Claims extracted
18
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0%
0 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Ukraine’s military has regained full use of Starlink satellite links for its drones and other fast-moving equipment, the defense minister said Saturday, ending speed restrictions that Ukrainian officials said had disrupted front-line operations for more than a week.
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officials → regain → week
The restoration comes as U.S. envoys launched a new push to end the war.
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envoys → come → war
Russia agreed Wednesday to resume three-way negotiations with Washington and Kyiv next month.
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Russia → agree → Washington
On Friday, Kyiv and Moscow also agreed to a localized ceasefire brokered by first lady Melania Trump around Oleshky, a war-ravaged, Russian-occupied town in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region.
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Kyiv → agree → region
The Defense Ministry’s monitoring systems in Ukraine reported stable connections on objects traveling faster than 400 kph (250 mph), Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara told reporters.
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Khmara → report → reporters
The limitations placed on Starshield — SpaceX’s military-grade version of the Starlink satellite internet service and the backbone of Ukraine’s drone operations and communication — last week alarmed the country’s military and government officials, with commanders reporting lost drones and disrupted missions.
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commanders → place → drones
The episode added to tensions between Kyiv and Washington, a relationship already strained by President Donald Trump’s reported deal with Moscow on Russian diesel imports, which Ukraine viewed as a betrayal.
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Ukraine → add → betrayal
Khmara credited “direct dialogue” and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s diplomacy with Washington, adding that the outcome mattered most “for our front, for the military, the work of drones, logistics and communications.”
Zelenskyy on Friday said Ukraine was still experiencing Starlink and Starshield speed limits.
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Ukraine → credit → limits
Questions have persisted since last week about who ordered the interruptions to the Elon Musk-made satellite internet system that Ukraine has relied on for years to counter Moscow’s attacks.
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Ukraine → persist → attacks
Trump has maintained that he didn’t make the call, while also saying Musk should not be blamed.
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Musk → maintain → call
Vice President JD Vance has hinted at White House coordination with Musk, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have denied any administration involvement.
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Rubio → hint → involvement
Meanwhile, Moscow-installed authorities in cities across Russia-occupied Crimea reported power blackouts Saturday following overnight Ukrainian attacks.
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authorities → instal → attacks
Ukraine’s General Staff said Saturday that its forces hit a chemical plant in the Russian city of Tolyatti, which produces materials used in rocket fuel.
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which → say → fuel
Tolyatti Mayor Ilya Sukhikh said the overnight attack damaged industrial facilities in the city.
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attack → say → city
Ukrainian forces also hit an electronics plant in the city of Oryol, Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed Saturday.
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Staff → hit → Oryol
Local officials in Oryol said Saturday that three people were killed in Friday’s attack.
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people → say → attack
The General Staff said the plant makes components for the cruise and ballistic missiles Russia fires at Ukrainian cities.
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Russia → say → cities
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Morton reported from London.
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Morton → report → London
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