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Black Sea pledge and North Korean reinforcements

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On 27 March 2025, a shipping-safety understanding remained unsettled while fresh troop deployments pointed to continued fighting.

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What did 3,000 more North Korean troops signal?

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A retrospective look at reports of further North Korean deployments and a Black Sea shipping understanding that remained conditional.

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What the Black Sea ceasefire claim left unresolved

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A look back at 26 March 2025, when competing accounts of a Black Sea maritime deal followed a deadly missile strike on Sumy.

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What changed for Ukraine's army on 17 March 2025?

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A look back at a day that brought a new law on operations abroad, a reported drone strike in Astrakhan Oblast and news of the withdrawal from Sudzha.

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What did Kyiv's new law on operations abroad change?

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A retrospective on 17 March 2025, when a signed law, a withdrawal from Sudzha and a drone strike in Astrakhan Oblast marked the security picture.

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Sudzha withdrawal: what 16 March 2025 confirmed

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A retrospective on the day Ukrainian forces confirmed they had left Sudzha, after a week of ceasefire diplomacy, a Moscow drone raid and a Paris military meeting.

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Putin's answer to the ceasefire proposal, 13 March 2025

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A look back at the day Russia's president set conditions on a US-backed truce, after a run of days that reshaped the diplomatic and military picture.

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Russian strikes and French aid before 10 March 2025

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A look back at the reports from the days around 10 March 2025: deadly attacks in Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts and a French military aid pledge funded by interest on Russian assets.

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Deadly strikes hit Donetsk and Kharkiv regions

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A look back at 8 March 2025, when Russian missile and drone attacks killed civilians in Dobropillia and Bohodukhiv, days after a large overnight barrage.

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Kryvyi Rih hotel strike amid paused US aid

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A look back at 5 March 2025, when a Russian missile hit a hotel in central Ukraine, days after Washington halted military aid.

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What did 27 February 2025 mean for Ukraine's security?

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A look back at a day of Washington diplomacy that came after a week of UN voting, European rearmament pledges and a drone strike on a Russian refinery.

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What did 27 February 2025 mean for Ukraine's security?

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A look back at a day of Washington diplomacy, set against a week of UN voting, European rearmament talk and a drone strike on a Russian refinery.

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What the days before 21 February 2025 showed

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A look back at strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and sharp diplomatic exchanges reported in the run-up to 21 February 2025.

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Riyadh talks and strikes: Ukraine before 20 February 2025

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A look back at the days around 20 February 2025, when US–Russia talks excluded Kyiv and Russian strikes continued.

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What happened on 19 February 2025 in Ukraine war

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A look back at a day of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and sharp exchanges over US-led talks with Moscow.

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What did the 12 February 2025 call set in motion?

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A telephone call between the US and Russian presidents and an overnight missile strike on Kyiv marked the same day in the war.

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Toretsk claim and new jets: 7 February 2025

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A look back at a day when Russia declared Toretsk taken while Ukraine's air force took delivery of Western fighters.

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Toretsk claim and new jets for Ukraine

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A look back at 7 February 2025, when Russia announced full control of Toretsk and fresh Western fighter deliveries had just reached Ukraine.

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Three days of strikes on Ukrainian cities

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A look back at the Russian attacks on Poltava, Odesa and Sumy in the days before 3 February 2025.

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What did the 31 January 2025 Odesa strike hit?

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A look back at a ballistic missile attack on Odesa's centre and port, and a deadly drone strike on Sumy a day earlier.

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