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Ukraine hits Russia with US-made missiles for first time on war's 1,000th day

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Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says

The almost three-year war has shown no signs of winding down, despite Trump's claims that he could end it even before taking office.
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US says North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to fight in Ukraine

A top NATO official said the move represents “a significant escalation” in North Korea’s involvement in the conflict.
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US confirms North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for training and possible Ukraine combat

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. believes at least 3,000 North Korean soldiers traveled by ship to Russia in early to mid-October.
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Zelenskyy pitches 'victory plan' to end war with Russia

The first point in Zelenskyy’s five-point plan is perhaps the most ambitious and the most likely to make Western allies balk.
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72-year-old American mercenary sentenced to nearly 7 years in Russian prison

Hubbard, from the state of Michigan, is the first American known to have been convicted on charges of fighting as a mercenary in the Ukrainian conflict.
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Ukraine's president says Russian overnight attack involved over 100 missiles and about 100 drones

The barrage began around midnight and continued beyond daybreak in what appeared to be Russia's biggest attack against Ukraine in weeks.
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Largest Russian missile barrage in months destroys Ukrainian children's hospital

The bombing interrupted open-heart surgery and forced young cancer patients to take their treatments outdoors.
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D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe's new war

The war in Ukraine shadowed the ceremonies in Normandy, a grim modern-day example of lives and cities that are again suffering through war in Europe.
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Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy

D-Day was the largest amphibious assault in history, and Biden called it a “powerful illustration of how alliances, real alliances make us stronger.”
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Blinken plays 'Rockin in the Free World' in Kyiv bar

After a day of meetings, Blinken took to the stage at a Kyiv bar to play guitar with a local band on a Neil Young hit.
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Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened

As the three-day election begins, Ukraine is conducting drone strikes deep in Russia.