Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday condemned a deadly Russian bombing that killed at least 40 people at school in southeastern Ukraine.
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that → condemn → Ukraine
The Ukrainian president said search and rescue operations were ongoing three days after Moscow dropped nine aerial bombs on the settlement of Komyshuvakha, in Zaporizhzhia region.
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“They first struck people who had come to receive humanitarian aid, and then first responders and police officers who arrived at the scene,” he claimed in a post on Twitter/X.
“Unfortunately, there has been very little reaction from the world to this insane attack.
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But it, like thousands upon thousands of other war crimes Russia has committed against Ukraine and Ukrainians, demands a strong response,” he said.
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he → commit → response
Russian retail giant Ozon said meanwhile that one of its warehouses in southern Russia had been struck in a drone attack, triggering a fire and forcing the company to stop taking some orders.
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one → say → orders
The company did not attribute blame for the attack, but Ozon and its main competitor Wildberries have seen their assets repeatedly targeted by Ukraine in recent months.
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Ozon → attribute → months
Kyiv accuses them of supporting Vladimir Putin’s war effort.
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Ukraine's corruption police tie senior security officials to major criminal ring
Senior Ukrainian security officials have been accused of shielding a network of illegal businesses ranging from scam centres to drugs.
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officials → tie → drugs
Anti-corruption investigators claim top employees of Ukraine's SBU security service, the National Police and the Prosecutor General's Office have taken bribes to protect the criminal ring, even helping to plan attacks and kidnappings.
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Oleksandr Poklad, the acting head of the SBU – which also carries out battlefield operations – said the service had dismissed two senior officers implicated in the probe and was "providing full support" for the investigation.
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"The Security Service expects a transparent, objective, and impartial investigation," Poklad said in a statement.
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"The SBU works only for Ukraine and will continue to do so."
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SBU → work → Ukraine
The police said they had suspended officers under investigation, while warning against "premature conclusions".
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The Prosecutor General's Office said it was ready to cooperate, but was unaware of the illegal activities implicated by NABU.
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EU hosts Ukraine reconstruction talks
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The European Union has hosted talks with the US, UK, and other nations to discuss post-war reconstruction and economic prosperity in Ukraine.
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Delegations from Ukraine, Germany, France, Britain and the US met along with representatives of NATO and the World Bank on Wednesday, the EU said.
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The discussions included identifying instruments and tools that could support Ukraine’s future development and its own reconstruction efforts.
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In a statement, the EU said: “The work today and going forward is focused on refining the scenarios for Ukraine's post-war economic development and prosperity.
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work → say → development
This includes identifying instruments and tools that can support Ukraine's future development and own efforts.
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that → include → development
“The importance of the ambitious reform agenda that Ukraine is undertaking as part of its EU accession process was underlined.
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This reform agenda is a key driver for stability and is in turn boosting investor confidence, playing a significant role in attracting private capital and continued international support.
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“The EU stands united and steadfast in its support for Ukraine.
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As the largest supporter, the EU has provided €231.5 billion since the start of Russia's war of aggression.
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And as the efforts to achieve a lasting peace for Ukraine continue, so too does the EU's support in strengthening Ukraine.”
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support → achieve → Ukraine
Oil transit via Atyrau-Samara pipeline resumes after drone attack, Kazakhstan says
Kazakhstan's energy ministry said on Tuesday that it had restarted oil transit via the Atyrau-Samara pipeline after drone attacks the previous day forced its operations offline the previous day.
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attacks → resume → operations
Transit along the pipeline, a key route for transporting Kazakh crude through Russia to international markets, was temporarily suspended overnight on Monday after the Samara Production and Dispatch Centre in Russia came under attack.
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Centre → transport → attack
The energy ministry said pumping operations had been resumed following a technical inspection, and that the pipeline was operating in a normal mode.
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Ukraine regularly targets Russian energy infrastructure facilities and Moscow is systematically targeting Ukrainian energy objects.
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Russia hits power stations in Ukraine's regions of Kyiv and Zhytomyr
Russia hit two power stations in Ukraine's regions of Kyiv and Zhytomyr, the Russian defence ministry said on Telegram on Wednesday, keeping up nearly daily strikes on its neighbour's energy facilities amid falling temperatures.
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The strikes, which also targeted a cargo vessel at sea near Odesa, follow Tuesday's bombardments with missiles and drones that knocked out power to swathes of Ukraine, a week before US-brokered peace talks were set to resume.
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Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russia hit the regions of Poltava, Dnipro, Kirovohrad and Rivne, in addition to the capital of Kyiv, Ukraine's emergency service and local officials said in statements on the messaging app.
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European troops prepare for postwar Ukraine mission fraught with challenges
Thousands of European troops will take part in a military exercise in Poland this month to prepare for a hypothetical postwar mission in Ukraine to boost the country’s economy and rebuild its armed forces.
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But some experts say the deployment may never take place.
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The force's first military exercise, led by Britain and France, is aimed both at testing deployment plans and sending a message to Russia and the Trump administration that European countries are stepping up militarily.
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countries → lead → Russia
Yet the overall mission is plagued with challenges, including the ongoing fighting, questions over American support and the outcome of the upcoming French elections.
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mission → plague → elections
Britain and France are both part of a wider political group of 37 nations supporting Ukraine known as the Coalition of the Willing.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly said that in the event of a peace deal, there must be strong security guarantees from Kyiv’s Western allies, including the United States, to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking the country again.
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That's where this force could come in.
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“This exercise shows the UK is stepping up, alongside France and our allies, to prepare for the day peace comes to Ukraine,” British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said.
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