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Russia’s Christmas Day attacks ‘deliberate’ and ‘inhuman’: Zelensky
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without heating or lights after a barrage of cruise and ballistic missiles, and drones.
- by Pavel Polityuk
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Russia denies reports Asma al-Assad is seeking a divorce and a return to London
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also rejected media reports suggesting Bashar al-Assad had been confined to Moscow and had assets frozen.
- by Felix Light and Edith Lederer
Albanese seeks ‘positive outcome’ for Australian fighter captured by Russia
Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins became the first known Australian to be taken prisoner by Russia in Ukraine, when footage of him appeared on social media.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
‘Your typical Aussie cricket boy’: Why Oscar Jenkins went to fight in Ukraine
On the cricket field, Oscar Jenkins was a formidable all-rounder. The former Melbourne Grammar student’s teammates were shocked to learn he had been captured by Russians on a Ukrainian battlefield.
- by Sherryn Groch and Ashleigh McMillan
Australia demands answers from Russian ambassador over Australian prisoner of war
Australia is urgently seeking updates on the welfare of Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins, after footage of him being slapped by Russian interrogators circulated online.
- by Rob Harris and Natassia Chrysanthos
Ukraine offered Moscow bombing suspect $158,000 to kill top general, Russia claims
Russian authorities claim the detainee was promised $158,000 and safe passage to a European country if he helped kill Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.
- by Reuters
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Australia to reopen embassy in Kyiv almost three years after Russian invasion
The government had been encouraged by President Volodymyr Zelensky to reopen the embassy, while other senior Ukrainians had expressed frustration with the government’s reluctance to return.
- by Rob Harris
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Ukraine says it killed top Russian general in charge of nuclear forces
Igor Kirillov, accused of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukraine, died when a bomb hidden in an electric scooter went off.
- by Andrew Osborn and Guy Faulconbridge
Australian troops could play role in Ukraine peace deal
Australian and British ministers hold talks amid pressure from Donald Trump for European countries to consider sending troops to Ukraine as peacekeepers.
- by Rob Harris
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North Korean troops are now on ‘front lines’ of Russia’s war ‘in combat’ against Ukraine
These are the first reported casualties since the US and Ukraine announced that North Korea had sent troops to Russia to help it in the almost three-year war.
- by Samya Kullab and Tara Copp
‘Never considered stepping down’: Bashar al-Assad says Russia forced him to flee Syria
In his first statement since the fall of Damascus, the exiled former president said he wanted to continue fighting.
- by Daniel Hardaker
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