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Russia is risking its pilots for symbolic strikes on Snake Island, UK intel suggests. It's already lost one jet.
The Ukrainian Air Force said this week that it shot down a Russian Su-24M attack jet near Snake Isl…
Natalie Musumeci
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Ukraine said its strikes forced Russian troops to flee Snake Island by speedboat. Russia says it left as a 'gesture of goodwill.'
Ukraine has been trying to retake the strategic Black Sea island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, sin…
Sinéad Baker
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'Snake Island' stamp picturing Ukrainian soldier flipping off Russian ship sells out, with individual stamps reselling for $100 each
The national postal service released a set of one million stamps channeling the incident in which U…
Erin Snodgrass
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Ukrainian Snake Island border-guard member who told off a Russian warship has been released from captivity, military says
The defiant phrase used by the border-guard member became a national symbol of Ukrainian resistance…
Jake Epstein
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Ukrainian troops stuck it to Putin by helping recreate a 19th Century masterpiece
A famous painting of Ukrainian identity is held by a Russian museum. An artist recreated a modern v…
Sam Fellman
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A Russian warship that attacked Snake Island, where Ukrainian soldiers cursed out invaders, has reportedly been destroyed
A military-intelligence group told The Times that the Vasily Bykov was one of two ships that attack…
Rebecca Cohen
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Defiant Snake Island border guards thought to be dead are actually 'alive and well,' according to Ukraine's navy
The 13 soldiers who were feared dead after telling a Russian warship to 'go fuck yourself,' were ac…
Erin Snodgrass
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Ukraine is upgrading its Neptune missile, which was used to sink Russia's most powerful warship in the Black Sea
Ukraine sank Russia's flagship Moskva in April 2022 with its Neptune missiles. Now an official conf…
Sinéad Baker
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Ukraine says it downed a Russian Su-24M bomber as it was trying to launch a missile strike
The Russian Su-24M was readying to bombard Odesa when it was shot down by an antiaircraft missile n…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russia says the plan to cap oil prices will 'collapse' as West scrambles to cut off funding for Kremlin's war in Ukraine
Russia's deputy foreign minister said the plan by Western countries to cap its oil prices will "col…
Jennifer Sor
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Ukraine says it hit the Russian warship that attacked Snake Island, where soldiers cursed out invaders, in a missile attack
Ukraine and Russia said ammunition exploded onboard the vessel on Thursday. Russia said it stemmed …
Matthew Loh
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Satellite images taken after Ukraine regained control of Snake Island showed destruction left behind by Russian troops
Russia said its troops had left the island as a "gesture of goodwill." Ukraine said their missile c…
Azmi Haroun
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The Ukrainian military said it sank another Russian ship near Snake Island and posted a video showing the moment a drone apparently hit the ship
Ukrainian officials said the Russian ship was a Serna-class craft, used to transport troops and all…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Florida alligators and snakes are swarming around unlivable homes that have been ravaged by Hurricane Ian: fire official
"There are a lot [of] places that are not livable," Sanibel Fire Chief William Briscoe told CNN. "T…
Natalie Musumeci,Erin Snodgrass
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Ukraine hit Russia’s navy base in Crimea so hard that it is likely pulling some missions back to safer waters, UK intel says
Amid ongoing pressure on the Crimean port of Sevastopol, Russia has likely moved some naval operati…
Mia Jankowicz
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They started out as pioneering hip-hop moguls. They wound up building a drug empire.
Tupac, cocaine, and murder: the incredible saga of the Henchmen brothers
David Kushner
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New York City wants to build a 'mega jail' in Chinatown. Residents are fighting back.
The new jail is expected to stand around 300 feet above the ground, possibly making it the tallest …
Natasha Ishak
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A secretive SEAL-like unit is leading Ukraine's shadowy battle against Russia in a vital corner of the country
Ukraine's 73rd Naval Center of Special Operations has become known for conducting raids and recon m…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine wants to work with Western countries to create another 'sea of NATO' on the border with Russia
"It's time to turn the Black Sea into what the Baltic Sea has become," Ukraine's foreign minister s…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Ukrainian troops on Zmiinyi Island who reportedly told Russian warship 'go fuck yourself' died as heroes, Zelensky says
"On our Zmiinyi Island, defending it to the last, all the border guards died heroically," President…