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Russia faces fuel shortage due to refinery strikes, is being helped by Belarus.
After several attacks on Russian refineries, Moscow is facing a tangible shortage of fuel. Now the needs are covered by imports from Belarus.
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Another 18 people, including six children, evacuated from deoccupied Kherson region.
Over the past day, May 17, another 18 residents, including six children, were evacuated from the deoccupied territories of the Kherson region.
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Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury, claiming heavyweight world champion title.
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk has claimed the title of undisputed heavyweight world champion, by defeating British boxer Tyson Fury.
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Pentagon announces date of next Ramstein meeting
The next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (also known as the ''Ramstein'' format) will be held on 20 May.
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Danone finalizes sale of assets and exits Russia
The French dairy products company Danone has finalized the sale of its Russian operations, accounting for about 5% of its global sales, after more than 30 years in the country.
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Fico's condition stabilized after assassination attempt, but remains serious.
Slovak Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkova said on Saturday that the condition of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has stabilized after the assassination attempt, but remains serious.
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BBC: Georgia president vetoes “Russian-style” foreign agent law.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvilihas vetoed a divisive “foreign agent” law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests,…
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Danone completes sale of its assets and leaves Russia.
Food giant Danone has announced that it has completed the sale of its assets and is winding down its operations in Russia, which accounted for about 5% of the company's global sales and where it had been operating for more than 30 years.
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Russian attacks on Sumy Oblast injure 1 person
Russian forces attacked ten border areas and settlements of Sumy Oblast on May 18, firing 46 times and causing at least 284 explosions, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 815: Fighting for strategic Kharkiv grinds on.
A Russian offensive on Kharkiv Oblast has already displaced nearly 10,000 civilians and caused infrastructure damage.
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Media: Truckers briefly block Kyiv-Odesa highway over mobilization law.
Olena Berezhna, the National Police's spokeswoman, told Suspilne that truckers gathered in Kyrovohrad and Odesa oblasts. Later in the day, Suspilne reported that traffic on the Kyiv-Odesa highway had been restored.
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Zelenskiy Says Fighting 'Difficult' As Ukrainian Forces Repel Russian Assault On Chasiv Yar.
Russian forces shelled the border regions of Sumy and Kharkiv on May 18, wounding civilians, while pitch battles took place near the cities of Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, and Kurakhiv, and in southern Ukraine, military and civilian officials said.
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U.S. to push G7 on bond for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian asset profits - Reuters
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will push fellow G7 finance officials next week to agree to a plan to bring forward the interest earnings on frozen Russian assets to provide more money to Ukraine quickly, a senior U.S. Treasury official said ...
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UN Security Council to discuss military aid to Ukraine at Russia's request.
On Monday 20 May, the UN Security Council will discuss military assistance to Ukraine at Russia's request.
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UPDATE: Russian glide bomb attack injures 6, including 2 children, in Kharkiv.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Tereknov said earlier in the day that several houses were destroyed in the attack.
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Poland To Spend Around $2.5 Billion On Securing Eastern Border, Tusk Says
Poland will invest 10 billion zlotys ($2.55 billion) in a program to secure its eastern border, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on May 18.
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Zelenskyy sees prospects for new Ukrainian counteroffensive.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Ukraine has prospects of launching counteroffensive actions in the future if the Armed Forces are sufficiently manned. Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with French news agency AFP, when asked whether th...
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U.S. Military Cargo Plane Arrives In Moldova To Take Part In Emergency Response Training
A U.S. C-17 military aircraft landed on May 18 in Chisinau to support an exercise called Shield of Peace, the U.S. Embassy in Moldova said in a statement.
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Giuliani indicted on charges of election fraud in US during his anniversary celebration.
Former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was a confidant of former US President Donald Trump, was served with a notice of indictment on Friday evening in a case of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Battles ongoing: Ukrainian soldiers struck 18 Russian positions, two anti-aircraft missile systems, and one radar station as of 18 May.
Combat engagements continue across the front line, with Ukrainian Defense Forces actively responding to Russian attempts to improve their tactical positions.
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