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Video footage from the evacuations showed long lines of civilians boarding buses, some carrying only a few bags of belongings. Elderly residents could be seen pushed in wheelchairs, while parents tried to comfort distressed children.
The European Council announced the new bans on Friday, prohibiting the Czech-based Voice of Europe portal, the prominent Russian news agency RIA Novosti, and the major newspapers Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta from broadcasting to or engaging EU audiences.
Putin's comments crystalized Moscow's aims to leverage its BRICS leadership to accelerate the bloc's transformation from an economic alliance into a geopolitical coalition capable of counterbalancing Western dominance across multiple spheres.
General Oleksandr Syrskyi stated the Russian push has ignited fierce fighting across a broader front as Moscow attempts to draw more Ukrainian reserve forces into battle.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov of Russia accused NATO of adopting a stance of "strategic uncertainty" toward Russia in an attempt to make it harder for Moscow and warned of retaliating similarly.
"No 'freezing' or 'Korean options', which are increasingly being discussed in the West, are acceptable," declared Pyotr Buyakevich, a high-ranking official at the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding the Ukraine conflict.
While Ukraine claimed some success in stalling Moscow's advance in certain areas, the very fact Russian troops have managed to regain the initiative in Kharkiv underscores the acute manpower and ammunition shortages crippling Kyiv's overstretched forces.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's appointment of Andrei Belousov as deputy prime minister overseeing the defense industry signals a major "revolution" in how Moscow is approaching military manufacturing.
The United Nations has long raised alarms about groups like the Taliban profiting from Afghanistan's illegal mining and mineral smuggling operations to fund their militant activities.
The Ukrainian retreat followed days of intense bombardment from Russian artillery and airstrikes as Moscow launched one of its biggest ground assaults since its full-scale invasion over a year ago.
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