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KYIV — An overnight naval drone attack against a Russian tanker in the Black Sea signals a potential new front in the Ukraine war, with Kyiv delivering its strongest message to date that it is willing to target Moscow’s all-important shipments of oil and fuel.
The battle for supremacy in the Black Sea is ramping up fast, with massive implications for global energy and food security. The attack on
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KYIV — Ukrainians are always looking for ways to give the middle finger to Russia. But many locals are now asking if radically altering the iconic Motherland monument to remove a hammer and sickle is the best way of using the country’s wartime resources.
The 62-meter-tall statue of a woman — affectionally known locally as Baba — has stood atop a hill on the right bank of Kyiv since
Vladimir Putin’s forces are battling for control of a crucial energy-producing city in Ukraine’s south as they bid to completely cut off the country from its vital links to the Black Sea.
Russia continues to make slow gains in the north and south as the invaders claimed Kherson as their first city – but President Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops stood firm in a defiant resistance in capital Kyiv.
Putin want to ‘sever’ Ukraine in half and deprive the north of resources
