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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 4, injure 42 over past day
In Donetsk Oblast, Russian attacks killed four people and injured 27, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.
In Donetsk Oblast, Russian attacks killed four people and injured 27, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.
"This vote once again demonstrates that Russia can hit the wall as many times as it wants, but the outcome will remain the same: international criminals are not welcome in international bodies," Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote.
The previous day, unnamed sources in Budapest told the Guardian that the visit was confirmed after negotiations on the rights of the ethnic Hungarian minority living in Ukraine.
Russian troops carried out a missile attack on the city of Dnipro on June 28, damaging a nine-story building. At least 12 were wounded, the authorities reported.
This is part of the alliance's effort to safeguard long-term aid for Ukraine should Donald Trump return to the White House after the U.S. presidential election later this year.
Kazakh opposition activist and journalist Aidos Sadykov died in Kyiv on July 2, two weeks after being wounded in an assassination attempt, said his wife, Natalya Sadykova.
This number includes 1,280 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will make a surprise visit to Kyiv on July 2, three sources told the Guardian on July 1.
The Dutch defense minister did not disclose the exact date or other delivery details, citing "operational security" concerns.
"There was an attack. There are some losses, but not the ones the enemy claims," former Air Force Spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on July 1.
"We thoroughly discussed all the plans for July in detail – this month can bring Ukraine even more strength, in particular in protecting the sky and bringing real security to our country," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 1.
Russian troops attacked the village of Komar in the Volnovakha district and the towns of Selydove and Ukrainsk in the Pokrovsk district in Donetsk Oblast on July 1, killing one person and injuring seven others, Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor Office reported.
Key developments on July 1: * Zelensky says Russian casualties six times larger than those of Ukraine * Russia attempting new ways to attack Kyiv, military says * Document reveals why Russia keeps accidentally bombing itself, WP reports * Source: Ukrainian cyberattack leaves at least 250,000 consumers without connection in Russian-occupied territories * Ukraine
House Democrats say in a letter obtained by Politico that Kyiv "will have more F-16 aircraft than they will have qualified pilots to fly them by the end of the year," which "threatens to undermine the strategic advantages" that these aircraft can provide to Ukraine.
The strain on the country's energy infrastructure will be alleviated after repairs at some nuclear power units are completed, which will provide more available capacity, while changes in the weather are also expected to help, according to Kudrytskyi, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the head of Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo, said on July 1.
Explosions were heard in Balaklava, a settlement in the city of Sevastopol, in occupied Crimea after an air raid alert went off on July 1, the Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported. Russian proxy Mikhail Razvozhayev claimed that four air targets were destroyed, "but the wreckage fell in the coastal zone."
After a long journey fraught with a global pandemic and all-out invasion, Canada and Ukraine successfully revamped a free trade agreement that comes into play on July 1, expanding the relationship between Canadian and Ukrainian businesses. The Canada Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) was initially introduced in August 2017, abolishing
Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin earlier announced that his office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) had launched an official investigation into Dmytro Verbytskyi's assets. Verbytskyi is accused by journalists of alleged illicit enrichment.
Russian losses in Ukraine recently passed another milestone, with the total number of "tanks" claimed destroyed by Kyiv passing the 8,000 mark. As of July 1, the figure stands at 8,099, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces. At the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia
Ukraine should be allowed to strike "valid military targets" in Russia, Mike Turner, chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and a Republican congressman from Ohio, said in Kyiv on July 1.
A May attack reportedly affected both the networks of consumers and the networks of operators that used the impacted infrastructure on Russian-occupied territories. Representatives of Russian providers call it "the most powerful DDoS attack they have ever experienced," a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent.
Under the Turkish-led deal, the three countries will oversee efforts to clear mines that have been drifting in the Black Sea since the start of Russia's all-out war. Other NATO members are not involved in the initiative.
Deputy Infrastructure Minister Serhii Derkach said that no permits are required for bilateral transportation, as the visa-free transport regime is still in effect between Ukraine and the European Union.
"Indeed, they (Russian forces) have much more people, and indeed we care for our people more," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Russia targeted a total of 11 Ukrainian oblasts – Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter five regions.
"It is so-called 'one step forward, two steps back' policy. I do not think that this is the policy of world leaders," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Russian forces attacked Kyiv with missiles at around 8 p.m. local time. The debris hit a 14-story residential building in the Obolon district.
This number includes 1,110 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Exit polls show the French far-right National Rally winning the first round of France's parliamentary election on June 30.
Key developments on June 29-30: * Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast kills 7, including 3 children * 1 killed, 9 injured in Russian aerial bomb strike on Kharkiv postal depot * Debris strikes residential building in Kyiv * Ukraine now mass-producing strike drones with range of over 1,000 kilometers * Black Sea grain
More than 14,000 Ukrainian civilians are being held in Russian captivity, Ukraine's Chief Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on June 29.
A residential apartment building in Kyiv was on fire after being struck by debris, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on June 30.