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Russian Airstrikes Hit Two Ukrainian Cities
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine announced on Monday that overnight Russian air raids on the cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia resulted in at least seven fatalities and 37 wounded individuals. Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synyehubov shared in a Telegram statement that...
Russia Says It Shot Down 141 Ukrainian Drones in One Day
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) In a sharp escalation of aerial activity, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Monday that its air defense systems had shot down 141 Ukrainian drones in the span of just 24 hours. The ministry also reported intercepting four guided...
Russia warns of Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia expressed cautious support on Saturday for a US-brokered draft peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, while Iran rejected a proposed border corridor included in the agreement. The peace deal, signed in Washington on Friday,...
Russia in great Ukraine advance before Trump-Putin summit in Alaska
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia intensified its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, making its fastest territorial gains in more than a year, just days before US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska. According to...
Russia brands European diplomacy on Ukraine 'insignificant'
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has dismissed European diplomatic consultations with Ukraine as meaningless just days before US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska. Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexey Fadeev...
Zelensky cautions of 'decisions without Ukraine' before US-Russia summit
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday stressed that peace cannot be achieved through “decisions without Ukraine” and firmly ruled out giving up any territory to Russia. Speaking on social media ahead of the upcoming US-Russia...
China Welcomes US, Russia Diplomatic Progress
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) China expressed on Monday that it was “glad” to observe the United States and Russia enhance their bilateral relations after the meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump in Alaska. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman...
Ukrainian Pipeline Attack Halts Russian Oil Flow to Hungary
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) A recent strike by Ukraine on a key oil conduit inside Russian territory has led to the suspension of Russian crude oil shipments to Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, who issued a strong condemnation on...
Ukraine Reports 9 Died in Russian Airstrikes on Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian aerial assaults on the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia left at least nine people dead and 40 wounded, Ukrainian officials confirmed on Monday. In Kharkiv, a Shahed drone slammed into a high-rise residential block in...
Trump criticizes Biden of bringing Russia, China close to each other
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Reports state that the US President Donald Trump has criticized his successor, Joe Biden, for unintentionally bringing Russia and China closer together. Trump made these remarks following his Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir...
Hiroshima commemorates 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions increase
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony highlighting the devastating consequences of nuclear warfare, as tensions between the United States and Russia keep the “Doomsday Clock”...
Russia thinks of compromising on land exchange with Ukraine
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia is said to be considering certain compromises regarding potential “land swaps” with Ukraine, according to US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff. Trump is scheduled to host Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky...
Russia Foils Alleged Ukrainian Plot to Bomb Crimean Bridge
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced Monday it had thwarted an alleged Ukrainian plot to bomb the Crimean Bridge using a car rigged with explosives, according to media. Authorities say the vehicle, a Chevrolet Volt, had been...
Russian Drone Attack Claims Five Lives in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) At least five people, including two children, were killed and 20 others wounded in a Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv overnight, local authorities confirmed Monday. “The number of injured from the attack by...
Russia’s FSB prevents terrorist vehicle attack by Ukraine
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that a planned Ukrainian terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge was successfully intercepted. Authorities said a vehicle loaded with explosives, prepared by Ukrainian intelligence, was...
Russia Launches Strikes on Ukrainian Missile, Ammo, Drone Depots
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian forces carried out extensive strikes targeting Ukrainian missile, ammunition, and drone storage sites along with deployment areas, the Russian Defense Ministry announced Sunday. According to the ministry’s statement, the attacks...
US envoy announces Russia prepared for concessions on ‘land swaps’ with Ukraine
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia is prepared to consider concessions involving “land swaps” with Ukraine, according to Steve Witkoff, special envoy for US President Donald Trump. His remarks come ahead of Monday’s White House meeting between Trump, Ukrainian...
Death toll from blast at Russian factory rises to twenty
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Reports indicate that a recent explosion at a factory in Russia’s Ryazan region has claimed 20 lives and left more than 130 people injured. “As of 7 am (0400GMT) on August 18, 20 people died as a result of the emergency in the Shilovsky...
Factory Fire Leaves 20 Dead, 134 Injured in Russia
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) A deadly fire erupted at a production facility in the Shilovsky district of Russia’s Ryazan Oblast, leaving 20 people dead and 134 injured, the regional operational headquarters confirmed Monday. As of 7:00 a.m. Moscow time (0400 GMT),...
Trump Declares Significant Progress in Russia-Ukraine Negotiations
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations have made significant progress, urging the public to stay alert for updates. "BIG PROGRESS ON RUSSIA. STAY TUNED!" Trump posted on his social media...