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\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\tUkraine claims it is pushing Russia back on the battlefield\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Ukrainian officials say they are pushing back Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, which Russia\u2019s bigger army has been trying to capture for years. Ukraine has liberated 277 square kilometers (107 square miles) in the operation that started in the summer, Ukraine\u2019s Third Army Corps commander Brig. Gen. Andrii Biletskyi said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
It was not possible to independently verify the claim, and Russian officials did not comment.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian officials fear U.S. support for the war effort is falling away after Trump struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel despite international efforts to sanction Russia for its invasion and isolate Putin.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian officials said the deal would help Russia continue its invasion, while European leaders fear Moscow\u2019s wider ambitions on the continent and accuse Russia of sabotage as part of a hybrid war on the continent.<\/p>\n
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Zelenskyy arrived in London on Wednesday for talks with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham as Kyiv and its European supporters race to shore up Ukrainian defences. The Ukrainian leader could go to Brussels to attend a European Union summit later this week after his London trip.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe ask America and EVERYONE in the world who does not turn a blind eye to reality to respond \u2014 and to respond forcefully\u201d to Russia\u2019s ongoing aerial barrages, Zelenskyy said in a social media post Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cRussia has squandered the opportunity for de-escalation and has clearly chosen to continue its insane war of annihilation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Russian forces hit all three of Kyiv\u2019s combined heat and power plants overnight into Wednesday, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said. At least 600,000 people were left without power, Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n
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Russia fired 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 drones at energy and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, the Kyiv region and Kharkiv overnight, Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n
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Musk\u2019s SpaceX overnight imposed a speed limit on Ukraine\u2019s Starlink terminals mounted on drones, Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to Zelenskyy, said on social media.<\/p>\n
Starlink is a vital tool for Ukraine, both in attack and defence. It is used in long-range drone missions, interceptor air defence systems, and front-line logistics, Beskrestnov said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cObviously, this action cannot be a coincidence and is connected to the current political situation,\u201d Beskrestnov said, without elaborating.<\/p>\n
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Ukraine didn\u2019t receive the usual advance warning from its partners of Russian missile attacks that hit Kyiv for the second consecutive night, Zelenskyy said Tuesday. He did not specify which partners he was talking about when referring to the lack of a warning, but the development raised fears that the U.S. may not be providing Kyiv with usual intelligence.<\/p>\n
Yurii Ihnat, Ukraine\u2019s air force spokesman, said there was no warning of an initial Russian ballistic missile attack on Tuesday night but Kyiv was warned about three later waves of missiles.<\/p>\n
Trump has said the U.S. has not stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, and a lawmaker on Ukraine\u2019s parliamentary Defense Committee told The Associated Press that intelligence sharing with international partners has not stopped.<\/p>\n
The lawmaker spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give statements to the press.<\/p>\n
Five people were killed and 36 injured in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital that lasted from Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, Kyiv police said.<\/p>\n
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Russian air defences overnight downed 902 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions, illegally annexed Crimea and the waters of the Azov Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a separate statement Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 493 drones flew toward the capital region. Most were downed far away, and 180 were intercepted as they approached the Russian capital, he said. He did not report any damage or casualties.<\/p>\n
In Russia\u2019s Saratov region, one person was killed and several residential buildings were damaged, Gov. Roman Busargin said.<\/p>\n
Russia\u2019s state-backed Sberbank confirmed an attack on its Saratov data centre, once slated to become Europe\u2019s biggest data centre.<\/p>\n
Russian state news agency Tass quoted Alexander Vedyakhin, Sberbank\u2019s first deputy chairman of the board, as saying that Sberbank systems were operating normally.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMy message to the Ukrainian people could not be clearer: We are with you for as long as it takes, and we will go further and faster in our support to back your courageous fight for peace in Europe,\u201d he said ahead of Zelenskyy\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n
Analysts noted that Trump\u2019s latest moves girded Europe into standing firm behind Kyiv.<\/p>\n
\u201cAhead of a tough winter for Ukraine, Donald Trump\u2019s swing back toward Russia bodes ill,\u201d Rym Momtaz of Carnegie Europe wrote Tuesday. \u201cBut instead of panicking, Kyiv\u2019s European allies are focusing on action.\u201d<\/p>\n
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