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WAR IN UKRAINE: January 12, 2023

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on Wednesday to oversee the military campaign in Ukraine, in the latest shake-up of Moscow's military leadership. The battle for Soledar in eastern Ukraine intensifies

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WAR IN UKRAINE: December 30, 2022

Russia staged another attack on Kyiv with Iranian-built drones. All five were shot down. Air defenses also destroyed 10 attack drones targeting Dnipropetrovsk & Zaporizhzhia regions. Almost half-a-million people in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa and surrounding region remain without power

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WAR IN UKRAINE: December 26, 2022

Moscow says three military personnel were killed early on December 26 by debris from a downed Ukrainian drone, which was shot down and fell over a military base in Russia's southwestern Saratov region. Russian forces bombarded scores of towns in Ukraine on Christmas Day as Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was open to negotiations

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WAR IN UKRAINE: December 19, 2022

A wave of Russian drones attacked Kyiv overnight and into the early hours of Monday morning, triggering air raid sirens twice. In all, Ukraine’s air defence managed to shoot down 30 out of 35 incoming drones.

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WAR IN UKRAINE: December 13, 2022

Heavy shelling and artillery fire were reported in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region overnight. Russia will continue targeting Ukraine’s power supply, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said

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WAR IN UKRAINE: December 6, 2022

Strikes on Russian targets continue as Ukraine recovers from a fresh wave of Russian missile attacks. The deficit in the energy system remains at the level of 19% of the projected consumption.

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WAR IN UKRAINE: September 15, 2022

Ukrainian officials say they are targeting towns in the eastern Donbas region after making a series of gains in a rapid counter-offensive. Meanwhile a Ukrainian official says his country will need billions of dollars in budget support for an indefinite period.

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WAR IN UKRAINE: September 8, 2022

US officials said Ukraine was making "slow but meaningful progress" against Russian forces - while Ukraine's President Zelensky said he has "good news", claiming the recapture of several settlements from Russia.

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The Turning of the Tide? Soros Launches Blistering Attack Against Tech Giants Facebook and Google

Today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, billionaire investor George Soros attacked Facebook and Google - calling them a menace to society and "obstacles to innovation."

Michael BociurkiwJanuary 25, 2018Soros, WEF, Davos, George Soros, Facebook, Google, addicition, technology, social media, instagram, snapchat, gambling, World Economic Forum Comment