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Ukraine Lawmakers Advance Key Mobilization Bill

Ukraine's parliament tentatively backed a bill aimed at drafting more soldiers into the army, a deeply divisive proposal in a nation exhausted by fighting.

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Ukraine to Create Military Branch for Drone Warfare

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered the creation of a separate military branch dedicated solely to drone warfare.

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Ukraine Says Dismantled Russian Spy Ring

Ukraine said it had arrested five former and current intelligence officers it said were secretly working for Russia as part of a powerful spy ring.

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Georgian President Denounces Russian Plan for Navy Base in Breakaway Region

Georgia's president denounced a reported Russian plan to set up a navy base in the breakaway Abkhazia region as a threat to security in the Black Sea.

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Estonia Delivers $88 Million in ‘Long-Term’ Military Aid to Ukraine

Estonia has delivered 80 million euros ($88 million) of military equipment to Ukraine as part of its latest aid package.

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Ukraine’s Experimental ‘FrankenSAM’ Weapon Shows Gaps in US Arsenal: Expert

Ukraine’s use of US-supplied experimental weapons such as the “FrankenSAM” air defense system reflects a “huge gap” in America’s current military arsenal, according to a defense expert.

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Russia Says Toll in Ukraine Strike on Occupied City Rises to 28

The death toll from a Ukrainian strike on a bakery in the occupied eastern city of Lysychansk has climbed to 28 people, Russia said.

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EU Agrees Massive Ukraine Aid Deal in ‘Message’ to Putin

European Union leaders overcame months of opposition from Hungary to agree $54 billion of aid for Ukraine, in a move hailed as a strong message to Russia.

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Russia Outfits Tanks in Ukraine With New Counter-Drone Systems 

Russia is equipping its tanks in Ukraine with a new counter-drone system called the Saniya.

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Ukraine Says ‘Destroyed’ Russian Warship off Crimea

Ukraine said it destroyed a Russian warship in the Black Sea off the Crimean peninsula, which has come under increasing Ukrainian attacks.

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