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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine reports hitting 14 energy facilities in occupied Crimea over 3 days amid widespread power outages

Key developments on July 27: * Ukraine reports hitting 14 energy facilities in occupied Crimea over 3 days amid widespread power outages * Last gas station between Kharkiv and Poltava destroyed as Russian attacks kill 9, injure 76 over past day * Organizer of exhibition struck in deadly Russian ballistic missile attack remanded in custody * Ukrainian drones strike export terminal, oil infrastructure in latest deep strike attack on Russia Ukrainian drones have struck 14 energy facilities ov

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky warns Putin planning new mobilization wave, reveals figures showing Russian losses exceed recruitment

Key developments on July 25-26: * 'Putin preparing to send more Russians to war' — Zelensky warns of mobilization, reveals figures showing Russian losses exceed recruitment * Romania shoots down third drone in three days as tensions rise over Russian airspace violations * Wildberries hides military goods in search results after Ukrainian strikes hammer warehouses * Ukraine strikes Chornomornaftogaz facility in Crimea, Russian drone relay systems and logistics bridge, military says * Russia

Ukraine war latest: Russian ballistic missile strikes Kyiv arms exhibition, killing at least 10, injuring 100

Key developments on July 24: * Russian ballistic missile strikes Kyiv arms exhibition, killing at least 10, injuring 100 * 5 killed, 15 injured as Russian forces bombard Sloviansk with glide bombs * Military factory in Russia's Kirov in flames after reported Flamingo attack, local authorities report casualties * Major fire reported in St. Petersburg as Ukraine strikes Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries for 5th time in past week At least ten people have been killed, and more than 100 othe

Ukraine war latest: Fedorov rejects Zelensky's offers, says he'll return only as defense minister

Key developments on July 23 * Fedorov turns down Zelensky's offers, seeks return only as defense minister * 'New ideas' needed to reach Ukraine-Russia peace deal, Rubio says after talks with Lavrov in the Philippines * Zelensky says dismissed generals Syrskyi, Hnatov will remain to advise new army command * Russian Su-57 fighter jet reportedly crashes during training flight in Moscow Oblast * Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery, pumping station, explosions seen near 'Russia's Amazon' logi

Ukraine war latest: Despite change in military leadership, protesters continue calls to reinstate former Defense Minister Fedorov

Key developments on July 22: * Ukraine protests to continue despite Syrskyi's firing as organizers demand Fedorov's return * Warehouses of Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries burn as Ukraine strikes Krasnodar, Stavropol regions * 13 more Russian shadow fleet vessels struck in Azov Sea and Black Sea over last 2 days, Ukraine says * Trump's NATO envoy arrives in Kyiv for talks on Patriot missiles, drone deal Ukrainians will gather for another protest in Kyiv on July 24 to demand the

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv strikes Russian fighter jet, air defenses in Kursk Oblast, General staff says

Key developments on July 21: * Ukraine strikes Russian fighter jet, air defense system in Kursk Oblast, General Staff says * Fires break out in Russia's Lipetsk amid reported overnight attack * Zelensky's office welcomes pro-Trump influencer Laura Loomer's visit to Ukraine * Russian attacks kill at least 10, injure 87 over past day, heavily damaging residential areas across Ukraine A Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and a Pantsir-S1 air defense system were struck at the Khalino airfield in Russi

A decade after journalist Pavel Sheremet’s murder, justice remains out of reach

A decade after the murder of Belarusian-born journalist Pavel Sheremet in a car bombing in central Kyiv, justice remains elusive. The prosecution's case has unraveled under criticism, the three accused have been released, and proceedings are frozen until the end of Russia's full-scale war — when the trial is expected to begin again from scratch. If the prosecutors speed up the process, it may take one and a half or two years after the end of the war, Dmytro Kruhovyi, a lawyer for one of the su