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Ukraine-Russia war live: Key village Robotyne liberated as Kyiv claims five Moscow jets hit by drones
Ukraine‘s military have liberated the southeastern village of Robotyne amid fierce fighting, and are trying to advance further south in their counteroffensive against Russian forces. This comes after hitting five of Moscow’s fighter jets with a night-time drone strike on Russian soil, a source in Kyiv’s security service told Ukrainian outlets yesterday. The Kyiv Post and Ukrainska Pravda both cited sources in Ukraine’s SBU security service as claiming successful strikes were carried out on four Russian Su-30 fighter jets and one MiG-29 at an airfield in Kursk. This morning, Russia’s defence ministry claimed to have shot down two more drones in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, which both border Ukraine, without providing further information about possible damage or casualties. It comes as Russia’s Investigative Committee’s said Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was confirmed to have died in a plane crash near Moscow on Wednesday, citing the results of genetic tests of the 10 bodies found in the wreckage. Western politicians and commentators have speculated that Mr Putin ordered Prigozhin to be killed as punishment for Wagner’s brief mutiny in June, claims the Kremlin has denied as an “absolute lie”. Read More Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead by Russian investigators after plane crash Who is ‘Juice’? The ‘mega talent’ Ukrainian pilot killed in mid-air plane crash Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Wagner Group chief killed in plane crash Ukraine investigates incident that killed 3 pilots while Russia attacks with cruise missiles
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Russia is sending more forces to an eastern Ukraine city after its assault slows, analysts say
Western analysts say Russia is throwing more units into its effort to take a key eastern Ukraine city, after apparent setbacks that have slowed its dayslong onslaught
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Spotless arrival: Rare giraffe without coat pattern is born at Tennessee zoo
A giraffe born without spots at a northeastern Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she's anything but ordinary
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NYC enacts 'Homeless Bill of Rights,' but doubts arise over key provisions such as right to shelter
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2023-05-31 05:58
Unexplained outage at Chase Bank leads to interruptions at Zelle payment network
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Is Jimmy Kimmel OK? Star calls off live show with Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert after testing positive for Covid-19
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2023-09-22 11:45
Reactions to appointment of a U.S. special counsel in Hunter Biden case
(Reuters) -Here are some reactions to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland's appointment on Friday of David Weiss as a special
2023-08-12 01:27
Rodri strikes late as Man City extend perfect start
Manchester City extended their perfect start to the Premier League season as Rodri sealed a dramatic 2-1 win against Sheffield United after Erling Haaland scored once and missed a...
2023-08-28 01:26
Italian officials secure 12th Century leaning tower in Bologna to prevent collapse
Italian officials have secured the shorter of two 12th century towers in Bologna, fearing that its leaning could lead to collapse
2023-12-02 22:26
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Alibaba Group said on Tuesday its CEO and chairman Daniel Zhang will step down from those roles to
2023-06-20 16:29
One confirmed killed as US Osprey crashes off Japan
A US Osprey military aircraft crashed on Wednesday off a Japanese island, killing one crew member and leaving five unaccounted for, the coastguard said, in the latest...
2023-11-30 01:17
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