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ANALYSIS: Ukraine’s Shadow War: Surgical Strikes Decimate Russia’s Shadow Fleet
Kyiv Post
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July 5, 2025
Operation Spiderweb epitomized Ukraine’s relentless campaign of asymmetrical and unconventional warfare against Russia. But an equally effective covert operation has taken aim at the heart of Russia’s illicit shadow fleet of oil tankers. Operating...
Iran cautions Ukraine of ‘consequences’ due to recent remarks
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran has issued a formal warning to Ukraine over recent remarks by Ukrainian officials supporting the US-Israeli military campaign against Tehran. The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Ukraine’s charge d’affaires on Monday to lodge a...
Russia brushes off peace talks, launches largest assault on Ukraine
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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AFP | Moscow Email : editor@newsofbahra Russia yesterday said that it sees no immediate diplomatic way out of the war in Ukraine, hours after pummelling the war-torn country with its largest ever drone and missile barrage of the invasion. The...
Trump and Zelensky on the Patriot missile system and Russia’s chemical weapons in Ukraine
Mezha
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July 5, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump announced his conversation with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, during which the possibility of transferring Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine was discussed. This topic became relevant amid concerns about...
Trump says Ukraine will need Patriot missiles for its defense, chides Putin
Business Recorder
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July 5, 2025
WASHINGTON/KYIV: US President Donald Trump said Ukraine would need Patriot missiles for its defenses, after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday, and voiced frustration over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s failure to end the...
Death toll from Russia's July 4 attack on Kyiv rises to two – mayor
Ukrinform
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The number of people killed in Russia's July 4 missile and drone attack on Kyiv has risen to two. According to Ukrinform, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported this on Telegram. He stated that "a 25-year-old man in critical condition died today in...
China warns EU: Russia’s defeat in Ukraine is unacceptable, citing U.S. threat
Daily Times
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July 5, 2025
China has privately warned the European Union that it cannot allow Russia to lose the Ukraine war, according to an official briefed on the meeting. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made this clear during a four-hour talk with EU foreign policy...
Trump criticizes Putin over Ukraine, hints at new sanctions
News.Az
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday expressed deep frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying Putin “just wants to keep killing people” in Ukraine, and warned that new sanctions against Moscow may be imminent. Trump said he was...
Battlefield sees over 180 clashes over past day – Ukraine's General Staff
Ukrainska Pravda
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Soldier fires a shoulder-launched missile. Photo: 28th Mechanised Brigade; General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine A total of 183 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of...
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,227
Al Jazeera
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July 5, 2025
Here are the key events on day 1,227 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Saturday, July 5 : Fighting Russian air defences have downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in widely dispersed parts of the country, including two near the...
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,025,260 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The Kyiv Independent
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July 5, 2025
Russia has lost 1,025,260 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on July 5. The number includes 1,050 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the...
Trump Says Ukraine Needs Patriot Missiles After Call with Zelensky, Slams Putin’s Refusal to Ceasefire
Arise News
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July 5, 2025
US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine requires more Patriot missile systems to defend its territory, following a phone call on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The remarks come a day after Trump expressed deep...
Russian Navy Loss: Deputy Chief Killed In Kursk By Ukraine, Moscow Confirms
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian Navy and a former commander of a marine brigade fighting against Ukraine, has been killed in action, depriving Moscow of one of its most senior officers, the Russian...
Russia has stepped up use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine
1News
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Two Dutch intelligence agencies said that Russia is increasing its use of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine, including the World War I-era poison gas chloropicrin. The Netherlands’ military intelligence and the security service, together with...
Death toll from Russian attack on Kyiv on 4 July rises
Ukrainska Pravda
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The death toll from the Russian attack on Kyiv on 4 July has risen to two. Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko Details: It has been confirmed that a 25-year-old man died in a Kyiv hospital on 5 July after being in a critical condition following...
The number of victims of the Russian attack on July 4th has increased in Kyiv
Babel
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A 25-year-old man who was injured during Russiaʼs attack on Kyiv on July 4 died in hospital. This was announced by the mayor of the capital, Vitalii Klychko. The total number of victims of the attack has risen to two. 1 4 Previous slide Next slide...
Trump says Putin 'wants to keep killing people,' signals US may send Patriots to Ukraine
The Kyiv Independent
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July 5, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump said on July 5 that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not appear interested in ending the war in Ukraine, according to a comment made onboard Air Force One. Trump reiterated that he was "very unhappy" with the July...
Trump 'very unhappy' with Putin on Ukraine, may consider sanctions
Punch
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July 5, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was “very unhappy” about his telephone call with Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine, saying the Russian leader just wanted to “keep killing people.” “It’s a very tough situation. I told you I was very...
Trump ‘very unhappy’ with Putin on Ukraine, hints at sanctions
The Sun Daily
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July 5, 2025
MORRISTOWN, UNITED STATES: US President Donald Trump said Friday he was “very unhappy” about his telephone call with Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine, saying the Russian leader just wanted to “keep killing people.” “It’s a very tough...
Orthodox Christian not allowed to refuse military service in Ukraine
Christian Network Europe
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Some Ukrainians are allowed to skip mandatory military service for religious reasons. However, Orthodox Christians cannot do so. Ukraine has been under martial law since February. But before that time, men between 18 and 60 years old were not...