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Washington diverts Patriots bound for Switzerland to support Ukraine
Breaking Defense
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July 17, 2025
German Air Force’s Patriot air defense missile system deployed to Slovakia. (Bundeswehr/Tom Twardy) WASHINGTON — The United States is reshuffling its Patriot air defense queue as European nations rush to support Ukraine, with Switzerland...
Vadim Gluzman: A bridge to the future for Music in the Mountains
The Durango Herald - Colorado
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July 16, 2025
Violinist Vadim Gluzman takes the helm as artistic director for Music in the Mountains. (Courtesy of www.vadimgluzman.com) × Musician steps into artistic director position for annual festival Internationally known, globe-trotting violinist Vadim...
Dance, food mark Ukrainian Festival
The Chronicle - Oregon
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July 17, 2025
SPRINGFIELD – Vibrant costumes, energetic music, and complex choreography reflected a celebration of Ukrainian culture last week. Families, friends, coworkers, and other community members gathered on the lawn of the Nativity of the Mother of God...
Germany And Britain To Transfer Long-range Systems To Ukraine
Charter 97
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20 Soon. Ukraine will "very soon, in the near future" receive additional support that will help it strike at greater distances, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, according to a July 17 report by the British Sky News. "Ukraine will be in a...
Media: After Shelling Ukraine, Trump Called Mertz And Offered 5 Patriot
Charter 97
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4 Photo: Getty Images The German leader was pleasantly surprised. After another Russian attack on Ukraine, US President Donald Trump himself called German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. In the conversation, he supported the German leader's initiative...
NATO Commander Says Patriots to Move to Ukraine ‘as Soon as Possible’
The Epoch Times
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July 17, 2025
A Patriot air defense system of the Ukrainian Air Forces on the ground in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Aug. 4, 2024. Valentyn Ogirenko /Reuters Arrangements are being made to transfer additional Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine,...
Ukrainian MPs still in dark about who will be appointed to new Cabinet on 17 July
Ukrainska Pravda
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The building of the Ukrainian Parliament. Photo: Getty Images Members of Ukrainian Parliament still do not know for certain who will be appointed to ministerial positions in the new Cabinet to be headed by Yuliia Svyrydenko, current First Deputy...
Ukraine Disguises Brutal Manhunt as Conscription, Foreign Minister Says
Hungary Today
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July 16, 2025
Péter Szijjártó in Brussels “It is time for Brussels to stand up not only for the Ukrainian government, but also for the Ukrainian people and the Hungarians living in Transcarpathia, Ukraine,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a video posted on...
Mysterious Death Could Aggravate Tensions Between Ukraine and Hungary
Transitions
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July 17, 2025
A few days after being mobilized, an ethnic Hungarian man from Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region was hospitalized and consequently died on 6 July. From Telex. There are many questions surrounding the death of 45-year-old Jozsef S., and given the...
Ukraine is getting a new way to receive US weapons
West Hawaii Today - Hawaii
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July 16, 2025
Patriot air defense systems, missiles and ammunition are among the American-made weapons NATO allies will buy under an arms deal brokered with President Donald Trump to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian attacks. Nearly all of the weapons are...
Ukraine limits operations amid Russian offensive due to US arms delays — media
TASS
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July 16, 2025
NEW YORK, July 16. /TASS/. The Ukrainian army has reduced combat operations due to intensified Russian offensive actions and delays in US military assistance, the Associated Press (AP) reported, citing Ukrainian military sources. According to the...
Ukraine wing of US-founded terrorist group says it was involved in killing of intelligence officer in Kyiv
The Guardian
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July 16, 2025
The Ukrainian wing of an internationally proscribed far-right terrorist organization with suspected links to Russia is claiming involvement in the brazen assassination of an intelligence officer in Kyiv. Late last week, a masked assailant shot and...
Short-term digital mental health interventions reduces depression and anxiety in Ukrainian children and adolescents displaced by war
EurekAlert!
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UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 11.30 PM (BST) ON THURSDAY 17 JULY 2025. Short-term digital mental health interventions reduces depression and anxiety in Ukrainian children and adolescents displaced by war In a first of its kind randomised controlled...
Ukrainian-Hungarian Cybercrime Gang Exposed by Police
Hungary Today
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July 16, 2025
A Ukrainian-Hungarian cybercrime gang caused nearly 400 million HUF (around 1 million EUR) in damages to bank customers, based on a statement released on Tuesday by the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Police Headquarters. The gang was uncovered by...
Patriot Deliveries To Ukraine Ramping Up, Others Being Delayed
The Drive
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July 17, 2025
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Days after U.S. President Donald Trump promised new Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, the scramble is on to ship...
Ukrainian air defence downs 198 Russian drones overnight, but 57 drones and one missile hit targets
Ukrainska Pravda
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A Ukrainian machine gunner. Stock photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Russia attacked Ukraine with 400 Shahed-type loitering munitions and various types of decoy drones on the night of 15-16 July. Ukrainian air defence...
A delegation from the Ukrainian World Congress addresses key committee in Italian Parliament
The Odessa Journal
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A delegation from the Ukrainian World Congress took part in a meeting of the Italian Parliament’s Foreign and EU Affairs Committee, one of the country’s key parliamentary bodies shaping foreign policy, coordinating Italy’s position within the EU,...
€20 million to support Ukrainian startups: The EU launches a new funding programme
The Odessa Journal
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In a move to strengthen Ukraine’s innovation ecosystem amid ongoing challenges from Russia’s military aggression, the European Innovation Council (EIC) has announced a new funding opportunity, making €20 million available specifically for...
Helsing boosts Ukraine’s defense with delivery of 1,950 AI loitering munitions
The Odessa Journal
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The German company Helsing has already delivered 1,950 AI-equipped HF-1 kamikaze drones to Ukraine, developed in cooperation with a Ukrainian manufacturer, and is currently testing the HX-2 loitering munition with improved characteristics, which...
Expert Q&A: Putin Overplayed His Hand with Trump on Ukraine
The Cipher Brief
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July 17, 2025
EXPERT Q&A — President Donald Trump has offered a strong hand of support to Ukraine in recent days, pledging new weapons and threatening Russia with tariffs and sanctions if it does not end the war. It’s a reversal from previous engagement with...