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Zelensky appoints new Special Operations Forces head.
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Colonel Serhii Lupanchuk from his role as the commander of the Ukrainian military's Special Operations Forces (SOF), according to a presidential decree published online on May 9.
A separate decree announced Brigadier General Oleksandr Trepak as the unit's new commander.
Zelensky began to reshuffle Ukraine's military command in February, dismissing the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
More changes to Ukraine's military command were announced in April, with new appointments made in the country's s outhern , eastern, and w estern operational commands.
Governor: Ukraine strikes Russian base in occupied Luhansk's suburb.
A Ukrainian rocket attack targeted a Russian military base in occupied Luhansk's suburb of Yuvileine on May 20, said the governor of Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, Artem Lysohor, citing local residents.
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Speaker of Georgian parliament announces plan to overrule president's veto of foreign agents law.
Salome Zourabichvili, Georgia's pro-Western president and a political opponent of Georgian Dream, vetoed the law on May 18, but the government has a large enough majority in parliament to overrule it.
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General Staff: Ukraine fights off Russian attack near Starytsia village in Kharkiv Oblast.
Ukrainian troops are fighting off a Russian attack near the village of Starytsia in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine's General Staff said in its morning report on May 20.
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Russian media: Oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai damaged after drone attack.
A unit of an oil refinery in the Russian town of Slavyansk-on-Kuban was damaged in a drone attack, the Russian state-owned media RIA Novosti claimed on May 20, citing a source in the operating company.
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Governor: Russian attack on Kherson kills 1, injures elderly man.
Russian forces attacked the city of Kherson on May 20, killing a man and injuring another, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
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South West Water: Damaged valve repaired after parasite outbreak.
South West Water says it has repaired a damaged valve which could have been the cause of a #parasite #outbreak around #Brixham. #SouthWestWater #Devon #water SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twitter: Like us on Facebo...
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Sir Ben Ainslie on the America’s Cup, INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Sports correspondent Rob Harris sits down with Sir Ben Ainslie at the naming ceremony of INEOS Britannia’s race boat. The team principle speaks about the sharing of sporting excellence across INEOS brands including F1, cycling and now Manchester U...
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Red fire ants invade Italy: Are they a threat in Europe? - Focus on Europe.
Dozens of red fire ant nests have been discovered in Sicily. Scientists are now battling the highly aggressive insect from South America. Subscribe: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Instagram: ►Twitch: Für Vide...
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Dame Kelly Holmes on why she's joined the fight against waterway pollution.
Dame Kelly Holmes speaks to Sky News about what motivated her to join Surfers Against Sewage as they call for an end to waterway pollution. The group is spearheading a nationwide campaign which is expected to see over 30 protests at beaches and ri...
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Heart-stopping street fights & drone strikes as Ukrainian troops destroy Russian targets.
Ukrainian forces engage in street quick-fire fight with Russian troops as they shoot firearms from an abandoned building. It comes as Kharkiv has been hit with a missile barrage after Vladimir Putin launched a hellish new onslaught in the Ukrainia...
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CBP data reveals Chinese migrants entering US at record pace.
Art Del Cueto, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council, weighs in on data regarding over 1.6 million gotaways and Chinese migrants entering the United States under the Biden administration. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more F...
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