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Ukraine seeks to buy more Patriot air defence systems from US

Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said on Monday that Russian attacks caused more damage to its power infrastructure, resulting in scheduled blackouts in most of the country’s regions.

Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia trade overnight strikes on energy facilities

Ukrainian energy companies reported a complete power outage after two thermal power plants supplying the Kyiv and Kharkiv were struck overnight by Russia. Officials in Kyiv also shared that their forces carried out strikes targeting the Kremlin's energy sector, which it says funds the invasion.

Culture news

Angelina Jolie's Ukraine visit marred by memes over driver arrest

The famous Hollywood actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador visited the Ukrainian cities of Mykolaïv and Kherson this week. Her trip was marred by a row with the Territorial Recruitment Centre - but the internet was delighted.

Ukraine

Three killed and 12 injured in overnight Russian attacks on Dnipro

Overnight Russian strikes targeting the eastern city of Dnipro killed three people and injured at least 12 civilians, including two children, as Moscow continues to show no desire to end its invasion of Ukraine, now well into its fourth year.

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Europe News

EU and Belgium still at odds over frozen Russian assets

The two sides met on Friday to discuss Belgian concerns pegged to using Russian frozen assets to fund Ukraine in unprecedented financial loan. Talks saw no breakthrough as the clock ticks to a December crunch summit.

Culture news

A Russian singer close to Putin banned from performing in Verona

"We have once again won a victory over Putin and the Kremlin's propaganda", enthused the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Italy's Pina Picerno. The cancellation follows a similar measure, in Caserta, against another musician close to Putin, Valery Gergiev.

Russia

Moscow inches closer to forcing more Ukrainians to fight for Russia

Moscow has now claimed to have included parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions into Russia’s Southern Military District, as it moves closer to formalising the forced conscription of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories.

The Cube

Viral video of crying Ukrainian soldier sent to front lines is fake

Videos of a crying Ukrainian "conscript" have flooded European social media networks, particularly in Germany and Hungary, this week. The clip, however, appears to be created with help from Sora, OpenAI's new tool.

Ukraine

Angelina Jolie visits Kherson and Mykolaiv in support of civilians

Angelina Jolie visited Mykolaiv and Kherson — some of Ukraine’s most dangerous southern frontline regions, where civilians describe daily Russian drone attacks as "human safari".

France

Risky to stay, costly to go: French companies in Russia face dilemma

Many French corporate giants have withdrawn from the Russian market, either because of the difficulties of doing business in a heavily sanctioned country or the potential PR disaster of staying.

Ukraine

Ukraine gets more Patriot defence systems to counter Russian attacks

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded with Western partners to provide more Patriot systems but production limitations and the need to maintain stockpiles have slowed their delivery.

Ukraine

How Ukraine's long-range drones are taking the fight to Russia

Built from parts made in a scattered network of workshops, Ukraine's domestically-produced drones now fly much further than at any point in the war.

World News

Ukraine's energy sector again target of overnight Russian strikes

Russia launched strikes at numerous Ukrainian regions, which Zelenskyy says struck 'ordinary residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, as well as numerous terrorist attacks targeting the energy sector.'

Ukraine

Euroviews. Completing Europe: Ukraine’s integration is a strategic imperative

Confidence in the European project depends on whether the EU can rise to this moment — by embracing those who are already defending European values on the front line, Ukrainian Ambassador to the EU Vsevolod Chentsov writes in his op-ed on the eve of Euronews’ EU Enlargement Summit.

Ukraine

Ukraine's Secret Service reveals strikes on Russian oil infrastructure

Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) notes that the special operation targeted the Koltsevoye oil pipeline, which supplied resources to the Russian army, and is located just fifty kilometres from the Russian capital, Moscow.

Germany

German companies pay Russia €1.72bn in taxes, indirectly funding war

German companies have paid nearly $2 billion (€1.72bn) in taxes to Russia since the Ukraine invasion, funding the war effort. Critics urge immediate withdrawal.

Ukraine

Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Donetsk, Zelenskyy says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently claimed that Russian forces are making significant advances on the battlefield, though their progress has been slow and costly in troops and weapons.

Economy

Orbán to press Trump for break on Russia oil sanctions

The Hungarian Prime Minister says dropping Russian oil would result in economic collapse, as Hungary imports more than four-fifths of its crude oil from Russia.

Ukraine

Three dead in Russian strikes as Moscow continues attacks on Ukraine's power grid

Russian launched more than 650 drones and more than 50 missiles of various types in its latest strikes, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

France

Tsikhanouskaya backs Lithuania border closure amid Belarus 'attacks'

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, the Belarusian opposition leader, living in exile in Lithuania, called the measure justified and urged Europe to stay united against provocations from both Minsk and Moscow.