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Ukraine Nabs Exec in Military Drone Graft Scandal
Kyiv Post
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August 5, 2025
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has ordered the preventive detention of a company director allegedly involved in a scheme to purchase military drones and electronic warfare (EW) equipment at inflated prices on Tuesday. The current case...
Ukraine attacks monument to pilot Kozhedub in Belgorod Region — governor
TASS
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August 5, 2025
BELGOROD, August 5. /TASS/. On the day of the liberation of Belgorod from the Nazi invaders, the Ukrainian army attacked a monument in honor of famous pilot Ivan Kozhedub in the Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram....
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine obtains classified data on Russia's newest nuclear submarine, intelligence claims
The Kyiv Independent
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August 5, 2025
Key developments on Aug. 5: Ukraine obtains classified data on Russia's newest nuclear submarine, intelligence claims 'Productive' phone call with Trump focused on ending war, sanctions, drone production, Zelensky says Three Nordic countries to...
Apple Spas Celebration: Ukrainian Tradition of Transfiguration Day
Mezha
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August 6, 2025
August 6 marks Apple Spas, also known as the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. It is one of the most significant holidays in the Christian calendar, allowing believers to ease their fasting, as tradition permits the consumption of oil,...
Bikini-clad women brawl and wrestle each other to the ground as fight breaks out on Ukrainian beach after a Russian song is played
Daily Mail
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August 5, 2025
By WILL STEWART Published: 10:03 EDT, 5 August 2025 | Updated: 10:45 EDT, 5 August 2025 A beach brawl broke out in war-ravaged Odesa when two bikini-clad women clashed and wrestled each other to the ground. One media outlet claimed the battle was...
Real front line: the nurses risking their lives in Gaza and Ukraine
Nursing Times
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August 5, 2025
Ever since the founding of the profession during the time of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, nurses have travelled to areas of war and disaster to answer pleas for help from those who need it most. In a destabilising world beset by modern...
Victims of Ukraine war to holiday in Portugal
The Portugal News
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The project "Children of Heroes – Warmed by Sun and Love" is promoted by the Association of Ukrainians in Portugal, the Association of Ukrainian Women in Portugal, and the Benfica Parish Council, with logistical and financial support from the...
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To Japan, via Jaipur. Why Ukraine’s First Lady made a surprise stop in India
Firstpost
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August 5, 2025
A plane carrying a high-level Ukrainian delegation, including First Lady Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska, made an unexpected stop at Jaipur International Airport on Sunday while en route to Tokyo, Japan. On board were several senior members of...
Russian strikes kill two at Ukraine holiday camp
RTE Ireland
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August 6, 2025
A Russian attack that set ablaze a holiday camp in central Ukraine killed two people and wounded another dozen, local authorities said. Governor Ivan Fedorov said Russian forces carried out 567 attacks over the 24 hours into this morning across 16...
Russian strike on Ukrainian holiday camp kills two, injures 12
Punch
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August 6, 2025
A Russian attack on Wednesday that set ablaze a holiday camp in central Ukraine killed two people and wounded another dozen, local authorities said. The central Zaporizhzhia region, which the Kremlin claims is part of Russia and is cut through by...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump’s special envoy Witkoff in Moscow today as ceasefire deadline looms
The Independent
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August 6, 2025
Putin ‘unlikely to bow’ to Trump’s sanction threat as ceasefire deadline looms Vladimir Putin is unlikely to bow to a sanctions ultimatum expiring this Friday from Donald Trump, sources close to the Kremlin have said. The US president has...
Vladimir Putin could end Russian aerial bombardment of Ukraine to avoid Trump's economic sanctions
Daily Mail
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August 5, 2025
By BY MARK NICOL DIPLOMACY EDITOR Published: 12:55 EDT, 5 August 2025 | Updated: 14:15 EDT, 5 August 2025 Russia is considering ending its aerial bombardment of Ukraine to avoid US trade sanctions on Friday, according to reports. The Kremlin would...
Decoding Trump’s Tariff Threats To India: Fuelled By Sour Putin Ties, Frustration Over Ukraine?
News18
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August 5, 2025
Last Updated:August 05, 2025, 10:12 IST Experts say Trump’s attack on India has less to do with oil and more with Putin, a show of frustration over his failed Ukraine ceasefire bid, with New Delhi caught in the crossfire US President Donald Trump...
Matthew Whitaker to Newsmax: No Battlefield End to Ukraine War
KKOH - Nevada
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August 6, 2025
Matthew Whitaker, U.S. ambassador to NATO, told Newsmax on Tuesday that there is no military solution to Russia’s war in Ukraine, stressing that peace can be achieved only through negotiation and diplomacy. Whitaker noted that President Donald...
Witkoff Touches Down in Moscow as Trump’s Ukraine Ultimatum Nears
Kyiv Post
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August 6, 2025
Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Russia and the Middle East, has reportedly arrived in Moscow. According to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, the plane used by Witkoff landed at Vnukovo Airport amid reports of...
U.S. government proposes easing waiver process on drones traveling longer distances
The Globe and Mail
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August 5, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, and Federal Aviation Administration administrator Bryan Bedford, right, watch a drone flight demonstration following a news conference on new drone regulations, Tuesday.Julia...
The Canadian drone industry is spinning up — with lessons from Ukraine
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 6, 2025
It's been 24 years since what is widely considered the first lethal drone strike: a Predator UAV attack on an al-Qaeda vehicle convoy in Afghanistan just nine weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks. The strike killed Mohammed Atef, son-in-law of Osama...
U.S. government proposes easing some restrictions on drones traveling long distances
The Item - South Carolina
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer A new federal rule proposed Tuesday would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of the operator's sight without having to go through a cumbersome waiver process. The federal...
State Dept. spokesperson touts European defense investments that will be transferred to Ukraine
Just the News
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August 5, 2025
Several new developments between the U.S. and European nations and African nations attributed to the Trump administration's “clear-eyed” foreign policy were announced Tuesday by U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce. Several European...
U.S. envoy is expected to visit Russia as Trump’s Ukraine deadline nears
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 5, 2025
Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s envoy for peace missions, speaks with reporters outside of the White House in Washington, March 6, 2025. (Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times) Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s envoy for peace...