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Why South Korea is demanding an apology from Ukraine over North Korean PoWs
Seoul says Kyiv agreed to a nondisclosure agreement over the prisoners but broke it.
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Russian strikes kill four in Ukraine
Meanwhile, Moscow and Kyiv continued to exchange strikes on Saturday, with Russian attacks killing at least four people across Ukraine. As both sides intensify their aerial attacks, US President Donald Trump said he hoped Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin would reach an agreement and “settle” their differences. Morgan Ayre reports.
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At least 16 people killed as Russia and Ukraine trade deadly air strikes
At least 16 people were killed over the past 24 hours as Russia and Ukraine traded deadly drone and missile strikes, authorities from both countries said Saturday. The UN has warned of rising civilian deaths as Kyiv and Moscow ramp up long-range strikes on critical infrastructure.
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EU releases €6.6 billion for members arming Ukraine as seven killed in Kyiv
European Union countries have agreed to release €6.6 billion from a fund meant to reimburse member states that have provided arms to Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday. At least seven people were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv earlier in the day, according to local authorities.
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Ukraine: Deadly Russian drone strike hits central Kyiv
A Russian drone strike hit central Kyiv before 8am on 25 September, killing a 14-year-old and leaving rescue workers clearing rubble from damaged buildings. Residents said there was little time to react to the air raid sirens, as Russia's increasingly deadly drone attacks also struck logistics facilities and postal infrastructure elsewhere in the city. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg has the details from Kyiv.
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Trump made ‘final decision’ to allow Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles, Zelensky says
President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelensky that he had made a "final decision" to grant Kyiv the licence to produce Patriot air defence missiles, the Ukrainian leader said Friday. The assurance came during the last meeting between the two leaders, Zelensky said, capping a period of uncertainty after a series of reversals on the issue.
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'Particularly heavy night' of Russian strikes on Kyiv
France 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv where he says a "particularly heavy night" of Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital involved the use of ballistic missiles.
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‘Massive, maximum destruction’: Putin seeks to bring Ukrainian civilians ‘to their knees’
Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Peter Zalmayev from Kyiv, Founder and Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative. According to Zalmayev, Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine reflect a broader political logic in which military force, political objectives and territorial ambitions are intertwined as instruments of Russian strategy. He argues that Moscow’s attacks on civilian infrastructure are designed to exert extreme pressure on Ukrainian society while demonstrating fierce retaliation to domestic audiences in Russia. Zalmayev contrasts this with Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy infrastruct
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Russia slams Kyiv with ballistic missiles as Ukrainians brace for harsh winter
Russia on Thursday hit Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones, killing two people, while a strike on a farm in the Kharkiv region killed six, according to Ukrainian officials. As autumn approaches, Ukrainians are bracing for a tough winter following Moscow's intensifying attacks on the country's energy infrastructure.
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Zelenskyy set to address UN as Russia strikes Kyiv
Russia hammered Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 23, just hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly. Zelenskyy met US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Trump has expressed frustration over the lack of progress in talks aimed at ending the war and the continued escalation of aerial attacks by both sides. Emerald Maxwell reports.
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US says wants Ukraine, Russia to end strikes on energy sites
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump pushes for an end to Russia’s war and Kyiv seeks to shape renewed diplomatic efforts after more than four and a half years of conflict. France 24 International affairs commentator Douglas Herbert shares further details.
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Famine threatens the Ukrainian town of Oleshky in the southern Kherson region as Russia delays creating a humanitarian evacuation corridor
Food supplies to the town of Oleshky, in the occupied part of the southern Kherson region, have been cut off since May. Efforts by Kyiv to negotiate the evacuation of civilians with Moscow have been largely unsuccessful.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready for energy truce with Russia after Trump talks
Ukraine leader says Kyiv is ready to stop strikes on Russian facilities if Moscow halts attacks on its energy system.
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EU drops sanctions for Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman
France and Luxembourg were behind the sanctions exemptions for Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, a move that Kyiv labeled "shameful and unjustifiable."
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Ukraine anger as EU removes Russian oligarchs from sanctions list
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman both have close ties to President Putin, and Kyiv said the move sent Moscow the wrong signals.
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Trump to press Zelenskyy for energy truce, says Russia has ‘lost control’ of oil due to Ukraine war
U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia has “lost control” of its diesel oil industry due to the Ukraine war, as he presses Kyiv to agree to an energy truce.
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Ukraine hits Russia with major drone attack, targeting refinery
In Russia, voters are on the third and final day of casting ballots in the country's first wartime parliamentary election. Despite the voting however, Ukraine carried out what Moscow described as the "largest ever" drone attack on the Russian capital. Kyiv reportedly fired over 1.000 drones at the country, leaving two dead in the Moscow region and inflicting damage upon an oil refinery. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliver Cragg.
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Russia: Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow kills 2
An oil refinery was hit in one of the largest attacks so far on the Russian capital, as the country holds a parliamentary election. Meanwhile, at least four people were killed in Russian strikes in Ukraine's Kyiv region.
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Putin says Europe is 'preparing for war'
As the West continues to denounce Russian aggression in Ukraine and to support Kyiv with a host of economic and military measures, Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Nato is expanding its reach and influence with the intention of preparing for war with Russia. Analysis by Dr Alexander Titov, lecturer in Modern European History at Queen's University Belfast in the UK.
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A four-minute warning isn't enough: Russia's new relentless missile tactics exhaust Kyiv residents
Increasingly frequent and ferocious attacks on the Ukrainian capital have left many on edge.