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Hoax nuclear alerts after cyber attacks on Russia and Ukraine

Day 1,709.Today, after nearly 800 people make it back to Ukraine having endured years of Russian occupation in Oleshky, President Zelensky thanked First Lady Melania Trump for her efforts, and then sent a message of a different sort to her husband the president, by bombing three ... Show more

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Inside Oleshky’s chaotic evacuation as Russia ‘prepares fresh offensive’

Day 1,706.As the first buses evacuate residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Dr Jade McGlynn puts us on the ground with reports from local sources. During a brief local ceasefire, brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, she tells us about residents’ mistrust of the process and f ... Show more

. 47min 7sec

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