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Ihor Bondarenko, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, said during a national news broadcast on Wednesday that members of the Ukrainian military and law enforcement were required to provide genetic samples for identification purposes amid the ongoing war with Russia, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Members of the public can submit their DNA on a voluntary basis. “Regarding mandatory registration, there is such a rule that during a period of martial law, DNA samples are taken from military personnel and from employees of law enforcement organizations,” Bondarenko said, according to Ukrainska Pravda....

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Twitter that the watchdog’s team at the plant informed him about the loss of access to external power, adding that this is the second time it has happened in five days. “This repeated loss of #ZNPP’s off-site power is a deeply worrying development and it underlines the urgent need for a nuclear safety & security protection zone around the site,” Grossi wrote....

In its eighth missile attack in eight weeks, Russia hit infrastructure on Monday causing power outages, as authorities said half of the Kyiv region would be without electricity in the coming days. Overnight on Monday, more missiles hit critical infrastructure near the southern city of Zaporizhzhya, officials said. With an estimated 50 percent of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure damaged due to continuous Russian missile strikes, Mercy Corps has said that the country’s “entire national grid could collapse within weeks if the attacks continue....

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24, aiming for a quick victory against Kyiv. However, the invasion revealed weaknesses in Moscow’s military, allowing Ukraine to block Russia from achieving substantial victories after nearly eight months of fighting. The conflict has divided the world, with Western nations including the United States backing Ukraine, providing humanitarian and military aid credited with boosting its defense efforts, allowing the Eastern European nation to retake thousands of square miles of formerly occupied territory....

Ukraine posted a meme Tuesday implying that being neighbors with the Russians was a headache amid concerns about a possible invasion. The post amassed 60,000 retweets and more than 287,000 likes as of this writing, with many users struck by the fact that the meme was posted from the country’s official account. “This will be in history textbooks one day,” one user quipped. Another person commented, “If this is not the greatest geo-political tweet of all time…....

Maps detailing Ukrainian advance in the region amid a continued counteroffensive show its forces moving north across the Siverskyi Donets river from areas east and west of town, and east across the Oskil river from positions north of Lyman. The British Defense Ministry assessed on Wednesday that over the last few days, Ukraine has pressed its offensive operations in the northeast of the country. Its units advanced on at least two axes east from the line of the Oskil and Siverskyy Donets rivers, where forces had consolidated following their previous advance earlier in the month....

President Joe Biden met with the G7, NATO leaders and European Council Thursday in Brussels. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO for unlimited military support, including 500 tanks. Zelensky also called on people around the world to mark one month of Russia’s invasion by taking to the streets to protest Putin’s actions. The U. N. reports at least 1,000 civilians, including 90 children, have been killed in Ukraine, warning the actual number is “considerably higher....

Oleksandr Starukh, the governor of Zaporizhzhia oblast, has been providing updates on search and rescue efforts since the missile strike occurred early Thursday. Starukh’s latest update posted on Telegram said seven deaths were confirmed and at least five other people were still missing, according to a translated version of the post shared by The Kyiv Independent. Starukh said search and rescue efforts are ongoing and that officials will have a final tally once they finish combing through the rubble....

In a translated statement published on its Facebook page on Tuesday, defense manufacturer Ukroboronprom announced that it will give bonuses to those who retrieve “stolen combat aviation equipment of the occupiers.” The post says that it will offer $500,000 for a captured military helicopter and $1 million for a fighter plane. In order for the bonuses to be received, the equipment must be in working condition. Ukroboronprom also encouraged Russian soldiers who want to defect to send their equipment to be offered Ukrainian citizenship....

There are different types of ulcerative colitis, including ulcerative proctitis, proctosigmoiditis, left-sided colitis, and pancolitis. The types of ulcerative colitis are categorized by how much of the colon and rectum are inflamed. Ulcerative proctitis is inflammation in the rectum, while other forms of ulcerative colitis have inflammation in one or more sections of the large intestine. This article will discuss the similarities and differences in their symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment....

Taking Ultracet can lead to addiction and misuse, resulting in overdose and death. The drug may cause slowed breathing or life-threatening effects in adults, especially children younger than 12. Ultracet should not be used in children younger than 18 following a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy. Be sure to store this drug out of reach of children, as accidental ingestion can lead to death. Taking Ultracet during pregnancy may cause opioid withdrawal in a newborn....

The Chinese government’s policies in its northwestern region of Xinjiang have been the subject of international scrutiny for several years. More than a million Muslims, mainly Uyghurs, have been systematically detained in so-called “reeducation” centers for over a half a decade, research suggests. Instances of forced or coerced labor as part of this process have added to concerns in the West and galvanized countries including the United States to legislate against the abuse....

All people have been talking about heading into the bout is the fact of how Herrig and VanZant look. That fact hasn’t been lost on the ladies heading into this fight. “I marketed myself and done a lot in a marketing standpoint with my looks,” Herrig told Sporting News. “I’ve gotten gotten a lot of hate from it. I think at the end of the day, the UFC is going to market a fight however they want to market it....

While the new broadcast deal kicked off at the start of the year and “The Worldwide Leader” has already played host to two sets of preliminary card fights (three if you include Sunday’s four-pack), there is still something special about seeing the action from inside the Octagon live on North America’s premier sports network. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year In addition to that little bit of history, there was another milestone passed as well, as the main card contest between Cortney Casey and Cynthia Calvillo marked the 5,000th fight inside the Octagon....

This weekend sees a main event in the Light Heavyweight division between Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos, and plenty will be at stake given the high ranking of both men. Elsewhere, a number of former UFC champions and title contenders make this show one to watch. Here are the predicted outcomes for UFC Vegas 13: Santos vs. Teixeira. Also, listen to the Cage Theory podcast for more on Anderson Silva’s retirement and for a look ahead to the UFC Vegas 13: Santos vs Teixeira card!...

UFC Fight Night 105, Halifax, Canada is scheduled to take place on Feb 19, with the scheduled main event for the night, a clash between Heavyweights Stefan Struve and Junior dos Santos. Following a shoulder injury Struve sustained, the main event has been called off, due to which a fight between Johny Hendricks and Hector Lombard is being touted either as a replacement for the main event or just another fight boosting the card, according to Foxsports....

What’s the story? We last saw Nate Diaz inside the Octagon at UFC 202 battling it out in his rematch against ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor. In terms of his MMA career, 2016 was his biggest breakthrough year. According to UFC boss Dana White, UFC has made an offer to Nate Diaz for his next fight, which he informed about in an interview with MMAJunkie. In case you didn’t know…...

A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces launched a barrage of strikes against critical Ukrainian infrastructure, air raid alerts sounded in the country’s central Kyiv, Cherkasy and Kirovohrad regions due to possible Russian drone attacks. An “attack by drones” was underway early Friday, Oleksiy Kuleba, governor of Kyiv region, said on his Telegram channel. Ukraine’s military said Russia launched 16 Iranian-made Shahed drones, and that they were all destroyed by its air defense systems....

Thursday’s call is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET, according to Russia’s state-backed Tass news agency. The conversation between the two presidents will be the second in recent weeks as the U.S. and its NATO allies seek to deter another Russian invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that he had spoken with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about Biden’s upcoming conversation with Putin. “We agreed to continue consultations to reconcile positions and coordinate diplomatic efforts to achieve peace,” Zelenskyy wrote....