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Nov 19, 2024 · As Russian forces make slow progress in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's military stages a surprise cross-border attack.

Feb 24, 2022 · Russian forces have launched a major assault on Ukraine, firing missiles on cities and military targets.

Dec 14, 2023 · A war reporter for Russian daily Izvestia based in occupied Luhansk in eastern Ukraine tasked Mr Putin about Ukraine's recent foothold on the Russian-occupied east bank of the Dnipro river.

Sep 24, 2024 · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the war with Russia could end sooner than some people think. "I think that we are closer to peace than we think," he told US broadcaster ABC News.

Sep 22, 2022 · Mr Gudkov left Moscow well before the war, saying he was warned to go - or go to jail. Today, all prominent Russian opposition figures are either in custody, dead or in exile.

Feb 24, 2022 · Russia has begun a large-scale military attack on Ukraine, its southern neighbour, on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Sep 19, 2024 · More than 70,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine - volunteers now make up the highest number of deaths.

Apr 5, 2024 · Ukraine has carried out a drone attack against targets in southern Russia and claims to have destroyed six Russian planes at an airbase in Rostov region.

Sep 13, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned against such a move, saying it would represent Nato's "direct participation" in the Ukraine war