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Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:00:50 +0000
Ukrainian Troops ‘Neutralize’ Russian Reconnaissance Group
The Armed Forces of Ukraine suppressed Russian offensives and assaults in the areas of Avdiivka, Kamyanka, Krasnohorivka, and Pisky and repelled attempted assaults in the areas of Soledar, Vershyna, and Semyhirya. This is stated in the latest report ...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 08:00:16 +0000
Head of Russian Orthodox Church Banned from Entering Lithuania
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has confirmed a ban on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vladimir Gundyaev (AKA ‘Patriarch Kirill’), from entering their country. This latest move is part of a continued effort by European natio...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 07:45:39 +0000
Ukraine Unemployment Rate at 35% But Expected to Drop, says National Bank
Estimates issued by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on Friday state that the second quarter unemployment rate was 35%, but the NBU expects the number to drop to 28.9% by New Years.  The unemployment figures track with a poll released earlier this...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 07:32:56 +0000
Russian Journalist Fined for Opposing Invasion of Ukraine
Former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova has been fined for “discrediting” Russia’s army. A Moscow court fined Ms Ovsyannikova 50,000 roubles ($800) on Thursday, July 28, for statements she made about Russia’s brutal i...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 07:30:11 +0000
Ukraine Set to Introduce Law Allowing Government to Seize Property
On Friday, July 29, the Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed in the first reading a bill that would allow the government to forcibly seize property during periods of martial law. Importantly, the law does not propose that property simply...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 07:20:38 +0000
75,000 Russians Dead or Injured in Ukraine, Say White House Officials
Up to 75,000 Russian troops have been killed or injured in Ukraine since the conflict with Moscow erupted in late February, White House officials who briefed lawmakers in a classified meeting have claimed.  If correct, this means half of the Russian...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 07:08:41 +0000
Zelensky Calls Prison Strike ‘Deliberate Russian War Crime’
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, July 29, that the shelling of a prison in the separatist-controlled east holding Ukrainian servicemen was a “deliberate Russian war crime” that had claimed more than 50 lives. “Today I recei...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:13:33 +0000
Eurotopics – Zelenska and Zelensky in Vogue
Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has been featured in a cover story by fashion magazine Vogue. The pictures taken by star photographer Annie Leibovitz show Zelenska with her husband standing in front of soldiers and...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 14:22:39 +0000
Russia’s War against Ukraine: Day 155, July 28 – Update 1
-Russia, Ukraine trade blame over strike on POW jail – Moscow and Kyiv on Friday Ry July accused each other of bombing a jail holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russian-held territory, with Russia saying 40 prisoners and eight prison staff w...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 14:17:07 +0000
Musical Chairs: Boris Johnson as NATO Secretary General?
Boris Johnson, who submitted his resignation as the Prime Minister of Great Britain July 7, 2022, is being considered for Secretary General of NATO when the current chairman of the alliance leaves his post in September 2023. According to the Telegrap...



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