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U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV, a senior cardinal announced on May 8 to crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square, according to Vatican News.

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Explosions reported in Zaporizhzhia

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Explosions were heard in the city of Zaporizhzhia just after 1 a.m. on June 20, the Suspilne news outlet reported on Telegram.

Air raid alerts were activated in the city and the surrounding oblast after midnight local time on June 20.  

Zaporizhzhia has been heavily targeted by Russian artillery fire over the past several days, injuring civilians and damaging infrastructure.

Zaporizhzhia Oblast has also been a key fighting ground in Ukraine's counteroffensive, where a village was liberated in the southeastern part of the oblast on June 18.

Russia has also reportedly relocated some of their forces from from the eastern bank of the Dnipro River to Zaporizhzhia sector to strengthen its presence there, where the Ukrainian military has reportedly made significant gains.

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Editor’s Note: The Kyiv Independent introduces soldiers interviewed for the story by their first names or callsigns due to security reasons. DONETSK OBLAST – Islam’s mind was empty of thoughts and feelings as he crawled carefully towards the Russian trenches near Siversk, with grenades prepared. “…
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Haley Zehrung is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. Previously, she was a Title VIII Fellow at the Department of State, where she conducted archival research in Kyrgyzstan. She has also worked at C4ADS, the Middle East Institute, and Barnard College. Haley completed a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts at Columbia University in Political Science and Eurasian Studies.

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