EU freezes assets, bans travel for 5 more Russians over strikes on Ukraine
The European Union has added five more people to its sanctions list over Russia's renewed missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
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Explosive drone found near Ukraine-bound plane at German airport
German officials found an explosive drone near a jet at Leipzig airport and are calling it a serious attack on Germany.
EU Says Ukraine Can Use Its Loan Fund to Buy US Patriot Missiles
The European Commission says Ukraine can use the EU's SAFE loan fund to buy Patriot missiles, which are made in the United States, not the EU.
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NATO pledges more air defenses to Ukraine after Kyiv's worst night of Russian strikes
Kyiv had its worst night yet of Russian missile strikes, with air defenses failing to stop many missiles, including one that hit a resident's home.
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Ukraine Says Shortage of Patriot Missiles Is Costing Lives, Appeals to NATO Chief
Ukraine says it does not have enough Patriot air-defense missiles, called interceptors, to stop Russian missile attacks, and the shortage is costing lives after a deadly strike on Kyiv.
EU sends Ukraine first payment from interest on frozen Russian money
The European Commission has given Ukraine an initial €1.4 billion, paid for not with Russia's frozen central bank reserves themselves but with the interest those reserves have earned since being frozen after Russia's 2022 invasion.
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Ukraine says North Korean missile crews are now in Russia
Ukraine's government told Reuters that a North Korean missile unit has arrived inside Russia to help fight the war, going beyond the troops and supplies North Korea has already sent.
Drone strike near Moscow kills five as Russia and Ukraine trade attacks
A Ukrainian drone strike hit an industrial area outside Moscow, killing five people and wounding six, according to the regional governor.
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Ukrainian drones hit Russian warehouses in Moscow, St Petersburg, Tver, killing at least six
Ukrainian drones struck warehouses in three Russian cities early Tuesday, killing at least six people, Russian officials said.
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Hidden Russian spy network in Tokyo pushes Japan to overhaul its intelligence system
A Russian military intelligence officer spent 17 months working undetected out of a Tokyo office disguised as an airline employee, buying parts that Ukrainian officials say are now found in about 90% of Russia's missiles and drones.
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US to hand off Ukraine weapons coordination hub to a European or Canadian officer
The Pentagon plans to give up command of SAG-U, the hub in Wiesbaden, Germany, that has organized Western training and weapons deliveries to Ukraine since 2022.
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Russia hits Kyiv with missiles and drones again, killing at least nine
Russia fired ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, overnight into Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding 28, Ukrainian officials said.