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Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine rip through buildings, kill 2 and bury families in rubble

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Ukrainian officials say Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region during the night. The strikes killed at least two people and buried families under rubble.

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism, citing ‘extremist’ movement

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

The court ruled to declare the LGBTQ+ "movement" as extremist and ban it in Russia.

Finland to close its entire border with Russia over migrant concerns

By Jari Tanner, Associated Press

Finland says it will close its last remaining border crossing with Russia amid concerns that Moscow is using migrants as part of "hybrid warfare" to destabilize the Nordic country following its entry into NATO.

Ukraine says spy chief’s wife is being treated for suspected poisoning with heavy metals

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

The spokesman for the Ukrainian military intelligence agency known as GUR says that Marianna Budanova is undergoing treatment in a hospital for the suspected poisoning.

Putin signs Russia’s largest national budget, bolstering military spending in 2024

By Associated Press

Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin says the budget was developed specifically to fund the military and mitigate the impact of international sanctions imposed after Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.

Russia says it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow after its strike on Kyiv

By Associated Press

Ukraine overnight tried to attack Moscow with dozens of drones, Russian authorities said Sunday, just a day after Ukrainian officials reported that Russia had launched its most intense drone attack on Kyiv since the beginning of its full-scale war in 2022.

Ukraine says Russia launched its largest drone attack on Kyiv since the start of the invasion

By Samya Kullab, Associated Press

Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the capital city for over six hours, military officials said.

Almost half of Americans think U.S. spending too much on Ukraine aid, AP-NORC poll says

By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, Associated Press

Close to half of the U.S. public thinks the country is spending too much on aid to Ukraine.

Ukrainian teen who was taken from Mariupol to Russia early in the war returns home

By Associated Press

An orphaned Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country returned home after being reunited with relatives in Belarus on his 18th birthday Sunday.

Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ ‘movement’ as extremist

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

The Russian Justice Ministry says it has filed a lawsuit with the country’s Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ “international public movement” as extremist.