Joanna Kakissis
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Ukraine's defense minister hopes allies will supply his country with fighter jets
Ukraine's defense minister says he's optimistic Western allies will supply his country with advanced fighter jets, even as Ukrainian forces are poised to start training on tanks they've been promised.
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Ukraine's government dismissed several officials, possibly to address corruption
Ukraine's government dismissed several deputy ministers and regional administrators Tuesday -– a move seen as a response to allegations of corruption and misuse of power.
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A Russian missile stops a Ukrainian city from returning drinkable water to residents
Mykolaiv, Ukraine, was poised to start piping drinkable water to its residents for the first time in months, but a Russian missile struck a major pump station in a recently liberated area.
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The EU is moving toward training thousands of Ukrainian soldiers on its own soil
A plan expected to be approved Monday could make training available for 12,000 Ukrainians in Poland, and another 3,000 in Germany. The move comes as Russia is mobilizing an additional 300,000 troops.
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Europe
Italy will soon be led by the most far-right government it's had since Mussolini
Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy emerge as the single largest party. Her coalition will be able to form the next government, and Meloni is expected to become Italy's first female prime minister.
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What it was like as family of Ukrainian prisoners of war waited for news after blast
The families of Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned by Russian forces have embarked on a desperate search for information after a deadly explosion at the prison where the soldiers are kept.
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Ukraine provides a bit of good news amidst a global food shortage
Ukraine says it is ready to resume grain shipments from its southern ports that stopped with the onset of the war with Russia. The grain could alleviate a global food shortage.
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Actors who fled Mariupol theater bombing stage a play in another Ukrainian city
Several actors who survived the Russian bombing of a theater in Mariupol are now in Ukraine's far west. They went back on stage over the weekend for the first time since the war began.
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Ukrainians from war-torn cities wonder if they'll ever be able to return home
Ukrainian officials promise to rebuild and revitalize Mariupol - which Russian forces have destroyed and now occupy. Some who fled the city doubt they will ever return.
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Mariupol theater bombing was a clear war crime, Amnesty International says
Hundreds of civilians were sheltering in the drama theater during the March siege of Mariupol, the southern Ukrainian port city that Russian troops destroyed and now occupy.