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More Ukraine grain sets sail as new strike hits nuclear site

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 06:00 AM

Four more ships loaded with grain set off from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, as Moscow and Kyiv blamed each other for a new strike at a Russian-occupied nuclear plant. Read more »

Russian disinformation operation paid for pro-Ukraine war posts: Meta

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 09:07 AM

A Russian outfit hired people off the street and paid them to post online comments intended to give the impression of grassroots support for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Facebook owner Meta said Thursday. Read more »

US to send $550 million of new weapons to Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 07:47 AM

The United States announced Monday a new tranche of weapons for Ukraine's forces fighting Russia, including ammunition for increasingly important rocket launchers and artillery guns. Read more »

Russia to quit International Space Station 'after 2024'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 27 07:31 AM

Moscow said Tuesday it was leaving the International Space Station "after 2024" amid tensions with the West. Read more »

German farmer calls for peace amid Ukraine war

Sascha Steinbach, EPA-EFE
Posted at Jul 21 10:59 PM

An aerial photo shows the motifs of two knights and word peace related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict in a maize field in Selm near Luenen, Germany. Read more »

Russia eyeing Ukrainian territory annexation: US intel

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 21 06:31 AM

Russia is laying the groundwork to annex Moscow-controlled Ukrainian territory amid the war, a White House official said Tuesday. Read more »

Ukraine governor offers $100 for tips on Russian collaborators

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 20 08:14 AM

The governor of a southern Ukrainian region under constant Russian rocket fire Tuesday promised a $100 reward for anyone who could help to identify people who have been collaborating with Russia. Read more »

Ukraine needs to win war before winter: top official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 20 07:07 AM

Ukraine must win its war with Russia before winter to prevent its neighbor from bedding in long term, presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said Tuesday. Read more »

Russia fines Google $360 million over Ukraine content

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 19 06:31 AM

A Moscow court has fined Google 21 billion rubles ($360 million) for failing to remove content concerning Russia's military intervention in Ukraine. Read more »

Ukraine to get crowdfunded combat drone

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 11:34 AM

Lithuania on Wednesday showed off a crowdfunded Turkish-made military drone that it plans to send to Ukraine to help the war-torn country fight Russia's invasion. Read more »

Cosmonauts wade into Ukraine, fly separatist flag onboard ISS

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 05 09:44 AM

Russian cosmonauts onboard the ISS held a flag symbolizing pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and congratulated Moscow's forces on capturing the region of Lugansk, the space agency in Moscow said Monday. Read more »

Picking up the pieces in Irin, Ukraine

Roman Pilipey, EPA-EFE
Updated as of Jul 02 01:39 PM

A man clears debris from a restaurant and a small hotel, which was damaged during Russian attacks in Irpin, Ukraine on Friday Read more »

Russian journalist's Nobel medal sold for $103.5-M

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 09:35 AM

Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping $103.5 million to benefit children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Read more »

Kremlin spokesman says Americans captured in Ukraine committed 'crimes'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 07:52 AM

Two Americans captured in Ukraine while fighting with Kyiv's military were "endangering" Russian soldiers and should be "held accountable for those crimes," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday in an interview with NBC News. Read more »

Russian Nobel laureate auctions off medal to benefit Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 07:10 AM

Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor in chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday will auction off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal to benefit children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Read more »

Nuns survive under shelling on Ukraine frontline

Anna Malpas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 02:52 PM

Under near-constant bombardment by Russian forces, a group of Orthodox nuns and pilgrims live in one of the villages closest to Ukraine's frontline. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 16, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 11:40 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

EU leaders visit Ukraine

Ludovic Marin, Pool/EPA-EFE
Posted at Jun 16 06:34 PM

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (C) visit Irpin, Ukraine on Thursday Read more »

Ukraine parades new French Caesar howitzer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 08:07 AM

Ukraine on Wednesday showed off one of its new French-made self-propelled howitzers, firing towards Russian-controlled areas. Read more »

Russia's McDonald's reopens under new name

Maria Panina, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 06:54 AM

The restaurant that launched McDonald's in Russia in 1990, heralding Moscow's opening after decades of Soviet rule, reopened Sunday with a new name and logo in a potent reminder of the upheaval sparked by the conflict in Ukraine. Read more »