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Ukraine war latest: US troops won't be sent to Ukraine as part of security guarantees, Trump says
The Kyiv Independent
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August 19, 2025
Key developments on Aug. 19: US troops won't be sent to Ukraine as part of security guarantees, Trump says Zelensky, Putin may meet within 2 weeks, German chancellor says Zelensky outlines $90 billion US arms deal as part of Ukraine's security...
Ukraine repatriates 1,000 bodies of dead soldiers, including those who died in Russian captivity
Gwara Media
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August 19, 2025
UKRAINE, Aug 19 — As a result of repatriation efforts, Ukraine brought back the bodies of another 1,000 dead Ukrainians. According to the Russian side, the bodies belong to Ukrainian military personnel, reported the Coordination Headquarters for...
Ukraine hopeful Canada will ‘actively’ be part of future security guarantee
Global News
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August 19, 2025
Ukraine would like to see Canada “actively participating” in future security guarantees as part of a long-term peace deal to end the Russian war, a top diplomat said Tuesday as allies began discussing what such a plan could look like. Prime...
Ukrainian Counterattacks Cut Russian Advance Near Pokrovsk But Civilians Still Suffer
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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August 19, 2025
Ukraine's military says it has cut off Russian infiltration units that broke through a defensive line north of the eastern city of Pokrovsk. But for residents in the nearby town of Dobropillya, the relief is hard to feel amid relentless...
Ukrainian Counterattacks Cut Russian Advance Near Pokrovsk But Civilians Still Face Strikes
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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August 19, 2025
Ukraine's military says it has cut off Russian infiltration units who broke through a defensive line north of the eastern city of Pokrovsk. But that has provided little relief for residents of the nearby town of Dobropillya who continue to face...
Ukrainian forces destroy Russian train carrying fuel in occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region
Ukrinform
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Ukrainian defenders have destroyed an enemy train carrying fuel in the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region. This was reported on Facebook by the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to...
Ukraine War: Zelensky, Putin To Meet Within Two Weeks
New Telegraph
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August 19, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet within the next two weeks to put a lasting peace in the war-torn countries. New Telegraph reports that the development is coming amid the ongoing push...
Ukraine: Possibility and peril as Trump pushes for Putin-Zelenskiy meeting
The Irish Times
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed Monday’s summit at the White House with US president Donald Trump as a “major step forward” towards ending Europe’s deadliest conflict in 80 years and towards setting up a trilateral meeting with...
Ukraine wants a ‘ceasefire,’ Putin and Trump want a ‘peace deal.’ Here’s the big difference
CNN
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August 19, 2025
Follow US President Donald Trump has ditched his call for a ceasefire in Ukraine, backing instead Russian President Vladimir Putin’s push for a permanent peace agreement. That has not stopped some European leaders from pushing for a temporary...
Kyiv sends 6,000 more drones to Ukrainian defenders
Ukrinform
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The Kyiv city community has delivered another 6,000 drones of various types to fighters of the 3rd Army Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to Ukrinform, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported this on Telegram. Part of the batch will go...
Ukraine Maps: A Look at Russia's Territorial Advances and Border Demands
The New York Times
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August 19, 2025
President Vladimir V. Putin’s demand that Ukraine cede the entirety of the Donbas region before Russia stops fighting has highlighted a central question of any negotiations: where to draw a border both sides could accept. But finding a solution...
Ukrainians in Maine
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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Dozens of Ukrainians have resettled to Maine in the past few years. We’ll speak with a young author about her new coming-of-age memoir about her journey with her parents to Kyiv, Ukraine, as they finalized their path to legal permanent residency...
Kyiv residents react to Zelenskyy-Trump talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine
Euronews
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August 19, 2025
By Euronews with AP Published on 19/08/2025 - 19:57 GMT+2 •Updated 20:02 Residents of Kyiv held their breath as they closely watched meetings between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump and European...
Ukrainian Drones Hit Another Russian Oil Refinery
Oil Price
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August 19, 2025
A Lukoil refinery in the Russian city of Volgograd is on fire after being hit by Ukrainian drones overnight, Andrey Bocharov, governor of the Volgograd region, said on Tuesday. The Volgograd refinery is Lukoil’s second-biggest crude processing...
Ukrainian attack cuts power in Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia
WKZO - Michigan
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August 19, 2025
(Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone attack late on Tuesday knocked out power to areas of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region under Russian control, the Moscow-installed governor said. Russian forces hold well over half of Zaporizhzhia region in Ukraine’s...
Ukrainian diplomat involved in 90s nuclear deal with Russia warns Trump about 'very big mistake' with Putin
Heart Radio
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19 August 2025, 17:44 | Updated: 19 August 2025, 20:59 Ukrainians have given a lukewarm reaction to this week's White House summit. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. There is bafflement and unease here after US President...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gets dressing down before White House conference, essentially informed to give up
Web NewsWire
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August 19, 2025
The TOI reporter from Washington: MAGA supremo Donald Trump candidly informed Ukraine’s President Voldymyr Zelenskyy ahead of their White House conference on Monday afternoon to quit area his nation has actually lost to Russia and ignore signing...
Ukraine's Bekh-Romanchuk banned for doping
ESPN India
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MONACO -- Ukrainian track-and-field star Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk was banned for four years after testing positive for testosterone, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Tuesday. The 30-year-old Bekh-Romanchuk's ban expires in May 2029 - after two more...
Ukraine needs a ‘credible security guarantee’ for lasting peace: Fmr. ambassador to Russia
NBC News
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August 19, 2025
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Ukrainian Athletics Federation Reacts to Marina Bekh-Romanchuk’s Four-Year Doping Ban
Mezha
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August 19, 2025
The Ukrainian Athletics Federation responded to Marina Bech-Romanchuk’s four-year disqualification by publishing an official position on its website. In May 2025, the Ukrainian athlete was suspended after a positive doping test: a prohibited...