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Hegseth unilaterally suspends military aid shipments to Ukraine - media
News.Az
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth independently halted shipments of military aid to Ukraine, according to three congressional aides and a former U.S. official familiar with the situation, News.Az reports, citing NBC News. It was the third time...
Pentagon chief makes decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine unilaterally — media
TASS
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July 4, 2025
NEW YORK, July 4. /TASS/. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has unilaterally decided to suspend deliveries of military aid to Ukraine, NBC News reported, citing sources. According to the channel, this marks the third time the US defense chief has taken...
Kyiv hammered in largest missile and drone barrage since war began
9News
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July 4, 2025
Waves of drone and missile attacks targeted Kyiv overnight into Friday in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neighbour's...
Ukrainian Intel Chief Says Russian Pantsir Missile Defense System Fielded in N. Korea
The Defense Post
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July 4, 2025
Ukraine has claimed that North Korea is currently operating Russian-provided Pantsir-S1 defense systems to secure its airspace. Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Ukrainian military intelligence arm (HUR), told local news agency Hromadske Radio that the...
Ukraine becomes first to use helicopters to hunt drones at scale
Ukrinform
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July 4, 2025
Ukraine’s army aviation has become the first in the world to systematically use helicopters to intercept enemy drones, particularly during air attacks involving Shahed loitering munitions. This was reported in a comment to Ukrinform by Lieutenant...
Ukrainian defense companies to launch production in Denmark
Ukrinform
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Ukraine and Denmark have signed an agreement enabling Ukrainian defense industry manufacturers to export their technologies abroad. Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine Herman Smetanin announced this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform....
Ukraine releases another group of defenders and civilians from Russian captivity
Hromadske
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Ukraine releases another group of defenders and civilians from captivityCoordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of WarOn Friday, Ukraine and Russia carried out another round of prisoner exchanges, releasing Ukrainian defenders...
Ukraine is going to suffer without US Patriot missiles
The Spectator
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July 4, 2025
Ukraine has survived more than three years of Vladimir Putin’s war because of massive western arms supplies, an appreciation and exploitation of Russian military weaknesses, audacious special forces missions and an extraordinarily successful...
Ukraine Downs 478 Russian Air Threats in Overnight Assault as Civilian and Diplomatic Sites in Kyiv Sustain Damage
EUToday
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July 4, 2025
15Ukrainian air defences intercepted 478 out of 550 aerial threats during a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack overnight on 3–4 July. The assault, which began at 18:00, primarily targeted Kyiv and caused widespread damage to civilian...
Ukrainian defence tech making huge leaps thanks to soldiers' combat experience
Forces Network
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Battlefield radio keeps comms channels open in Ukraine One side-effect of the war in Ukraine has been the huge boom in domestic defence startups. Ukraine now has thousands of companies producing weapons and cutting-edge defence technology. These...
Media: Pentagon chief personally ordered halt to military supplies to Ukraine despite sufficient weapons stock
European Pravda
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has single-handedly ordered a halt to the transfer of certain types of weapons to Ukraine, despite the results of a military analysis that these supplies would not pose a threat to US combat readiness. As reported by...
Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Russia Kill at Least One Civilian
teleSUR
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Several civilians were injured, and at least one was killed after Kiev’s drones targeted residential areas in Russian cities. Photo: Telegram / rian_ru July 4, 2025 Hour: 6:36 am At least one civilian died and several were injured in a drone...
Ukraine Brings Home More Prisoners In Latest Exchange With Russia
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the news on Telegram , according to Ukrinform. "Our people are home. Most of them had been held in Russian captivity since 2022. Today, our defenders who fought for Ukraine in...
Ukrainian family rebuilds life in Cavan after tragedy
The Anglo-Celt
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Previous Next Published: Fri 4 Jul 2025, 11:57 AM Last updated: Fri 4 Jul 2025, 12:00 PM Karina Sarkisova and her family arrived in Ireland in 2022 after fleeing the war in Ukraine. Like many others, they were seeking safety and a fresh start....
Ukraine and Denmark Sign Historic Defense Industry Cooperation Agreement
Mezha
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July 4, 2025
This was reported by the Minister for Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin in his Telegram account Ukraine and Denmark have signed an important agreement that opens new horizons for Ukrainian manufacturers in the defense industry sector. This was...
Ukraine uses HIMARS rocket in strike on western Donetsk — emergency services
TASS
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July 4, 2025
DONETSK, July 4. /TASS/. Ukrainian troops used a HIMARS rocket packed with shrapnel in their attack on western Donetsk on Friday, emergency services told TASS. "That was a shrapnel HIMARS projectile," the services said. Earlier, first responders...
Latest Baikonur Launch Pays Tribute to 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Mission
Times of Central Asia
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July 4, 2025
In July 1975, millions of people watched on television as a U.S. Apollo spacecraft docked with a Soviet Soyuz capsule in a crewed mission in orbit that symbolized collaboration between the two superpowers at the height of Cold War enmity. That...
Ukrainian Sea Drones Launch ‘Baba Yagas’ Against Russian Air Defenses in Crimea
Kyiv Post
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July 4, 2025
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MOD) posted a report on X on Thursday that it had used unmanned surface vehicles (USV – sea drones) to launch “Baba Yaga” bomber drones against Russian air defense radars in Crimea – although it was unclear just...
Kyiv Engulfed in Smoke After Massive Russian Barrage, Dozens Injured, Helicopters Battle Fires
Kyiv Post
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July 4, 2025
[UPDATED: July 4, 10:24 am , Kyiv time. Updated with a report from Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko Updated at 10.24 a.m. with President Volodymyr Zelensky’s reaction] Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight into Thursday,...
First Thing: ‘Corrupt kleptocracy’ – Democrats furious over passage of Trump bill
The Guardian
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July 4, 2025
Good morning. The House of Representatives passed Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill by 218 to 214 votes yesterday, handing the president a significant legislative victory. The Democratic House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, made an...