Kyiv’s spy chief has predicted that the Russian army could run out of troops and military resources by 2028 with morale “very low” in Moscow’s ranks.
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morale → predict → ranks
Lieutenant General Oleh Ivashchenko, the head of the intelligence directorate in Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, said Russia’s resources will only last for another 16 months.
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resources → say → months
“Russia has military and economic resources for the next year, but we estimate it will end in 2028,” he told The Times.
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he → have → Times
“Russia recruits roughly 1,000 people every day, sometimes 1,200, but look at these casualty figures.
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Russia → recruit → figures
Of those, around 60 per cent are killed in action,” he added.
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he → kill → action
“Morale is very low because nobody wants to fight.”
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nobody → want → ?
Meanwhile, at least five people were killed and 67 others were injured as Russian drones hit a shopping mall in Pavlohrad, a city in southeastern Ukraine.
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drones → kill → Ukraine
Officials said shops and vehicles were hit in the daylight attack which took place "when there were many people on the streets".
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which → say → streets
The injured include three teenage boys aged 13, 14 and 15.
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injured → injure → boys
Portugal says it supports use of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine - but understands Belgium's concerns
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Portugal has declared that it supports the use of frozen Russian assets to assist Ukraine, but is understanding of Belgium’s concerns over the financial risks, foreign minister Paulo Rangel said.
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Rangel → declare → risks
Brussels-based clearing house Euroclear hosts most of the roughly €200 billion ($232.54 billion) in frozen Russian assets held in Europe.
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Euroclear → base → Europe
Last year, when the European Commission proposed using the assets to support a Ukraine loan, Belgium opposed the plan due to concerns over guarantees against the possibility of lawsuits and Russian compensation claims.
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It demanded the risks be shared across the EU.
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risks → demand → EU
"Portugal is favourable and will never be an obstacle to the use of those €200 billion," Mr Rangel said on Thursday.
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Rangel → say → Thursday
But he added that the concerns in Brussels were “truly pertinent” and hoped for a “very constructive solution”.
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German environmental groups sues to prevent Russian-linked nuclear permit
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A German environmental group has sued the state of Lower Saxony to overturn approval for expanding a nuclear fuel plant as part of a project linked to Russia's state-owned atomic energy company Rosatom, it said on Friday.
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The case, brought by BUND Niedersachsen, challenges the state's clearance for a subsidiary of France's Framatome to produce nuclear fuel rods in the northern German town of Lingen, as part of a licensing agreement with the state-backed Russian firm.
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subsidiary → bring → firm
The environment ministry in Lower Saxony granted approval subject to certain conditions, with guidance from the federal environment ministry and despite political concerns over Moscow’s invasion in Ukraine.
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ministry → grant → Ukraine
The ministry said there was no legal basis for rejection.
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ministry → say → rejection
BUND, collaborating with anti-nuclear group .ausgestrahlt, said the permit was the result of procedural errors and would pose a security risk because of Rosatom's role.
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permit → collaborate → role
Two industrial facilities attacked in Russia's Ural mountains
Two industrial facilities in the Perm region of Russia’s Ural mountains were attacked by Ukrainian drones, the regional governor said.
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governor → attack → drones
Governor Dmitry Makhonin did not name the facilities, saying only that the attack was on the northern part of the region and that there were no casualties.
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attack → name → region
Nato allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot
Nato allies foiled a plot where Russian subs trained to unleash a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving any fingerprints, it has been revealed.
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it → foil → fingerprints
A joint operation involving Britain, Norway and the United States tracked and confronted the Russian vessels at sea, officials told Reuters after a clandestine Russian operation was carried out by Moscow's GUGI undersea warfare directorate.
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operation → involve → directorate
Deep-sea submersibles were used to simulate the deployment of the sophisticated and destructive technology capable of disrupting deep sea cables vital for global internet connectivity and financial transactions.
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submersibles → use → connectivity
The vessels were prevented from completing their exercise and eventually left the area.
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vessels → prevent → area
The discovery of the new weapon, location of the operation and US involvement come months after Britain and Norway disclosed that they had uncovered a covert Russian operation in Arctic waters.
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they → come → waters
The deep-sea face-off comes at a time when some Western intelligence officials fear the Kremlin is ramping up sabotage operations in Europe and preparing for a conflict with Nato.
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Kremlin → come → Nato
Canadian PM Carney says he spoke recently to Trump about Ukraine and Iran
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney said he had spoken to US president Donald Trump "a couple of times" recently about the war in Ukraine and issues related to the Iran conflict.
Carney, involved in a deepening trade war with the United States, told reporters in Calgary that he had talked to Trump "because part of our responsibility is to work together".
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part → say → responsibility
He did not give details.
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The killer robots behind Ukraine’s warfare ‘revolution’ hunting the frontline
In a tiny Ukrainian workshop near the frontline ‘Chimera’ is preparing his robot army for battle.
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Chimera → hunt → battle
Lined up in a row, the four-wheeled unmanned vehicles known as "Hyenas" will crawl toward Russian lines full of explosives.
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vehicles → line → explosives
"Imagine what 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of explosives is like: it's very powerful," Chimera, 44, who asked to be identified by his call sign, said.
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who → imagine → sign
Workshops like this one, run by Ukraine's Third Army Corps, have sprouted up across the 1,200-km (745-mile) front as Kyiv's outmanned army seeks to gain the technological edge against Russia's unrelenting infantry assaults in the fifth year of war.
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army → run → war
Unmanned ground vehicles are a critical new component of Ukraine's strategy to fight smarter by preserving the lives of its troops on a drone-saturated battlefield, where virtually any movement can prove deadly.
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movement → fight → battlefield
Two killed and three injured in drone attacks on Russia's Tula region
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three → kill → region
At least two people were killed and another three were injured in drone attacks on central Russia's Tula region, the local governor said on Friday.
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governor → kill → Friday
The Russian air defence units shot down 26 drones over the region overnight, the governor Dmitry Milyayev said.
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governor → shoot → region
…and 4 more, not listed.
