Russia, Ukraine and drones
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A Russian soldier has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Ukraine for executing a Ukrainian serviceman who had surrendered on the battlefield — the first ruling for such a war crime since Russia began its full-scale invasion of the country in 2022.
A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier on Thursday to life in prison after finding him guilty of killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war, the first time Ukraine has jailed a suspect on such charges.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Ukrainian troops should surrender to save themselves in Pokrovsk, a transport and supply hub seen as a gateway to bigger nearby cities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the city of Pokrovsk.
Talks with US have been 'positive' and discussions are still ongoing to secure long-range missiles, Ukrainian envoy says
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Zelenskyy signs new sanctions against Russia to align with EU measures
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed fresh sanctions against Russia that are aligned with the European Union's 19th package and imposed new restrictions on Russian companies operating in the Arctic.
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Russia heavily strikes Ukraine's Chernihiv region: Energy facilities and residential buildings damaged
Russians carried out another drone attack on the Chernihiv region. During the day from November 5 to 6, 104 explosions were heard in the region, according to Viacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv regional military administration.
Burgas is Bulgaria's only oil refinery, and was a key part of Lukoil's foreign business empire, which is being threatened after the US joined Britain last month in imposing sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies over Moscow's war in Ukraine.
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