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"The war is a part of a long-standing personal mission of his to go down in Russian history as a great leader," says our correspondent Isobel Koshiw #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #LearnOnTikTok | It's been 300 days since Russia first invaded Ukraine ... | but why is Putin doing this?
Christmas lights inside a train station in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv are being powered using a bicycle amid Russian strikes and widespread blackouts. #kyiv #kyivukraine #russia #ukraine #ukrainewar #christmas #christmaslights #bicycle | Christmas Lights in Kyiv Train Station Powered Using Bicycle During Blackouts
As Russian troops attempted to take over Snake Island, Ukrainian troops fired back the now infamous retort: "Russian warship, go f**k yourself." CNN's Will Ripley reports from the strategically significant location in the Black Sea. #cnn #news #ukraine #russia | Exclusive: CNN visits Snake Island
Take a look back at some of the stories you might have missed this week. #worldnews #thisweek #roundup #newsroundup | 📍 Russia | 📍 Iran | 📍 France | 📍 UK | 📍 Denmark | HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK AROUND THE WORLD 🌎 | Green Screen
New video reveals what basketball star Brittney Griner -- who was released as part of a prisoner exchange between the US and Russia -- endured inside a Russian penal colony. Tap the link in bio to read more. #news #cnn #brittneygriner
Pope Francis broke down in tears while talking about the war in Ukraine during an annual prayer at Rome’s Spanish Steps to mark the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a national holiday in Italy. Tap the link in our bio to read more. #cnn #news | | | Pope Francis broke down in tears over Russia's war in Ukraine
Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer traded in a prisoner swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner? #viktorbout #brittneygriner #russia #WNBA #griner #worldnews | Who Is Viktor Bout, the ‘Merchant of Death’ the US Traded for Brittney Griner?
WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released in a US-Russian prisoner swap with Viktor Bout, ending her 294-day ordeal in Russian custody. #brittneygriner #usa #russia #prison #WNBA #america #biden #basketball | WNBA star Brittney Griner is on her way back home to the US after being exchanged in a prisoner swap with a notorious arms dealer. | Many saw her arrest and sentence as politically motivated. Arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed the “merchant of death,” has also been freed after 12 years in a US jail. | Griner was jailed for 9 years on spurious narcotics charges after being arrested at a Moscow airport a week before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. | Brittney Griner Has Been Freed from Russian Jail in a Prisoner Swap
Footage shows soldiers from the Ukrainian Air Force using a German 'Cheetah' anti-aircraft system to destroy a Russian missile in a video released by the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. #ukrainian #ukraine #ukrainewarrussia #russia #military #militarytiktok #airforce #germany | Watch Intense Footage of Ukrainians Shooting Down a Russian Missile With German Anti-Aircraft Gun
A Ukrainian soldier has gone viral for dancing in full camouflage gear as the sounds of war are heard in the background. #ukrainewar #russia #putin #zelenskyy #winter #december #snow #dance #pikachu #militarylife | Watch This Ukrainian Soldier Do a ‘Pikachu Dance’ in the Snow as Shots are Heard in the Background
Ukrainians are being forced to put up with constant blackouts in freezing cold winter weather, because Russia is attacking its power infrastructure. #ukraine #ukrainewar #russia #infastructure #zelenskyy #kyiv #lviv #lyman #energy #blackout #winter #cold #coldweather | Millions of People In Ukraine Are Living Without Power Due to Russian Bombing
US President #JoeBiden and French President #EmmanuelMacron reaffirmed their commitment to “stand as strong as ever” against Russia and hold President #VladimirPutin accountable for his war in Ukraine. #cnn #news #fyp | Biden and Macron meet in Washington amid key moment in France-US relations
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