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Ukraine hits Russia with US-made missiles for first time on war's 1,000th day

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Zelenskyy pitches 'victory plan' to end war with Russia

The first point in Zelenskyy’s five-point plan is perhaps the most ambitious and the most likely to make Western allies balk.
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D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe's new war

The war in Ukraine shadowed the ceremonies in Normandy, a grim modern-day example of lives and cities that are again suffering through war in Europe.
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Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy

D-Day was the largest amphibious assault in history, and Biden called it a “powerful illustration of how alliances, real alliances make us stronger.”
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Blinken plays 'Rockin in the Free World' in Kyiv bar

After a day of meetings, Blinken took to the stage at a Kyiv bar to play guitar with a local band on a Neil Young hit.
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Russia says a plane with Ukrainian POWs crashes, killing all aboard, and accuses Kyiv of downing it

Video of Wednesday's crash on social media from the Belgorod region of Russia showed a plane falling in a snowy and rural area.
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Bear rescued from a bombed-out Ukraine zoo finds a new home

The bear was one of the sole survivors of a zoo that was destroyed during fighting in 2022 in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.
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Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war

The massive prisoner exchange comes as the war between Russia and Ukraine nears the two-year mark.
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Russia launches record number of drones across Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv continue aerial attacks

The aerial strikes follow a series of heavy aerial bombardments that began on Friday, when Russia unleashed an 18-hour attack on Ukraine.
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Russia fires 122 missiles and dozens of drones in what Ukraine calls the biggest aerial barrage of the war

Ukraine’s military chief said the Ukrainian air force intercepted most of the cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones overnight.
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How Ukrainian special forces secured a critical Dnipro River crossing in southern Ukraine

The half-year it took to establish a bridgehead in one riverside village show the counteroffensive’s limits and the complications ahead for Ukraine.
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Ukraine could be the next country to join the EU after stunning political move from Turkey

While negotiations could take years, it is a positive sign for Ukraine as politicians in the U.S. balk at sending more money to the defense effort.