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Deputy head of Russian Navy killed by Ukraine in Kursk area, says Moscow

Ukraine War · Russia

Deputy head of Russian Navy killed by Ukraine in Kursk area, says Moscow

37% Right coverage: 102 sources

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian Navy and a former commander of a marine brigade fighting against Ukraine, has been killed in action, depriving Moscow of one of its most senior officers, the Russian military said on Thursday. See the Story

Russia Says It Formally Recognizes the Taliban Government in Afghanistan, Becoming the First Country to Do so Since 2021

Russia Says It Formally Recognizes the Taliban Government in Afghanistan, Becoming the First Country to Do so Since 2021

38% Left coverage: 63 sources

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says it formally recognizes the Taliban government in Afghanistan, becoming the first country to do so since 2021. Source See the Story

Russian attack kills two in city of Poltava, Ukrainian officials say

Ukraine War · Ukraine

Russian attack kills two in city of Poltava, Ukrainian officials say

52% Left coverage: 23 sources

A Russian attack on the city of Poltava in central Ukraine killed two people and damaged a military recruitment centre, the Ukrainian military and regional officials said on Thursday.See the Story

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Air defense missiles among weaponry US is withholding from Ukraine, AP sources say

Air defense missiles among weaponry US is withholding from Ukraine, AP sources say

Air defense missiles among weaponry US is withholding from Ukraine, AP sources say

Air defense missiles among weaponry US is withholding from Ukraine, AP sources say

57% Left coverage: 14 sources

The Trump administration will hold back delivering to Ukraine some air defense missiles, precision-guided artillery and other weapons as part of its announced pause to some arms shipments amid U.S. concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much, officials said.Ukraine War · United States See the Story

Putin says he won't back down from Ukraine goals in hour-long call with ...

46% Left coverage: 11 sources

While discussing the situation around Iran and in the broader Middle East, Putin emphasized the need to resolve all differences “exclusively by political and diplomatic means,” said Yuri Ushakov, his foreign affairs adviser.Vladimir Putin See the Story

Russia Strikes Residential Building in Kyiv as Moscow Launches Waves of Drones on Ukraine

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.Russia launched a wave of drones attacks across Ukraine late on July 3, striking a residential building in Kyiv, officials reported.Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, confirmed that a fire had broken out on the roof of a residential building in the Obolon district of Kyiv. Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said that there did not appear to be heavy damage or casual…Airstrike · Kyiv See the Story

‘Not many events like this left’ — A Ukrainian literary festival in a city falsely claimed by Russia

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

When Russia illegally declared ownership in 2022 over all of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast – despite never fully capturing or controlling much of it — it only strengthened the case for holding a literary festival there, says Svyatoslav Pomerantsev, president of the international literary corporation Meridian Czernowitz.Hosting a cultural event in the region, despite the risks, was a way to push back against Russia's territorial claims by affirmi…Zaporiz'ka Oblast · Zaporiz'ka Oblast Read Article

Putin Told Trump Will Not 'Give up' Aims in Ukraine: Kremlin

Coverage: 72 sources

MOSCOW: Russian leader Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump by telephone on Thursday (Jul 3) that Moscow will not "give up" on its aims in Ukraine, the Kremlin said. The pair spoke as USDonald Trump · Ukraine See the Story

Russian Propaganda Media Sputnik Shuts Down Operations in Azerbaijan Amid Tensions

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Russian state-funded propaganda media outlet Sputnik will cease operations in Azerbaijan, Russia Today media group CEO Dmitry Kiselyov said on July 3, according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti."We regret to say that, as of today, the conditions for Sputnik Azerbaijan to continue its activities in this country are not in place," Kiselyov said.The move comes amid a major deterioration in Russian-Azerbaijani relations.Kiselyov's commen…Vladimir Putin · Baku See the Story

Zelenskyy Announces US-Ukraine Drone Production Amid Reports Of Halt In Arms Deliveries

60% Center coverage: 5 sources

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a landmark agreement with a company owned by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to jointly produce drones, including interceptors.Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Ukraine See the Story

Former Kremlin-Backed Mayor of Luhansk Killed in Explosion

100% Left coverage: 5 sources

The former Kremlin-installed mayor of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine was killed in an explosion in the city’s center, local media reported Thursday. “Unfortunately, it’s true,” the state-run Luhansk Information Center quoted an unidentified relative of ex-Mayor Manolis Pilavov as saying.Vladimir Putin · Luhansk See the Story

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