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Ukraine arrests anti-corruption officials over alleged Kremlin links

More than 70 searches were conducted and two arrests made as part of a probe by Ukraine's security service into the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.

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Russia ramps up drone production using teenage workers, video shows

The Yelabuga plant in Russia, employing teenagers, produces thousands of drones each month to further strengthen Putin's strategy of nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities and other civilian targets.

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Estonian President Alar Karis has a plan to bring AI to schools

“The whole school system is probably going to be upside down in the coming years,” Karis tells Euronews Next.

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EU vows to protect Ukrainian culture as Russia targets over 500 sites

Moscow has destroyed or damaged more than 500 cultural sites in Ukraine, according to UNESCO. The EU has allocated an additional €2 million to support the cultural sector.

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Armenia

Russia increasing military presence in Armenia, Ukraine claims

Yerevan denied the initial claims but Kyiv posted what it claims to be a Russian army order to increase its military presence at Russia's largest base in Armenia, near the border with Türkiye.

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Is the EU doing enough to integrate Ukrainian defence tech?

A promising first step but Ukraine is still not included in the “common planning” that the European Union is doing regarding its rearmament plans, an expert tells Euronews Next.

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Emmanuel Macron has first phone call with Vladimir Putin since 2022

Macron and Putin held regular discussions around the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Macron visiting Putin in Russia in February 2022, but dialogue eventually stalled.

Economy

Defence recruitment rises faster than overall job market in Europe

EU defence spending rose by over 30% between 2021 and 2024, driving increased labour demand across the sector. Defence job postings have outpaced the wider job market since 2022.

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Is Russia using Iran's defence tech in Ukraine?

Experts said the labels found on drones in Ukraine are not conclusive proof but the English-language words are consistent with how Iran marks its drones.

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Putin says he'd only meet Zelenskyy in 'final stage' of negotiations

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to hold another round of peace talks after 22 June.

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Russia launches fresh massive aerial attack on Ukraine

The Ukrainian airforce reported an overnight aerial attack with 194 weapons targetting mostly the Poltava Oblast east of Kyiv.

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Russia and Ukraine exchange more POWs in ongoing swap

Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war on Monday, in a continued series of swaps confirmed by both sides.

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Ukraine and Russia commence new prisoner of war exchange

Ukraine and Russia have started a new prisoners of war exchange, following the agreement reached at the second round of direct talks in Istanbul last Monday. Kyiv and Moscow agreed that the exchange would include young soldiers under 25 years old and those severely ill.

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French companies to manufacture drones in Ukraine

The Russian invasion in 2022 and Ukrainian resistance for over three years have transformed drones into one of the most strategic weapons of the 21st century. However, according to the military, France was until now "insufficiently prepared" for this upheaval in warfare.

Ukraine

Aftermath of deadly Russian attacks across Ukraine show damage

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday's strikes killed at least four people and injured dozens. The attacks targeted the capital, Kyiv, the Ternopil region in the northwest of the country, and the city of Lutsk.

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Several killed after Kharkiv and Pryluky suffer Russian drone raid

At least five people, including a one-year-old boy, his mother and grandmother, were killed in a Russian drone strike on Pryluky in northern Ukraine early Thursday.

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Three killed in Russian overnight drone strikes on Ukraine

Russia fired 90 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing three and injuring dozens of people as Kyiv law enforcement reported more than 2,000 strikes along the front line and in residential neighbourhoods.

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War leaves its mark on Lviv through graves and grief

Lviv, a western Ukrainian city near the Polish border, rarely hears explosions, yet it bears the daily weight of war through loss and mourning.

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Russia and Ukraine complete final phase of major prisoner swap

More than 300 Ukrainian soldiers returned home on Sunday, as Russia and Ukraine completed the final phase of a major prisoner swap agreed earlier this month.

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Russia is offering Ukrainian POWs to 'occupy Europe together’

Ukraine has submitted a list of POWs to Russia for a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap. Many Ukrainian soldiers have now spent over three years in Russian captivity, where they are often being tortured, abused and offered to "join Russian forces to then occupy Europe."