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A view of destruction after a Russian KAB-25a guided bomb attack in a residential area of ââSloviansk, Ukraine

Five killed in Ukraine as Russia claims to take Luhansk

A Russian drone attack killed four people in Ukraine's central Cherkasy region, the region's governor said, while a woman was also killed in Lutsk.

a line of people hold red tea lights

EU diplomats reaffirm commitment to Ukraine independence

Volodymyr Zelensky is seen during his official visit to Spain with a Ukrainian flag - blue and yellow - behind him

Zelensky urges Russia to halt energy strikes

A satellite image of fire at the Ust-Luga oil terminal complex

Russia reports fire in new strike on major Baltic port

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Irish alumina use in Russian war effort 'very worrying'

An aftermath view shows damage to Post Office No. 8 following Russian airstrikes using K-250 guided bombs in Sloviansk, Ukraine

Has a Russian spring offensive begun in eastern Ukraine?

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DNIPRO, UKRAINE - MARCH 26: A four-story residential building stands heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike on March 26, 2026 in Dnipro, Ukraine. One person was hospitalized, four others received outpatient treatment. Firefighters extinguished the fire

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill four - authorities

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before his departure at the Bourget airport outside Paris in France.

US could divert Kyiv arms to help attacks on Iran - Rubio

Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks at a lecter during a conference

Kremlin denies Putin asked businessmen to fund war effort

This screengrab from a video shows the fragment of a military drone which crashed

Drone crashes in Romania after Russia strikes Ukraine

A firefighter on a latter sprays water from a hose onto a fire in a building which shows extensive damage

Russian attacks knock out power for thousands in Ukraine

People look at smoke rising from a burning building following a Russian drone attack in Lviv

Russia fires nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine in 24 hours

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reacts after his speech in front of the Parliament building during a campaign rally organised by Hungary's ruling Fidesz party in Budapest, Hungary on March 15, 2026, on the 178th anniversary of the Hungarian Revoluti

Hungary election draws near amid claims of Russian links

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