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Ukraine halts successful Russian tanker strikes at US request after hitting 218 ships
Ukraine has paused drone strikes on oil tankers after US Vice-President JD Vance requested it by phone.
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Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia move military to guard infrastructure over Russian sabotage threat
Poland and the Baltics are guarding gas, power and dam sites over fears Russia may stage a false-flag drone attack to test NATO, after four years of sabotage across Europe.
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Gig terrorism: Russia's sabotage war on Europe and Canada
Russian intelligence and former Wagner operatives are recruiting petty criminals, jobless men across Europe and Canada to carry out arson and sabotage, paying them per gig.
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Ukraine's 40-day pressure campaign against Russia ends, new operations begin
Zelenskyy approved new Security Service operations on 4 August and said nothing about the campaign he authorised on 25 June, which was meant to push Russia towards ending the war.
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Ukraine anti-corruption protests grow larger as Zelenskyy resists reinstating Fedorov as defence minister
Crowds returned to Kyiv on 24 July after a three-day pause, refusing Zelenskyy's offer of a lesser post for Mykhailo Fedorov and demanding his return to the defence ministry.
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The Fedorov Firing: What Actually Happened, and Why It Matters
Zelenskyy dismissed defence minister Fedorov on 16 July 2026 after a reform fight with army chief Syrskyi, triggering protests in nearly 20 cities and Western concern.
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Lunin's "Rebellion": Russian war veteran detained after viral video warning Putin of mutiny
A Russian war veteran posted a viral video warning the army could turn on the Kremlin over alleged abuse of soldiers, retracted it a day later, and has been detained.