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Extreme poverty rising fast in Nigeria, conflict-hit economies - World Bank
Punch
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June 28, 2025
The World Bank has warned that extreme poverty is growing rapidly in Nigeria and 38 other economies affected by conflict and instability, worsening hunger and pushing development goals further out of reach. The bank made this known in a statement...
Russia entering Ukraine’s defense in Kupyansk in groups, fighting has started in town
TASS
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June 28, 2025
LUGANSK, June 28. /TASS/. Russian military are entering the depth of the defense of the Ukrainian armed forces in small groups in Kupyansk in the Kharkov Region, military expert Andrey Marochko told TASS, adding that fighting has begun in the...
Zelensky to Lose His Power Without NATO Support – Ukrainian Opposition Politician
South Africa Today
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June 28, 2025
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Volodymyr Zelensky’s power will not be able to last without the support of NATO, for whose interests he is fighting, Ukrainian opposition politician and chairman of the Other Ukraine movement Viktor Medvedchuk said on Friday....
Ukraine to initiate sanctions against countries that buy Russian oil the most – Sybiha
Interfax Ukraine
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June 28, 2025
Photo: MFA of Ukraine Ukraine will initiate appropriate sanctions against those countries that buy the most Russian oil, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said. During the Fair Play conference, dedicated to the introduction of additional...
Kyiv Celebrated the Day of Culture and Art Workers, aswell as the Poetry of Magtymguly Fragi
News Central Asia
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June 28, 2025
On June 27, the Turkmen people honor the outstanding master of words, the genius humanist, the Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi. At the same time, they honor the workers of the creative field, creating and developing the national culture....
Ukraine intercepts 22 of 23 Russian attack drones since last night
Ukrinform
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June 28, 2025
Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 22 of 23 drones launched by the Russians since last evening. That’s according to the Air Force press service, Ukrinform reports. From 22:00 on Friday, June 27, Russian invaders launched 23 Shahed attack...
Ukrainian Air Defenses Shoot Down 22 Russian Shahed Drones in Odesa Attack
Mezha
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June 28, 2025
On the night of June 28, starting from 10:00 PM on June 27, Russian forces launched an attack using 23 Shahed-type strike drones and other imitation drones. However, air defense forces successfully destroyed 22 of these drones. This information...
Ukraine Constitution Day: History and Significance of the 1996 Constitution
Mezha
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June 28, 2025
On June 28, Ukraine celebrates an important date – Constitution Day. On this day in 1996, the Basic Law of our country was adopted. Constitution Day is the only state holiday enshrined in the Constitution of Ukraine itself: “Article 161. The Day...
Ukrainian Partisans Damaged The Occupiers' Railroad Infrastructure In Donetsk Region
Charter 97
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illustrative photo The fuel train arrived significantly late. Agents of the "ATESH" movement damaged one of the occupants' railway infrastructure facilities in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk region near Yasinovataya. The Telegram of the...
Ukraine's econemy is at risk amid anticipating western backing
MENAFN
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June 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine is facing a severe financial crisis, with its economy nearing total collapse due to diminishing Western aid and uncertain prospects for a ceasefire, according to reports citing Ukrainian officials and U.S.-based experts. Initial...
Ukraine to initiate sanctions against largest Russian oil importers – Ukraine's foreign minister
Ukrainska Pravda
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Andrii Sybiha. Photo: Ukraine's Foreign Ministry Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has announced that Ukraine will initiate appropriate sanctions against countries that are the largest importers of Russian oil. Source: Interfax-Ukraine,...
Ukraine marks Constitution Day
Ukrinform
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On Saturday, June 28, Ukraine celebrates Constitution Day. This is the only state holiday enshrined in the Constitution itself. The constitutional process began immediately after the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR on July 16, 1990, passed the...
Ukraine’s EU accession does not meet Moscow’s interests — Russian MFA
TASS
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June 28, 2025
MOSCOW, June 28. /TASS/. The EU is on the path of active militarization and counteraction to Moscow, which is why Ukraine’s accession to the EU does not meet Russia's interests, Director of the European Problems Department at the Russian Foreign...
Ukraine interested in involving U.S. companies in humanitarian demining - MoD
Ukrinform
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June 28, 2025
Ukraine is actively seeking to engage American companies in humanitarian demining operations across territories contaminated by explosive ordnance as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion. According to Ukrinform, this initiative was announced...
Ukrainian weapons account for more than 40% of arms used in defense against Russia, Zelensky says
The Kyiv Independent
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June 28, 2025
Ukraine provides over 40% of the weapons used to defend the nation's independence against Russia's full-scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the State and Business Forum in Kyiv on June 27. As Ukraine scales up domestic defense...
Ukrainian Special Forces Destroy 4 Enemy Bombers Deep in Russia’s Volgograd
Kyiv Post
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June 27, 2025
Ukraine’s Special Operation Forces (SSO) reported that it had destroyed four enemy Su-34 fighter jets at Manivka airbase in Russia’s Volgograd region. The airbase, which is 400 km (249 miles) from Ukraine is home to an attack squadron of Su-34...
NATO Summit Gave Ukraine An Opportunity To Launch A Number Of Projects
Charter 97
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Experts clarified the details. In the final communiqué of the last NATO summit - unlike last year's - Ukraine was mentioned only once. But instead of a lot of buzzwords, the alliance gave the green light to many joint Ukrainian-European defense...
Ukrainian nurses graduate from Tallinn Health Care College after relocating due to war
ERR
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June 27, 2025
Ukrainian nurses Oleksanda Pysarenko and Ljubov Boiko, who graduated from Tallinn Health Care College last week, were unanimous in saying that although the Estonian language is difficult, they knew from the start that they would have to learn it...
Cracks In The Alliance: Poland Reconsidering Ukraine’s Cause?
SouthFront
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June 28, 2025
Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image Written by Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions Poland...
Russia, Ukraine Reach Deal to Launch Third Round of Talks
MENAFN
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June 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement to initiate a third round of peace talks following the completion of a prisoner swap, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Friday. The announcement came after the Supreme Eurasian...