to ban diesel exports.
Oil refinery in Moscow hit by large-scale Ukrainian drone attack, mayor says
Oil refinery in Moscow hit by large-scale Ukrainian drone attack, mayor says

Former CIA boss David Petraeus was at Ukraine station when Russian drone hit train

The country’s state rail operator also said Russia hit a train near the Poland border shortly after former U.K. and Sweden prime ministers had passed through.
A damaged locomotive is seen on train tracks outside
A damaged locomotive is seen on train tracks outside

Flight carrying Zelenskyy to Norway was delayed in Moldova because of drone incursion

Moldova had closed its airspace to protect planes flying over the country, delaying three departures, including Zelenskyy’s.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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