Soldiers from the 56th Motorized Brigade set their target before firing a Grad rocket at Russian infantry in the Bakhmut direction from an undisclosed location in Donetsk Oblast on May 30, 2023. (Photo: Asami Terajima/The Kyiv Independent)
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have launched 11 missile attacks and 40 airstrikes and hit Ukraine about 30 times with multiple rocket launchers, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on July 2.
According to the report, Russia has also launched 8 Iranian-made Shahed drones over the past day.
The Russian military also shelled more than 30 settlements in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts with mortars and artillery, the General Staff said.
In the south, Russia shelled more than 40 Ukrainian settlements in two oblasts, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, according to the General Staff.
During the day, Ukraine carried out 9 air strikes against Russian personnel concentration areas and hit two air defense systems, the General Staff said.
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Ukrainian and European officials rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a ceasefire in exchange for Kyiv to cede its eastern territories to Russia, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Aug. 9.
The Russian strike took place at approximately 8:00 a.m. local time, resulting in the hospitalization of 16 people, two of whom suffered serious injuries.
Russian forces launched 47 Shahed-type drones and decoys, as well as two Iskander-K missiles against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
Ukrainian, U.S., and European senior officials are set to meet in the U.K. ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week, Axios reported on Aug. 8, citing three sources with knowledge of the plans.
The news comes as the U.S. president is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for a high-level summit on Aug. 15 in Alaska to discuss ways toward ending the war in Ukraine.
"For more than 35 years, Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought a bitter conflict that resulted in tremendous suffering for both nations… Many tried to find a resolution… and they were unsuccessful. With this accord, we’ve finally succeeded in making peace," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a sweeping proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine during a meeting with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, offering a halt in hostilities in exchange for Ukraine's eastern regions, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Aug. 8, citing European and Ukrainian officials.
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