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Russia’s attacks on SOCAR facilities accelerate Azerbaijan–Ukraine energy cooperation
News.Az
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Russia’s renewed attacks on Azerbaijani energy assets in Ukraine have revealed not only the scale of Moscow’s military recklessness but also the resilience of an emerging strategic partnership between Baku and Kyiv. In the early hours of Monday,...
Russia warns against NATO troop deployment in Ukraine
Yeni Safak
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August 19, 2025
Russia on Monday said any scenario involving the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine would be “categorically unacceptable” for Moscow and could sharply escalate the conflict. “We reaffirm our repeatedly stated position on our categorical...
Russia strikes oil refining and gas facilities in Poltava region – Energy ministry
Interfax Ukraine
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August 19, 2025
Russia has struck the oil refining and gas infrastructure of the Poltava region, the Ministry of Energy reported. "On the night of August 19, 2025, the Russian occupation forces carried out another massive attack on the energy infrastructure...
Russia or Ukraine: Who does Crimea belong to?
The Indian Express
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August 19, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Donald Trump on Monday (August 18) in hopes of ending Russia’s war in Ukraine that began in 2022. In a social media post announcing his arrival in the US, Zelenskyy said that he shared a...
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Killing Civilians Crossing Frontline into Donetsk
Global Village Space
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August 19, 2025
Ukrainian troops have over the course of the conflict killed hundreds of civilians attempting to cross the frontline into Russia, senior diplomat Rodion Miroshnik told the news agency TASS on Friday. Miroshnik, who serves as the Russian Foreign...
Russia launches 280-drone swarm, 44 break through defenses – Air force
Interfax Ukraine
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August 19, 2025
On the night of August 19 (from 20:00 on August 18), Russia attacked with 280 air attack vehicles, air defense shot down/suppressed 236 air targets, four missiles and 40 UAVs were recorded hitting 16 locations, and downed objects (fragments) fell...
Russia delivers about 1,300 tons of flour to Kyrgyzstan free of charge
TASS
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August 19, 2025
BISHKEK, August 19. /TASS/. Russia has delivered about 1,300 tons of wheat flour to Kyrgyzstan as part of the UN World Food Program (WFP), the Russian embassy in the republic reported. The bulk of it will be sent to the southern regional center of...
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Russia’s Victory Day beamed in Ukraine: Can satellites be hacked and could it threaten national security?
Firstpost
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August 19, 2025
Disabling a satellite could deal a devastating blow without one bullet, and it can be done by targeting the satellite’s security software or disrupting its ability to send or receive signals from Earth Back in May, when Russia was celebrating its...
Russia deports 2,800 migrants over violation of migration rules in H1
AKIpress News Agency
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AKIPRESS.COM - Some 2,800 foreign nationals were deported from Russia for violating migration laws in the first half of 2025, a 17% increase over the 2,400 individuals deported in the previous year, according to the press center of the Russian...
Russia launched 270 drones, 10 missiles in overnight attack, Ukraine's air force says
The Gazette - Colorado
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's air force said on Tuesday that Russia launched 270 drones and 10 missiles overnight in one of its largest attacks this month. The air force said it downed 230 drones and six missiles. It recorded strikes at 16 locations...
Russia Factory Fire Claims Over 20 Lives
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The number of confirmed fatalities has increased to 23 following a devastating fire at an industrial facility in central Russia’s Ryazan region, according to reports from local media on Monday. The blaze, which erupted early Friday at a...
Russia Factory Explosion Fatalities Climb to 25
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The number of confirmed fatalities from the factory explosion in Russia's Ryazan region has increased to 25, authorities said Tuesday, as rescue crews recovered another body from the wreckage. According to a statement released by the...
Russia And Ukraine Both Stake Claim To Crimea
Forbes
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 18: Six years on from the day Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty of accession to absorb Crimea in the Russian Federation on March 18, 2020 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Hundreds of pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian...
Russia-Ukraine LIVE: Macron proposes Swiss city to host Putin-Zelensky peace talks after 'breakthrough' at White House summit
Daily Mail
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August 19, 2025
By MARK DUELL, SENIOR REPORTER Updated: 04:12 EDT, 19 August 2025 Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky will meet, Donald Trump has said following a White House summit with European leaders aimed at bringing an end to the war in...
Russia launches largest attack of August on Ukraine after Trump-Zelenskyy meeting
ABC News - New York
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August 19, 2025
LONDON -- Ukraine's air force reported a major Russian attack on Monday night and into Tuesday morning -- the largest overnight barrage for weeks, coming while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump and a...
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,272
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 19, 2025
Here is how things stand on Tuesday, August 19: Politics and diplomacy United States President Donald Trump said he had a “good meeting” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday. Trump said the...
Russia’s Medvedev says Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ failed to outplay Trump after Zelenskyy meeting
Fox News
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A 'Fox News @ Night' panel weighs in on the meeting between President Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, the impact of the crackdown on crime in Washington D.C., and Bill Barr's testimony regarding the Epstein records. NEWYou...
Russia Pounds Ukrainian Energy Sites in Response to Pre-Talks Provocations
SouthFront
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August 19, 2025
Support SouthFront Illustrative Image On August 19, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its armed forces had carried out a large-scale precision strike using long-range high-precision weapons and attack drones against a Ukrainian oil...
Russia Criticizes NATO Deployment in Ukraine
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The Russian government has voiced strong opposition to any potential deployment of NATO forces in Ukraine, underlining that such a move would be completely intolerable, regardless of the justification. This firm stance was expressed by...
Russia’s presidential aide reveals details of Trump-Putin call
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) A senior Russian aide has confirmed that President Vladimir Putin spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump, who made the call to Moscow after briefly pausing meetings with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Western European leaders,...