French journalist Adrian Boke, 33, (middle) shakes hands with Russian police officer and holds application for asylum in Moscow, Russia in January, 2023. Putin granted Russian citizenship to the journalist. (@mediamvd/Newsflash)

Putin Gives Russian Citizenship To French Journalist Who Claimed Ukraine Carried Out Bucha Massacres

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 7, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given Russian citizenship to a French journalist who accused Ukraine of carrying out massacres which have been attributed to Russia. French journalist Adrien Bocquet, also…

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Red cat leads Ukrainian border guards in snowy forest in Ukraine in undated footage. The footage was released by the State Border Service of Ukraine on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (@DPSUkr/Newsflash )

Ginger Cat Dubbed ‘Private Ket’ Leads Ukrainian Troops Through Snowy Forest

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 12, 2023

A ginger cat dubbed "Private Ket" proudly leads Ukrainian troops through a snowy forest. The images show the ginger moggy ahead of a group of Ukrainian soldiers and a military…

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Photo shows Moskva moored in Sevastopol Bay in 2012. Moskva is the lead ship of the Project 1164 Atlant class of guided missile cruisers in the Russian Navy. (CEN)

Ukrainian Museum Exhibit Allows Visitors To Sink Russian Warship Destroyed During Fighting

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 1, 2023

These images show how a museum in Ukraine is allowing its visitors to sink a model of the Russian warship 'Moskva'. The footage, filmed at the Lviv Museum of Science…

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Image shows a Coca Cola bottle, undated photo. The Coca-Cola HBC company located in the city of Zug, Switzerland, claimed they ended all operations in Russia in March 2022. (Coca-Cola HBC/Newsflash)

Shock As Cola Giant That Pulled Out Of Russia Named As Co-Owner Of Copycat Drink

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:January 27, 2023

Coca-Cola did not completely end its collaboration with Putin's Russia in the face of public pressure over the invasion of Ukraine, as it seems the business partially owns the company…

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Sergei Semennikov kisses his pet, a wolf named Chavez, undated. Sergei has been studying the behaviour of wolves for 12 years now. (@wolf__chavez; Sergei Semennikov/Newsflash)

Wolf Enthusiast From Ukraine Shares Insight Into Home Life With Wolves

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:January 13, 2023

A wolf enthusiast from Ukraine has shared what an incredible connection people and wolves can have while he shares his home with the animals in his war-ravaged country. Wolf owner…

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Lion cub rescued from war in Ukraine at the Poznan Zoo, undated. The four lion cubs were rescued from Odessa, Ukraine, and were flown from Poland after being recued to a sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota, USA. (Holly-Marie Cato/ Newsflash)

Adorable Cubs Found Packed In A Suitcase Begin New Life At Sanctuary

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:December 7, 2022

Three four-month-old orphaned lion cubs found in a suitcase in war-torn Ukraine have been sent to start a new life at a wildlife sanctuary in the USA. The cubs had…

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Image shows the town of Schoenebeck, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, undated photo. The town's crematorium installed solar panels to save energy. (Newsflash)

Energy Crisis Crematoriums Keep Going With Solar Power

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 29, 2022

A crematorium in Germany had told how it is beating the energy crisis by installing solar panels to help keep its ovens burning. The move comes after it was reported…

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Gotz Ahmelmann (left) and Olesksii Makeiev (right) pose in undated photo. The exhibition "Light and Shadow. The Antonov Story" officially opened at the Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany in November 2022. (Leipzig, Halle Airport/Newsflash)

World’s Largest Plane Destroyed In Russian Invasion Rebuilt In Secret

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 15, 2022

The world's largest plane – destroyed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine – is being rebuilt in a secret location at a cost of half a billion euros. The Antonov…

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Picture shows two grenades in honey tied up with adhesive tape and with a pin near the settlement of Babyntsi in undated photo. Sappers of the Voluntary Formation of the Bucha City Territorial Community No. 1 neutralized a trap inside a beehive with two grenades in the forest in Kyiv province. (@dobrobatbucha/Newsflash)

Russian Booby Trap Installed in Ukrainian Beehive Was Defused By Bees

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:October 22, 2022

A Ukrainian beekeeper was saved by his bees after they defused grenades that had been left in his hives by withdrawing Russian troops. The explosive devices had, according to images…

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Image shows a cremation process, undated photo. Crematoria in Germany have been facing problems because of the ongoing gas crisis. (Newsflash)

Gas Shortage Could Close Crematoriums And Leave Cemeteries Unable To Meet Demand

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:October 11, 2022

German crematoriums may have to close down over winter because of fears they may not have enough gas because of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Crematorium officials are reportedly increasingly worried…

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