Russian drones caused at least two deaths,
fires, and injuries when they struck the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on June 28. Rescuers carried survivors, including children, out of burning buildings.
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Odesa Hit With Deadly Russian Strikes
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Russian Drone Strike Kills Married Couple In Odesa As Ukraine Claims Successful Strike In Crimea
A Russian drone strike killed a married couple overnight in Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa, local authorities said, as the country’s security service claimed it destroyed Russian helicopters and an anti-aircraft missile system in occupied Crimea.
Ukrainian authorities said the Russian…
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Life, Death, And Torture Under Russian Occupation In Ukraine
KYIV — As Moscow massed forces on Ukraine’s borders early in 2022, Serhiy Davydyuk was one of many people who did not expect Russian President Vladimir Putin to launch a large-scale invasion: “I thought they’d flex their muscles and that would be it,” he told RFE/RL in a recent…
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Four Dead As Russia Launches New Wave Of Strikes On Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk
Four people were killed in the Ukrainian industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk amid a massive wave of Russia air strikes on Ukraine in the second deadly attack on the area this week amid a push by Moscow to take territory as the peace process stalls.
Sergiy Lysak, the regional governor of…
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Russia Seizes Key Lithium Field in Challenge for U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal
The capture highlights a core problem in the agreement: The more territory Moscow grabs, the fewer resources Kyiv can offer to Washington.
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Death Toll From Russian Missile Attack On Dnipro Rises; Ukraine Claims To Stabilize Sumy Front Line
The death toll from a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region has risen to 22, officials said, as Ukraine’s top commander claimed the military has effectively halted Russia’s offensive in the northeastern Sumy region.
“Unfortunately, the number of victims of missile…
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Ukrainian Artillery Unit On Pokrovsk Front Uses Captured Russian Guns On Russians
The gunners of Ukraine’s 25th Airborne Brigade are constantly fending off Russian advances near Pokrovsk. And they’re operating a trophy weapon — a Msta-S artillery piece left behind by the Russians. The unit is constantly on the move but holding their ground, they say.
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Ukrainian Gunners Turn Russian Artillery On Russians To Defend Pokrovsk
The gunners of Ukraine’s 25th Airborne Brigade are constantly fending off Russian advances near Pokrovsk, like many such artillery teams.
But this unit in particular has a taste for irony — they are operating artillery captured from the Russian Army, turning the 152-millimeter cannon on…
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Taiwan develops suicide drones akin to Ukraine’s to defend against China
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Taiwan has developed suicide drones equivalent to those at the heart of Ukraine’s defence against Russia, the clearest sign yet of progress in the country’s effort to…
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Kyiv’s sleepless nights under fire
A wave of Russian night-time attacks on Kyiv have rattled a city hardened by three years of war, as millions of residents lose sleep to the sounds of sirens, drones and explosions as they pray that their homes will not be hit.
The barrages targeting the Ukrainian capital have been more intense…
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