Ukraine’s First Deputy PM Warns: Russia No Longer Testing Limits—It Believes It Has Permission
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Ukraine’s First Deputy PM Warns: Russia No Longer Testing Limits—It Believes It Has Permission

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Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister warned on Monday that Russia is no longer testing the boundaries of international response, but is acting under the assumption that it has permission to escalate. “Russians are no longer testing the world’s limits—they believe they have permission,” she said in a statement posted to social media after a five-hour overnight attack on Kyiv that killed at least six people and injured many more.

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Russia Bombards Kyiv with Record Drone and Missile Attack, Killing 17 and Injuring Over 100
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Russia Bombards Kyiv with Record Drone and Missile Attack, Killing 17 and Injuring Over 100

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Russia launched its most extensive aerial assault of the full-scale war overnight, firing 472 drones and missiles at Ukraine, with Kyiv’s civilian population bearing the brunt. The attack killed 17 people, including a child and a pregnant woman, and injured at least 114. Ukrainian authorities say the toll is likely to rise as more victims are recovered from the rubble.

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Wagner’s So-Called Exit from Mali Masks Kremlin’s Growing Military Presence Under New Branding
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Wagner’s So-Called Exit from Mali Masks Kremlin’s Growing Military Presence Under New Branding

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Just days after the Kremlin claimed that Wagner Group had completed its withdrawal from Mali, hard evidence on the ground suggests otherwise. Under a fresh name and deeper Kremlin control, Russia is not pulling back — it is entrenching. “Wagner Is Gone”—But Is It? On June 6, 2025, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the official end of Wagner’s mission in Mali, claiming the mercenaries were leaving the country after 3.5 years.

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Russians Operating Torture Sites in Mali, Investigation Finds
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Russians Operating Torture Sites in Mali, Investigation Finds

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A global investigative project has uncovered a network of secret detention centers in Mali where civilians were tortured, abused, and, in some cases, disappeared—allegedly under the supervision of Russia’s Wagner Group and local Malian forces. The investigation, coordinated by Forbidden Stories and involving outlets including Le Monde, France 24, and Der Spiegel, identifies at least six clandestine sites across central and northern Mali used for extrajudicial detentions between 2022 and 2024.

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Kyiv and Odesa Hit in Major Overnight Attack as Russia Intensifies Aerial Campaign
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Kyiv and Odesa Hit in Major Overnight Attack as Russia Intensifies Aerial Campaign

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In today’s early hours, Russia launched one of its largest combined drone and missile attacks against Ukraine in recent months, striking multiple districts of Kyiv and targeting medical facilities in Odesa. Preliminary information is 5 dead and 25 injured. In total, the Russians used 315 drones and 7 missiles, including 2 ballistic missiles of North Korean manufacture.

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Russia targets the civilian population of Kharkiv in massive overnight assault
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Russia targets the civilian population of Kharkiv in massive overnight assault

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In today’s early hours, Kharkiv endured one of the most brutal mornings of the war, as Russia launched a concentrated attack on the city using 53 Shahed drones, 2 missiles, and 4 guided bombs in under two hours. The early morning strike — starting just after 3:10am — killed at least 3 people and injured 17, including 2 children, according to local officials.

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Russia Launches Large Aerial Assault on civilian populaion across Ukraine
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Russia Launches Large Aerial Assault on civilian population across Ukraine

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Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack across Ukraine overnight, in one of the most extensive single assaults since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. The strikes, which began on the evening of 5 June and continued into the early hours of 6 June, killed at least four civilians, injured more than twenty, and caused widespread damage to residential and energy infrastructure.

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Russian Drone Strike Kills Ukrainian Firefighter’s Family in Chernihiv
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Russian Drone Strike Kills Ukrainian Firefighter’s Family in Chernihiv

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A Russian drone attack on the northern Ukrainian town of Pryluky, Chernihiv region, has killed the wife, daughter, and infant grandson of a local fire department chief, Ukrainian officials confirmed Wednesday. The firefighter was responding to earlier strikes across the city when a Shahed drone hit his home, reducing it to rubble. Among the victims was 25-year-old Daryna Shyhyda, a patrol police officer. Her one-year-old son and mother were also killed in the blast.

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