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Author: Reuters

Russia said on Saturday it had used hypersonic Kinzhal (Dagger) missiles to destroy a large weapons depot in Ukraine's western Ivano-Frankivsk region.

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Author: Jamie Ensor

Russian President Vladimir Putin, a state bank and the "Death Battalion" are among the first people and entities New Zealand has imposed sanctions on under new legislation passed last week.

However, Alexander Abramov, a Russian steel magnate known in New Zealand for his luxury property in Northland, isn't on the just-released list. He also doesn't feature on the lists of overseas partners our Government is wanting to align with.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/russia-ukraine-war-vladimir-putin-death-battalion-make-new-zealand-sanctions-list-but-not-oligarch-with-northland-mansion.html
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Author: Molly Swift

Russian soldiers are looking for a way out of the war, with some resorting to shooting their own legs to get sent home.

In a phone call intercepted by the Security Service of Ukraine, a Russian soldier revealed to his mother some soldiers no longer want to fight and have a cunning plan to get sent home.

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Author: Reuters

Russian forces in Ukraine are blasting cities and killing civilians but no longer making progress on the ground, Western countries said on Thursday, as a war Moscow was thought to have hoped to win within days entered its fourth week.

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The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that a Ukrainian allegation that the Russian air force had bombed a theatre in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol was a lie and that the truth would emerge despite what it called attempts to frame Moscow.

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Author: Reuters

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday said U.S. President Joe Biden's characterization of Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a war criminal was "unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric", Tass news agency said.

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Author: Molly Swift

A nine-year-old Ukrainian girl that lost her arm and father after being gunned down by Russian forces hopes the soldiers "didn't mean to hurt her".

The girl, known only as Sasha, was trying to flee Kyiv with her family when Russian soldiers opened fire on their car and then the family as they ran on foot to shelter.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/9yo-ukrainian-girl-hopes-russians-didn-t-mean-to-hurt-me-after-losing-arm-and-father-in-attack.html
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