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Russian forces have control of Kherson regional administration, says governor
LVIV (Reuters) - Russian forces have occupied the regional administration building in Ukraine's port city of Kherson, regional governor Hennadiy...
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With her Ukrainian roots, Russian sanctions are personal for Canada’s Freeland
By Steve Scherer and Rod Nickel OTTAWA/WINNIPEG (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland played a key role in getting...
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Over 7,000 Russian troops killed since start of invasion -Ukrainian official
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Over 7,000 Russian servicemen have been killed since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while...
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Russia aims to erase us, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says on day 7 of war
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia is aiming to erase Ukraine, its history and people, President...
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Ukraine hopes for positive signals on EU bid
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine hopes for positive signals on its bid to join the European Union, the president and foreign...
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Ukraine wants review of Russia’s right to UN Security Council seat, says foreign minister
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukraine wants a review of Russia's right to a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council,...
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Ukraine has asked Pope to talk to Putin about humanitarian corridors -Ukraine deputy PM
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has asked the Pope to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin about allowing humanitarian corridors to...
Read moreMariupol mayor reports mass casualties from nonstop Russian attack
LVIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian port city of Mariupol is suffering mass casualties and a water outage as it defends...
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Ukraine foreign minister says South Korea will take active part in Russia sanctions
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday he had spoken with his South Korean counterpart about...
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Four killed as air strikes pound Ukraine’s Kharkiv – local authorities
LVIV (Reuters) - Four more people were killed and nine wounded as a barrage of Russian air and rocket strikes...
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Ukraine foreign minister says discussed new Russia sanctions with UK’s Truss
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday he had discussed new sanctions on Russia on a...
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Kyiv mayor says Russia is massing troops closer to the capital
LVIV (Reuters) - Russia is gathering troops closer and closer to Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital's mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote in...
Read moreUkraine says Russia may have fired at Odessa airport
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian deputy defence minister Hanna Malyar said on Wednesday authorities were looking into information about possible...
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Hong Kong urges calm as residents fret over COVID measures
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Any decision to impose a COVID-19 lockdown in Hong Kong will take into account...
Read moreChina launches trafficking crackdown after outcry over confined women
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - Uproar in China this year over incidents of women chained or caged by...
Read moreMariupol in Ukrainian hands, Russia shelling civilians – local authorities
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Mariupol city council said on Wednesday their southern city was under Ukrainian control but locked in...
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Ukraine: more Russia talks being considered, depend on agenda
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak told Reuters on Wednesday that holding more talks with Russia was...
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Ukraine’s Mariupol under heavy shelling, Kherson surrounded – officials
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine's south-eastern port of Mariupol was under constant shelling from Russia and unable to evacuate the...
Read moreUkraine says five people killed in Russian attack on Kyiv TV tower
LVIV (Reuters) - An attack by Russian forces on a television tower in Kyiv killed five people, the Ukrainian emergency...
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Former comic actor Zelenskiy is unlikely war leader for Ukraine
By Matthias Williams KYIV (Reuters) - Volodymyr Zelenskiy swept to power three years ago promising to end a war with...
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